TerrorMolins 2026 will open with the Catalan premiere of 'Los que vienen', the debut of Víctor Català, accompanied by the new and long-awaited short film by Caye Casas.
The TerrorMolins 2026 announces the films that will open the 45th edition of the festival. The opening day of the next Friday, November 6 will host the premiere in Catalonia of a locally made production, the first feature film by Victor Catalan, Those who come, accompanied by the filmmaker's new short film Caye Houses, Father's love. It will be counted on the presence of both directors and part of their teams, who will be part of the screenings to present their works to the public.
The debut of Victor Catalan, Those who come, is set in rural Galicia in 1976 to narrate a family dinner that is interrupted by incessant calls from a neighbor who claims to be haunted by strange presences while a menacing fog begins to surround the house. This nocturnal proposal, imbued with love for the genre, will be responsible for giving the starting signal to the contest.
The opening session will be rounded off with the filmmaker's new and highly anticipated short film Caye Houses, which continues to make political incorrectness, social criticism and black humor its hallmark in Father's love. On this occasion, he teams up again with his favorite actor, Emilio Gavira (Kill God), who are joined by such renowned names as Assumpta Serna and Christina Rapado. With this return, Casas revalidates his link with TerrorMolins, which opened in 2023 with the celebrated The dining room table, a phenomenon that marked a before and after in the Catalan-produced horror scene.
Seven titles to complete the programming
The Official Feature Film Section adds three films that explore from cyberpunk more daring to psychological horror and contemporary gothic. First, the Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska (The Lure) sign Hot Spot, a very unique thriller futuristic co-starring Noomi Rapace. For its part, the emerging national talent shines again with Saltpeter, the director's feature film debut Norma Vila. A dark, dank and murky psychological horror film about fear of loss and mental health, directed by Nagore Aranburu (Goya winner for Sundays). Finally, Victorian Psycho will be in charge of opening the sessions on Sunday, November 8th after shaking up the Cannes Film Festival: a playful and bloodthirsty take on the classics of gothic horror, starring Maika Monroe (Longlegs) in the role of a peculiar and aggressive governess.
At the same time, the section Being Different closes your selection with Monster, from the worship director Andres Goteira (Dog), a radical proposal of contained terrors and disturbing atmospheres in an isolated house in the middle of the forest; and it also adds YearMarch, of’Akihiro Toda, a black and terrifying comedy set in a small supermarket that explores the psychopathic tendencies of contemporary consumer society and the dangers of work routine.
As for the most raucous and festive section of the festival, Bloody Madness closes its selection this year with two essential titles for lovers of found footage. On the one hand, Infirmary, debut of Nicholas Pineda which combines the atmosphere of Backrooms and the power of referents like Grave Encounters in a labyrinthine former psychiatric hospital. On the other hand, the reference saga of found footage could not be missing from the event: V/H/S/Mixtape delves into the universe of music in this 14th installment through six stories directed by names like David Moreau, Flying Lotus o RZA, guaranteeing the usual dose of blood and analog culture.