Shroomery (2026)
Director: Dane Benko
Cast: Dominika Handzlik, Philip Themio Stoddard
Did you know? To achieve the unsettling growth effects, the filmmakers used a combination of time-lapse photography on real oyster mushrooms and custom-made silicone props that were subtly inflated and repositioned between takes, with the actors’ actual hallucinations simulated using practical lens filters and a vibrating subwoofer hidden under their chairs.
Why Watch: A mind-bending blend of body horror and relationship drama, *Shroomery* turns a mundane domestic dispute into a claustrophobic nightmare you won’t shake. With its gnarly practical effects and a creeping dread that mirrors our own pandemic-era anxieties, this indie gem proves that the scariest monsters are the ones growing in your own fridge. Watch it for a visceral, unsettling ride that will make you think twice about leftovers.
Exhausted and buried under a crushing workload, Lacey returns to her apartment only to find that her boyfriend, Miles, hasn’t just skipped the dishes—he’s left a grotesque gift chilling in the fridge: aggressively multiplying mushrooms he bought from a shady janitor. What begins as morbid fascination spirals into pure horror as the fungi invade their kitchen, warp their thoughts, and finally consume their very flesh.