SATURNALIA IS NOW STREAMING!!!
Available on:
Amazon (link in bio)
Chilling @chillingapp
Relay @pickrelay
The B-Stream @thebstream
Kings of Horror (YouTube) @kingsofhorror
Have you watched yet???
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Movie Review: Saturnalia (2026) watch on VOD on April 24th!
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If you love vintage feeling horror, @saturnalia_film is a must watch! @d.lerch is a friend and a very talented Director. It is also composed by the great @claudiosimonettisgoblin . They pulled off something beautiful on a very efficient budget. Props to any independent filmmaker out there who puts it all on the line out of passion. Saturnalia is available to rent on Amazon Prime. It won't disappoint!!
MOVIE REVIEW
Saturnalia
NR - 4 out of 5 stars
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Year Released: 2025, 2026
Runtime: 1h 25m
Director(s): Daniel John Lerch
Writer(s): Daniel John Lerch, Julia Nilsen, Darrell Szarka Workman
Cast: Sophia Anthony, Velvet, Dante Blake, Amariah Dionne, Maddie Siepe, Morgan Messina
Where to Watch: on Amazon now, stream here: https://amzn.to/4tdELfm and across Terror Films Releasing’s network of digital platform partners beginning April 24, 2026
RAVING REVIEW: SATURNALIA doesn’t shy away from what it wants to be. From the very beginning, it's clear this is a film built on admiration, drawing directly from the DNA of 1970s Italian giallo horror but made in Virginia! That kind of approach can be risky. Lean too far into homage and the film loses its own identity. Hold back too much, and it feels like a missed opportunity. What makes SATURNALIA work as often as it does is how confidently it commits to that inspiration, even when it doesn’t escape its pull.
Set within the walls of an isolated academy, the film builds on a structure that feels familiar, but new at the same time. A new arrival, a strict figure of authority, and a growing sense that something beneath the surface isn’t right. It’s a setup that evokes a specific lineage of horror, and the film doesn’t pretend otherwise. Instead, it leans into that familiarity and reshapes it through tone and presentation rather than reinvention.
The tone is where SATURNALIA finds its strongest vibe. The atmosphere is thick, sometimes overwhelming, but intentionally so. There’s a surreal quality that runs through much of the film, blurring the line between what’s real and what’s imaginary. It doesn’t always explain itself, and it doesn’t need to; doing so would weaken the film's structure. The uncertainty becomes part of the experience. You’re not meant to understand everything as it’s happening. You’re meant to feel it first.
The use of color, especially those deep, saturated reds and harsh lighting contrasts, gives the entire setting a heightened, almost dreamlike quality...
My full review on my Letterboxd and www.OHMR.us
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SATURNALIA IS NOW EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!
Featuring an original score by @claudiosimonettisgoblin
🔗 Link in bio to watch
“Bold, unapologetic and slightly deranged.”
- Cut to the Take
“Truly pushing the boundaries of psychological horror”
-Obscurity
“Stylized visual language, baroque set designs and a bloody body count.”
- Horror DNA
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Saturnalia is officially live and available! Amazon pleasantly surprised us, and you can now rent or buy Saturnalia, a new take on Giallo/Italian-style horror with a soundtrack composed by the legendary Claudio Simonetti!
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Saturnalia is screening in Richmond, Virginia, next month as part of the New Richmond Filmmakers series at the Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) at VCU! @icavcu
When: Thurs, April 9, 2026
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Screening: 6:30 pm
Where: ICA at VCU, 601 W. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220
Tickets: Free, but you must RSVP to reserve your seat (link in bio!)
After the screening, I’ll be joining Producer/Director of Photography, Max Fischer @maxxfish7 , and Writer/Director, Danny Lerch @d.lerch , for a Q&A.
Saturnalia is a surreal, atmospheric descent into the secrets of Alstroemerias Academy, where a young woman named Miriam Basconi uncovers a hidden world pulsing beneath the school’s marbled halls.
Seats are limited — grab your free ticket and come celebrate indie filmmaking with us!
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What an amazing weekend! Thank you to @danceswithfilms for putting on the most amazing event! Everything was absolutely first-class and perfect. The best is yet to come! #danceswithfilms #italianhorror #horror #giallo #giallofilm
Less than a week before the North American Premiere of Saturnalia! Saturday January 17th, 9:45pm. Regal Union Square, NYC. Get your tickets now, link in bio! #danceswithfilms #horror #giallo #italianhorror #occult
