It’s been a great year for horror movies — especially lately with Obsession and Backrooms breaking records despite their low budgets and young directors — and this weekend another offering hits the 2026 movie calendar from a first-time filmmaker. Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus caught my eye immediately for its creepy story that mashes supernatural horror with an LGBTQ+ love story, and after reading critics’ reviews, I’m even more pumped about the upcoming horror movie.
Leviticus stars Joe Bird, who many may remember from the Talk to Me cast as Riley, the little brother at the center of Talk to Me’s most horrifying moment. In Leviticus he plays Naim, who becomes tormented by a supernatural entity after falling for Stacy Clausen’s Ryan. So what are critics saying? In his Leviticus review, Marshall Shaffer of Slant gives it 3 out of 4 stars, writing that it’s both a creepy horror tale and a poignant teen romance. He says:
