Onibaba
Onibaba, translated loosely as “Demon Hag,” stars Nobuko Otowa and Jitsuko Yoshimura as a cold-blooded duo who murder unsuspecting soldiers in the high grass and sell their armor to the highest bidder. Set in 14th century Japan, Kaneto Shindō’s skin-crawling horror film has a shockingly contemporary feel thanks to its merciless world-view and unnerving psycho-sexual themes (the women are partners in crime but fierce rivals when it comes to love and lust).
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About Francis Galluppi
Francis Galluppi is one of the most exciting new voices in American genre cinema. With a signature style that fuses gritty tension, dark humor, and a modern spin on classic noir and western traditions, Galluppi has quickly carved a place for himself as a filmmaker to watch. A self-taught writer, director, editor, and composer, he approaches every frame with precision and a deep respect for cinema’s pulp lineage.
His early short films—High Desert Hell and The Gemini Project—won acclaim on the festival circuit, collecting honors such as the Wes Craven Award at the Catalina Film Festival and Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Short at the Burbank International Film Festival. These works established his talent for crafting tightly wound stories that feel both timeless and unmistakably his own.
In 2023, Galluppi made a powerful feature debut with The Last Stop in Yuma County, a sun-drenched thriller that premiered at Fantastic Fest and earned major awards at Sitges and BIFAN. With its stripped-down tension and haunting atmosphere, the film announced Galluppi as a serious new talent in the lineage of Coen, Carpenter, and Leone.
Next up, he’ll write and direct a new Evil Dead installment for Ghost House Pictures—bringing his voice to one of horror’s most beloved franchises and continuing his ascent as a bold, uncompromising filmmaker redefining the edges of genre cinema.