Legendary Entertainment’s Faces of Death (2026) brings back one of the most famous horror movies from the 1970s. It updates the cult “death tape” idea for a generation that sees real-life tragedy on social media. Daniel Goldhaber directed the new version, and Isa Mazzei wrote it. It plays up the uncomfortable line between entertainment and exploitation, asking how much viewers really want to see and how much platforms let them.
Barbie Ferreira, who became famous for her role in HBO’s Euphoria, plays the main character, a young woman who gets caught up in an underground world of viral death videos. People praise her performance for how emotionally intense it is, balancing shock with a quietly devastating sense of moral confusion as she deals with her own role in watching real and staged violence. Dacre Montgomery, fresh from Stranger Things and gritty indie fare, delivers a chilling turn as a copycat killer who weaponizes the film’s lurid aesthetic, turning digital horror into bloody reality.
Critics say that the remake stays true to the original’s disgusting, almost sickening spirit while making its points about online radicalization and content moderation clearer. The movie uses a lot of practical effects and disturbing images, and it doesn’t try to look like big-budget studio horror. Instead, it has a raw, almost found-footage look. Faces of Death is both a throwback to grindhouse shock movies and a wired-in criticism of how platforms make money off of outrage and spectacle.
Early reviews say the movie is “reasonably effective” and “very creepy.” Ferreira is a strong emotional anchor, and Montgomery plays the kind of offline threat that starts as a viral rumor. The remake isn’t afraid to show graphic content, which will probably please hardcore horror fans but could turn off more mainstream audiences.
