The Serpent's Skin

Name: The Serpent's Skin
Genre: Horror, Romance
Released: March 27, 2026
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 85

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Dark Star Pictures | Release Date: March 27, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: After escaping her transphobic hometown, Anna meets goth tattoo artist Gen. They bond over shared supernatural abilities, but Gen's tattoo work accidentally conjures a demon before their romance can bloom.

Genre(s): Horror, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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Screen Rant Gregory Nussen

Oct 21, 2025

It's a breathtaking film from a new visionary of the queer indie scene. Read full review

William Bibbiani

Mar 28, 2026

All the inspirational, kitschy parts of your favorite nostalgic fare in a mature, sensitive motion picture with indie credibility. Sure, it’s cheap, but it wears its cheapness like a badge of honor. If this is the future of cinema, I say bring it on. Read full review

Terry Sherwood

Apr 10, 2026

At its core, the film is a possession romance, a story with a familiar structure of enticing evil that transcends the particulars of sexuality or subcultural framing. Full view here demonstrates, perhaps more clearly, that this is obsession, desire, and corruption in a world that some people can relate to as a newcomer in a new life and clubs scene. Read full review

IndieWire Alison Foreman

Oct 21, 2025

Emotionally honest and algebraically stylish, Maio Mackay is a filmmaker the entire industry should watch in the coming years. But her latest purple-hued feature demands the attention of hot, tattoo-having, “Buffy”-loving, “Charmed”-binging, queer horror fans right now. Read full review

Next Best Picture Cody Dericks

Apr 2, 2026

With a movie like The Serpent’s Skin, the accomplishments of the whole outweigh the nitpicks of its parts. The vibe is so, so right. Anyone looking for an empowering, forward-thinking, and trippy watch will feel right at home slipping into this movie’s, well, skin. It’s quite literally spellbinding. Read full review

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