by Alex Billington
April 21, 2026
Source: YouTube
“We’re gonna be a real family again.” Brainstorm Media has unveiled an official trailer for Affection, an indie horror thriller from filmmaker BT Meza making his feature directorial debut. This premiered at last year’s Screamfest in the fall, and it also played at Brooklyn Horror, Trieste Science+Fiction, Night Visions, and this year’s Overlook Film Festival. Now set for release in limited theaters starting in May this summer. Afflicted by a mysterious condition that resets her memory, Ellie becomes trapped in a cyclical nightmare with a man who claims to be her husband. She must uncover the horrifying truth of her existence—before she forgets it all again. Starring Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross & Julianna Layne, Meza’s film Affection is an unsettling, haunting psychological story exploring the horrors of trauma, blending elements of body horror & sci-fi. This looks like another crazy new original horror creation! Reviews are mostly good, saying that it “is steeped in existential questions and fears that plague modern society, while it embraces the ethos of the ’80s through body horror.” So many mysterious shots in this trailer – just WTF is going on with her?
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for BT Meza’s indie horror film Affection, direct from YouTube:
Ellie Carter (Jessica Rothe) has never met the man who calls himself her husband, doesn’t recognize the girl who calls her mother, and can’t remember the life she is told is her own. Afflicted by violent seizures that reset her memory without warning, she is trapped in a cyclical nightmare, struggling to uncover the horrifying truth of her existence—before she forgets it all over again. Affection is written and directed by indie filmmaker BT Meza, making his feature directorial debut with this project after a few other short films previously. Produced by Bay Dariz, BT Meza, Austin Walk, JP Ouellette. This initially premiered at the 2025 Screamfest Horror Film Festival last year and played at other genre fests. Brainstorm Media debuts BT Meza’s Affection film in select US theaters starting May 8th, 2026 coming soon. Anyone want to watch?
