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by Alex Billington
July 1, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Something’s just not making sense.” Dark Star Pictures has revealed the official trailer for an indie horror film titled The Leaching, marking the feature debut of filmmaker Evan Showalter. This is heading straight to VOD this summer and doesn’t look that exciting, unless watching this strange giant leech creature thing sounds like a fun night at the movies. After waking up on her father’s isolated forest property with amnesia, Vivian must use her limited memory to piece together the nightmarish truth, all the while being tormented by the undead, a giant leech monster, and her “father.” The film stars Reese Parish as Vivian, DeVaughn Loman, Sandon Sylva, and Dylan Obrochta as The Leech creature. The director explains more: “The Leaching is an exploration of faith, the loss of self, and the monsters (literally) that emerge when people surrender themselves to something greater than they can understand. It’s an isolating horror film that plays with a very uncomfortable question: Can you trust your family?” So the answer is obviously: no. Take a look.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Evan Showalter’s horror The Leaching, direct from YouTube:
“Family can be so draining…” After waking up in a grave on her father’s isolated forest property with no idea of who she is or how she got there, Vivian (Reese Parish) must use her limited memory to try & piece together the nightmarish truth, all the while being tormented by the undead, a giant leech monster after her, and her “father.” Over the next few days, she will uncover the framework of a nefarious supernatural scheme, but will it be too late? The Leaching is both written & directed by American indie genre filmmaker Evan Showalter, making his feature directorial debut after a few other short films previously. Produced by Gabrielle Dacuycuy, Ryan Dombrowski, Dallys Dorsey, Evan Showalter. This initially premiered at the 2025 DePaul University Premiere Film Festival last year. Dark Star Pictures will be releasing Evan Showalter’s The Leaching indie horror film direct-to-VOD starting July 7th, 2026 this summer. Who wants to watch?
