Shelby Oaks

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A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

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Shelby Oaks may stumble in its final moments, but its atmospheric tension and emotional core firmly establish it as a chilling debut from director Chris Stuckmann.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

The horror greats always knew how to mix the schlocky and the soul-churning. Let’s just say Stuckmann is still in the training-wheels phase.

Oct 24, 2025

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

A witchy crone, a possible incubus and an abandoned amusement park add up to not very much in “Shelby Oaks,” a derivative and dogged horror movie that reverts to rote with wearying regularity.

Oct 24, 2025

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Save for a single sterling jolt, his compendium of clichés is a case study in knowing a genre’s tricks but doing absolutely nothing of interest with them.

Oct 24, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

Yes, I’ve seen The Blair Witch Project, Rosemary’s Baby, and Larry Fessenden’s Wendigo. Do you have anything else to propose beyond obvious references that are never transcended – or made unique – by its filmmaker?

Rated: D

Oct 28, 2025

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Bren Murphy

RTÉ (Ireland)

Fun and occasionally quite scary and intense, Camille Sullivan does a good job of propping up the script and Shelby Oaks makes for a decent seasonal watch, but it’s ultimately a forgettable, disposable affair.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 28, 2025

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

Liberally pilfering ideas from genre classics such as The Ring and Rosemary’s Baby with no understanding of what made them great, this fails to be scary at almost every turn.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 28, 2025

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Vaughn

Not super unique, but solid

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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metalliphil

Fun set up but predictable pay off makes this a decent initial film effort but the concept is better than the execution 7/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Jeremy

Pretty good for a directorial debut of Chris stuckman

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Matthew

Too short, timelines don’t even make sense considering the storyline. Disappointing for sure!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Bobby

Well shot and VERY well acted horror film. Tons of creeps, and misdirects. Suffers a touch from mixing Found Footage, Documentary, and Theatrical styles, but worth watching for horror fans.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Ty Laird

Love Chris and his YouTube channel and think he did a good job as a first time director, however the writing left a lot to be desired.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Synopsis

A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

Director: Chris Stuckmann
Producer: Cameron Burns, Ashleigh Snead
Screenwriter: Chris Stuckmann
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Intrepid Pictures, Paper Street Pictures, Title Media
Rating: R (Language|Violent Content/Gore|Suicide)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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