BloodStream to Premiere Possession Horror Tale 'Evil Follows'

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A cursed box, a violent possession, and a race against an ancient spirit will arrive on screens this August. The Horror Collective and BloodStream will release Brendan Rudnicki’s supernatural horror film Evil Follows on Tuesday, August 4, with an exclusive BloodStream premiere alongside its TVOD debut.

The announcement, dated July 22, 2026, out of Los Angeles, positions the film as a folklore-driven possession story centered on a dybbuk box and the devastating force it unleashes.

Evil Follows brings folklore horror to BloodStream

Written and directed by Brendan Rudnicki, Evil Follows follows Sarah, whose life changes after she opens a mysterious dybbuk box. The forgotten relic releases an ancient evil that begins to invade her world, then her body.

As the possession grows more violent, reality starts to break apart around her. Her husband searches for the box’s cursed origins and turns to a renowned spiritualist for help. The story builds toward a brutal choice, since stopping the entity may require sacrifices no one is prepared to make.

The premise places the film firmly in demonic-possession territory, but its use of folklore gives it a specific hook. Dybbuk box stories have long carried a sense of danger because they mix ritual, history, and the fear that some objects should never be opened.

The official release details are set

The Horror Collective and BloodStream will release the film on Tuesday, August 4. The launch includes:

• An exclusive premiere on BloodStream

• A TVOD debut on the same date

• A supernatural horror story built around possession, ritual, and cursed-object lore

  
  

For indie horror fans, that dual release makes the film easy to watch while still giving BloodStream a first-look draw.

Brendan Rudnicki returns to The Horror Collective

Rudnicki’s statement points to a continued working relationship with Studio Dome and The Horror Collective. He praised the companies for their communication, transparency, and support of independent horror filmmakers.

“After working with numerous distributors over the years, I continue coming back to Studio Dome and The Horror Collective,” says filmmaker Brendan Rudnicki. “Their communication, transparency, and the insight they provide through the Studio Dome dashboard are unmatched. More importantly, they genuinely care about independent horror and the filmmakers behind it.”

What happens next

Evil Follows premieres Tuesday, August 4, on BloodStream and debuts on TVOD the same day. For viewers drawn to cursed relics, possession stories, and folklore-rooted horror, Brendan Rudnicki’s latest sets up a grim question: once an ancient evil is invited in, what can anyone truly give up to make it leave?