UNDERTONE. In the photograph Mary Todd Lincoln sits laden in the heavy black garb of formal Victorian mourning, with only her round pale face and clasped hands visible. Behind her is the transparent ...

Undertone (2026) is a Canadian horror movie that marks Ian Tuason's first time directing a full-length film; he also wrote the screenplay. The movie follows Evy (Nina Kiri), a paranormal podcast host ...

Nina Kiri as Evy in Undertone. Staff Writer Warning: This post contains spoilers for Undertone, now in theaters. From the moment Undertone opens with an eerie rendition of "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" ...

Ian Tuason has always been good at terrifying people. As a child, neighbors on his Toronto street would ask his mom to stop letting him tell scary stories because their kids weren’t sleeping. “It ...

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A24 has another horror genre winner on their hands, Undertone. Writer-director Ian Tuason whipped up one of the most chilling films of 2026 for a reported $500,000 production budget, and it features a ...

Psychological horror film Undertone first premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in July 2025. Months later, the movie has finally reached theatres in the United States, arriving on March 13 through ...

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