Fantastic Fest 2026 Final Check-in #3: Phreaker, What Happened to Doris, and more

Tony wraps up his Fantastic Fest coverage with a final collection of new films, including:Death Has No Master — After her father’s death, a woman returns to Venezuela to sell her family’s decaying cacao plantation, only to confront its occupants and her family’s colonial legacy.Phreaker — A lonely blind teenager discovers the early world of telephone hacking and uses his perfect pitch and talent for impersonation to gain money, power, and the attention of the FBI.Attack on Paradise — After leaving prison, a man visits his mother in a gang-controlled Belgian high-rise and becomes trapped in a brutal battle involving criminals, police, and heavily armed tactical forces.Gimme Truth — This documentary journeys through the strange and troubling world of modern conspiracy theories, speaking with believers whose ideas range from UFO cover-ups to forgotten advanced civilizations.What Happened to Doris? — Heather Graham stars in this dramatization of the Doris Bither case, in which a single mother reports increasingly violent assaults by an unseen supernatural entity.Too Many Beasts — A troubled police officer investigates murder and corruption in rural France, where farmers are battling wealthy hunters whose protected wild boars are destroying their crops.Roy from Space — This restored 1983 Mexican animated oddity follows an astronaut sent on a peace mission to another planet, where he encounters robots, monsters, romance, and an evil emperor threatening Earth.The Squirrel — In a sterile future without natural animals, a lonely designer of synthetic pets discovers a living squirrel and begins questioning everything about his carefully controlled society.The Swallow — A camping trip turns deadly when a group of young people encounters a sentient, quicksand-like sludge that traps, dissolves, and devours its victims.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.