Shelby Oaks: Release date news, cast details and more about the upcoming horror film by Chris Stuckmann

As reported by IndieWire, Chris Stuckmann's upcoming horror film Shelby Oaks is releasing on 3rd October 2025 by Neon.

The film debuted last year at the prestigious Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. Youtuber and filmmaker Chris Stuckmann has made this project of passion by collecting funds through crowdsourcing, supported by Kickstarter. However, the renowned film production company Neon then got associated with the project, and it turned out to be a complete game-changer for the film.

After the film's screening at the festival, some reshooting of the film was done with the support of Neon. The reshooting has enhanced the level of violence and gore that the initial version of the film had.

Let us know more about the forthcoming horror film, Shelby Oaks.

When is Shelby Oaks releasing?

Shelby Oaks is making its theatrical release in the United States on 3rd October 2025. Upon its debut at the Fantasia Film Festival, the film met with favorable reviews. Its Rotten Tomatoes score adds up to an aggregate of an impressive 79%.

The film is produced by Intrepid Pictures and Paper Street Films, with producers Ashleigh Snead, Cameron Burns, Aaron B. Koontz, and the helmer, Stuckmann himself.

In a video uploaded by Paper Street Films, Chris Stuckmann talked about the developments that took place after Neon stepped in to handle its distribution. He mentions it by saying:

"We've actually been able to go back into the movie and enhance it in very small incremental ways. And that is because Neon is amazing. They are the greatest collaborators. They are so filmmaker friendly. They love this movie."

Stuckmann then shed light on the fact that he could not add a few things from the original script due to budget constraints. Fortunately, the possibilities were expanded later. With the support of Neon, the reshoot increased the amount of gore and violence.

He continued:

"They asked for a draft of my original script and they read it and they were like, 'hey, there's some things in here that aren't in the movie. Why didn't you do those things?'. And I was like 'Time and money'. I mean, I could go on. And they were like, 'Well, what if you had a little more of those two things?'. And these things were almost exclusively related to gore and violence."

In fact, Neon also helped with getting editor Brett W. Bachman on board to help in bringing the project to a seamless finish. Along with Bachman, we have Patrick Lawrence as an editor as well.

Who all are in the cast of Shelby Oaks?

The horror film Shelby Oaks has an ensemble of talented actors, with Camille Sullivan in the lead as Mia Brennan. Joining her, we also have Brendan Sexton III playing the role of Sullivan's character, Mia's husband, Robert Brennan. Actor Derek Mears also then hopped on board in this film, but his role is kept under wraps.

Along with them, the cast includes:

Michael Beach as Detective Burke
Keith David as Morton Jacobson
Robin Bartlett as Norma
Charlie Talbert as Wilson Miles
Rob Grant as Elijah
Emily Bennett as Janet
Lauren Ashley Berry as Jess
Eric Francis Melaragni as David
Sarah Durn as Riley Brennan
Anthony Baldasare as Peter
Caisey Cole as Laura

In the additional cast, we have:

Rick Montgomery Jr. as Cabin Owner
Jon Michael Simpson as Tarion
Phuong Kubacki as Reporter #1
Cody Steele as Reporter #2
Rebecca DeMarco as News Anchor #1
Sarah Voigt as News Anchor #2
Sophia Lucia Parola as News Anchor #5
Sam Liz as Reactor #5
Roger Conners as Reactor #7

What could be the plot of Shelby Oaks?

The story of Sherby Oaks is penned by Chris Stuckmann in collaboration with Samantha Elizabeth.

The film follows the plot of Mia Brennan, who is on a quest to find the whereabouts of her sister, Riley. She and a squad of paranormal researchers strive to find out the truth about her.

Its synopsis, as per IMDb, goes as:

"A woman's desperate search for her long-lost sister falls into obsession upon realizing that the imaginary demon from their childhood may have been real.."