Psychological Horror HIS MONSTER - Headed to the European Film Market

HIS MONSTER, the haunting new feature from director Erich Cannon, will make its market premiere at the upcoming European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin, introducing international buyers and press to a chilling, character-driven genre film that blends psychological horror with raw emotional realism. Coinciding with the market premiere, the film’s first international trailer has just been released, offering audiences an unsettling glimpse into its dark and emotionally charged world.

HIS MONSTER already started a successful festival run by winning the Best Feature Award at the Old Towne Film Festival, and screening at FantaFestival in Rome and Cine De Terror in Chile. Produced by Compassionate Disaster Films, HIS MONSTER stars Gabe Casdorph (Killers of the Flower Moon, Yellowstone) in a devastating lead performance as James Streeter, a broken man battling alcoholism, grief, and an unspeakable terror that no one else is willing to see. 

James Streeter loses everything—his family, his stability, and his place in the world—when his young daughter is mysteriously swept out to sea. Convinced she was taken by something inhuman, a monster from Japanese folklore, James isolates himself, wandering the surrounding woods in a desperate search for answers, finding solace only at the bottom of an empty bottle. As unexplained deaths begin to plague the community, James becomes the sole voice insisting that a monster is responsible. Whether he is an alcoholic madman, or a real monster really haunts the woods, becomes the terrifying question at the heart of the film.

With HIS MONSTER, Cannon delivers a stark and unsettling exploration of addiction, guilt, and belief, using horror not as spectacle but as an extension of its protagonist’s fractured inner world. In the words of the director: “HIS MONSTER explores the idea that the true horror is the grips of addiction and grief. I wanted to highlight the horror of addiction, numbing pain with substance and abuse in a fantastical way, and show how these addictions can bring harm to those closest to us.”

Premiering at the European Film Market and accompanied by the release of its first international
trailer, HIS MONSTER now launches onto the international stage, with EuroObscura opening sales talks with global partners in Berlin.

View the Trailer on YouTube.