Narrative Presents Stabbiest Season at AFM
The Christmas horror film, written by Jack McDermott, is being shopped to buyers at the American Film Market later this month.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Horror
Narrative Global Sales is presenting Stabbiest Season, a Christmas horror film, at the American Film Market later this month. The project is going out under Narrative's genre label Chroma.
Why it matters
The presentation puts a new genre title in front of international buyers at one of the film industry's key deal-making markets. Its Christmas-set horror premise places it within a seasonal niche that distributors often target.
The project is being presented by Narrative Global Sales at the American Film Market as part of its Chroma genre label, with no budget or sales figures disclosed. Whether any territories or distributors will acquire the film at the market has not been announced.
The players
Narrative Global Sales
Narrative Global Sales is a sales company that represents film projects to international buyers at major markets.
Jack McDermott
Jack McDermott is a filmmaker who wrote Stabbiest Season and is slated to direct it.
The details
Stabbiest Season centers on the mythical killer Anti-Claus, who turns a Christmas Eve party into a bloodbath. Jack McDermott wrote the film and will direct it, with Olivia Simon producing and Alex Williams serving as executive producer.
Timeline
November 2026: Narrative Global Sales presents Stabbiest Season at the American Film Market.
2027: Jack McDermott is scheduled to direct Stabbiest Season.
Market Context
Genre labels such as Narrative's Chroma are a way sales companies package horror and thriller titles for buyers at the American Film Market. Presenting a Christmas-set horror film there places it within a seasonal subgenre that has a recognizable place in holiday programming.
Viewers will not be able to watch Stabbiest Season until it is sold to distributors and released, and no release platform or date has been announced. The film's availability will depend on which buyers pick it up at the American Film Market.
The takeaway
Projects presented at film markets often take months or years to reach audiences, so readers should watch for buyer announcements rather than release dates. Stabbiest Season's path to viewers will become clearer once distribution deals are reported.
What happens next
Stabbiest Season is scheduled to be directed by Jack McDermott in 2027, and the film's presentation at the American Film Market is set for later this month.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Bloody Disgusting!.
