Dead of Night Opens in Theaters to Horror Fans
Indie horror-thriller inspired by the 1980s Night Stalker murders arrives in US and Canadian theaters on November 13, 2026.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Horror
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Level 33 Entertainment will release the indie horror-thriller Dead of Night in theaters across the United States and Canada on November 13, 2026. The film is directed by Derek Sulek and stars Dermot Mulroney, Scott Grimes, Jake Busey, and Kirrilee Berger.
Why it matters
The release marks a theatrical debut for a film drawing on the real-life Night Stalker murders of the 1980s, a true-crime premise that has long fed the horror genre. Its production in Los Angeles and wide US and Canadian rollout place it in front of North American horror audiences.
The only hard figure in the extraction is the scheduled November 13, 2026 release date across US and Canadian theaters. No box office projections, budget figures, or audience metrics have been disclosed, so the commercial outlook remains unknown.
The players
Level 33 Entertainment
Level 33 Entertainment is the company releasing Dead of Night in theaters across the United States and Canada.
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho is a professional wrestler and entertainer who served as an executive producer on Dead of Night.
Derek Sulek
Derek Sulek is the director and co-writer of Dead of Night, and also a producer on the film.
The details
Dead of Night is an indie horror-thriller directed and co-written by Derek Sulek, with a screenplay co-written by Eric Durham. Produced by Oren Kamara, Derek Sulek, and Dan Sheldon, with Jijo Reed as co-producer, the film was shot in Los Angeles and is set in the fictional town of Elmwood Heights. Chris Jericho is among the executive producers, and Level 33 President & CEO Andreas Olavarria is working with Fade to Black Films on the project.
Timeline
November 13, 2026: Dead of Night opens in theaters across the United States and Canada.
Genre Roots
Dead of Night draws its premise from the Night Stalker murders that terrorized Los Angeles in the 1980s, placing it within a horror tradition of fiction shaped by real-life crimes. The film was produced in Los Angeles, the same city where those killings took place.
Moviegoers in the United States and Canada can see Dead of Night in theaters starting November 13, 2026. The release is theatrical, so audiences will need to attend a cinema to watch it on that date.
The takeaway
Horror fans in the United States and Canada have a new theatrical option on November 13, 2026, when Dead of Night opens. The film's grounding in the Night Stalker murders offers a true-crime angle worth watching for.
What happens next
Dead of Night opens in theaters across the United States and Canada on November 13, 2026.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Bloody Disgusting!.
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