Guilder Cinema Group will release the supernatural horror thriller You Can’t Leave in theaters on October 16, 2026. Writer-director Scott Windhauser’s film follows a group of friends trapped in a remote forest that turns out to be a supernatural prison.

You Can't Leave (2026) official theatrical poster

You Can’t Leave (2026) — official poster. Courtesy of Guilder Cinema Group.

The story begins with a young man, played by Spencer Boldman, searching for answers behind his sister’s mysterious disappearance. The search leads him and a group of friends, including Olivia (Paola Andino), deep into the woods, where they find themselves unable to escape and hunted by shadowy entities. As the danger closes in, the group must confront both physical and psychological terror in a fight to get out alive.

Boldman, Andino, Taylor Murphy, Cameron Inman, and Thomas Bauer make up the cast. The film is rated R and runs 92 minutes.

Ahead of the release, publicity firm Submersive Media is hosting a virtual press day on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, with cast members Boldman, Andino, Murphy, Inman, and Kristos Andrews taking part in one-on-one, two-on-one, and junket-style Zoom interviews.

The official trailer is below.

You Can't Leave | Official Trailer | Only In Theaters October 16th

You Can’t Leave arrives in theaters on October 16, 2026.

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