{"id":40287,"date":"2026-08-12T07:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40287"},"modified":"2026-08-12T07:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:10:28","slug":"hellcat-clip-gives-a-creepy-clue-about-the-movies-spooky-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40287","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hellcat&#8217; clip gives a creepy clue about the movie&#8217;s spooky secret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>There&#8217;s a secret lurking at the heart of <em>Hellcat<\/em>, a horror film soon to hit Shudder. <\/p>\n<p>On the festival circuit, critics cheered writer\/director Brock Bodell&#8217;s feature film debut for its intensity and its surprising twist. To tantalize would-be viewers, Shudder has shared with Mashable an exclusive clip from <em>Hellcat<\/em>. And as someone who knows its secrets, I can assure you that this clip has some telling clues about the movie&#8217;s secret subgenre. <\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m getting ahead of myself. <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/entertainment\/best-horror-movies-2026\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">Best horror movies of 2026, and where to watch them now<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p><em>Hellcat <\/em>stars Dakota Gorman as Lena, a young woman who awakes to find herself in a mobile home that she&#8217;s never seen before. The windows are covered, but she can tell she&#8217;s speeding along down <em>some <\/em>road. But who put her here? And why is she locked inside? Soon, she&#8217;ll learn her captor is a man named Clive (Todd Terry), who communicates with her from the cab of his tow truck through a PA system. <\/p>\n<p>In the clip above, Lena&#8217;s searching the trailer when she finds a mini-fridge, which, alongside some condiments, holds a rack of needles that she notes are filled with lorazepam (an anti-anxiety medication), along with a plate of bloody, raw meat. <\/p>\n<p>Clive bellows, &#8220;Do not touch my medication!&#8221; but he won&#8217;t explain more. But before Lena can demand answers, she&#8217;s attracted to the bloody meat. And then, she hears a strange sound \u2014\u00a0a woman&#8217;s whimper \u2014 coming from the back of the camper. <\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s going on?! You&#8217;ll have to watch <em>Hellcat <\/em>to find out. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/zj34k2?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=video&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=Hellcat%20premieres%20on%20Shudder%20on%20Aug.%2014.&amp;object_type=video&amp;object_uuid=03KfVXhBaEY0tbv9hq03pPt&amp;short_url=zj34k2&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Fvideo-route-prefix%2Fentertainment%2Fhellcat-clip-blood-fridge\" rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\"><em>Hellcat <\/em>premieres on Shudder on Aug. 14. <\/a><\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/trailers\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Trailers tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">Trailers<\/a><br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/streaming\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Streaming tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">Streaming<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a secret lurking at the heart of Hellcat, a horror film soon to hit Shudder. On the festival circuit, critics cheered writer\/director Brock Bodell&#8217;s feature film debut for its intensity and its surprising twist. To tantalize would-be viewers, Shudder has shared with Mashable an exclusive clip from Hellcat. 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