Quiver Distribution has acquired worldwide rights for writer-director Kristian McKay’s (“Ventaja”) stylish horror thriller “KillTrip,” slated for a July 17, 2026, digital release in the US.
Filmed on location in Bastrop, Texas, “KillTrip” follows a group of friends who break down in the middle of nowhere while on their way to a Texas music festival. Stranded, they accept a ride from a soft-spoken van driver and end up in a dusty, trippy town that time forgot. But when night falls at the motel and friends begin to disappear, the line between hospitality and horror vanishes—and it becomes chillingly clear: not everyone is making it to Austin.
The film stars Samaire Armstrong (“Terror On The Prairie”), Corin Nemec (“Place Of Bones”), Stelio Savante (“Sarah’s Oil”), Todd Jenkins (“The Channel”), Brittany McVicker (“Terri Joe: Missionary in Miami”), and newcomers Tate Christensen, Diletta Guglielmi, Violeta Ortega, Maya Hendricks, Chase Breithoff, Katherine Franco, Brian Latimer, and musician John Ford Coley.
“‘KillTrip’ came from a fascination with the spaces in between—those moments where you have a plan, but something has already shifted,” says McKay. “I wanted the film to feel like a slow descent—beautiful, hypnotic, with classical terrors. It’s less about what you see and more about what you start to feel. Quiver Distribution recognized and understood the vision behind ‘KillTrip,’ and I’m excited to partner with them to share the film with audiences.”
Produced by Daunesh Alcott and McKay for Obscura Films, “KillTrip” is McKay’s first American feature. Consulting producer Savante brokered the distribution deal on behalf of the film, and Larry Greenberg brokered it on behalf of Quiver. McKay’s next film, “Do Not Open,” starts filming this summer in Texas.
