The Horror Section, a media company focused on creating the world’s premier genre brand, today announced it has acquired Stiletto, the latest horror feature from director Samuel Gonzalez Jr. (The Plastic Men, The Retaliators) and based on a story by Gigi Gustin, an actress and exotic dancer who used her real-life experience to tell the story from inside the world. The film stars Gustin (Brute 1976), Charlotte McKinney (Fantasy Island), Colleen Camp (Amsterdam, American Hustle), Meghan Carrasquillo (Hider in My House), Stephen Blackehart (Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy), and Hannah Hueston (The Anacondas). Stiletto is currently in post-production.
The Horror Sections’ Eli Roth is producing alongside Gustin and Hearse Productions (The Plastic Men, If It Bleeds) from an original script written by Samuel Gonzalez Jr. and Gigi Gustin. Executive producers include Jon Schnaars and Holly Adams on behalf of The Horror Section and Christopher Woodrow and Raj Singh on behalf of Media Capital Technologies (MCT). The international sales rights are being represented by Scatena & Rosner Films.
Set on the one-year anniversary of the brutal murder of her older sister, Stiletto follows Lyric (Gustin) as she seeks retribution and works to protect the dancer community from the masked killer responsible for a wave of strip club slayings. This neon-soaked, sexy slasher glimmers with style and introduces a new killer, but even more exciting, a new final girl with the power to be a series-defining icon.
“Gigi and Sam have made an instant classic. Original, smart, deliciously fun, I was absolutely blown away by their reinvention and original take on the slasher subgenre,” said Eli Roth. “Gigi based the movie on real experiences and gives her all in an explosive performance. Sam’s direction is smart, scary, and truly cinematic. It’s a fantastic horror movie in the subgenre I love the most. The finale is truly one of the greatest, most original final girl vs. slasher finales I have ever seen in a slasher film. I cannot wait to bring this to audiences worldwide on the big screen; it’s a remarkable cinematic debut.”
“The journey of making Stiletto has been the most intense, chaotic, yet equally rewarding experience of my life,” said Gigi Gustin. “There were moments I felt like I was running blind through a dark tunnel in eight-inch heels, fueled only by indie spirit, a negative bank account, and fierce belief in the story. Having someone like Eli in our corner, not just championing the film but becoming an integral part of it, feels completely surreal. I’ve poured every bit of heart, authenticity, glitter and blood I can into this story, and with Eli’s expertise in horror, I truly believe it has the potential to be something extraordinary. For the first time, I can see the path ahead in the tunnel. It looks sexy, scary, and completely ruthless in the best possible way!”
Stiletto will be the next release from The Horror Section following Ice Cream Man, Roth’s first film under The Horror Section’s banner. The film follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
The Horror Section’s first film acquisitions were the Joe Begos-directed Jimmy and Stiggs, which was released theatrically in August 2025, and Dream Eater, the second feature from filmmakers Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, and Alex Lee Williams, which was released in theaters in October 2025.
