Official Trailer for Creepy ‘New Group’ Horror About Human Pyramids
by Alex Billington
November 15, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Formation – forward!” Shudder released this crazy creepy new Japanese horror film titled New Group, available to watch streaming via Shudder anytime. From director Yûta Shimotsu, New Group premiered at the Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival and also played at Beyond Fest, Overlook, and other horror festivals in the last year. High school student Ai sees her world collapse when a strange cult-like mentality gradually turns people into mindless followers who can transform gymnastics routines into a nightmarish dance of death. The gimmick is that people start creating freaky human pyramids which attack others. Starring Anna Yamada, Yuzu Aoki, and Pierre Taki. “In his second feature, director Shimotsu transforms an everyday high school setting into something unnervingly surreal with mounting anti-establishment horrors, where discipline curdles into authoritarian ritual, and belonging takes on a sinister weight. Combining sharp social commentary with an atmosphere of creeping dread, the film is a chilling portrait of obedience, complicity, and the fragile line between order and chaos.” Yep this looks clever and scary! I’m curious to find out more.
Here’s the official US trailer (+ poster) for Yûta Shimotsu’s horror film New Group, direct from YouTube:
Ai (Anna Yamada) is a high school girl who feels suffocated by social pressure, but finds it hard to fight going with the flow. One day, the people in her school inexplicably start to form a human pyramid. The principal and other teachers start to act weird and encourage taking part in it, and the various gymnastic formations start to spread and take over the whole town. Eventually only Ai and Yuu, a transfer student who finds it hard to fit in, are left to rebel against the conformity madness. New Group, also known as 뉴 그룹, is directed by Japanese genre filmmaker Yûta Shimotsu, also director of Best Wishes to All previously, plus the upcoming “Strange: Junji Ito’s Tales for Sleepless Nights” series. The screenplay is written by Yuta Shimotsu & Momoko Sahara. Produced by Tsuyoshi Kobayashi. Made by Kadokawa Corporation. This indie horror film premiered at the 2025 Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival last year. Shudder releases Shimotsu’s New Group film streaming on Shudder starting November 6th, 2026 this fall – it’s available to view now.
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