HIS MONSTER, the haunting new feature from Writer and Director Erich Cannon, will make its steaming premiere Monday, October 5th on Apple TV and Fandango At Home, introducing a whole new audience to a chilling, character-driven genre film that blends psychological horror with raw emotional realism.
HIS MONSTER had a successful limited theatrical and festival run winning the Best Feature Award at the Old Towne Film Festival, winning the Best Narrative Feature at the Unisphere Film Festival in Queens, New York and also screening abroad at the 45th FantaFestival in Rome, Italy, Cine De Terror in Valparaiso, Chile, and MICMXIFF in Mexico City, Mexico.
Produced by Compassionate Disaster Films, HIS MONSTER stars Gabe Casdorph (Killers of the Flower Moon, Yellowstone) in a devastating lead performance as James Streeter, a broken man battling alcoholism, grief, and an unspeakable terror that no one else is willing to see. Co-Star Ashley Song projects a strong and quiet sadness in her stellar performance as Su-Yeong, James’ wife. The cast is rounded out with Meranda Long as Mira, a new temptress in James’ life, the debut of Miette Blanche at only 4 years old, playing the young Hanna. Brace Evans plays Detective Joseph who battles his own demons while investigating the strange occurrences happening in Astoria, Oregon where the story takes place.
James Streeter loses everything—his family, his stability, and his place in the world—when his young daughter is mysteriously swept out to sea. Convinced she was taken by something inhuman, a monster from Japanese folklore, James isolates himself, wandering the surrounding woods in a desperate search for answers, finding solace only at the bottom of an empty bottle.
With HIS MONSTER, Cannon pulling from his own experiences in addiction, having refrained from drinking for over 5 years, delivers a stark and unsettling exploration of addiction, guilt, and belief, using horror not as spectacle but as an extension of its protagonist’s fractured inner world. In the words of the director: “HIS MONSTER explores the idea that the true horror is the grips of addiction and grief. I wanted to highlight the struggle of addiction, numbing pain with substance and abuse in a fantastical way, and show how these addictions can bring harm to those closest to us.”
HIS MONSTER will be available for streaming on AppleTV on October 5, 2026
