EXCLUSIVE: Eli Roth‘s media company, The Horror Section, has acquired Samuel Gonzalez Jr.’s Stiletto, which is based on a story by actress and exotic dancer Gigi Gustin.
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. Pic also stars 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). The feature is currently in post-production.
Stiletto will be the next release from The Horror Section following Ice Cream Man, Roth’s first film under the new banner. Ice Cream Man follows an idyllic summer town descending into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
The Horror Sections’ Roth is producing alongside Gustin and Hearse Productions (The Plastic Men, If It Bleeds) from an original script written by Gonzalez Jr. and Gustin. EPs are 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.
“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 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 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!”
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.
Founded by Roth together with Media Capital Technologies, The Horror Section’s mission is to super-serve genre fans by owning and controlling a premium intellectual property library of unhinged films, television series, and games, in addition to a podcast and curating horror-centric experiences.
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