Shelby Oaks is a deeply unsettling supernatural horror-mystery film marking the feature directorial debut of YouTube critic-turned-filmmaker Chris Stuckmann . It stars Camille Sullivan as Mia, whose sister Riley, a paranormal investigator with her team—the “Paranormal Paranoids”—vanished under mysterious circumstances twelve years earlier .<br /><br />When a new, disturbing lead surfaces, Mia becomes obsessed with unraveling what happened. Her investigation leads her to confront a chilling possibility: the imaginary demon from the sisters’ childhood may have been all too real .<br /><br />Blending traditional narrative with elements of found-footage, Shelby Oaks crafts a creeping atmosphere through its eerie settings—an abandoned town, a derelict amusement park, and the remnants of a prison—where subtle scares accumulate rather than relying on jump scares . The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 20, 2024, and is set for U.S. theatrical release by Neon on October 3, 2025 .
