Founders Day is a 2024 horror slasher directed by Erik Bloomquist, from a screenplay by both Erik and Carson Bloomquist. The brothers have some experience in the horror genre as they previously collaborated on horror film She Came from the Woods (2022).
A series of ominous murders rocks a small town just days before a heated mayoral election. As accusations fly and the threat of a masked killer darkens every corner, residents must race against time to uncover the truth.
The cast includes Devin Druid (13 Reasons Why), Emilia McCarthy (SkyMed), Amy Hargreaves (13 Reasons Why), Catherine Curtin (Stranger Things), William Russ (Boy Meets World), Naomi Grace (NCIS), Olivia Nikkanen (The Society), Jayce Bartok (When They See Us), Andrew Stewart Jones (Gotham), Tyler James White (The Villains of Valley View), Erik Bloomquist (Weekenders), Adam Weppler (Long Lost), Kate Edmonds (The Third Saturday in October), Dylan Slade, and Arun Cameron Storrs.
Founders Day is set to debut in theaters January 19th, courtesy of Mainframe Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.