This week, we kick open the wrong door with Do Not Enter, the 2026 horror-thriller directed by Marc Klasfeld and starring Jake Manley, Adeline Rudolph, and Francesca Reale. The film follows a pack of thrill-seeking urban explorers who livestream their way into New Jersey’s abandoned Paragon Hotel in search of buried gangster loot, only to find rival intruders and something far uglier lurking in the dark. Is Do Not Enter a faithful representation of the novel it was born from, or is our review of this film simply Do Not?
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Release Details
- Title: Do Not Enter
- Year: 2026
- Director: Marc Klasfeld
- Writer(s): Stephen Susco, Spencer Mandel, Dikega Hadnot
- Top Billed Stars: Jake Manley, Adeline Rudolph, Francesca Reale, Nicholas Hamilton, Shane Paul McGhie, Laurence O’Fuarain, Javier Botet
- Running Time: 91 minutes
- Country of Origin: United States
- Official Release Date(s): March 20, 2026 (limited theatrical); March 20, 2026 (streaming/digital)
- Genre / Rating: Horror, Mystery & Thriller; Rated R for bloody violence and some language
Other Notable Projects
Marc Klasfeld (Director): Best known before this for music videos for major artists including Eminem, Katy Perry, and Slipknot, which matters because it suggests a filmmaker coming from image-making, rhythm, and mood rather than traditional narrative features. That background may help explain the movie’s likely emphasis on atmosphere and stylized set pieces.
Stephen Susco (Writer): Best known for writing The Grudge and Texas Chainsaw-related genre material, so his presence gives the script some legitimate horror pedigree. He is the most recognizable genre writer attached and probably the clearest signal that the film was aiming for more than generic streamer filler.
David Morrell (Original novelist): Morrell is the author of First Blood, which gives Do Not Enter a surprising literary lineage. That’s a fun angle for the show: this film comes from the mind that launched Rambo, but instead of survival-action, we get supernatural urban-explorer horror.
Adeline Rudolph: Bloody Disgusting identified her from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, while other cast notes also tie her to rising genre work. That makes her part of the movie’s appeal for younger horror fans already plugged into streaming-era spooky IP.
Nicholas Hamilton: Still best known in genre circles for IT, so his inclusion immediately gives the cast another horror-adjacent face.
Francesca Reale: Mentioned in relation to Stranger Things, which again reinforces how much this cast is built from familiar faces who bring streaming-horror credibility even if they are not huge marquee names yet.
Javier Botet: A real genre asset because he has built a reputation playing unsettling creatures. Even if someone doesn’t know his name, horror fans often know the effect he has on a film’s monster presence.
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