Last updated on June 24th, 2025 at 08:33 pm
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
After calling a late-night party hotline that promises out-of-this-world fun, uptight yuppie Conor Sweeney must battle the pint-sized forces of evil unleashed through his phone line, led by the maniacal rock n’ roll goblin FRANKIE FREAKO.
Shout! Studios distributes in the US.
Filmed in Ontario, Canada.
Written/directed by Steven Kostanski (The Void, Leprechaun Returns, Psycho Goreman).
This is a horror comedy that’s been described as a “commemoration of various practical-FX-led projects including Gremlins 2 and Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College.”
Shout! Studios released Frankie Freako in Select Theaters on October 4, 2024.
Shout! Studios released Frankie Freako on VOD and Digital on October 25, 2024.
Scream Factory released Frankie Freako on Blu-ray on November 5, 2024.
Lightbulb Film Distribution released Frankie Freako on Digital in the UK and Ireland on July 14, 2025.
Director: Steven Kostanski
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