Neon’s upcoming horror film Together, starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco, blends cosmic horror with romantic dramedy, offering audiences an unsettling yet thrilling cinematic experience.
The horror genre takes a terrifyingly intimate turn with Together, the latest film from NEON, set to hit cinemas on August 1, 2025. Dubbed “the horror movie of the year,” the film plunges into the depths of codependency with an unsettling twist, blending romance, body horror, and psychological dread into a single, nightmarish package.
Directed by Michael Shanks, Together follows a deeply intertwined couple who, in search of a closer bond, retreat to an isolated countryside home. But instead of finding tranquillity, they become victims of an unspeakable force that fuses them together—physically and horrifically. The result is a grotesque descent into Lovecraftian terror, where love and obsession manifest in ways that defy the limits of the human body.
Real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco lead the film, adding an eerie authenticity to the twisted love story. Meagan Navarro, who reviewed the film for Bloody Disgusting after its Sundance debut, described Together as a genre-bending experience, blending “awkward romantic dramedy with cosmic body horror” in a way that left audiences both horrified and delighted.
“It’s a film that doesn’t hold back,” Navarro wrote. “Cringe-worthy humour, unnerving transformations, and even a Spice Girls needle drop create a uniquely chaotic energy. It’s as unsettling as it is entertaining.”
Comparisons to John Carpenter’s The Thing have already begun circulating, thanks to the film’s grotesque imagery and visceral horror effects. Shanks’ vision leans heavily into practical effects, ensuring that the nightmarish bodily distortions remain grounded in a horrifying realism.
While Together provides shocking body horror moments, it doesn’t abandon the emotional depth of its leads. The film examines the toxicity of dependency in relationships, pushing the concept to an extreme where love quite literally consumes. The unrelenting fusion of romance and terror makes Together a standout in this year’s horror lineup.
With NEON’s recent success distributing genre hits like Longlegs and The Monkey, expectations are high for Together to be one of the summer’s most talked-about horror films. Whether audiences leave the cinema laughing, screaming, or simply disturbed remains to be seen, but one thing is certain—this is not a love story for the faint-hearted.
