Horror RomCom ‘Your Monster’ Heads to Max Later This Month

Melissa Barrera (Scream VI, Abigail) stars in the horror romcom Your Monster, and it’s making its way to streaming just ahead of the most romantic holiday of the year: Valentine’s Day.

Look for Your Monster to arrive exclusively on Max on January 24. The film will debut on HBO linear on January 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Kayla Foster, Meghann Fahy, Brandon Victor Dixon, Ike Ufomadu, and Lana Young also star in the film from writer and director Caroline Lindy. 

Here’s the full official plot synopsis:

“Your Monster tells the story of the soft-spoken actor Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera), who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend (Edmund Donovan) while recovering from surgery and retreats to her childhood home to recover. With her future looking bleak, insult is added to injury when Laura discovers her ex is staging a musical that she helped him develop.

“But out of these gut-wrenching life changes emerges a monster (Tommy Dewey) with whom she finds a connection, encouraging Laura to follow her dreams, open her heart, and fall in love with her inner rage.”

The horror comedy movie is based on Caroline Lindy’s short film from 2019.

I wrote in my Sundance review for Bloody Disgusting, “A wholesome, whimsical romance befitting of a classic Hollywood musical but with dark underpinnings, Your Monster lets Melissa Barrera showcase her range and singing chops, even when it can’t quite decide on a cohesive approach to its monstrous metaphor.”

Producers on the Beauty and the Beast riff include Kayla Foster, Shannon Reilly, Melanie Donkers, and Kira Carstensen.  Bob Potter, Tommy Dewey, Sharon Horgan, and Clelia Mountford executive produce.

Your Monster was initially released in October and is currently available on VOD. In just over a week, you can begin streaming it at home on Max.

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