Low-Budget Horror Slasher ‘Wicked of Oz’ Aims November Release

A new horror film titled Wicked of Oz is reimagining the classic Wizard of Oz story as a brutal slasher, set for release in November 2025. Directed by Aaron Mirtes and written by Mirtes and Nathan Illsley from a screenplay by James Cullen Bressack and Scotty Mullen, the film features a cannibalistic Glinda, a heart-collecting Tin Man, a violent Scarecrow, and a fierce Cowardly Lion, with Dorothy battling through a savage land using scavenged weapons. The cast includes Kenzie Wynne as Dorothy, Chelsey Fuller as Glinda, and Patrick Sharn as The Wizard, among others, with producers including Tom Malloy and Niccolo Messina. Wicked of Oz is part of a recent trend of transforming beloved public domain stories into horror films, following projects like Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. This slasher film will compete with the sequel to the 2024 musical Wicked, titled Wicked: For Good, which also releases in November 2025. The film promises a gore-filled, no-song, no-rainbows take on Oz designed to appeal to horror and gore fans.