Forbidden Fruits

Forbidden Fruits is a 2026 American comedy horror film directed by Meredith Alloway from a screenplay she co-wrote with Lily Houghton.

Forbidden Fruits is a 2026 American comedy horror film directed by Meredith Alloway from a screenplay she co-wrote with Lily Houghton. The film stars Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union, and follows a mall store employee who secretly leads a witch cult with her coworkers. It premiered at South by Southwest on March 16, 2026, and was released in U.S. theatres on March 27, 2026.

Plot

The film follows Apple, who secretly runs a witch cult with her coworkers Cherry and Fig at a mall store. A new hire named Pumpkin challenges their sisterhood, leading the group toward conflict and violence.

Production

Forbidden Fruits was directed by Meredith Alloway and written by Alloway with Lily Houghton. It is based on Houghton’s 2019 stage play Of the Woman Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 16, 2026. It was released in the United States by Independent Film Company and Shudder on March 27, 2026, with an international release through Universal Pictures.

Reception

Reviews described the film as a dark, satirical horror-comedy with comparisons to Mean Girls and The Craft. Aggregate review summaries described the reception as mixed to generally positive, with some criticism of its style-over-substance approach.