TMDb/Eli Roth Movie Eli Roth returns to his gory roots with 'The Ice Cream Man,' a chilling horror film about a sinister vendor terrorizing a summer town. Releases August 7, 2026. April 1, 2026 AceShowbiz - Fans of bloody horror have reason to celebrate as renowned filmmaker Eli Roth is set to make a triumphant return to his signature genre this summer. After his recent departure from horror with the underwhelming video game adaptation Borderlands, which was both a critical and commercial disappointment, Roth is refocusing on the gore-soaked thrills that first made him famous.