5 reasons you might like The Yeti (2026)

The Yeti is a 2026 horror film and the feature length debut from Gene Gallerano and William Pisciotta, who both wrote and directed it. It’s about an adventurer’s daughter and an oil magnate’s heir scraping a team together to search for their fathers who have both gone missing in Northern Alaska. By the title, you can take a guess what they run into.

I’m Jason Kleeberg and this is Force Five, and here are 5 reasons you might want to check out the Yeti.

Reason number 5 - it’s a Yeti, and Yeti’s rule. If you’re not familiar with the term, they’re essentially legends in the same way that Bigfoot is. Big, lumbering, ape-like monsters with white hair and sharp teeth. For a less mean one, check out Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. This one, however, is mean and while the budget clearly doesn’t allow the directors to use much of him in continuous shots, when you do see the Yeti, it looks pretty awesome. Which brings me to…

Reason number 4 - it appears to use mostly practical effects, and in an age where AI is all over the place and CGI blood never looks as real as the good old fashioned corn syrup bags we made movies with when I was younger, practical effects are a selling point for me. The blood looks real, the monster looks cool, and no matter how many years pass by, it’s still going to look good because it’s done practically. There’s a certain charm to seeing how low budget films use that budget to deliver their vision and I find it endearing when I see the cracks like fake snow simply because they had to be there.

Reason number 3 - Jim Cummings! Like I said in my review for the short film Help, some Jim Cummings is always better than no Jim Cummings and he has a large part in this film. He plays Booker, a war veteran communications expert. Last time I mentioned Cummings I said to check out Thunder Road so this time I’ll mention the film Last Stop in Yuma County. Go watch that and thank me later.

Reason number 2 - if you like good death scenes, this one has a winner. In a film like The Yeti, you know there are going to be some kills but sometimes in lower budget movies, they don’t deliver. There’s one in this film that could make a list of best kills of 2026. If you’re squeamish because of intestines, however, maybe steer clear of that scene.

And reason number 1 - William Sadler. He isn’t in this movie much but if you’re watching this video you know he’s a legend and he delivers in his limited screen time. He’s probably best known for his roles as Death in the Bill & Ted series or as Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption, but I’ll always associate him with playing Vernon Trent in the Steven Seagal film Hard to Kill and as a bad guy in Die Hard 2.

If any of those reasons appealed to you, you might have a good time with The Yeti, which you can find on video on demand now. If you’ve already watched The Yeti, what did you think of it? And what’s your favorite creature feature?  Let me know in the comments below or email me at forcefivepodcast@gmail.com