Santiago Menghini is a Canadian filmmaker and visual effects artist.Bruno Lapointe, "Santiago Menghini a l’étoffe d’un maître de l’horreur". Le Journal de Montréal, October 5, 2021. He is best known for directing the 2021 horror film No One Gets Out Alive.Dennis Harvey, "‘No One Gets Out Alive’ Review: The Rates Are Cheap, but Checkout’s a Killer at This Boardinghouse". Variety, September 29, 2021.
Career Menghini started his career directing short films, such as Intruders (2014),Eric Panico, "Horror Short Sunday: ‘Intruders’". iHorror, December 2, 2018. Voyagers (2015),Justine Baillargeon, "Une première sélection à Sundance pour Santiago Menghini". Qui Fait Quoi, January 29, 2016. Milk (2018),Lauren Malyk, "Canadian short Milk to get feature treatment via New Line". Playback, September 1, 2018. and Regret (2020).Jeanne Claire Van Ryzin, "SXSW 2020 Official Short Films Screened Online". Sight Lines, March 30, 2020. He also co-founded Nemesis Films with Dominique Dussault and Jonah Malak in 2012."Dominique Dussault devient l’unique actionnaire de Nemesis Films". Qui Fait Quoi, March 28, 2024.
In 2018, his horror short film Milk won the Midnight Shorts Jury Award at the 2018 edition of South by Southwest and the award for Best Director in the short film competition at the 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival, and was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019. His short film Regret won the Midnight Shorts Jury Award at SXSW in 2020.Dave McNary, "SXSW Film Festival Unveils 2020 Winners After Cancellation". Variety, March 24, 2020.
On September 19, 2018, it was announced that Menghini was set to direct the horror film Milk, which is based on his short film. Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski were set to write the screenplay with James Wan and Roy Lee producing the film through their Atomic Monster and Vertigo Entertainment banners, respectively, alongside Good Fear. New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures are set to distribute the film.James Wan Producing Feature Take On SXSW Horror Short 'Milk' For New Line
In 2021, Menghini made his directorial debut with the horror film No One Gets Out Alive, which is loosely based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Adam Nevill. It stars Cristina Rodlo and Marc Menchaca and was released on September 29, 2021 by Netflix.'No One Gets Out Alive': The Creators of 'The Ritual' Are Back With a Brand New Netflix Nightmare [Trailer]
On October 9, 2025, it was announced that Menghini would direct The Revenge of La Llorona, a sequel to the 2019 film The Curse of La Llorona. It stars Monica Raymund, Jay Hernandez, Raymond Cruz and Edy Ganem.'The Revenge of La Llorona' - 'The Curse of La Llorona' Sequel Finally Gets UnderwayThe Conjuring Universe's Next Sequel Receives the Perfect Title James Wan serves as a producer through his Atomic Monster banner. The film will be released theatrically in the United States on February 26, 2027 by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Filmography
Short film Year Title Director Writer Producer 2009 Ohm 2012 Glimpscapes 2014 The Akira Project Intruders 2015 Voyagers Temple 2018 Milk 2019 Red Wine 2020 Regret 2024 Rally
Television Year Title Notes 2013 Les Jaunes Executive producer
Feature film +YearTitleDistributorNotes2021No One Gets Out AliveNetflixDirectorial debut2027The Revenge of La LloronaWarner Bros. PicturesPost-production
Executive producer only Les Jaunes (2014)
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