The makers of Dreadful Chapters, Casablanca Film Factory released the first official trailer for the independent film earlier today. The film, which marks the second directorial of Nirmal Baby Varghese, is described as a "time-loop horror film". According to the official logline, it "follows a group of friends trapped in a nightmarish time loop, forced to relive the same horrific experiences over and over again." The film stars Jeffin Joseph, Varun Ravindran, Arya Krishnan, Shyam Salash, Nibin Stany, and Lasya Balakrishnan.

Produced by Baby Chaitanya and Nirmal Baby under the banner of Casablanca Film Factory in association with Vivid Frames, the film has garnered audience attention at many international film festivals. It won Best Experimental Film at the 2023 Hollywood Gold Awards in Los Angeles, as well as Best Horror Film, Best Cinematographer (Midhun Eravil), and Best Supporting Actor (Nibin Stany) at 2024 Reels International Film Festival. Besides, Jeffin Joseph won Best Actor at the 2023 Ideal International Film Festival in Maharashtra.

Earlier, Nirmal directed Malayalam cinema's first found footage film, Vazhiye, also a horror feature. He is known for the documentary Thariode, which won the 2021 Kerala State Television Award for Best Educational Programme.

The makers plan a direct-to-streaming release for Dreadful Chapters soon, also with dubs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.