But nothing scared kids on the playground more than rumors about a movie that showed real-life images of people dying. That movie was Faces of Death, and it’s coming back in 2026 to traumatize us all over again. The first teaser for the 2026 update of Faces of Death recalls those primal fears. Although presented as real material, Faces of Death is in fact fictional, the story of Dr. Gröss sharing his collection of footage featuring people and animals dying. Faces of Death is part of the Mondo (Italian for “world”) horror subgenre, exploitation takes on documentary travelogues.