In 2020, following the arrest of producer Adam Donaghey for sexual assault and a Daily Beast article alleging misconduct on Cinestate sets,[5] Rebeller was shut down[6] and Fangoria sold,[7][8] all Cinestate social media and websites went dormant, the company was closed and its entire staff laid off.

[citation needed] Two films produced by Cinestate under the "Fangoria Presents" and "Rebeller" labels, The Seventh Day and South of Heaven, respectively, were sold to distributors and released following the company's closure under the ad hoc label "Swiss Avenue Productions," named for the street where the company headquarters were once located.

[15] In 2016, Sonnier moved back to Dallas where he partnered with Will Evans, owner of Deep Vellum Publishing, to form Cinestate.

[17] Following the 2020 Daily Beast article about misconduct on Cinestate sets, the staff of Fangoria staged a walkout in protest, resulting in the brand being sold.

[19] In 2020, a new Rebeller literary imprint was launched; a single title, Natasha Tynes' They Called Me Wyatt, was released shortly before the company shut down.