Shudder is gearing up for a huge month in October as the world celebrates Halloween. The Home of Halloween (or horror for that matter) has just dropped the official poster for a brand new original film, Daddy’s Head, which is set to release on October 11, 2024.
In the wake of his father’s untimely death, a young boy is left in the eerie solitude of a sprawling country estate with his newly widowed stepmother. Struggling to navigate the overwhelming task of parenthood, his stepmother grows distant, leaving their fragile bond at risk of collapse. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors, and is soon haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father. As the boy’s warnings are dismissed as the imagination of a grieving child, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.
The film is set to hold its work premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 22 before it comes to the horror streamer in time for the spooky holidays.
Written and directed by Benjamin Barfoot, Daddy’s Head stars Julia Brown, Rupert Turnbull, Charles Aitken and Nathaniel Martello-White.
