An Adams Family Film
Starring Toby Poser, John Adams, Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams
Streaming on Shudder on Friday, January 23rd
**WINNER: Best Film – Fantasia International Film Festival 2025**
“A film that, in a meta way, reminds us why we even bother to make films in the first place. A true indie that feels authentic, vital, and impeccably crafted.”
— Jury President Pascal Plante (“Red Rooms”)
“A triumph. The Adams Officially Arrive as America’s Next Great Lo-Fi Horror Family. At a time when even horror lovers are petrified of isolation, Mother of Flies festers with feelings too scary to keep inside.”
– Alison Foreman, INDIEWIRE
“A densely textured, quite gorgeous dive into folkloric witchiness that avoids nearly all anticipated clichés. More adventurous viewers will find this an occult drama unusually rich in distinctive aesthetic and offbeat tonal rewards.”
– Dennis Harvey, VARIETY
“The latest hand-crafted offering from cult favourites The Adams Family is a thoughtful fusion of Cronenbergian body horror and the supernatural that builds into one of their most accomplished films to date.”
– Allan Hunter, SCREEN DAILY
Synopsis
Mickey (Zelda Adams) faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading into the woods with her father (John Adams), she seeks dark magic at the hands of mysterious recluse, Solveig (Toby Poser) , who has an intimate relationship with death and roots that go deep in the land. For three days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic. But every cure has its cost, and every curse is another’s gift. As buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the veil between the living and the dead begins to unravel, and Mickey finds herself facing dark truths that only the dead and the dying can know.
About the Filmmakers
John Adams, Toby Poser, and daughters Lulu and Zelda Adams (collectively known as The Adams Family) have been making films under the creative marquee of Wonder Wheel Productions since 2010. Features include The Deeper You Dig (2019, Dark Sky Films), Hellbender (2021, Shudder), Where the Devil Romas (2023, Tubi), and Mother of Flies (2025, Shudder). The family’s films have been represented by Yellow Veil Pictures for sales, festivals, and theatrical runs since 2021. John and Toby also directed the sci-fi feature Hell Hole (2024, Shudder) and the episode ‘Plastic Smile’ for Screambox’s “Tales from the Void” (2024). The soundtrack for Adams Family films is performed by the family’s band, H6LLB6ND6R.
Directors: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser
Screenwriters: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser
Cast: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, John Adams, Lulu Adams, James Lindsay, Noble Wilson-Eiden, Jessica Beveridge
Producer: Toby Poser
Editor: John Adams
Directors of Photography: John Adams and Zelda Adams
Music by: H6LLB6ND6R
Language: English
Runtime: 92 minutes
