A Shudder Original
Written and Directed by Mark O’Brien
Available to Stream on Shudder June 19th
Evil Awakens this Mother’s Day with the Trailer for the New Supernatural Horror
Synopsis
The film follows Harriet Scaflen after the death of her mother at the age of 95. Harriet then has an unexplainable health scare, bringing her four estranged children to the family home to care for her. As their past animosities and secrets are revealed, they soon realize their mother’s health issues may be supernatural, and the awoken evil inside her is seeking revenge on her children for her own survival.
About the Director
Mark O’Brien has built an impressive body of work in both film and television over the years while also continuing to write and direct many exciting projects of his own. Most recently, he can be seen on Peacock’s THE COPENHAGEN TEST opposite Simu Liu, the AMC courtroom drama 61ST STREET, HBO”s PERRY MASON and season two of Showtime’s YOUR HONOR. Other selected TV credits include series regular roles on Showtime’s CITY ON A HILL opposite Kevin Bacon, Amazon’s THE LAST TYCOON opposite Kelsey Grammer and Lily Collins, and the critically acclaimed AMC series HALT AND CATCH FIRE in which he recurred for three seasons. He can next be seen in the upcoming Netflix drama series TRINITY created by Jed Mercurio.
Mark wrote, directed, and starred in Panoramic Pictures’ THE RIGHTEOUS, which was ranked one of the top 100 horror movies of 2022 by Rotten Tomatoes. Mark has directed and starred in two more features since then, VOICES OF OUR MOTHER, and the horror comedy NICE PEOPLE starring Sosie Bacon and Chloe Bennet.
Director: Mark O’Brien
Screenwriter: Mark O’Brien
Cast: Mark O’Brien, Sheila McCarthy, Georgina Reilly, Carolina Bartczak, Alex Ozerov-Meyer, and Anna Ferguson
Executive Producers: Jesse Ikeman, Nataline Rodrigues, and Bill Marks
Producers: Christopher Giroux and Justin Rebelo
Director of Photography: Scott McClellan
Genre: Horror
Language: English
Runtime: 93 mins
