Shudder has launched the trailer for its new horror film Daddy’s Head. The twisted and darkish story is ready after the premature demise of a younger boy’s father.
The boy is “left within the eerie solitude of a sprawling nation property together with his newly widowed stepmother. Struggling to navigate the overwhelming job of parenthood, his stepmother grows distant, leaving their fragile bond liable to collapse.
“Amidst the rising pressure, the boy begins to listen to unsettling sounds echoing via the corridors, and is quickly haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly acquainted resemblance to his late father.
“Because the boy’s warnings are dismissed because the creativeness of a grieving little one, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.
The film was written and directed by Benjamin Barfoot, and we have now slightly perception to share on his profession. It’s defined that he’s a “self-taught filmmaker from Torbay, Devon. Starting with animation movies as a toddler, he shortly moved onto video the place he taught himself an array of expertise from cameras and enhancing to animation, visible results and sound design.
“Transferring to London with a brief animated movie he had made at residence, he was nominated for a Broadcast Younger Expertise Award and commenced chopping his enamel in London with all the pieces from movie trailers, movement graphic promos to documentaries for BBC.
“While between these jobs, he continued to create his personal work, experimenting with darkish animated shorts to totally improvised comedies that he shot and edited.
“It was these comedy movies, created together with his pal and collaborator Danny Morgan, that ultimately result in his directorial debut, Double Date. Launched in 2017 to cinemas nationwide, the movie noticed him shortlisted for a BIFA for finest debut director, while profitable finest worldwide characteristic at Strasbourg that yr.
“Benjamin additionally labored with the band Goat on the soundtrack. The success of this musical collaboration impressed him additional to experiment with music manufacturing while creating his personal authentic screenplays. Daddy’s Head is Barfoot’s second characteristic; He wrote, directed and edited the movie, in addition to composed the soundtrack.”
His new movie Daddy’s Head seems like a really creepy and well-made horror film. The film shall be launched on October eleventh, following its Incredible Fest screenings.
