Official Trailer – 'THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT', the Shudder Original possession horror based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name, arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital from 20 July 2026 via Acorn Media International.
Directed by Jeremiah Kipp, the film brings Brian Clarke’s cult first-person horror simulation to the screen, delving deeper into the game’s world of demons, death and psychological terror.
The film stars Willa Holland as Rebecca Owens, a newly certified mortician with a troubled past, and Paul Sparks as Raymond Delver, her enigmatic mentor at River Fields Mortuary.
📍 Directed by: Jeremiah Kipp
📍 Distributor: Acorn Media International
📍 Genre: Possession Horror / Video Game Adaptation / Supernatural Horror
📍 Release Date: 20 July 2026
📍 Release: Blu-ray, DVD and Digital
📍 Digital: Available to download and keep from 20 July
📍 Runtime: 100 minutes
📍 Certificate: 18
📍 Based on: The video game 'THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT' by Brian Clarke
📍 Special Features: Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
📍 Starring: Willa Holland and Paul Sparks
🎬 Synopsis: 'THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT' follows Rebecca Owens, a newly certified mortician with a troubled past, after she is hired at River Fields Mortuary.
Taking over the night shift, Rebecca expects routine embalming work, but the cold clinical lights soon begin to flicker, bodies start moving on their own, and she realises she is not alone.
As terrifying hallucinations begin to expose her deepest fears and darkest secrets, Rebecca confides in Raymond Delver, who reveals that a demonic entity has latched onto her and is using the morgue as a bridge between the living and the dead.
With only one night to stop the entity from completing its possession, Rebecca must navigate demonic rituals, confront Raymond’s secrets and face her own buried trauma if she is to survive until sunrise.
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