Shudder's Irish horror movie Fréwaka has confirmed a release date.
Described as "Spine-tingling" and "chilling" in its official trailer, the Original Film will premiere on Shudder on Friday, April 25.
From The Devil’s Doorway director Aislinn Clarke, the Irish folk horror movie will also receive an AMC+ cinema release in Ireland on the same date as its Shudder launch.
Per the synopsis, Fréwaka "follows home care worker Shoo, who is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbours as much as she fears the Na Sídhe – sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before.
"As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old woman’s paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors from her own past."
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In the terrifying trailer, Shoo makes her way to the old woman's house where she is told "there is a house under the house".
As the trailer progresses, the care worker begins to see and hear some sinister goings on. "You have to keep your wits about you," she is told.
In other horror news, Shudder has acquired the distribution rights for the UK, North America, Australia and New Zealand for a new horror movie with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes rating.
At the time of writing, The Ugly Stepsister, which will release on Shudder at a later date, has a rating of 96% from 28 reviews.
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From first-time filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt, the gory take on the Brothers Grimm Cinderella story explores unattainable female beauty standards, focusing on "ugly stepsister" Elvira who goes to great lengths to attract the prince.
The film has been a hit with critics, with AV Club writing: "An impressively nasty first feature from Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt, this is a grimmer than Grimm take on Cinderella."
Fréwaka arrives on Shudder on April 25.
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