Shudder Original Hellbender Set To ‘Bewitch’ At Home

Growing up is hell, next month bewitching indie folk horror Hellbender will bewitch you at home.

The sixth feature from the family collective who write, direct, produce, score, edit and act in all of their films.
The film stars Zelda Adams, Lulu Adams, Toby Poser.

Izzy (Zelda Adams) who lives a life of isolation in the mountains and her journey into adulthood. Her mother think she’s too ill to meet people and secretly befriend Amber. Thanks to a drinking game Izzy discovers a new type of hunger.

Acorn Media International are set to release this one, check out the official film Trailer…

Related: Fantasia International Film Festival 2021 Film Review – Hellbender (2021)

16-year-old Izzy (Zelda Adams) lives in isolation with her mother (Zelda’s real-life mum, Toby Poser) in the quietly eerie mountains of New York State. Cut off from the outside world, Izzy is home-schooled and prohibited from leaving the house because she suffers with a rare auto-immune disease which prohibits her from being around other people. Or so she’s been told…

After befriending Amber (sister Lulu Adams), Izzy questions the reality of her disease. And, when she eats a live worm as part of a teenage game, she develops an insatiable hunger for living things…

The first taste of blood awakens Izzy’s powers, and she soon learns that she and her mother are the latest in a line of Hellbenders, a hybrid of witches, demons, and predatory animals. While Izzy’s mother is convinced that she has her powers under control, when Izzy learns of her new abilities, a dark and dangerous mother-daughter power struggle collides with a battle of bloodlust.

What ensues is an inventive and exhilarating occult coming-of-age story imbued with a uniquely female narrative. With breath-taking cinematography and astounding performances, the film is a product of the Adams Family’s home-grown aesthetic and ushers something spellbinding, shocking, and refreshingly unexpected into the horror genre.

Dark, disturbing, and full of depth, Hellbender is a must-watch for all genre fans.

Hellbender will be released on DVD from 5th September. Stay tuned for a competition to win a copy!