We read somewhere yesterday, in one of the trades, that the Adams Family have set some kind of record at Fantasia - the first filmmakers to have the most consecutive world premieres at the festival with five!
Consistancy is key and Shudder appears to have followed suit and picked up their third film film from the family. After picking up recent Adams Family films Hell Hole and Hellbender Shudder has acquired their new film, the haunted fairy tale, Mother of Flies.
In MOTHER OF FLIES, Mickey faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading into the woods with her father, she seeks dark magic at the hands of mysterious recluse, Solveig, who has an intimate relationship with death and roots that go deep in the land. For three days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic. But every cure has its cost, and every curse is another’s gift. As buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the veil between the living and the dead begins to unravel, and Mickey finds herself facing dark truths that only the dead and the dying can know.
Mother of Flies will premiere at Fantasia on July 24th. Our own Josh featured the flick in our curtain raiser for this year's festival.
Ever since The Adams Family (Zelda Adams, John Adams, and Toby Poser) burst onto the scene with 2018’s The Deeper You Dig, they’ve been among the most exciting filmmaking teams in the genre world. Over the years they’ve tackled ghosts, witches, creature features, sideshow freaks, and now with Mother of Flies, witches AND necromancy! Sign me up!
Shudder will release Mother of Flies on the streaming platform in North America, UK/IRE and AUS/NZ in 2026.
Shudder has announced its acquisition of MOTHER OF FLIES, the latest horror feature from the acclaimed filmmaking family known as the Adams Family. Written, directed, and starring Toby Poser, John Adams, and their daughter Zelda Adams, the film also features their older daughter, Lulu Adams, in a co-starring role. The deal marks a continued collaboration between the directors and Shudder, following the release of their previous films HELL HOLE and HELLBENDER, with the rights for North America, the UK and Ireland, as well as Australia and New Zealand. Shudder’s acquisition comes ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival this July 24, 2025, with a streaming release slated for 2026.In MOTHER OF FLIES, Mickey faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading into the woods with her father, she seeks dark magic at the hands of mysterious recluse, Solveig, who has an intimate relationship with death and roots that go deep in the land. For three days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic. But every cure has its cost, and every curse is another’s gift. As buried secrets claw their way to the surface, the veil between the living and the dead begins to unravel, and Mickey finds herself facing dark truths that only the dead and the dying can know.“Shudder feels like family - a beautiful creative home offering up the most diverse and eclectic platform to its voracious, horror loving audience. For our small family that loves making bloody movie magic together in the woods, it feels so good to be welcomed back with MOTHER OF FLIES to the cine-madness and dark, brilliant mayhem at Shudder. We are grateful to Samuel Zimmerman and the whole Shudder team for being such wonderful, generous, and always-fun partners in creativity,” said directors Toby Poser, John Adams, and Zelda Adams.Shudder’s Vice President of Programming Samuel Zimmerman commented, “Once again, Shudder embraces the singular world of the Adams Family, some of the most original voices in horror. MOTHER OF FLIES is a gnarled complement to their witchy gem, HELLBENDER, deeply felt and frightening. We’re thrilled for it to dig its twisted roots into our members.”The deal was negotiated by Samuel Zimmerman on behalf of Shudder and Hugues Barbier, Justin Timms and Joe Yanick for Yellow Veil Pictures on behalf of the filmmakers.