{"id":260741,"date":"2026-01-27T22:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260741\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:02:08","slug":"the-mortuary-assistant-poster-leaves-you-alone-with-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260741\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Mortuary Assistant&#8217; Poster Leaves You Alone with the Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get possessed by the theatrical poster for The Mortuary Assistant below.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the hit horror video game, the film will be released in theaters on February 13 via Epic Pictures before streaming on Shudder beginning March 27.<\/p>\n<p>It follows newly certified mortician Rebecca Owens, who accepts a night shift at a mortuary, embalming bodies alone after hours. As disturbing events escalate, Rebecca uncovers demonic rituals, the dark secrets of her enigmatic mentor, and her own buried trauma \u2014 racing to survive the night before her body becomes a vessel for possession.<\/p>\n<p>Willa Holland (\u201cArrow\u201d) and Paul Sparks (\u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d) star with John Adams (Hellbender), Keena Ferguson, and Mark Steger (\u201cStranger Things\u201d) as The Mimic.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah Kipp (Slapface) directs from a script by\u00a0The Mortuary Assistant creator Brian Clarke and Tracee Beebe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Originally released on PC in 2022, The Mortuary Assistant quickly became a viral sensation and made its way to Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. The film will expand on the game\u2019s world, delving deeper into the lore of the demonic entities plaguing River Fields.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Ewald\u2019s Epic Pictures produces via Dread alongside Cole Payne\u2019s Traverse Media and Jacob P. Heineke. Executive producers include Clarke, Katie Page, Yulissa Morales, Randy Sinquefield, Patrick Fischer, and Oliver Garboe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3931042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/movie\/3931041\/the-mortuary-assistant-poster-leaves-you-alone-with-the-dead\/attachment\/themortuaryassistant-poster\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloody-disgusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TheMortuaryAssistant-poster.jpg?fit=1500%2C2222&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2222\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TheMortuaryAssistant-poster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloody-disgusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TheMortuaryAssistant-poster.jpg?fit=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloody-disgusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TheMortuaryAssistant-poster.jpg?fit=691%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3931042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/TheMortuaryAssistant-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"1096\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get possessed by the theatrical poster for The Mortuary Assistant below. 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