{"id":381455,"date":"2026-01-21T02:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381455\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T02:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T02:48:08","slug":"epic-pictures-reveals-official-trailer-for-the-mortuary-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381455\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Pictures Reveals Official Trailer for ‘The Mortuary Assistant’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Epic Pictures\u00a0and\u00a0Dread, the genre specialty releasing label of Epic, announced nationwide theatrical release plans for\u00a0Shudder\u2019s\u00a0The Mortuary Assistant, the highly anticipated feature film adaptation of the best-selling horror video game from creator\u00a0Brian Clarke.<\/p>\n

In addition to release details, the official trailer for the film, which can be seen below, was released.<\/p>\n

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Directed by\u00a0Jeremiah Kipp\u00a0(Slapface) and starring\u00a0Willa Holland\u00a0(Arrow) and\u00a0Paul Sparks\u00a0(Boardwalk Empire),\u00a0The Mortuary Assistant\u00a0will be released\u00a0in theaters nationwide on February 13th,\u00a02026. The film will then stream on\u00a0Shudder on March 27th, 2026.<\/p>\n

The Mortuary Assistant\u00a0follows newly certified mortician Rebecca Owens (Holland), 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 (Sparks), and her own buried trauma\u2014racing to survive the night before her body becomes a vessel for possession.<\/p>\n

Originally released in 2022 on PC, The Mortuary Assistant game quickly became a viral sensation and cult favorite, and made available on additional gaming platforms including Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. The film will expand on the game\u2019s world and mythology and delve deeper into the lore of the demonic entities plaguing River Fields.<\/p>\n

Keep it locked to Horror News Network for more on The Mortuary Assistant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"87 Epic Pictures\u00a0and\u00a0Dread, the genre specialty releasing label of Epic, announced nationwide theatrical release plans for\u00a0Shudder\u2019s\u00a0The Mortuary Assistant,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381456,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-381455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}