There’s no other filmmaking team quite like the Adams Family! This incredible family, featuring parents and children coming together to create thrills and chills, is reuniting with Shudder for a brand-new tale of terror.
Shudder has just acquired Mother of Flies, the latest horror feature from this acclaimed filmmaking 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. This deal marks a fantastic continuation of collaboration between the directors and Shudder, following the release of their previous films, Hellhole and Hellbender.
Shudder’s acquisition comes just ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 24, 2025, with a streaming release slated for 2026!
A Deadly Diagnosis, Dark Magic, and Buried Secrets
In Mother of Flies, Mickey faces a deadly diagnosis, but she isn’t ready to die yet. Heading deep into the woods with her father, she seeks dark magic at the hands of a mysterious recluse named Solveig. Solveig has an intimate, unsettling relationship with death and roots that go deep into the land itself. For three intense days, Mickey endures Solveig’s extreme rituals of death magic.
But as we all know, 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 truly know.
A Family of Filmmakers and a Perfect Partnership
Directors Toby Poser, John Adams, and Zelda Adams shared their excitement about the continued partnership: “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.”
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.”
Get ready to witness the unique magic (and terror!) of the Adams Family once again when Mother of Flies comes to Shudder! In the meantime, watch Hellhole and Hellbender on Shudder, and watch our fascinating interview with the Adams family.
