Shudder Acquires Mark O’Brien’s Supernatural Film
Why it matters: Shudder will release *The Voices of Our Mother* to streaming audiences in four territories this summer.
- Shudder acquired Mark O’Brien’s supernatural horror film, The Voices of Our Mother, for release in the U.S., UK, Australia, and New Zealand this summer.
- The film follows Harriet Scaflen (Sheila McCarthy) and her four estranged children as they confront supernatural health issues and a mother seeking revenge.
- Mark O’Brien directed the film from his own script and also stars in it alongside Sheila McCarthy and Georgina Reilly.
- Emily Gotto, Shudder’s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Productions, praised O’Brien as a “rare genre-blending talent” for his work on the haunting film.
- Deadline also reported on Sasha Pieterse launching Mother Bare Productions with the supernatural book series Infernal Affairs as its first project, indicating broader activity in the supernatural genre.
Shudder has acquired Mark O’Brien’s supernatural horror film, The Voices of Our Mother, for streaming in multiple territories this summer, ahead of its North American premiere at Panic Fest. The film, directed by and starring O'Brien, explores a family's dark secrets and a mother's supernatural revenge after a health scare. While Deadline also reported on Sasha Pieterse's new production company, Mother Bare Productions, and its first project, Infernal Affairs, this is a separate development in the horror genre.
