“Grief Comes in Many Forms” in the Trailer for DADDY’S HEAD

A boy is haunted by a monster with fearful features of his recently deceased father in Benjamin Barfoot's new horror film Daddy's Head, and ahead of the movie's world premiere at Fantastic Fest on September 22nd (before heading to Shudder on October 11th), we have a look at the film's unsettling trailer.

Synopsis: In the wake of his father’s untimely death, a young boy is left in the eerie solitude of a sprawling country estate with his newly widowed stepmother. Struggling to navigate the overwhelming task of parenthood, his stepmother grows distant, leaving their fragile bond at risk of collapse. Amidst the growing tension, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds echoing through the corridors, and is soon haunted by the presence of a grotesque creature bearing a disturbingly familiar resemblance to his late father. As the boy’s warnings are dismissed as the imagination of a grieving child, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their crumbling lives.

Director: Benjamin Barfoot

Screenwriter: Benjamin Barfoot

Cast: Julia Brown, Rupert Turnbull, Charles Aitken, Nathaniel Martello-White

Producers: Matthew James Wilkinson, Patrick Tolan

Cinematographer: Miles Ridgway

Editor: Benjamin Barfoot

Composer: Benjamin Barfoot

Language: English

Country of Origin: UK

Running Time: 97 minutes

[Above image courtesy of Rob Baker Ashton and Shudder.]