Hereditary: A Terrifying
New Horror Film

The film was described as 'traumatically
terrifying' after premiering at Sundance


‘Hereditary’ is a new movie from genre film-champions A24 (The Witch, Green Room, Lady Bird) which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January where it made quite a splash after terrifying audiences. The horror film has been branded 'scariest in years' by critics and fans of scary movies who viewed the opening premiere at Sundance. The film has a June 8th, 2018 release date for all of us anxious horror fans waiting to see the scariest movie in years.

Directed by Ari Aster, the film – starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne and The Handmaid’s Tale star Ann Dowd – received its world premiere at the festival’s Midnight section and word of mouth has been spreading like wildfire ever since.


The synopsis reads as follows: “When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.”

Following its world premiere, the film was deemed “the most traumatically terrifying horror movie in ages” praising its haunted house chills which are said to evoke classics Rosemary’s Baby and The Wicker Man.


Hereditary Trailer


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