
Creepy Trailer for Irish Folk Horror 'Frewaka' Starring Clare Monnelly

"There is a house under the house." Shudder has released the trailer for an indie Irish folk horror film titled Fréwaka, made by Irish filmmaker Aislinn Clarke. This first premiered at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival last year, and played at a few other fests including the Sitges Film Festival. Nursing student Shoo takes a placement in a remote Irish village to care for Peig a reclusive, elderly woman who lives in fear, haunted by her experiences in a Catholic asylum... only for Shoo's own troubled upbringing to catch up with her. As they develop a connection, Shoo is consumed by the old woman's paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors of her past. This stars Clare Monnelly, Bríd Ní Neachtain, and Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya. This earned positive reviews during its festival run. This one in particular: "Much of the horror derives from the disquieting mood Clarke can create by simply...
- 3/19/2025
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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