It Feeds introduces us to Cynthia Winstone, a clairvoyant psychiatrist, and her daughter Jordan as they face a parasitic demon that feeds on trauma. From the outset, life-and-death urgency pulses through every frame: a young girl’s scars and desperate knock at the door set in motion a battle for survival and the legacy of psychic gifts passed down through a grieving family.

Chad Archibald’s script welds supernatural horror to psychological thrills, marrying jump scares with moments of genuine unease. The mood shifts effortlessly—from hushed, candlelit séances to sudden, strobe‑sharp cutaways—mirroring the fractured minds we’re invited to enter. Jeff Maher’s cinematography paints each memory sequence in muted blues and reds, while Daniella Pluchino’s creature design transforms suffering into a midnight‑black silhouette whose clawed fingers evoke a jazz‑infused improvisation of terror.

Premiering at Panic Fest 2025 and landing on National Canadian Film Day,...