11/08/24 ‘Psychopomp’ Images and Clip Tease Foster Nightmare Thriller Starring Shawnee Smith

Film Mode Entertainment has announced the acquisition of Psychopomp, a new horror thriller starring Saw mainstay Shawnee Smith and produced by Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick. The news comes with first look images and a clip previewing a family’s bizarre nightmare.

The horror film is written and directed by Paul Etheredge (Hellbent, Angel of Death, Eli Roth’s History of Horror).

Psychopomp follows “a couple, Robin and Daniel – long struggling with infertility – as they realize their dreams of parenthood by welcoming an orphan, Kathelia, into their home. However, those dreams crack under the weight of Kathelia’s erratic behavior, which only becomes more frighting when Robin discovers she’s inexplicably pregnant.”

The film stars Olivia Macklin (A Family Affair, The Young Pope, Christmas Always Finds Its Way), Dylan McTee (Wrong Turn, Sweet/Vicious, The Wind), Avangeline Friedlander (The Winchesters, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey), Shawnee Smith (The Blob, Saw, Saw X), Lily D. Moore (Never Have I Ever, Single Drunk Female, Teachers), and Morgana Shaw (Hit Man,


Film Mode Entertainment has announced the acquisition of Psychopomp, a new horror thriller starring Saw mainstay Shawnee Smith and produced by Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick. The news comes with first look images and a clip previewing a family’s bizarre nightmare.

The horror film is written and directed by Paul Etheredge (Hellbent, Angel of Death, Eli Roth’s History of Horror).

Psychopomp follows “a couple, Robin and Daniel – long struggling with infertility – as they realize their dreams of parenthood by welcoming an orphan, Kathelia, into their home. However, those dreams crack under the weight of Kathelia’s erratic behavior, which only becomes more frighting when Robin discovers she’s inexplicably pregnant.”

The film stars Olivia Macklin (A Family Affair, The Young Pope, Christmas Always Finds Its Way), Dylan McTee (Wrong Turn, Sweet/Vicious, The Wind), Avangeline Friedlander (The Winchesters, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey), Shawnee Smith (The Blob, Saw, Saw X), Lily D. Moore (Never Have I Ever, Single Drunk Female, Teachers), and Morgana Shaw (Hit Man, American Underdog, The Long Game).

“Psychopomp was born from a nightmare. On my honeymoon, I dreamed of caring for a child, even as it literally tore my new family apart,” said director Paul Etheredge.“Firstly, though, Psychopomp is a horror movie: thrilling, scary, grotesque, fun, and funny.”

“Aside from the compelling characters, dark humor, and constant sense of dread, I was really drawn to Psychopomp because of the emotional reality of the story. I have heard so many heart-wrenching stories about the trauma of children, especially for children of color, being shuffled from foster home to home and never having a sense of safety or belonging. So, we have a young girl, who’s never felt safe and a family adjusting to being new parents who find themselves facing a terrifying force that threatens to destroy them all, producer Jeffrey Reddick said in a statement.

Check out the new clip below and stay tuned for distribution news as its announced.