The Mortuary Assistant (2026)
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A woman with a troubled past takes a night shift at a mortuary where she encounters unsettling supernatural occurrences.
The story
Rebecca, a woman with a troubled past, takes a job at a mortuary. After obtaining her one-year medallion from Narcotics Anonymous, her boss, Raymond, assigns her to the night shift. While performing her duties, Rebecca begins to experience strange occurrences, including hallucinations and the sight of a shadowy figure. When she experiences a moment of loss of control and a confrontation with her sponsor, Raymond tells her that the mortuary is the safer place for her. He insists she return to the mortuary where he can explain the situation and guide her through the frightening events she is witnessing.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Rebecca, a woman with a troubled past, takes a night shift at a mortuary. After experiencing hallucinations and a violent, involuntary confrontation with her sponsor, Kelly, Rebecca is told by her boss, Raymond, that the mortuary is safer. During the night, she experiences a lapse in consciousness where her eyes turn yellow and she becomes aggressive. Raymond eventually instructs her to perform specific rituals, such as burning bodies and finding tapes in the basement. These tapes reveal that to stop demons, they must be embalmed with reagent and burned. Rebecca eventually finds a woman in a box who is revealed to be a long-dead woman whose blood is used to prevent others' deaths. In the end, Raymond tells Rebecca she will never be free of the demons but can learn to live above the fear. The film concludes with Rebecca leaving the mortuary, smiling at the world while a demonic figure watches her from the brush.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 91
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jeremiah Kipp
- Writers
- Tracee Beebe · writer; Brian Clarke · writer
- Cast and characters
- Willa Holland · Rebecca Owens; Paul Sparks · Raymond Delver
- Genres
- supernatural horror
- Themes
- addiction; supernatural; fear
- Tone and mood
- dark; haunting
- Premise and plot tags
- night shift; haunted; body horror
- Source material / true-story basis
- 2022 video game
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews, with critics praising the lead performance and the expansion of the game's lore, while others criticized the lack of atmosphere and repetitive scares.
- Reported review scores
- The Guardian · score: 2 · scale: 5; TechRadar · score: 4 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The film was released on Shudder on March 26, 2026.; The film was released in 208 theaters on its opening day.
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