If you’re having a baby in a horror movie, it’s more than likely that that baby is, in fact, the Antichrist. (Or some version of evil, whatever form that might take.) Kids are right up there with creatures as some of the creepiest things we’ve ever witnessed on screen — as is the case with Son of Sara, which FANGORIA is excited to debut an exclusive clip from.
Written and directed by Houston Bone, Son of Sara stars Chloe van Landschoot, Tymika Tafari, Garret Hnatiuk, Tony White, Brandon Stevenson, and Jane Moffat. The film follows a “pregnant woman whose cravings turn sinister as her estranged boyfriend's return coincides with a terrifying secret about the life growing inside her.” Sounds a lot like Rosemary’s Baby, but for the iPhone generation.
Our exclusive clip features Landschoot in a face-off with a mysterious creature standing in her hallway, staring menacingly at her from the shadows. Bearing classic devil horns, it traps her in a corner before charging at her — only for her friend (Tafari) to be the one who comes into the light. Eerie stuff.
“During the conception of Son of Sara, I thought a lot about love, family, and bodily fluids,” said Bone. “I thought about what makes me tick, what makes me gag, what makes my skin crawl. I thought about how our bodies work. I thought about how our bodies often betray us. I thought about the horror and magic of creating life. I thought a lot about monsters—the monsters we meet and the ones we make. I wanted to explore all of this mess through the lens of a simple, old-fashioned horror structure. I wanted this film to feel raw, rugged, rough around the edges. A campy juxtaposition of gross brutality and humor, of earnest emotions and graphic violence.”
Son of Sara is Bone’s second feature film after I Don’t Know Who You Are, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023. The film is also the first installment in a planned film series, though information on further installments has yet to be announced.
Son of Sara premieres on digital and VOD on July 31.
