One of the more terrifying video games in recent memory, The Mortuary Assistant, is getting a feature film adaptation. With filming now underway, Deadline reports that Willa Holland (“Arrow”) and Paul Sparks (“Castle Rock“) will star. Based on the bestselling game created by Brian Clarke, The Mortuary Assistant follows “Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science […]
One of the more terrifying video games in recent memory, The Mortuary Assistant, is getting a feature film adaptation. With filming now underway, Deadline reports that Willa Holland (“Arrow”) and Paul Sparks (“Castle Rock“) will star.
Based on the bestselling game created by Brian Clarke, The Mortuary Assistant follows “Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science graduate who takes a night shift job at River Fields Mortuary. Initially, the job seems straightforward — embalming bodies, completing paperwork, and keeping things tidy. But once Rebecca starts working the night shift, things take a dark turn.”
Holland will play Rebecca, with Sparks taking on the role of Raymond Delver, Rebecca’s mortician boss.
The feature adaptation is said to be “a new chapter in the story that will expand on the game’s world and mythology, delving deeper into the lore of the demonic entities plaguing River Fields.”
Tracee Beebe and Brian Clarke adapted the screenplay. Jeremiah Kipp (Slapface) directs.
Clarke said in a statement, “Seeing the mortuary assistant evolve over the years from a small prototype to a full feature film is beyond anything I could have imagined as a solo developer. Jeremiah Kipp is an insanely skilled director, and it has been one of the highlights of my life working with him. Jeremiah and the entire team at Epic Pictures have done an amazing job capturing the spirit of the game while adding their own unique cinematic flair. It is an honor to see Willa and Paul bring these characters to life along with the rest of the film crew. I feel extremely fortunate and can’t wait for fans to see The Mortuary Assistant expand into new territory.”
The Mortuary Assistant was published in 2023 by DreadXP. Harrison Abbott wrote in his review of the game, “It’s unnerving, terrifically paced, narratively involving and mechanically inventive. In fact, when it’s all working as intended it’s genuinely one of the best indie horror games to have come out in recent years.”
