First Look at ‘Hereditary’s Milly Shapiro in Tribeca Horror ‘Hallowarrior’!

A new indie horror film has joined the Tribeca Film Festival Escape lineup, and it’s bringing serious Halloween energy.

Dread Central has revealed the first image from Hallowarrior, the latest from writer-director Ben Sottak, starring Hereditary‘s Milly Shapiro as Pumpkin, a fierce new horror lead.

Here’s the plot crunch: “Pumpkin (Shapiro), a Halloween-obsessed post-apocalypse survivor, thinks she’s the last person alive. But when a vicious band of scavengers shows up at her doorstep, Pumpkin has no choice but to tap into her deadliest survival instincts.”

The film also stars Ajani Russell, AJ Bowen (The Signal, A Horrible Way to Die), and Shannyn Sossamon (Sinister 2, One Missed Call).

“This is a throwback to the crowd-pleasing genre films I grew up watching every Halloween,” Sottak said when originally announced. “The movie is dripping with nostalgic fall atmosphere, cheer-inducing kills, and a lovable ‘final girl’ played by the brilliant Milly Shapiro. I can’t wait for this movie to enter horror fans’ annual October viewing rotation for years to come.”

Here’s a more detailed plot breakdown: “Hallowarrior follows Pumpkin (Shapiro), the last girl on earth and sole survivor of a humanity-ending plague, scavenging the wasteland for supplies on the eve of Halloween. Pumpkin’s lonely holiday ritual is interrupted by the arrival of a savage gang of raiders at her doorstep, led by the fearsome Thalia (Sossamon). Outnumbered and armed with candy, wit, and weapons, Pumpkin must ferociously fight back to survive the night.”

It is produced by Sottak with Emmajane Hoffman and Gabriel Rosenstein.

Hallowarrior will hold its Tribeca World Premiere on Wednesday, June 10, at The Village East by Angelika (181-189 Second Avenue, NYC). Watch for Dread Central’s review out of the festival.