Irish-Language Horror Movie ‘Fréwaka’ Coming to Shudder in 2025

Written and directed by Aislinn Clarke (The Devil’s Doorway), the Irish horror movie Fréwaka has been acquired by the horror streamer Shudder, Variety reports this week.

Shudder has picked up North American, U.K., Irish, Australian and New Zealand rights to Fréwaka, and the outlet notes that the streaming service will premiere the film in 2025.

Irish horror movie Fréwaka follows home care worker Shoo, who is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbors as much as she fears the Na Sídhe — sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before.

As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old woman’s paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors from her own past.

Clare Monnelly, Bríd Ní Neachtain and Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya star.

“I’ve followed Shudder since its inception and have seen it grow to become a world-leading platform for smart, daring, and exciting films, at the very cutting edge of new horror,” said Clarke. “I am thrilled to work with Shudder in bringing “Fréwaka” to an international audience.”

Shudder’s Emily Gotto adds, “After her striking debut ‘The Devil’s Doorway,’ we are thrilled to collaborate with Aislinn Clarke on ‘Fréwaka,’ an atmospheric and claustrophobic film deeply steeped in Irish folklore. It stands as the first horror film in the Irish language to grace the world’s most prestigious film festivals.”