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Overview

Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science graduate 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.

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Director:

Jeremiah Kipp

Writer:

Brian Clarke, Tracee Beebe

Release Date:

2026-02-13

Run Time:

91m

Tagline:

Alone with the dead.

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based on video game callous desperate macabre mortuary night shift psychological horror supernatural horror

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Budget: Not Declared

Revenue: 1,300,011.00$

Vote Average: 5.5/10

Vote Count: 87 Votes

Movie Popularity: 68.9226

Spoken Languages: English

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- 28 April 2026 at 6:27 pm

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⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 8/10 THE SUMMARY Fresh mortuary science graduate Rebecca Owens thinks she’s just landed a quiet night shift at River Fields Mortuary. She’s wrong. Between embalming bodies and shuffling through paperwork, she realizes the cadavers aren't as dead as they should be. Her boss, Raymond, has a dark secret: the mortuary is a hub for demonic activity, and Rebecca has been chosen as a vessel. She has to use her training to identify the specific demon haunting the corpses, perform the correct rituals, and confront her own deep-seated family trauma before she’s possessed permanently. It’s a claustrophobic, high-stakes puzzle where the morgue becomes a literal gateway to hell. THE PROS Willa Holland is a total win as Rebecca; she carries the movie with a punchy, terrified energy that makes you feel every creak of the floorboards. The film stays epic status faithful to the 2022 indie game, keeping the "procedural" horror of the embalming process which is strangely fascinating and quality-level creepy. Paul Sparks as the enigmatic Raymond is a winner, bringing a sincere, eerie gravitas to the "mentor" role. It’s an 8/10 because it nails the atmosphere of isolation—the practical sets of the mortuary look quality and feel genuinely lived-in. The jump scares are punchy and earned, especially the "Mimic" reveals that had the theater jumping. THE CONS It earns an 8/10 because the middle act, while tense, can feel slightly sluggish for those who haven't played the game, as it leans heavily into the repetitive mechanics of the job. Some of the CGI for the more abstract demonic entities feels a bit quality-deficient compared to the stellar practical effects used for the bodies. It misses a 9/10 mark because the ending feels a bit rushed, cramming a lot of lore into the final ten minutes that could have used a bit more room to breathe. The "family trauma" flashbacks are sincere but occasionally feel a bit like a damp squib compared to the visceral horror happening in the present. THE VERDICT An 8/10. A good movie and highly recommended for fans of "job-sim" horror and claustrophobic thrillers. It’s a winner for its unique premise and Holland’s lead performance. Go and watch it on Shudder for the embalming scenes—they’re proper quality horror. INSOMNIAC TRIVIA • Practical Gore: To keep the movie sincere to the game's lo-fi roots, the director used almost entirely practical effects for the embalming scenes. The "cadavers" were actually highly detailed animatronics and silicone prosthetics designed to react realistically to the instruments.• Game to Screen: The creator of the original game, Brian Clarke, was on set every day and co-wrote the screenplay. This is a total win for fans, as it ensured the specific "demon identification" mechanics from the game were translated with quality accuracy.• Digital Dining: In the scenes featuring the mortuary's old-school computer system and the digital readout of the heart-rate monitors, the scrolling background code contains a hidden "sushi recipe"—the favorite recurring easter egg of the VFX crew that has officially survived into 2026's horror hits. THE VIBE Like being trapped in a cold basement with a flickering light. It smells like formaldehyde, old mahogany, and copper.

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Insomniacs Reviews
- 28 April 2026 at 7:27 PM

⭐ Insomniacs Rating: 8/10
THE SUMMARY
Fresh mortuary science graduate Rebecca Owens thinks she’s just landed a quiet night shift at River Fields Mortuary. She’s wrong. Between embalming bodies and shuffling through paperwork, she realizes the cadavers aren’t as dead as they should be. Her boss, Raymond, has a dark secret: the mortuary is a hub for demonic activity, and Rebecca has been chosen as a vessel. She has to use her training to identify the specific demon haunting the corpses, perform the correct rituals, and confront her own deep-seated family trauma before she’s possessed permanently. It’s a claustrophobic, high-stakes puzzle where the morgue becomes a literal gateway to hell.
THE PROS
Willa Holland is a total win as Rebecca; she carries the movie with a punchy, terrified energy that makes you feel every creak of the floorboards. The film stays epic status faithful to the 2022 indie game, keeping the “procedural” horror of the embalming process which is strangely fascinating and quality-level creepy. Paul Sparks as the enigmatic Raymond is a winner, bringing a sincere, eerie gravitas to the “mentor” role. It’s an 8/10 because it nails the atmosphere of isolation—the practical sets of the mortuary look quality and feel genuinely lived-in. The jump scares are punchy and earned, especially the “Mimic” reveals that had the theater jumping.
THE CONS
It earns an 8/10 because the middle act, while tense, can feel slightly sluggish for those who haven’t played the game, as it leans heavily into the repetitive mechanics of the job. Some of the CGI for the more abstract demonic entities feels a bit quality-deficient compared to the stellar practical effects used for the bodies. It misses a 9/10 mark because the ending feels a bit rushed, cramming a lot of lore into the final ten minutes that could have used a bit more room to breathe. The “family trauma” flashbacks are sincere but occasionally feel a bit like a damp squib compared to the visceral horror happening in the present.
THE VERDICT
An 8/10. A good movie and highly recommended for fans of “job-sim” horror and claustrophobic thrillers. It’s a winner for its unique premise and Holland’s lead performance. Go and watch it on Shudder for the embalming scenes—they’re proper quality horror.
INSOMNIAC TRIVIA
• Practical Gore: To keep the movie sincere to the game’s lo-fi roots, the director used almost entirely practical effects for the embalming scenes. The “cadavers” were actually highly detailed animatronics and silicone prosthetics designed to react realistically to the instruments.
• Game to Screen: The creator of the original game, Brian Clarke, was on set every day and co-wrote the screenplay. This is a total win for fans, as it ensured the specific “demon identification” mechanics from the game were translated with quality accuracy.
• Digital Dining: In the scenes featuring the mortuary’s old-school computer system and the digital readout of the heart-rate monitors, the scrolling background code contains a hidden “sushi recipe”—the favorite recurring easter egg of the VFX crew that has officially survived into 2026’s horror hits.
THE VIBE
Like being trapped in a cold basement with a flickering light. It smells like formaldehyde, old mahogany, and copper.

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