A couple unwittingly allows dark and sinister forces into their home when their son begins behaving strangely in Starve Acre. The new trailer and poster unveiled today teases cryptic folk horror ahead.

Brainstorm Media releases Starve Acre in theaters and On Demand on July 26, 2024.

Starring Matt Smith (His House) and Morfydd Clark (Saint Maud) in the lead roles, Starve Acre is written and directed by Daniel Kokotajlo based on the book by Andrew Michael Hurly.

About Starve Acre, set in “1970s, rural England. Richard and Juliette’s seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son starts acting out of character. At Starve Acre, their remote family home, archaeologist Richard buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that the ancient oak tree on their land is imbued with phenomenal powers. While Juliette turns to the local community to find some kind of peace, Richard obsessively digs deeper. An unexpected discovery soon occupies the couple’s attention and dark and sinister forces, unwittingly allowed into the home, offer a disturbing possibility of reconnection between them.”

“We are very excited to bring this stellar addition to the folk horror canon to American audiences. Starve Acre is masterfully made and unsettling in all the best ways,” Michelle Shwarzstein, CEO, Brainstorm Media said previously in a statement.

Check out the trailer and poster below, where Starve Acre draws comparisons to horror classics Rosemary’s Baby and The Wicker Man.

Producers include Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Derrin Schlesinger, Emma Duffy.