Something wicked this way comes. A new British folk horror tale set in 1970s rural Yorkshire arrives this summer. Check out the trailer for Starve Acre below.

In Starve Acre, a couple unwittingly allows dark and sinister forces into their home when their son starts acting strangely, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.

The film stars Emmy and BAFTA award-nominee Matt Smith and BAFTA nominee Morfydd Clark. Smith is known for a number of roles in popular TV shows, including The Crown and Doctor Who. He currently stars in HBO’s House of the Dragon as Daemon Targaryen. Morfydd’s credits include Saint Maud and His Dark Materials. She currently plays Galadriel in Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Starve Acre comes from writer/director Daniel Kokotajlo, who previously received a BAFTA nom for Apostasy. 

The film adapts the award-winning 2019 novel by Andrew Michael Hurley. Since the official logline from Brainstorm Media kept things brief, you can see the book’s official synopsis below for more details about where this horror film may go.

The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby’s son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs the barren dirt in search of a legendary oak tree. But as they delve further into their grief, both uncover more than they set out to.

– Penguin Random House synopsis for Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley

Starve Acre premieres in theaters and on demand July 26.

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