Canadian filmmaker Chad Archibald has long been drawn to horror that gets under the skin—sometimes quite literally. From the grotesque transformations of Bite to the sinister beliefs at the heart of The Heretics, Archibald has proven himself a master of tapping into primal fear while still grounding his stories in emotional truth. His latest feature, It Feeds (full review here), may be his most unsettling work yet—not just for its supernatural horror, but for the emotional weight that drives it.
Releasing in theaters and on digital this April 18, It Feeds opens with a chilling premise: a young girl arrives at a psychiatrist’s office in a state of panic, insisting that something is feeding on her. Her plea sets off a psychological and supernatural unraveling, led by Jordan (Ellie O’Brien), the daughter of the psychiatrist, Cynthia (Ashley Greene). Though Cynthia is still reeling from the recent death of her husband and is initially reluctant to get involved, her daughter’s determination forces them both into a race to understand the threat—and stop it. Their search brings them face to face with the girl’s estranged father, played by Shawn Ashmore, and plunges them into a desperate fight against time and something unspeakably sinister.
In an interview with CinemaChords, the creative team behind It Feeds (Chad Archibald, Shawn Ashmore, Juno Rinaldi) opened up about the film’s eerie inception. Archibald shared how the story was born from themes of grief and vulnerability – and how those emotional foundations gave rise to the film’s disturbing narrative. We also discussed how moments of levity and humor found their way into the story, offering contrast to the film’s nightmarish tone without undercutting its emotional impact.
With its atmospheric tension, emotional core, and some of Archibald’s most terrifying visuals yet, this might just be the filmmaker’s most ambitious horror tale to date and we can’t wait for you to see it when it releases this week.
