Horror fans and Shudder subscribers probably already know the name Damian McCarthy. The filmmaker impressed with his feature debut, Caveat, in 2021, and now he’s back with another terrifying original arriving next month. Oddity follows the mysterious murder of a woman, and the twin sister who uses her psychic abilities to try and uncover the truth behind it.
Here’s the synopsis: When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution, where Ted is a doctor. However, soon after the tragic killing, the suspect is found dead. A year later, Dani’s blind twin sister Darcy, a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted and his new girlfriend, Yana. Convinced that there was more to her sister’s murder than people know, Darcy has brought with her the most dangerous items from her cursed collection to help her exact revenge.
The film stars Bohemian Rhapsody actor Gwilym Lee, along with Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Steve Wall, and Caveat actor Jonathan French. McCarthy wrote the script as well as directed, with Oddity receiving the Midnighter Audience Award at SXSW.
Oddity opens in theaters on July 19th from IFC Films and Shudder.
