Up next from Jennifer Reeder (V/H/S/94, Night’s End) is the horror movie Perpetrator, and Variety reports this morning that Shudder has picked up the rights to the upcoming movie.
Written and directed by Jennifer Reeder, the film follows Jonny (Kiah McKirnan), an impulsive teenage girl living in a town where young women continue to go missing, and revolves around the power she’s forced to unlock to survive.
Variety also notes, “The filmmakers say that the film is inspired by the shared experience of generations of women, as well as an exploration of youthful chaos.”
Christopher Lowell (My Best Friend’s Exorcism), Melanie Liburd (The Idol), Ireon Roach (Candyman), and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) also star.
“Our third collaboration with Jennifer is her boldest, most exhilarating yet. Perpetrator is a wild coming of age tale, and we’re thrilled to continue to support a director like no other,” said Shudder.
“This is a significant moment for women working in genre films,” said Reeder. “Women are very well suited for horror in particular — we have a personal relationship to fear from a very young age, and are able to bleed for days and not die. This film in particular takes on the myth of the out-of-control teen girl — the wild child.
“In this story, she has agency in her lawlessness and embraces her abject nature. Perpetrator is dark but feminine, a nuanced noir, a grrrl power take on modern horror.”
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