A Spooky Secret Surfaces in Exclusive Clip From Folk-Horror Tale Starve Acre

Starve Acre (read io9’s reappraisal here) stars House of the Dragon‘s Matt Smith and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘s Morfydd Clark arsenic Richard and Juliette, a joined mates who recognize the drawbacks of surviving connected onshore infused with acheronian pagan forces. As folk-horror fans volition good know, past secrets tin often beryllium rooted retired if you consult the close notation book—and that’s precisely what happens successful this exclusive clip.

The country mostly features Juliette’s acrophobic sister, Harrie (Erin Richards). Harrie’s been providing enactment for the emotionally fragile Juliette, but she’s besides wondering what’s down Richard’s progressively unusual behavior. His off-limits study, stuffed with probe materials near down by his abusive precocious father, feels similar a bully spot to start.

Let’s see… section folklore astir a ritual involving quality sacrifice, and a creepy poem that reads similar a nightmarish nursery rhyme? No wonderment Harrie is concerned! You besides get a glimpse of Smith’s archaeologist character, who spends astir of Starve Acre communing with the ungraded and uncovering immoderate past secrets of his ain successful the process.

Starve Acre opens successful theaters July 26.

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