The Dreadful

Set in medieval England, The Dreadful centers on Anne and her overbearing mother-in-law Morwen, two women scraping by on the edges of society. Their fragile existence is upended when a man from Anne's past comes back from war, setting off a chain of events involving a curse and a mysterious knight that puts both women in danger. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses.

The film is a horror feature written and directed by Natasha Kermani, whose earlier credits include Imitation Girl, Lucky, V/H/S/85 and Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story. It is the fifth film she has directed. Sophie Turner, who also produced alongside Luke Daniels and Patrick Muldoon, plays Anne, with Kit Harington as Jago, Marcia Gay Harden as Morwen, Laurence O'Fuarain as Seamus, Jonathan Howard as Brother Penros and Catherine McDonough as the narrator. It was produced by Black Magic, StoryBoard Media, Redwire Pictures and Illium Pictures.

The film runs 94 minutes and was released on February 20, 2026. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6 out of 10 based on 83 votes, indicating a modest, mixed response from the audience recorded there.