Daddy's Head
Shudder | Release Date (Streaming): October 11, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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0
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75
IndieWireAlison ForemanOct 10, 2024
Daddy’s Head offers enough bone-chilling imagery — often delivered via razor-sharp jump scares — to make Shudder’s latest headscratcher worth a watch and a think. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoSep 25, 2024
Most effectively, Barfoot and his team turn this cold, remote estate into a character—returning to it provides none of the standard warmth of a happy home. We can feel the chill in the air. Read full review
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Screen DailyNikki BaughanOct 11, 2024
Inevitably, this will mean it draws comparisons to The Babadook, the current high-bar for grief manifestation horror, but Daddy’s Head, which premiered at Fantastic Fest, is sharply drawn, well-shot, and genuinely unsettling in its own right. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadOct 10, 2024
Barfoot taps into liminal terrors more effectively through the visuals, from the gracefully shot fugue states experienced by stepmother and surrogate son, to a sinewy barrelling nightmare-beast that has apparently escaped from a Chris Cunningham video. Read full review
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