The Mortuary Assistant is a film in the supernatural horror genre. It's directed by Jeremiah Kipp, while Tracee Beebe and Brian Clarke wrote the screenplay. The film is an adaptation of DreadXP's namesake 2022 video game. It will be released on February 13, 2026. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:Rebecca Owens, a recent mortuary science graduate takes a night shift job at River Fields Mortuary. Initially, the job seems straightforward, embalming bodies, completing paperwork, and keeping things tidy. But once Rebecca starts working the night shift, things take a dark turn.Let's talk about all the important details about the film.When will The Mortuary Assistant be released?The Mortuary Assistant will be released theatrically by Shudder on February 13, 2026. It's shot by Kevin Duggin while Don Money is the editor. Jeffery Alan Jones has composed the music. The film is produced by Patrick Ewald and Cole Payn under the banners of Epic Pictures Group and Creativity Capital. The executive producers include Brian Clarke, Patrick Fischer, Oliver Garboe, Yulissa Morales, Katie Page, and Randy Sinquefield.Who is starring in The Mortuary Assistant?The Mortuary Assistant stars an ensemble of actors:Willa Holland as Rebecca OwensPaul Sparks as Raymond DelverMark Steger as the mimicShelly Gibson as GrandmaKeena Ferguson Frasier as KellyJohn AdamsWhat is the plot of The Mortuary Assistant?The film is about a girl named Rebecca Owens. She lands a night-shift job as a mortician at a morgue. On her first night at the job, Owens realizes something is deeply unsettling. She is confronted by a demonic presence that starts possessing her.In a 2022 interview, Jeremiah Kipp spoke about the film. He said,“There’s a quiet, unnerving intensity to The Mortuary Assistant that creeps into the player, creating a sense that something terrible could happen at any moment. Writing the adaptation, I wanted to celebrate all of the game that terrified me as well as create a companion piece to it, honoring the dense creepy world developer Brian Clarke (DarkStone Digital) made and translating it into the visual storytelling and character driven horror of narrative filmmaking.”In the same interview, Clarke added,“It’s such a rare and exciting opportunity to have your work adapted into film. It’s certainly something I never imagined would happen to me when I started developing the game two years ago. Movies have always been the main inspiration for the style of my games. I’m always trying to create story, dialogue, and moments that feel filmic, so an opportunity to bring this project full circle is making a dream of mine a reality.”The original video game takes place in 1998 in a small town in Connecticut. The players have to control a newly hired assistant at a morgue where paranormal things are taking place. The game met with positive reviews upon release. It eventually managed to become a bestseller on Steam.The film will release on February 13, 2026.Stay tuned to Soap Central for more such stories.