The Mortuary Assistant Brings Its Terror to the Big Screen on February 13th
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2026 1:17 am
The Mortuary Assistant Brings Its Terror to the Big Screen on February 13th
The movie adaptation of the hit indie horror video game will make for a frightful Friday the 13th
Los Angeles, USA - February 10, 2026 — Based on the hit horror game of the same name, The Mortuary Assistant movie is coming to theaters on Friday, February 13th. Produced by Epic Pictures, via its horror division, DREAD, the sister company of indie horror game publisher DreadXP, as well as Cole Payne’s Traverse Media, and Jacob P. Heineke, the adaptation stays true to the game, focusing on Rebecca Owens (played by Willa Holland), a newly certified mortician at her new job at the River Fields Mortuary. As in the game, over the course of the movie, her night shift turns nightmarish as she uncovers demonic rituals and the dark past of her employer, Raymond Delver (played by Paul Sparks), and is faced with her own unresolved trauma. Co-written by Tracee Beebe and Brian Clarke, the creator of The Mortuary Assistant game, the adaptation aims to bring the game’s story to life, allowing horror film fans to experience the suspense, secrets, and unforgettable scares the game is known for.
The Mortuary Assistant is available now on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The movie adaptation will be airing in select theatres on Friday, February 13th, and will stream on Shudder starting March 27th.
For more information:
Play the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295 ... Assistant/
Follow DarkStone Digital on X: https://x.com/DSDigitalDev
Follow DreadXP on X: https://x.com/DreadXPGames
Follow DreadXP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreadxpgames/
Join the DreadXP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sK6bjPQpFb
About DarkStone Digital
DarkStone Digital is the development studio of solo game developer Brian Clarke. After thirteen years of working in AAA video games, Brian left to focus on his own projects aiming to use his industry experience to bring something different to the indie horror space. DarkStone Digital has been making horror experiences since 2018 creating titles such as The Subject, Kohate, Our Secret Below, and The Mortuary Assistant, and is now working on the development of Paranormal Activity: Threshold.
About DreadXP
DreadXP is a leading independent horror games publisher. DreadXP’s goal is to seek out and publish great titles and uplift members of the indie dev community. DreadXP releases include award-winning games such as The Mortuary Assistant, My Friendly Neighborhood, Dread Delusion, PIGFACE, White Knuckle, Heartworm, and the Dread X Collections, an anthology series of mini-horror games. DreadXP’s upcoming titles include Paranormal Activity: Threshold, Entropy, and The Secret of Weepstone. DreadXP is a sister company of the independent horror film production company, DREAD.
To learn more about DreadXP, please visit www.dreadxp.com.
The movie adaptation of the hit indie horror video game will make for a frightful Friday the 13th
Los Angeles, USA - February 10, 2026 — Based on the hit horror game of the same name, The Mortuary Assistant movie is coming to theaters on Friday, February 13th. Produced by Epic Pictures, via its horror division, DREAD, the sister company of indie horror game publisher DreadXP, as well as Cole Payne’s Traverse Media, and Jacob P. Heineke, the adaptation stays true to the game, focusing on Rebecca Owens (played by Willa Holland), a newly certified mortician at her new job at the River Fields Mortuary. As in the game, over the course of the movie, her night shift turns nightmarish as she uncovers demonic rituals and the dark past of her employer, Raymond Delver (played by Paul Sparks), and is faced with her own unresolved trauma. Co-written by Tracee Beebe and Brian Clarke, the creator of The Mortuary Assistant game, the adaptation aims to bring the game’s story to life, allowing horror film fans to experience the suspense, secrets, and unforgettable scares the game is known for.
The Mortuary Assistant is available now on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The movie adaptation will be airing in select theatres on Friday, February 13th, and will stream on Shudder starting March 27th.
For more information:
Play the game on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295 ... Assistant/
Follow DarkStone Digital on X: https://x.com/DSDigitalDev
Follow DreadXP on X: https://x.com/DreadXPGames
Follow DreadXP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreadxpgames/
Join the DreadXP Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sK6bjPQpFb
About DarkStone Digital
DarkStone Digital is the development studio of solo game developer Brian Clarke. After thirteen years of working in AAA video games, Brian left to focus on his own projects aiming to use his industry experience to bring something different to the indie horror space. DarkStone Digital has been making horror experiences since 2018 creating titles such as The Subject, Kohate, Our Secret Below, and The Mortuary Assistant, and is now working on the development of Paranormal Activity: Threshold.
About DreadXP
DreadXP is a leading independent horror games publisher. DreadXP’s goal is to seek out and publish great titles and uplift members of the indie dev community. DreadXP releases include award-winning games such as The Mortuary Assistant, My Friendly Neighborhood, Dread Delusion, PIGFACE, White Knuckle, Heartworm, and the Dread X Collections, an anthology series of mini-horror games. DreadXP’s upcoming titles include Paranormal Activity: Threshold, Entropy, and The Secret of Weepstone. DreadXP is a sister company of the independent horror film production company, DREAD.
To learn more about DreadXP, please visit www.dreadxp.com.