After a night filled with teases and terrible guesses (as to what the film might be), Netflix quietly dropped one of Blumhouse’s films to their service late last night.
From Blood Fest director Owen Egerton comes his take on the Slender Man-esque urban legend, Mercy Black.
In the film…
“15 years after stabbing a classmate to conjure an imaginary phantom known as Mercy Black, Marina Hess is coming home. She’s being released from psychiatric care to live with her sister and young nephew. But in the years since her crime, the myth of Mercy Black has gone viral inspiring internet rumors, stories, and even copycat crimes. Marina is haunted by what she has done and the phantom she imagined. Though she would rather leave the past buried, her nephew becomes increasingly obsessed with Mercy Black. To save him, Marina must face her past and uncover the truth behind Mercy Black. What she discovers is a very real and very deadly horror that will stop at nothing to claim her and her nephew.”
It stars Daniella Pineda, Janeane Garofalo, and Elle LaMont. Here’s a clip, the poster art and a handful of images.
