The Adams family is the creative team behind Shudder’s new occult coming of age horror Hellbender. The film tells the story of 16-year-old Izzy (Zelda Adams), who suffers from a rare illness that has kept her isolated on a mountaintop with her Mother (Toby Poser) her whole life. After she eats a live worm as part of a juvenile game with Amber (Lulu Adams), she finds a violent hunger awakened within her. To understand the hunger, she must learn the dark secrets of her family's past and the ancient power in her bloodline.

Hellbender is the latest film from family-run Wonder Wheel Productions, and it premieres on Shudder on February 24, 2022. It is written, directed, produced, scored, and edited by Toby Poser, John Adams, and Zelda Adams.

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