Trailer for Freaky Body Horror Film 'The Ugly Stepsister' from Norway

"Vicious. Unrelenting. Horrifying. Intense." Shudder + IFC Films have revealed the official US trailer for a freaky new body horror from Norway titled The Ugly Stepsister, marking the feature directorial debut of genre filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt. This first premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival a few months ago and was heralded as one of the big horror hits of the festival, stirring up audiences (and even causing one person to puke during a screening). Arriving in US theaters to watch this April - they're banking on it being a big theatrical hit just like The Substance (the trailer is very similar to that) and it might just catch on. Determined to outshine her beautiful stepsister, Elvira resorts to extreme measures to win the prince's heart in this dark re-imagining of the Cinderella fairy tale. More praise: "A biting satire and cinematically exhilarating directorial debut, The Ugly Stepsister is a timely examination of [both] body image and beauty standards, identifying Emilie Blichfeldt as one of the most exciting new international filmmaking voices." The film stars Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Ane Dahl Torp. A very sneaky trailer playing up the terrifying body horror aspects of this while downplaying […]

Mar 17, 2025 - 22:55

Trailer for Freaky Body Horror Film 'The Ugly Stepsister' from Norway

"Vicious. Unrelenting. Horrifying. Intense." Shudder + IFC Films have revealed the official US trailer for a freaky new body horror from Norway titled The Ugly Stepsister, marking the feature directorial debut of genre filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt. This first premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival a few months ago and was heralded as one of the big horror hits of the festival, stirring up audiences (and even causing one person to puke during a screening). Arriving in US theaters to watch this April - they're banking on it being a big theatrical hit just like The Substance (the trailer is very similar to that) and it might just catch on. Determined to outshine her beautiful stepsister, Elvira resorts to extreme measures to win the prince's heart in this dark re-imagining of the Cinderella fairy tale. More praise: "A biting satire and cinematically exhilarating directorial debut, The Ugly Stepsister is a timely examination of [both] body image and beauty standards, identifying Emilie Blichfeldt as one of the most exciting new international filmmaking voices." The film stars Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Ane Dahl Torp. A very sneaky trailer playing up the terrifying body horror aspects of this while downplaying that all of the dialogue is in Norwegian. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›