Jacksepticeye and Alanah Pearce’s Horror Movie ‘Godmother’ Gets First Look | Exclusive

“Godmother,” an independent horror film by creators Alanah Pearce and Sean McLoughlin (also known as Jacksepticeye), is set to premiere at a film festival. The movie, directed by John Veron and written by Veron, Pearce, and McLoughlin, marks a trend of creators venturing into independent filmmaking and financing. Pearce, a YouTube creator with 684,000 subscribers, and McLoughlin, a YouTube star with 31.2 million subscribers, produce the film through their respective companies.

McLoughlin financed principal photography while Helmstreet Pictures funded post-production. The story, inspired by "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Return of the Living Dead," follows a woman named Theo (Paige Evans) on a romantic trip with her boyfriend and sister. They arrive at a vacation rental only to encounter a couple who seem overly eager to meet her.

The film promises bloody betrayals, homemade torture chambers, and frenzied elderly people as it explores a woman's fight to define herself in a world seemingly dictating her fate. Pearce, who started working on the script about ten years ago, emphasizes the importance of a female perspective in the story, with three leading women representing different people and how they are perceived and judged by society.

Despite initial interest from traditional studios requiring famous actors, Pearce and McLoughlin decided to pursue the project independently, avoiding any studio-mandated changes. The film has already garnered attention from Hollywood, with numerous meetings and interest from studios eager to onboard content creators.