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Other Mommy: Everything You Need to Know Before October 9th

Incidents Around the House book cover

Other Mommy

Based on Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

Supernatural Horror
Film Adaptation
In Theaters October 9, 2026

Director: Rob Savage

Screenplay: Nathan Elston

Studio: Universal Pictures / Blumhouse / Atomic Monster

Producer: James Wan

Release Date: October 9, 2026

The Cast

Jessica ChastainUrsulaLead
Arabella Olivia ClarkBelaCast
Jay DuplassRussCast
Karen AllenGrandma RuthCast
Dichen LachmanTBACast

What We Know

Josh Malerman wrote Bird Box, one of the most effective horror novels of the last decade. Incidents Around the House may be even more disturbing — a story told entirely through the eyes of eight-year-old Bela, who has been asked the same question every day by an entity she calls Other Mommy: "Can I go inside your heart?" When Other Mommy grows tired of waiting for an answer, the horror begins. Universal originally set the film for May 2026 before moving it to October 9th, and the decision to align it with Halloween season was clearly deliberate. Rob Savage, who proved himself one of the most inventive horror directors working today with Host and The Boogeyman, directs. James Wan produces through Atomic Monster alongside Blumhouse — two of the most reliable names in horror. Jessica Chastain leads. Read the book before October if you haven't already, and consider starting it somewhere well-lit.

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