Baghead
Following the death of her estranged father, Iris learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor to discuss the estate. Little does she know, when the deed is signed she will become inextricably tied to an unspeakable entity that resides in the pub’s basement – Baghead – a shape-shifting creature that can transform into the dead.
Why it matters
A chilling blend of folk horror and urban gothic that uses inheritance as a doorway to ancestral terror and shapeshifting dread.
- Freya Allan anchors the film with a performance that grounds supernatural mayhem in quiet desperation.
- The Berlin setting twists traditional pub hauntings into a cold, European atmosphere that feels both claustrophobic and alien.
- Practical effects and creature design lean into body horror territory—Baghead’s transformations are grotesque and unsettling without overreliance on CG.
- For fans of slow-burn hauntings and shape-shifter lore, this one unspools its mystery with patience and a sense of creeping doom.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
0
Supernatural
100
Creature
55
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
14
Survival
33
