Formerly titled February, writer/director Osgood Perkins’ feature debut wowed critics during the film’s festival run, including our own Less Lee (review). Moody and ambitious, there’s no denying that Perkins is a bold new voice in horror. Though, admittedly, the MH crew is a bit divided on our opinions of whether or not this particular narrative sticks its landing. However, we recommend you check this out and let us know what you think when it does come out. When will that be?

The Blackcoat’s Daughter will arrive in theaters on March 31, 2017. Though, if you have DirecTV, you can check it out early, exclusively, beginning February 16, 2017.

A deeply atmospheric and terrifying new horror film, The Blackcoat’s Daughter centers on Kat (Kiernan Shipka) and Rose (Lucy Boynton), two girls who are left alone at their prep school Bramford over winter break when their parents mysteriously fail to pick them up. While the girls experience increasingly strange and creepy occurrences at the isolated school, we cross cut to another story—that of Joan (Emma Roberts), a troubled young woman on the road, who, for unknown reasons, is determined to get to Bramford as fast as she can. As Joan gets closer to the school, Kat becomes plagued by progressively intense and horrifying visions, with Rose doing her best to help her new friend as she slips further and further into the grasp of an unseen evil force. The movie suspensefully builds to the moment when the two stories will finally intersect, setting the stage for a shocking and unforgettable climax.