SHADOW OF GOD

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While performing an unauthorized exorcism on his father, an elite exorcist suspects the entity he's doing battle with might be a holy being, perhaps even God. An Alberta feature from multi-CUFF alumnus Michael Peterson (2011's LLOYD THE CONQUEROR, CUFF 2018 Selection KNUCKLEBALL).

When several of his fellow Vatican exorcists are simultaneously killed, Father Mason Harper (Mark O'Brien, READY OR NOT, CUFF 2022 Selection THE RIGHTEOUS) returns home to spend time with a childhood friend, and await orders from the Church. However, this small town holds dark secrets about Mason's past and the religious organization once run there by his father, Angus (Shaun Johnston, HEARTLAND). Thought dead, Angus reappears, forcing a reunion between father and son. But Angus is different now, and before long, Mason suspects he’s possessed, not by the devil, but by something… holy. When Mason attempts to exorcise the holy presence from his father, he sets off a chain of events that may end in a cataclysm of biblical proportions, testing everything he holds sacred.

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Michael Peterson is an accomplished director and producer. His most notable director credits include LLOYD THE CONQUEROR (2011), KNUCKLEBALL (2018), and the upcoming Shudder original film SHADOW OF GOD (2025), which he also produced with TERRIFIER 3 company, The Coven. He’s also a prolific producer, having produced another Shudder original, DARK MATCH (2025), upcoming slasher, NIGHT OF THE REAPER, and Rob Grant’s latest film, THIS TOO SHALL PASS (2024). Other notable credits include FAKE BLOOD (2017), BLOODTHIRSTY (2020)—the closing film at Fantastic Fest 2020— also, HARPOON (2019), listed as one of the top horror films of the decade on Rotten Tomatoes, and MING’S DYNASTY, the CSA nominated CBC Gem original, which was a top 5 show on the US network Fuse and optioned by CBS.