Following its international premiere at London's FrightFest last year and a successful festival run, Irish horror An Taibhse (The Ghost) has been picked up for worldwide sales by Toronto-based genre specialists Raven Banner and Firebook Entertainment, with a new trailer today teasing a creepy new entry into the folk horror canon.
Executive produced by six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot), An Taibhse is written and directed by John Farrelly and stars Tom Kerrisk and Livvy Hill.
Marketed as “the first Irish language horror film”, the pic follows:
Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within.
In an interview with Fright Club NI, Farrelly spoke more his choice to keep An Taibhse entirely in the Irish language:
From the outset, it was crucial for me to make the film in Irish. This choice was about ensuring the film’s authenticity, grounding it in the time and place it portrays, and making the experience more immersive for the audience. On a broader level, I’m passionate about creating more art in the Irish language, it’s a beautiful, evocative language that deserves to be celebrated and preserved through film.
Watch the new trailer for An Taibhse below. For more 2025 horror news, read our rundown of this year's most anticipated releases.
