THE BABY IN THE BASKET British horror – review, trailer and release news

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The Baby in the Basket is a 2025 horror film focused around a convent where a grim series of events is taking place.

The movie was directed by Andy Crane and Nathan Shepka (When Darkness Falls; Holiday Monday) from a screenplay written by prolific Tom Jolliffe (House of Screaming Glass; Cinerella’s Revenge; Sky Monster; War of the Worlds: The Attack; The Area 51 Incident; Wrath of Van Helsing; Reign of Chaos; Jurassic Island; The Leprechaun’s Curse; Ouija Hosts; The Legend of Jack and Jill; Witches of Amityville Academy; Scarecrow’s Revenge) based on a storyline by Nathan Shepka.

It was produced by Ewan Jessamine and executive-produced by Amie Collinson, Gary Collinson, Kevin Haldon, Andrew Hawkes, Tom Jolliffe, Shane Ryan-Reid, Nathan Shepka and Phil Wheat.

The Shepka Productions-Jolliffe Productions-Flickering Myth-Nerdly UK production stars Amber Doig-Thorne (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey; Bloody Mary Returns; Return of Krampus; Fanged Up), Paul Barber (The Full Monty; Only Fools and Horses; The Long Good Friday), Maryam d’Abo (Dorian Gray (2009); Evil Remains; The Living Daylights; Xtro), Annabelle Lanyon (Legend; Dream Demon), Michaela Longden (The Ghost Within; Jack in the Box: Awakening), Elle O’Hara (When Darkness Falls; Memories of Another), and Alexandra Faye Sadeghian (Guns of Eden; Notice Me).

Plot:
It’s 1944 and World War Two rages on. The sisters of St. Augustine’s, a convent on a remote Scottish island, are preparing for an incoming storm. One night a cloaked figure leaves a baby in a basket and disappears, never to be seen again.

The nuns take in the boy and agree to look after him until the storm passes when they will take the child to the mainland for permanent care. However, after a night under their watch, unsettling things begin to happen with the newest addition to the convent. Sister Agnes (Amber Doig-Thorne) suspects the child is the spawn of Satan, causing her to be locked away for fear that she’s been driven mad by isolation.

But increasingly strange occurrences lead the sisters to question their faith and everything they believe, they wonder has Sister Agnes has fallen victim to the desolation of the remote island setting or was there weight in her suspicions.

Background:
“We’re massively excited to round out our great cast for The Baby in the Basket with Maryam [d’Abo] and look forward to seeing what she brings to the role of Mother Superior,” said director and executive producer Nathan Shepka.

“We’re delighted to add Maryam D’abo to the cast,” added writer and executive producer Tom Jolliffe. “Alongside Paul Barber and Annabelle Lanyon, we have a wealth of experience opposite our rising cast members, Michaela, Elle and Amber.”

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Release:
The Baby in the Basket will be released on Digital in the UK and USA and on DVD from High Fliers (UK only) from February 17th.

Buy on DVD from Amazon. co.uk

Cast and characters:
Amber Doig-Thorne … Agnes
Michaela Longden … Eleanor
Elle O’Hara … Valerie
Lisa Riesner … Lucy
Maryam d’Abo … Mother Superior
Paul Barber … Amos
Nathan Shepka … Daniel
Annabelle Lanyon … Annalise
David Rogerson … German soldier
Tim Spriggs … Satan (voice)
Mac Milloy … Peter
Scott Brand … (voice)
Sergey Kochergan … (voice)

Country of origin:
United Kingdom

Production:
Filming took place on location in Scotland at St Conan’s Kirk, Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute, in September and October 2023.

Technical specs:
1 hour 40 minutes

Notes:
We first covered The Baby in the Basket on June 23, 2023.

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