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The Mortuary Assistant
Cloaked in clinical dread and neon-lit decay, an embalmer's quiet night shift spirals into an intimate psychological nightmare where repressed personal guilt manifests as a grotesque demonic siege.
The Mortuary Assistant
The Mortuary Assistant

"Alone with the dead."

13 February 2026 United States of America 91 min 5.2 (204)

Director: Jeremiah Kipp

Cast: Willa Holland, Paul Sparks, John Adams, Mark Steger, Shelly Gibson

Mystery Horror Trauma, Addiction, and Guilt The Mundane and the Macabre Isolation and Complicity The Illusion of Control
Box Office: $1,300,011

The Mortuary Assistant — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Rebecca Owens

Willa Holland

Archetype: Hero Key Trait: Resilient, observant, and emotionally guarded

Motivation

To maintain her sobriety, build an independent professional career in mortuary science, and make peace with the accidental death of her father.

Character Arc

Begins as an emotionally guarded, recovering addict desperate for structure and stability, but is forced to endure psychological torment, reconcile her grief, and summon inner fortitude to withstand demonic possession.

Raymond Delver

Paul Sparks

Archetype: Mentor / Antihero Key Trait: Methodical, calculating, and emotionally detached

Motivation

To keep the demonic scourge bound within River Fields Mortuary and exploit third parties to maintain his rituals.

Character Arc

Transitions from an enigmatic, stoic instructor into a compromised gatekeeper who ensnares Rebecca into his occult containment network to preserve his own survival.

The Mimic / Demonic Entity

Mark Steger

Archetype: Shadow Key Trait: Malevolent, contorting, and predatory

Motivation

To torment Rebecca, feast on her unresolved guilt, and take full control of her physical vessel.

Character Arc

Acts as an invasive force that stalks Rebecca, shape-shifting into distorted visions of her loved ones to break her psyche and claim her soul.

Ben Owens

John Adams

Archetype: Ghost / Father Figure Key Trait: Compassionate, sorrowful, and forgiving

Motivation

To free his daughter from the burden of guilt surrounding his untimely demise.

Character Arc

Appears initially as a weapon of grief twisted by the demon, but later manifests in Rebecca's near-death state to grant her the emotional forgiveness she needs to let go.

Cast

Willa Holland as Rebecca Owens
Paul Sparks as Raymond Delver
John Adams as Ben
Mark Steger as The Mimic
Shelly Gibson as Grandma
Emily Bennett as Vallery
Keena Ferguson as Kelly

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