Set in 1930s Oklahoma, the psychological horror-thriller ‘Hold Your Breath’ is the feature film directorial debut of co-directors Karrie Crouse and Will Joines and tells the story of a family haunted by a mystical figure terrorizing their town.

Starring in the film are Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford, Alona Jane Robbins, Bill Heck, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

Release Date

Directed by Karrie Crouse and Will Joines, ‘Hold Your Breath’ recently world premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and begins streaming on Hulu on October 3, 2024.

Synopsis

In dust bowl Oklahoma of the 1930s, a mother (Paulson) nears the breaking point as she tries to protect her daughters from deadly windstorms and the impact of her own harrowing past. When the older girl tells the legend of the Grey Man to the younger one, the story slips under the skin of the whole family. The Grey Man is a spirit carried like dust in the wind, breathed in, and never to be shaken.

Written by Karrie Crouse and directed by Crouse and Will Joines, ‘Hold Your Breath’ perches between the supernatural and the psychological, building suspense through Paulson’s layered performance and an enigmatic turn by Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear) as a mysterious, threatening character. Transplanting gothic horror to the story’s parched, midwest landscapes gives the film a deliciously disorienting feel, as if its spookiest elements could be dream or faded memory, or all too frighteningly real. (Courtesy of TIFF)

Official Trailer

Watch the official trailer for ‘Hold Your Breath.’