In Corin Hardy's new film WHISTLE we are introduced to Chrys, the new girl in school. She is befriended by Ellie and her misfit group of friends. The unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle.
They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. As the body count rises, the friends investigate the origins of the deadly artifact in a desperate effort to stop the horrifying chain of events that they have set in motion.
Director Corin Hardy on the set of WHISTLE. Courtesy of Michael Gibson. An Independent Film Company and Shudder Release.
From a screenplay by Owen Egerton, WHISTLE is directed by Corin Hardy. Corin’s debut feature is the 2015 genre film “The Hallow” that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and proceeded to win international awards for directing, cinematography and effects including Best Horror Film at the UK's Empire Film Awards 2016 and 5 Awards at the Los Angeles Scream Fest including Best Direction, Cinematography, Score, Visual FX and Practical FX. He went on to direct 2018’s “The Nun,” the next installment of James Wan's blockbusting 'Conjuring Universe' franchise. Hardy grew up in a world immersed in creatures & creativity, beginning his early career at 12 years-old as a special FX 'monster-maker' in his parents' bike shed. Inspired by Ray Harryhausen’s monster movies and 70's & 80's horror film, he made a number of Super-8 films with school-friends who regularly stood in for his cast of zombies, werewolves, and slasher victims and he created elaborate sets to make plasticine stop-motion epics in his bedroom. He studied theatre design at Wimbledon School of Art before hand-crafting his 2004 award-winning stop-motion short film 'Butterfly.’ From working in the theater to his short films, to music videos and episodic tv series, Hardy remains passionate for the genre.
Sophie Nelisse, Dafne Keen, Ali Skovbye, Jhaleil Swaby, Nick Frost and Sky Yang in Corin Hardy’s WHISTLE. Courtesy of Michael Gibson. An Independent Film Company and Shudder Release.
WHISTLE will be in theaters Feb 6th, 2026, from IFC & Shudder.
The music heard in the background of this episode is from WHISTLE, composed by Doomphonic.
