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'Mini Premiere' Of Horror Movie To Be Screened In Milford

"The Mortuary Assistant" will be shown later this month at a local funeral home.

"The Mortuary Assistant" will be shown later this month at a local funeral home.
"The Mortuary Assistant" will be shown later this month at a local funeral home. (Image by Brian Clarke)

MILFORD, CT — "The Mortuary Assistant" will be shown in Milford later this month. Attendees will also have an opportunity to discuss the movie with the filmmakers.

The showing will be March 21 at 8 p.m. at Cody-White Funeral Home at 107 Broad St. Tickets are available at MilfordHorror.com. The film was created by Brian Clarke and directed by Jeremiah Kipp, who will be on hand at the showing.

Actor John Adams, who is also a director and creator of the films "Hellbender" and "Mother of Flies," will also be at the screening, hosted by MilfordHorror.

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"The Mortuary Assistant" will be streaming on Shudder starting March 27.

Clarke, a solo horror video game developer, said his company is located in Milford. He said "The Mortuary Assistant" came out as a game a few years ago.

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"I was fortunate enough that it gained enough popularity to have a movie made from it," Clarke said.

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