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How the Adams Family Stays Close By Shooting Wild Horror Movies Together in the Woods, Including ‘Mother of Flies,’ Their Most Ambitious Work Yet

January 23, 2026

Jan 23, 2026 10:00am PT How the Adams Family Stays Close By Shooting Wild Horror Movies Together in the Woods, Including ‘Mother of Flies,’ Their Most Ambitious Work Yet By William Earl Plus Icon William Earl @beautifulbill Latest Why ‘Saccharine’ Director Natalie Erika James Made a Horror Film About Disordered Eating: ‘Weight Stigma Permeates Every Facet of Our Culture’ 17 hours ago John Wilson Challenged Himself to Find Humor From a Boring Topic: Concrete. Shooting 140 Hours Helped Him Escape a Personal and Professional Slump 23 hours ago Ian Tuason Felt Haunted Shooting Audio-Based Horror Movie ‘Undertone’ in His Home. Now, A24 and Blumhouse Are Betting Big on His Dark Visions 1 day ago See All ©AMC/courtesy Everett Collection There’s DIY filmmaking, and then there’s the horror factory that the Adams Family has created in the Catskill Mountains woods near their New York state hometown.

MOTHER OF FLIES, Toby Poser, 2025. ©

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The collective — father John Adams, mother Toby Poser, and their daughters, Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams — spend their time making indie horror movies together.
Their hands are in every part of the production: They write, direct, produce, star in, shoot and edit their work.
They have a family band, Hellbender, that scores and writes songs for the films.
And they have their own production banner, Wonder Wheel Productions.
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How the Adams Family Stays Close By Shooting Wild Horror Movies Together in the Woods, Including ‘Mother of Flies,’ Their Most Ambitious Work Yet

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