By Jon Donnis
13 Souls arrives as a chilling new possession horror where trauma, faith and something far more sinister collide. From award-winning writer-director Paulo Nascimento, known for A Oeste do Fim do Mundo, this unsettling supernatural tale is set to reach digital platforms on 25 May 2026, released by Seven Tales.
The story reaches back to the 1970s, where 13 people died in a catastrophic apartment block fire. Their bodies were so badly burned that none could be identified, and they were laid to rest side by side in a New Jersey cemetery. What follows suggests that the past never truly stays buried.
Years later, 15-year-old Agne, played by Sienna Belle, is discovered wandering through her home while her mother’s body lies lifeless and decaying nearby. Her estranged father Ariel, played by Tim Shelburne, and her older sister Nina, played by Brielle Tucker, arrive to take her in after years of separation following Agne’s childhood abduction. As Agne tries to adjust to family life, strange and increasingly disturbing events begin to take hold inside the household.
The unease deepens when Ariel returns to his work as a cemetery caretaker. Agne becomes fixated on the burial ground and is drawn with an unexplainable pull towards 13 unmarked graves linked to the long ago fire. Something within her begins to shift, and it becomes clear she is no longer alone in her own mind. What starts as unsettling behaviour soon escalates into violent possession, with Agne turning against her family and targeting Nina in particular.
In desperation, Ariel seeks help from an unconventional priest who carries his own hidden connection to the fire that started it all. But with forces already tightening their grip on Agne, it remains uncertain whether faith can intervene, or whether her soul has already been claimed by something far darker.
13 Souls builds towards a grim question of salvation versus damnation, where buried trauma and supernatural terror become inseparable. It arrives on digital platforms on 25 May 2026 via Seven Tales.
