‘The Woman in the Yard’ Sneaks Into Your Home with Universal's Latest Horror Release
NOW on DVD and BLURAY, One of the most underrated horror films of the year comes into your home, WITH EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE.
With audiences still on edge from its theatrical run, Blumhouse’s latest horror sensation THE WOMAN IN THE YARD will be available on Blu ray and DVD on May 27, 2025. Own the supernatural tale of fear and the unknown with never-before-seen extras including a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide.
The Woman in the Yard is a psychological horror film from filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Sam Stefanak in his feature film screenwriting debut. The film stars Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Peyton Jackson, and Russell Hornsby. Ramona (Deadwyler) is a widowed mother who was disabled after a car accident that killed her husband David (Hornsby). She cares for their two children Taylor and Annie (Okpokwasili and Jackson), but she is strict and emotionally distant from them. A mysterious woman draped in black appears in the front yard claiming that "Today's the day". After a brief and disturbing conversation with the Woman, Ramona advises her children to stay away from her. Taylor is not convinced by his mother’s story and tells her she needs to get rid of their unwanted guest or he will. The rest of the film revolves around the family dealing with this stalking presence, weary of what she might do to them.
Collett-Serra has been responsible for a string of large spectacle films, many of which are box office successes, but panned critically. His real niche seems to be in these smaller productions where he can focus on the intimacy of the family involved, and the intricacies of the characters. Much like his early work, Orphan, this film focusses on a straight forward concept executed with brilliant tact and some excellent thrills along the way. The Woman in the Yard ends up being one of Collett-Serra’s strongest films, predominantly on the back of the multiple subtextual story threads.
Sadly, the blu ray for A Woman in the Yard is as straight forward as the film. Though dubbed a ‘collector’s edition’, there are little bells-and-whistles for the true fan. There is no doubt a more thorough release of the blu ray out there somewhere, perhaps to be released at a later date, but this version only offers two behind the scenes bonus features. The making of featurette, entitled “Making the Woman in the Yard” is also fairly straight forward. A commentary from the director or filmmaking team would have made the blu ray much more worth it, but for now, this is all that Universal and Blumhouse are offering. Having said all that, this is a film that deserved more praise than it got during it’s original release. It is an interesting study on grief and the manifestation of the pain we feel when overtaken by grief. Fans were likely expecting a much more 'frightening’ film, but A WOMAN IN THE YARD is much more psychological and subtle. If you have yet to see the film, and are a collector of physical media, you could do a lot worse, and it is an excellent edition to Blumhouse’s thriller library.
From Universal:
“When the sun is bright and the wind is still, she comes to you like a sudden chill. Draped in black from head to toe, how she got there, you’ll never know.” With that cryptic warning, an otherworldly woman sends a family into a seemingly inescapable nightmare. Already grieving the death of her husband, Ramona faces a new fear when this mysterious figure appears outside her farmhouse. With the woman continually creeping closer, Ramona must protect her children from the chilling grasp of this haunting entity whose unknown intentions are anything but peaceful. From Blumhouse, producers of The Invisible Man and The Black Phone.
From director Jaume Collet-Serra (The Shallows, Carry On) and writer Sam Stefanak (“F Is for Family”, “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia”), THE WOMAN IN THE YARD stars Danielle Deadwyler (Till, I Saw the TV Glow), Okwui Okpokwasili (I Am Legend, Exorcist: The Believer), Peyton Jackson (“Best Foot Forward”, Nobody’s Fool), Estella Kahiha (Fantasy Football, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry), and Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give, “Lincoln Heights”).
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES:
MAKING THE WOMAN IN THE YARD- Travel through the darkest corners of the film during this behind-the-scenes journey where filmmakers work with cast to craft a story that is both haunting and human.
BENEATH THE VEIL - Cast and filmmakers lift the veil on the film’s frightening figure for this revealing look at the themes, designs, and styles that shape her eerie specter into a powerful presence.
FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Peyton Jackson, Russell Hornsby
Casting By: Terri Taylor CSA, Ally Conover CSA
Music By: Lorne Balfe
Costume Designers: Kurt and Bart
Editor: Tim Alverson ACE
Production Designer: Marc Fisichella
Director of Photography: Pawel Pogorzelski
Executive Producers: Danielle Deadwyler, Jaume Collet-Serra, Gabrielle Ebron
Produced By: Jason Blum, Stephanie Allain p.g.a.
Written By: Sam Stefanak
Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: May 27, 2025
UPC Number: US 191329275788 / CDN 191329275931
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for terror, some violent content/bloody images, suicide-related content, and brief strong language
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:27:50
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: May 27, 2025
UPC Number: US 191329275849 / CDN 191329275948
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for terror, some violent content/bloody images, suicide-related content, and brief strong language
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:27:50