🌲Rabbit Trap (2025): Cast, Plot, Trailer, Release Date & Where to Watch – Dev Patel Faces the Haunting Echoes of the Welsh Countryside

Rabbit Trap (2025): Dev Patel Faces the Haunting Echoes of the Welsh Countryside 🌲🎶

In 2025’s Rabbit Trap, psychological horror meets folk legend in a chilling tale of music, myth, and madness. Directed by Bryn Chainey and starring Dev Patel (The Green Knight) and Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean), the film takes viewers deep into the misty Welsh woodlands, where a couple’s search for inspiration awakens something ancient — and dangerous. Set to release on September 12, 2025 in the U.S. after its Sundance debut, Rabbit Trap blends 1970s period detail with a slow-burn, eerie atmosphere perfect for horror fans craving a mix of reality and folklore.

🎼 A Melody That Should Never Have Been Heard

Daphne (Rosy McEwen) and Darcy (Dev Patel) are married musicians, retreating to the quiet beauty of rural Wales in 1973 to finish their next album. The plan? Collect natural sounds and escape the noise of the city. But when Darcy makes a mysterious field recording — one no human has ever heard before — it changes everything.

The strange sound ignites Daphne’s creativity, but it also stirs something in the surrounding woodland. “It’s like the forest is listening back,” Daphne muses. Soon, their once-idyllic cabin is surrounded by whispers, shadows, and an unshakable sense of being watched.

🧚 The Tylwyth Teg and the Stranger at the Door

Their discovery disturbs an ancient Tylwyth Teg fairy ring — a piece of Welsh folklore tied to mischievous and sometimes malicious fairies. That’s when the Stranger arrives, offering help, insight, and guidance into the land they now call home. But Darcy begins to notice his unsettling fixation on their music… and on Daphne.

As trust begins to fracture, paranoia creeps in. Is this stranger a friend, a foe, or something not entirely human?

🌑 A Slow-Burn Descent Into Folkloric Horror

Chainey’s directorial debut channels the atmospheric dread of The Witch and the mythic eeriness of The Green Knight. With cinematography by Andreas Johannessen, every frame feels drenched in autumn mist, while Lucrecia Dalt’s haunting score blurs the line between music and menace.

“Some sounds,” Darcy warns, “were never meant to be played back.”

🎥 Cast & Crew Highlights

• Dev Patel as Darcy Davenport — a man torn between love and fear.

• Rosy McEwen as Daphne Davenport — whose music draws the attention of more than just human ears.

• Jade Croot as the Child — an enigmatic figure whose presence hints at the truth behind the forest’s curse.

Directed by Bryn Chainey, produced by Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision, and distributed by Magnolia Pictures, Rabbit Trap is shaping up to be one of the year’s most unsettling genre entries.

📅 Release & Streaming Details

• Premiere: January 24, 2025 (Sundance Film Festival)

• Theatrical Release (U.S.): September 12, 2025

• Streaming: Expected on major VOD platforms after theatrical run (TBA)

🪵 Why Rabbit Trap Deserves Your Watchlist

If you’re a fan of psychological horror wrapped in folklore, Rabbit Trap promises a tense, unnerving ride. The mix of Dev Patel’s intensity, Chainey’s atmospheric vision, and the rich texture of Welsh myth makes this a must-watch for horror lovers and cinephiles alike.

When the forest sings back… will you be ready to listen?