If you read Rachel Yoder’s eerie novel Nightbitch when it was first released back in 2021, you’ll know that the only word that can truly describe it is otherworldly. The story is an unforgettable one, following an unnamed suburban housewife who finds herself driven to the point of insanity by the monotony of her life and who also believes she is turning into a dog.

Sounds like prime psychological thriller fodder, right? And indeed, Nightbitch is getting the big screen treatment this year, with Amy Adams in the lead role. Adapted from the novel of the same name, it promises a darkly funny examination into one of life’s most profound experiences: becoming a mother.

Nightbitch: Amy Adams’s seriously unnerving thriller explores the feral power of motherhood