Stacy Haiduk’s darkest role yet? Teaming up with her daughter for a horrific new project!
What happens when a seasoned soap-star becomes a vampire and teams up with her real-life daughter—a serial killer in training? The result is Brand New Cadillac, a bold and bloody horror short co-directed and fronted by Days of our Lives icon Stacy Haiduk and her daughter, Sophia Tatum.
A blood-soaked bond: mother and daughter reunite for horror road trip
Stacy Haiduk—beloved by fans for her dual roles as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks—has long mastered high-stakes drama. But now, she and her daughter have gone to terrifying new lengths, creating a horror piece that can only be described as a shocking reunion. Sophia Tatum, 27, stars as Strode, a “budding serial killer” who must feed her vampire mother in a gruesome road trip. This isn’t just a horror film; it’s a deep dive into the darkest reaches of familial bonds.
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This wasn’t merely a film project; it was a “creative battlefield” that tested—and deepened—their real-life mother-daughter bond. Bradford Tatum, Stacy’s husband and Sophia’s father, penned the screenplay, while the mother-daughter duo shared directing duties and took on the lead roles. Stacy stars as Lana, a vampire who can walk in daylight but craves blood, and Sophia plays the daughter willing to go to any lengths to protect her mother, including taking lives.
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Brand New Cadillac isn’t just a gorefest; it’s a haunting meditation on fractured family bonds. Every kill, every desperate mile on the road becomes an unspoken conversation between mother and daughter. Beneath the violence lies a raw vulnerability—a story of reconnection told in crimson and dust. Critics have praised the project as a “passion piece that oozes authenticity,” spotlighting the pair’s on-screen chemistry as both terrifying and tender.
Stacy and Sophia took a simple concept—a mother and daughter on a desert road trip—and transformed it into a visceral, emotional, blood-stained meditation on family. Is Brand New Cadillac a critically acclaimed horror masterpiece or a chilling revelation into what a family is willing to do to survive, forgive, and love?