The horror film Ma is set to begin production in Mississippi this month and will star Spencer alongside Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear) and Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast).
Spencer is a three-time Oscar award nominee, winning the coveted trophy in 2012 for her role in The Help.
Octavia Spencer will re-team with director Tate Taylor, who she worked with on 2011’s The Help, for an upcoming horror film that is “a combination of a horror pic and a psychological thriller,” according to Variety.
Blumhouse Productions, best known for their wildly successful low-budget horror franchises including Paranormal Activity and The Purge, will produce the film with Blumhouse head Jason Blum and John Norris (The Help) set to produce.