Honeydew is a 2020 American horror film written and directed by Devereux Milburn, and was later released in the US on March 12, 2021.

Aspiring actor Sam and his botanist girlfriend Rylie have travelled to rural New England to investigate an outbreak of an ergot-type fungus called "sordico" that has been devastating local farms.

They camp on a remote farm, but elderly farmer Eulis, claiming to be the landowner, asks the couple to leave.

They look for help at a nearby farmhouse and meet Karen, an eccentric old woman, and her supposed son Gunni, who is mute, partially catatonic, constantly watching vintage cartoons, and wears bandages around his head.

Driven mad from sordico and justifying their lifestyle through a misinterpretation of God’s will, Karen explains that she and Eulis became cannibals to compensate for crops turning bad.

Gunni is revealed to have been a random hunter who was lobotomized before Karen and Eulis began cutting off body parts like his cheeks to eat.

Honeydew was scheduled for its world premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival before the fest was shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic.

[9][10] Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of 46 critics gave Honeydew a positive review, summarizing: "Atmospheric horror built on layers of creeping dread, Honeydew finds fresh frights in its familiar setup -- and portends great things for writer-director Devereux Milburn.