by Alex Billington
May 7, 2026
Source: YouTube
“Our minds are so fragile… We think that we’re in control. That control is so easily taken away.” Vertical has revealed the official US trailer for an indie thriller film titled This Tempting Madness, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jennifer E. Montgomery. This premiered at a few film festivals last year and will be out to watch on VOD starting in June this summer if anyone is interested. Inspired by a true story. After a near-fatal fall, Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured, and her husband missing. As fragments of her past resurface, love, guilt, and fear begin to blur together until she can no longer tell what’s even real. Haunted by doubt and desire, Mia’s search for the truth leads her to question not only her past—but herself and her perception of reality. Who is she and what really happened? Starring Simone Ashley as Mia, with Suraj Sharma, Austin Stowell, Mojean Aria, Zenovia Shroff, Amol Shah. An intricate psychological thriller mystery –though it’s obvious what’s going on. Take a look.
Here’s the official trailer for Jennifer E. Montgomery’s thriller This Tempting Madness, on YouTube:
A woman (Simone Ashley) awakens from a coma severely battered, her memory a blur and her husband (Austin Stowell) missing. As fragments of her past resurface, love, guilt, and fear collide until she can no longer distinguish reality from fantasy. As she works to reconstruct her past, she begins to doubt herself and what is even real. This Tempting Madness and directed by indie producer / filmmaker Jennifer E. Montgomery, making her feature directorial debut after a few other short films previously. The screenplay is written by Andrew M. Davis & Jennifer E. Montgomery. Produced by Davis & Montgomery, Mimi Chang, William Day Frank, Jessica Malanaphy, and Marcei A. Brown. This first premiered at the 2025 International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa last year. Vertical debuts Montgomery’s This Tempting Madness film in select US theaters + on VOD starting June 12th, 2026 coming up this summer. Anyone want to watch it?
