Blood Secret world première at FrightFest, 27th August 2026 Blood Secret opens with a wide shot of a beach and the sea beyond – a littoral, liminal space between one element and another. The camera pans left across the sand to reveal a woman’s bloody body lying lifeless there. Then, although the camera keeps fluidly…
Bookworm had its world première opening Fantasia 2024, 18 July; first published by SciFiNow The title of Ant Timpson’s latest feature is explained within the opening five minutes. “I’m a card-carrying bookworm,” 11-year-old Mildred (Nell Fisher) says to her mother Zo (Morgana O’Reilly), “so yes, I sure do know a crap tonne of words.” Mildred…
Mean Spirited had its world première at FrightFest 2022 On 6 October, 1999, Andy is behind the camera filming his best friend Bryce (Simon Val) door-knocking and pranking a cantankerous old man (Neville Archambault); Andy then continues filming as the man angrily drags Bryce into his home. This opening sequence in Jeff Ryan’s Mean Spirited…
Most Likely To Die first published by TheHorrorShow “I’m over it, it’s in the past,” declares Gaby (Heather Morris), as Brad (Ryan Doom), her one-time school boyfriend turned TV star, tries to apologise for the circumstances in which he left her so many years ago. Her words may well resonate with the way that viewers feel…