Black Mass

Pulling us into the depths of darkness, Scott Lyus skilfully encapsulates the dreadful sorrow borne of depression: Hopelessness, indifference, melancholy, into a heartrending, psychological horror of momentous proportions.

Presenting a fresh take on a difficult subject, Black Mass not only shines a light on the dark, isolated depths of depression, moreover it spotlights in on the abundant, creative talents of Lyus himself.

The highly accomplished Johnny Vivash expertly brings an astute validity to the desolate, grief-stricken Charlie: whose heart is so broken, so full of sorrow that even the love for his daughters, sympathetically played by Sophia Eleni & Charlie Bond, fails to prevent him from falling into the ominous, sinister shadows of despair - whereupon, the terrifying Darkness relentlessly draws at his every fibre, ultimately extinguishing all meaning of life.

Neal Parson's lighting exquisitely illustrates the mood of each character and their story arc and along with Mitch Bain's perfectly aligned, pensive score, enable Lyus' grotesquely grim tale of horror to be flawlessly conveyed.