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A Light Through Coloured Glass arrives as a quiet but potent British drama, one that begins with a scenario familiar to anyone who appreciates the country’s cinematic tradition of realism. We meet William, a man whose life is built on structured belief.

Played by Kyle Brookes, he is a church organist and the host of a local television show about faith, yet his own world is cracking apart now that his wife has left him. Then there is Tina, brought to life with a frantic energy by Sophia Leanne Kelly. She is a young woman caught in a spin cycle of bad luck and worse choices.

Their worlds collide in the most mundane of settings: a corner store. An argument over credit for milk and cigarettes leads to William stepping in to pay the small sum. Tina, proud and insistent, demands to repay him, dragging him into her chaotic...

Hellraiser Origins creator and Evil Dead Rise concept artist, Paul Gerrard and co-director Mike Clarke have just unleashed tentacled home invasion horrors in new trailer for The Stranger!!! “The Stranger is a symphony of horrific excellence, dominating the screen and marking its place as one of 2022’s most exciting features,” Dead Northern. The Stranger is out …

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The horror sub-genres of tentacle horror and home invasion thrills collide in the film The Stranger, which is now available on all VOD platforms in the United States. This movie marks the feature directorial debut of Mike Clarke, who previously directed multiple short films, and Paul Gerrard, who has worked as a concept artist on a couple dozen projects, including the upcoming Evil Dead film Evil Dead Rise. To get a preview of what Clarke and Gerrard have brought to the screen together, check out the trailer for The Stranger in the embed above.

Clarke and Gerrard also wrote The Stranger together, crafting the following story:

After the murder of her husband, Amanda relocates with her daughter, Karli, and purchases a hotel in the countryside. Their fresh start is interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious man who pleads for shelter, fleeing an unknown threat.

The film stars Damien Ashley...

Stars: Jennifer Preston, Isabella Percival, Damian Ashley, Jake Francis | Written and Directed by Mike Clarke, Paul Gerrard

It truly is the age-old question I believe all women ask themselves. How do you move on in life after the brutal murder of your husband? The answer is always the same. You go ahead and buy then move into a creepy-as-shit secluded bed and breakfast and welcome the first creepy weirdo that drops by into your life. That’s a thing people do right?

As you may all know by now I am a huge lover and supporter of the lower-budget independent films out there. It tends to yield positive results by way of some unsung gems and truly inspired performances.

Enter, The Stranger. A movie I had heard the odd thing about on the festival circuit. we are seeing a bit of a boom in the horror scene in the UK...

Presents The Stranger Available on VOD/Digital September 6! Director: Mike Clarke & Paul Gerrard Starring: Damien Ashley Jennifer K. Preston Isabella Percival Jake Francis Tony Moran Synopsis: After the murder of her husband, Amanda relocates with her daughter, Karli, and purchases a hotel in the countryside. Their fresh start is interrupted by …

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Watch the Teaser Trailer for Karli: "Co-Directors Mike Clarke (A Light Through Coloured Glass) and Paul Gerrard unleash their teaser trailer for their upcoming horror film, Karli – a shocking and terrifying supernatural take on the home invasion genre.

Karli is a new British horror that harkens back to the days of the early 80’s horror. The team has built a film around a truly, soon to be, iconic character and an original concept of terror. Hellraiser and Kill List fans will have plenty to indulge in here.

“Karli is a dark and menacing descent into a grim world unknown, this teaser trailer is just a small snippet of the horrors that await audiences – our antagonist literally unfolds,” Director Mike Clarke.

80’s horror fans and even modern A24 ‘elevated horror’ fans will both enjoy this one – an 80’s horror film produced with the modern sleekness of today’s horror films.

This October, Grimmfest, Manchester’s International Festival of Fantastic Film, celebrated its eleventh anniversary with its biggest line-up of film premieres ever, along with audiences to match. Now the Festival Jury’s votes are all in, and the audience ballots all tallied up, Grimmfest have revealed this year’s award-winners:

Horror Channel Achievement in Horror Award

Jen And Sylvia Soska

Best Feature (Sponsored by M2 MediaPost) Why Don’T You Just Die!

With Special Mention for Extra Ordinary Best Director (Sponsored by M2 MediaPost) Kirill Sokolov, Why Don’T You Just Die!

With Special Mention for Rob Grant (Harpoon) Best Screenplay (Sponsored by Final Draft and InkTip) Harpoon

With Special Mention for A Serial Killer’S Guide To Life Best Cinematography (Sponsored by One Bright Dot) 4×4

With Special Mention for Why Don’T You Just Die! Best Score (Sponsored by Grimmfest Films) Artik

With Special Mention for Tone-deaf Best Actor Peter Lanzani,...

‘Karli’ won the horror festival’s first work-in-progress award.

Kirill Sokolov’s Why Don’t You Just Die! has won a hat-trick of awards at Manchester horror festival Grimmfest, including best feature.

As well as the top prize, the dark comedy won best director for Sokolov and best SFX. It also received a special mention for cinematography and in the audience award category.

The team behind the Russian feature has been awarded £80,000 worth of post-production services from M2 MediaPost, which can be used as finance against a future film production.

The film, which marks Sokolov’s debut feature, is set...

Werewolves, vampire assassins, and government factions, oh my! After its run on the festival circuit, Seize the Night, starring the film’s director and producer, Emma Dark, will have a limited DVD release. Also: Kickstarter news for HoloGrid: Monster’s Battle, a look at the film Chaos Theory in its entirety, first details on Exhibits, and info on Todd Masters’ (founder of MastersFX) 2016 Daytime Emmy win.

Seize the Night Limited DVD Release Details: Press Release: “Seize The Night has been one of the most talked about short films on the independent horror scene over the past year. In its time on the festival circuit the film has won creator Emma Dark a Mmbf Rising Star award at Ireland’s The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival, garnered favourable reviews from a multitude of respected genre websites including Dread Central, Starburst and UK Horror Scene, and featured in comprehensive national print articles...

Nicholas Vince has not acted in twenty years due to a combination of things, including the unfortunate passing of his father. Yet he remains in demand with fans at horror conventions today as much as he did decades ago. It is on the strength of two characters, both created on the page by Clive Barker and brought to life by Nicholas Vince - the "Chattering Cenobite" in Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, and the role of "Kinski" in Nightbreed. Nicholas was in town recently for the Monsterpalooza Convention, and swung by Dark Delicacies to drop off copies of his latest book. Nicholas is a delightful man, with a very evident lust for horror. The following interview was conducted in the car as I drove him from Dark Delicacies to his hotel room prior to his flight back to England. Fearnet: Why did you decide to start writing prose? Nicholas Vince...