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Stars: James Wren, Annabelle Rich, Mia Gill, Liam Prince Donnelly, Eve Oliver, Judith Haley-Lindwall, Rhydian Edbow, Abigail Hunt, Dani Thompson, Abayomi Oniyde, Nikolas Savvides, Robyn Adams, Ryan Haughey, Eliza Leonard, William Marshall, Ramanpreet Brar | Directed by Mj Dixon, Davin Jeayes, Tony Sands, Maria Lee Metheringham, Philip Rogers, Dani Thompson, Luna Wold, Richard Fish, Anna Dixon, Martin W Payne, Richard Elson, Andre Harrison

Horror-Scopes Volume 3: Dark Zodiac is the second in a series of annual anthology collections from independent film studio Mycho, which brings together multiple indie horror talents to tell twelve terrifying tales of, this time around, “dark zodiac” based horoscopes, encountering fate’s dark side: misfortune, fear, and terror.

First up on the zodiac is Aries and the tale is Oppressor: The Warlord, which is a series of talking heads following a number of doctors trying to cure a virus (think the 2020 pandemic) but each failing, and dying,...

Exclusive: Ymu has found its new literary chief and promoted an exec for its new UK boss.

Briony Gowlett has been named Global Managing Director, Literary, while Anna Dixon is upped to UK Managing Director.

Gowlett comes from a background in publishing, which includes overseeing the recently launch of Octopus Publishing’s non-fiction imprint Radar.

She replaces Amanda Harris, who is exiting to launch her own business in 2025, as Deadline revealed in July.

“I’m thrilled to join Ymu and channel my 18 years of publishing experience into a new challenge. Helping people uncover and share unique stories has always been my greatest joy, and now I have the opportunity to do that from the very start of the process,” said Gowlett. “Ymu’s reputation is formidable, and to work with talented colleagues like Anna, Millie, and Elise to further the agency’s success is a unique and exciting opportunity.”

Gowlett...

Stars: Redd Nicholson, Carley Halse, Paris Rivers, Luna Wolf, Lewis Cooper, Cy Henty, Aileen Daly, Pauline Per, Nicholas Vince, Dani Thompson, Jack Glanville | Written and Directed by Mj Dixon

British independent film company Mycho, made up of Mj Dixon and Anna Dixon – the husband and wife filmmaking team behind the Mycho Entertainment Group brand; are back with the third film in the Slasher House series – a film that spawned an entire Universe of movies, dubbed the Mychoverse, which includes the likes of Pandamonium, The Haunting of Molly Bannister (aka Bannister DollHouse) and the Thorn and Cleaver franchises.

Now I’ll be honest, despite having seen both Pandamonium and The Haunting of Molly Bannister, both of which are spin-offs from the second film in the Slasher House series. A film where Molly Bannister first made her appearance, as did the killer from Pandamonium. The fact that I hadn’t seen the...

As mentioned recently Here, Reel Horror is in pre-production for its first fully funded short film Witch Trial.

Reel Horror is a brand new Horror Film company working with specific emphasis on inclusivity, empowerment and open dialogue with all our actors and crew onset. Reel Horror feels the atmosphere created onset with the team directly correlates to the quality of content they are able to create and deliver to audiences.

We now have news that the enigmatic Ayvianna Snow has joined the cast and will be playing the lead role of Isobel Gowdie.

Ayvianna joins the crew for Witch Trial and will work with Eve Oliver and Anna Dixon who are both co-directing/producing this short film.

Reel Horror had this to say about the recent casting:

‘We are especially honoured to have Ayvianna on board with “Witch Trial”, she’s an incredibly talented actress, with an impressive number of credits under her belt.

Reel Horror is in pre-production for its first fully funded short film! Reel Horror is a brand new Horror Film company working with specific emphasis on inclusivity, empowerment and open dialogue with all our actors and crew onset. Reel Horror feels the atmosphere created onset with the team directly correlates to the quality of content they are able to create and deliver to audiences.

Who created Reel Horror?

Reel Horror was created by two women, Anna Dixon and Eve Oliver, both that have a following in the industry.

Producer Anna Dixon

Anna Dixon is a hugely respected independent film producer with eight feature films, numerous short films and music videos under her belt. She will be co-director/ producer on Witch Trial and all future Reel Horror productions.

Actress Eve Oliver

Eve Oliver is a prolific actress, fast becoming the UK independent horror scene’s next scream queen, brings her experience...

Stars: Tiana Rogers, Susan Lee Burton, Emmeline Hartley, Grant Kempster, Chloe Badham, Bam Goodall, Liza Keast, Jake Kempster, Paul Rogers | Written and Directed by Mj Dixon

Following the DVD debuts of likes of Cleavers and Pandamonium, The Haunting of Molly Bannister (formerly known as Bannister DollHouse) is the latest release from the British independent film company Mycho, made up of Mj Dixon and Anna Dixon – the husband and wife filmmaking team behind the Mycho Entertainment Group brand; whose deal with 101 Films to get their titles out to a wider, horror-hungry UK audience is really working it seems – this is another Mycho title that has hit the DVD charts in shops (and supermarkets) across the UK.

The Haunting of Molly Bannister is apparently a spin-off from the Slasher House series and already the subject of a short film. I say apparently as I haven’t seen Slasher House 2, where Molly...

Stars: David Hon Ma Chu, Oriana Charles, Dani Thompson, Will Jones, James Hamer-Morton, Lee Mark Jones, Charlie Bond | Written by Anna Dixon | Directed by Mj Dixon

A spin-off from Mycho Pictures’ Slasher House series, Pandamonium tells the story of Jacob Jakushi (David Hon Ma Chu), the infamous ‘Stripper Ripper. With an oversized Panda mask and a taste for exotic dancers Jacob ends up at a party held by Killmore & Percival, a firm of work hard, party harder city types. Of course parties need a few things: the best champagne, finest drugs and hottest women money can buy. Unfortunately for the company the strippers they’ve just hired have come with an unwanted guest… Jacob! With the party in full swing Jacob sets his sights on the girls and he’ll stop at nothing to get what he wants; leading to a strippers versus Panda-headed serial killer showdown as the girls...

Following the World Premier of Mask of Thorn at Horror-on-Sea, I had an opportunity to talk with director Mj Dixon and Mycho producer Anna Dixon about reactions to film, why they created two different versions and what is coming next in the Mycho Universe.

Photo courtesy of J. Douglas Imagery

You had the premier for Mask of Thorn at Horror-on-Sea how do you think it went?

Anna – It seemed to go well. People said nice words afterwards.

Mj – It’s always a worry when you are making low budget stuff how the audience is going to perceive that. I don’t think they really know what to expect, but I think sitting there, jokes landed when they should and twists all landed when I thought they should. It was surprising, but so far, I think that was the most engagement we have had from the audience for one of our films.

Slasher House director, Mj Dixon, has teamed up with UK producers Mem Ferda and Anna McCarthy on a terrifying project that aims to bring an all new icon of fright to the screen.

Legacy of Thorn will raise an urban legend from the grave to haunt a girl with a secret past in a story that I'm hearing harkens back to to the halcyon days of Barker and Craven!

"Mj Dixon's talent for the horror genre is undeniable," said producer Mem Ferda, who will also star in the film. "Having watched his remarkable feature Slasher House, it is crystal clear to me that he has tapped into the vein of mainstream horror and is on a direct path to becoming the next Craven, Carpenter or Cronenberg."

Full Synopsis:

Legacy of Thorn is the story of Jess, a beautiful, popular high school cheerlea [Continued ...]...