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Now in post-production, James Crow's House of Salem stars Andrew-Lee Potts, Anna Nightingale, and Robert Lowe. Also in this round-up: a look at the short horror film called Santa and details on the Pay the Ghost Blu-ray.

House of Salem: Press Release: "Independent film company Last British Dragon has just wrapped filming its second feature-length horror film after “Curse of the Witching Tree”. Written, Produced and Directed once again by James Crow, the film promises to build upon its success in the USA and the UK with another film entering the realms of demonic forces, gothic imagery, and eerie undead spirits.

A group of kidnappers become a child’s unlikely protectors, after finding out they have unwittingly been set up to take part in a deadly game of human sacrifice. As they start to uncover the truth of the safe house they find themselves trapped, they must battle demonic...

Do you remember having a favorite tree growing up? Maybe you shared your first kiss underneath its leafy branches, rested against its gnarled bark while reading your favorite paperbacks, or even used it as the safe spot in games of base tag with your friends. Well, the titular timber in Curse of the Witching Tree isn’t that type of tree, and in his feature film directing debut, James Crow effectively shows its horrifying historical roots.

Siblings Emma and Jake Thorson weren’t thrilled about moving to St. Jonas farm in the first place, but they find more to fear than feeding the pigs when the spirits of nine slain children begin to pop up on the grounds. Unfortunately for the teenager and her younger brother, their mom isn’t buying into their supernatural theories—she’s understandably preoccupied with the condition of her husband, who’s been in a...

Director/writer: James Crow. Cast: Sarah Rose Denton, Lucy Clarvis and Lawrence Weller. Curse of the Witching Tree is an indie production. Shot in the United Kingdom and set in Kent, this title brings a spirit to a remote farm. Here, a couple of seance scenes offer some tension, but several, other scenes feel stretched. The pacing is consistently up-tempo. However, this viewer's attention started to drift, with the appearance of cheap scares and burlap sack-headed antagonists. Curse of the Witching Tree will release in the UK, shortly and only the most die-hard of indie horror fans will want to take notice. The story begins with a desperate family. The head of the family, the father, is waylaid in bed and in a coma. A mother, sister and brother are tasked with running a farm, which is inhabited by the dead; this is no easy task. Security cameras create a few bumps in the night.

Trees provide shade, shelter, and sunny summer day memories for children who play among them, but one tree's gnarled bark and leafy branches harbor sinister intentions for a boy and his family in James Crow's Curse of the Witching Tree, which hits home media this May and is teased in a new trailer.

Synopsis: "An innocent woman, accused of murdering her son and hanged as a witch, curses a tree and the children who play around it. The effects of this act of revenge echo through the years and centuries, and restless spirits haunt the house where the bodies of the cursed children have been buried. A family move into their new home, and begin to uncover the terrible truth behind The Witching Tree and the murdered children upon which they unknowingly sleep..."

Cast: "Sarah Rose Denton, Lucy Clarvis, Lawrence Weller, Jon Campling, Danielle Bux, Caroline Boulton, Lydia Breden-Thorpe,...

Tagline: "Evil never dies." Curse of the Witching Tree is getting set to release in the United Kingdom. 4Digital Media will handle the release. And, the film deals with a hanged woman and a curse that lasts for centuries. As well, the film stars Sarah Rose Denton, Lucy Clarvis and Lawrence Weller. A preview of the film's United Kingdom release is hosted here. The synopsis focuses on an innocent woman. She is hanged for the death of her son. So, she curses a tree and the children who play around it. A new family finds that the cursed tree has trapped several souls. Can they escape the tree's murderous curse? The official artwork of the UK release has been revealed. The DVD artwork shows the hanged mother. She has been changed and her evil hides behind red eyes. The tree is also shown below, with a hangman's noose. That noose,...