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Stars: Megan Purvis, Nicola Wright, Amanda-Jade Tyler, Derek Nelson, Georgie Banks, Nicole Nabi, Thomas Loone, Marshall Hawkes, Richard Kovacs, Ricardo Freitas, David Castleford | Written by Scott Jeffrey, Craig McLearie | Directed by Scott Jeffrey, Rebecca Matthews

The second dinosaur-themed movie from producer/director Scott Jeffrey in the space of two weeks (the first being Dinosaur Hotel), Hatched sees obsessive scientist Simon (Thomas Loone) discover a way to bring dinosaurs back to life. Big mistake (obviously). His creations escape and proceed to eat him; and his wife Christine (Amanda-Jade Tyler), leaving only his son Mark alive.

Driving into this mess are Simon’s family who decide today’s the day they want to pay their estranged family member a visit. Big mistake (again). Simon’s family find him dead, eaten by his creations with only mark left behind. Only – apparently – Mark shouldn’t be alive. Yes, you’ve guessed it, Jeffrey and co.

At the most basic level, it's difficult for a filmmaker to go wrong with dinosaurs. They're big, they're fierce, they smash up the scenery with their tails and munch on characters with their sharp, pointy teeth. Now that CGI technology is becoming more affordable, they're an ideal choice for B-movies. It is, however, very easy to go wrong with dinosaurs as a scientist in one of these movies. Jurassic Park has shown us how easily recreating them from ancient DNA can go awry even with high end tech and security systems in place so, um, don't try this at home, kids.

Simon (Thomas Loone) has tried it at home. By the time the main plot of this film gets going, he and his wife are already dead. Their young son Mark has somehow survived and...

Stars: Hannah Douglas, Dani Tonks, Richard Buck, Philip John Bailey, Abigail Wisdom, Leah Solmaz, Thomas Loone, Chloe Rose Fisher, Richard Hobday, Matt Allen, Deborah McEwan, Jack Gunner, Dani Thompson, Nigel Buckley, Kiah Reeves, Alex Bourne, Finley Baker, Theo Cane Garvey, Laura Sian Dixon, Jack Strange, Luke Junior, Jon Vangdal Aamaas, Mark Adams | Written and Directed by Alex Bourne

Released in the US by Wild Eye Releasing, Clownface is – surprisingly – a British take on the slasher movie, mixing the tropes of that genre with countless others in a film that has some good ideas but not that much originality.

The film opens with the death of Zoe’s boyfriend Rick – post Bdsm coitus – at the hands of the titular Clownface, a killer who strikes without mercy, wearing the face of his victims a la Leatherface. Skipping forward a year, the film follows Jenna (Hannah Douglas), Zoe’s friend and the person...

This August, come face-to-face with Clownface! Check out the trailer:

From Wild Eye Releasing and director Alex Bourne comes a sideshow of slaughter, headed to DVD and Digital August 18.

A deranged young man, donned in a clown mask made of human flesh, terrorizes a small town with a series of abductions and murders. Neighbors Jenna and Owen search for their missing friend Zoe, who may be the latest victim of this local urban legend known as Clownface.

From writer/director Alex Bourne, and starring Thomas Loone (Wuthering Heights), Philip Bailey, and Hannah Dougles (U Want Me 2 Kill Him?), Clownface attacks this summer!

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The Clownface trailer is here to haunt your dreams. Wild Eye Releasing has provided us with a brand-new exclusive trailer for the long-awaited slasher. The project has been in the works for a few years now and has premiered at horror festivals all over the world, with many fans of the genre heaping praise on Clownface. From Wild Eye Releasing and director Alex Bourne comes a sideshow of slaughter, headed to DVD and Digital August 18th.

A deranged young man, donned in a clown mask made of human flesh, terrorizes a small town with a series of abductions and murders. Neighbors Jenna and Owen search for their missing friend Zoe, who may be the latest victim of this local urban legend known as Clownface. From writer/director Alex Bourne, and starring Thomas Loone (Wuthering Heights), Philip Bailey (Hobbs & Shaw), and Hannah Dougles (U Want Me 2 Kill Him?), Clownface attacks this summer.