Short film BLOOD BUZZ - Screening at Romford Horror Festival

If you are attending this years ROMFORD HORROR FESTIVAL, be sure to check out the horror short BLOOD BUZZ from Writer/Director Daisy Bata.

Synopsis
Smart but Naive teenager Lianna is stumbling, dehydrated and lost, in the sweltering Suffolk countryside, when she happens upon Greg, an isolated farmer, After collapsing in exhaustion, she wakes up in his house after dark. 

As the night goes on, she desperately tries to convince Greg that humanity is on the brink of being overrun by body-snatching-mosquitos, mutaed by climate change into vampiric "mosquitozoids" that hijack the human brain.

But when her calm and condescending step-brother Kyle arrives, he casts doubt on everything. Revealing Lianna's history of 'episodes' and obsession with extreme conspiracy theories.  As reality starts to fracture, the question remains, is Lianna delusional, or the only one who sees the truth?

The final act explodes into grotesque violence and unexpected camaraderie, as Lianna and the grizzled Greg are forced to unite and fight for survival.

View the Trailer on YouTube.

BLOOD BUZZ is screening as part of the short film section this years ROMFORD HORROR FESTIVAL, for more info on this and other films visit https://www.romfordhorrorfestival.com/

 

 

Death Is a New Beginning in Indie Horror BAD VOODOO - On VOD & DVD, Feb

Escaped convicts find themselves in a situation beyond their worst nightmares in Bad Voodoo.

The ritual begins when the supernatural horror film curses VOD and DVD on February 10 via DeskPop Entertainment.

Two escaped convicts break into a house and take a hostage, only to discover that the hideout houses something far more dangerous: a voodoo curse born from a grieving couple’s thirst for vengeance. As the night spirals into terror, they must battle an unseen power that feeds on guilt, blood, and lost souls.

Manny Perez (Pride and Glory) and John Fiore (The Sopranos) lead the cast, which also includes Christina Moody, Justin Genna, Alex Joseph Pires, and Jimmy C. Jules.

Andrew Adler and Andre Hepburn make their feature directorial debut on the project, which they also produced alongside Marie Brandt. Devin Fearn penned the script, based on a story by Hepburn.

"BAD VOODOO was my way of confronting grief," Hepburn explains. "Grief can haunt us as powerfully as any monster. The film lives in the space where folklore, faith, and terror collide."

"With BAD VOODOO, we wanted to use supernatural horror as a lens to tell a deeply human story about moral boundaries," Adler adds. "At its heart, the film examines how loss can distort our sense of justice and lead us into choices we never imagined we were capable of."

BAD VOODOO embraces the old Haitian saying: it doesn’t matter if you don’t believe in voodoo, because it believes in you.

View the trailer on YouTube. 

 

Genre-bending horror ELSE - On Digital platforms, March

ELSE, the debut feature from director Thibault Emin is a genre-bending Cronenbergian body-horror nightmare.

Synopsis:
A romance blossoms between introvert, Anx  (Matthieu Sampeur) and confident woman Cass (Edith Proust). But their relationship faces a threat when a strange epidemic causes the infected to merge with their surroundings. 

Stuck in their apartment, the couple find themselves trapped in a shapeshifting nightmare.

Having premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, Else played internationally including at L’Etrange, San Paulo International Film Festival and at leading genre festival Sitges where Emin picked up the award for Directorial Revelation.

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

 

Howard J. Ford's Monster Horror BONE KEEPER - World Premiere at FrightFest Glasgow

Plaion Pictures is delighted to announce that Howard J. Ford's BONE KEEPER is set to celebrate its World Premiere at FrightFest Glasgow to an already sold-out crowd on 6th March. The film will be then be released across all major   UK Digital Platforms from 6th April.

BONE KEEPER is directed and written by Howard J. Ford (DarkGame, Escape) and stars Sarah Alexandra Marks (Escape, Punch, Bogieville), Louis James (Help, Manor Of Darkness), Tiffany Hannam-Daniels (River Of Blood), as well as British acting royalty John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings, Raiders of the Lost Ark).

A cosmic fireball crashes into remote woodland, awakening a terrifying creature hidden in the depths. 1976: James Wheeler enters a cave determined to uncover the truth – and is never seen again. All that’s found is a single frame of Super 8 film, capturing the silhouette of a horrifying creature. 

Now Wheeler’s granddaughter, along with five explorers, set out to investigate the legend of the ‘Bone Keeper’. But deep in the caves, they realise they are being hunted, and the line between hunter and prey blurs. Will they uncover the truth and escape the creature – or become the next missing souls?

BONE KEEPER will have its World Premiere on 6th March at FrightFest Glasgow and on Digital Download from 6th April  

Check out the Trailer on YouTube.

 

 

Joanne Mitchell's BROKEN BIRD - Gets US theatrical release

Catalyst Studios and Seismic Releasing have set a nationwide US theatrical release for the critically acclaimed psychological horror drama BROKEN BIRD, starring Rebecca Calder (The Conjuring: Last Rites) and James Fleet (Scream of the Wolf), and directed by Joanne Mitchell (Actress - Bait, Before Dawn). The film will open in U.S. theaters on April 24, 2026.

Written by Dominic Brunt (Actor - Emmerdale), Tracey Sheals and Joanne Mitchell, BROKEN BIRD is based on Mitchell’s short film Sybil and is produced by Zoe Stewart. Holly Levow, Mark Pennell, and Paul Kampf also produce. With Jay Taylor, Sacharissa Claxton, and Robyn Rainsford rounding out the cast.

The film enjoyed a successful festival run earlier this year, earning critical acclaim for its haunting atmosphere and deeply affecting performances.

In BROKEN BIRD, a lonely mortician with a poetic soul (Calder), searches for love and belonging — but as grief and desire collide, her need for connection takes a disturbingly intimate turn.

Rebecca Calder was most recently seen by international audiences in the hit feature The Conjuring: Last Rites, portraying Janet Smurl. Her recent film credits also include Kandahar, opposite Gerard Butler, and Memory, starring Liam Neeson.

James Fleet is a veteran actor whose recent credits include Operation Mincemeat, Scream of the Wolf, Bridgerton, and The Devil’s Hour.

Director Joanne Mitchell is a filmmaker best known for emotionally driven, character-led storytelling, often working within gothic drama and horror. BROKEN BIRD, her debut feature, premiered as the opening film at London’s FrightFest, screened at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, and was nominated for the Emerging Raven Award at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF). Rebecca Calder received the Best Actor award at the Independent European Film Festival for her performance as Sybil.

Broken Bird is one of six films developed by Catalyst Studios as part of its early mission to champion female-led stories by women directors and producers

Starring Rebecca Calder and James Fleet and directed by Joanne Mitchell; Critically acclaimed film to open nationwide in U.S. theaters April 24 

View the Trailer on YouTube. 

 

Cult J-Horror THE EYE - On Limited Edition 4K UHD from Arrow

Following their explosive debut Bangkok Dangerous, directorial duo the Pang Brothers would catch the attention of acclaimed producer Peter Ho-Sun Chan, and the three would collaborate on one of the most memorable horror films to come out of Hong Kong, the chilling and poignant THE EYE.

When blind musician Wong Kar Mun (Angelica Lee) has her eyesight restored following a cornea transplant, she’s initially astounded to discover the beauty of the world around her. Her nascent wonder soon turns to fear as her newfound sight becomes plagued with harrowing and uncanny visions. 

She confides in her psychiatrist Dr Wah (Lawrence Chou), who believes her body is just adapting to her new corneas. But his skepticism quickly shatters when they realize Wong Kar Mun’s visions are not hallucinations, but grim portents of death.

Perfectly balancing otherworldly scares with psychological terror, THE EYE is a compelling tale of a woman realizing the world around her is more terrifying than she ever knew, memorably carried by Angelica Lee’s award-winning performance.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Reflections on The Eye, a brand new interview with producer Peter Ho-Sun Chan
• To See and to Feel: Vision, Empathy and the Feminine Ghost Story in The Eye, a brand new visual essay on the film by critic and horror specialist Heather Wixson
• An archival making-of featurette with interviews with producers Peter Ho-Sun Chan and Lawrence Cheng and actors Angelica Lee and Lawrence Chou
• An archival featurette on directors Danny and Oxide Pang
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critic and Asian cinema specialist Hayley Scanlon

THE EYE Limited Edition 4K UHD is released 20/04/26 from Arrow Video

 

 

 

New J-Horror MISSING CHILD VIDEOTAPE - at UK's biggest Japanese film festival

MISSING CHILD VIDEOTAPE an atmospheric new j-horror produced by Ju-on / The Grudge legend Takashi Shimizu will be screening as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme which starts on 6 February and tours around most of the UK until 31 March. 

Produced by J-horror master SHIMIZU Takashi (Ju-on franchise), Director KONDO Ryota’s feature-length debut is a slow-burn ghost story steeped in classic J-horror atmosphere. 

KODAMA Keita (SUGITA Rairu), a quiet, seemingly ordinary young man, is haunted by the guilt he carries over the mysterious disappearance of his younger brother, Hinata, in the mountains. Now an adult, Keita spends his days volunteering for missing person search missions.

One day, Keita receives a VHS tape from his estranged mother, capturing the exact moment Hinata vanished. His friend AMANO Tsukasa (HIRAI Amon), who has psychic abilities, senses a dark, lingering presence within the grainy footage and advises him not to get too involved.

But Keita, desperate for the truth, returns to the mountains to find out exactly what happened that day…

Directed by KONDO Ryota in his feature-length debut and based on his award-winning short film of the same name, MISSING CHILD VIDEOTAPE is a slow-burn ghost story steeped in classic J-horror atmosphere, produced by genre legend SHIMIZU Takashi.

MISSING CHILD VIDEOTAPE plays as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026, which takes place in cinemas around the UK from 6 February to 31 March 2026  

Screenings: https://www.jpf-film.org.uk/films/missing-child-videotape