Exclusive: Suzy Eddie Izzard, Antonia Thomas and John Hannah have joined Emile Hirsch in the psychological thriller Past Life, from director and Grimmfest head Simeon Halligan.
Written by Dean Lines and Ray Bogdanovich, the pic follows Jason Frey (Hirsch), an investigative reporter who reluctantly agrees to attend a hypnotism event with his pregnant wife Claira (Thomas). Under hypnosis, Jason witnesses a murder through the eyes of a killer. Haunted by what he has seen, Jason uses past live regression techniques to investigate a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s while unwittingly reawakening a psychopath’s killer tendencies.
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As Deadline previously reported, the film is produced by Rachel Richardson-Jones of Grimmfest Films (Habit), Pierre Romain and Susan Michels of Swe (Son of the South), and Michael Laundon of M2 Productions (Endless). Executive producers are Michael Bassick (Hacksaw Ridge), Sarada McDermott (Bridgerton...
Written by Dean Lines and Ray Bogdanovich, the pic follows Jason Frey (Hirsch), an investigative reporter who reluctantly agrees to attend a hypnotism event with his pregnant wife Claira (Thomas). Under hypnosis, Jason witnesses a murder through the eyes of a killer. Haunted by what he has seen, Jason uses past live regression techniques to investigate a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s while unwittingly reawakening a psychopath’s killer tendencies.
Related: Cannes Film Festival Full Coverage
As Deadline previously reported, the film is produced by Rachel Richardson-Jones of Grimmfest Films (Habit), Pierre Romain and Susan Michels of Swe (Son of the South), and Michael Laundon of M2 Productions (Endless). Executive producers are Michael Bassick (Hacksaw Ridge), Sarada McDermott (Bridgerton...
- 5/16/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Grimmfest TV is a new online TV channel dedicated to horror films of all types, through which viewers can access exciting award-winning features and shorts from the Grimmfest archives – offering movie entertainment for free while the world is in lockdown.
Grimmfest TV launched with a fine selection of over 25 short films and 7 features including Grimmfest 2018 best short award winner, We Summoned a Demon, Grimmfest 2014 hit, White Settlers (staring Pollyanna McIntosh from The Walking Dead), and the suitably virus themed La Contagion. The most popular title on the channel so far is the half hour retro creature feature, Loom. Best of all, All of these – and more – are still available to watch for free right now.
New titles are being added every week and this week is no exception – with two Grimmfest favourites from a few years back, The Call of Charlie and Born Again go live at Midday, Friday 19th...
Grimmfest TV launched with a fine selection of over 25 short films and 7 features including Grimmfest 2018 best short award winner, We Summoned a Demon, Grimmfest 2014 hit, White Settlers (staring Pollyanna McIntosh from The Walking Dead), and the suitably virus themed La Contagion. The most popular title on the channel so far is the half hour retro creature feature, Loom. Best of all, All of these – and more – are still available to watch for free right now.
New titles are being added every week and this week is no exception – with two Grimmfest favourites from a few years back, The Call of Charlie and Born Again go live at Midday, Friday 19th...
- 6/18/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Grimmfest TV is a new online TV channel dedicated to horror films of all types, through which viewers can access exciting award-winning features and shorts from the Grimmfest archives – offering movie entertainment for free while the world is in lockdown.
Grimmfest TV launched with a fine selection of over 25 short films and 7 features including Grimmfest 2018 best short award winner, We Summoned a Demon, Grimmfest 2014 hit, White Settlers (staring Pollyanna McIntosh from The Walking Dead), and the suitably virus themed La Contagion. The most popular title on the channel so far is the half hour retro creature feature, Loom. Best of all, All of these – and more – are still available to watch for free right now.
New titles are being added every week and this week is no exception with Grimmfest 2018 selected short film Instinct, a psychosexual thriller comes from upcoming Brazilian genre talent Maria Alice Arida; and The Haunted House on Kirby Road,...
Grimmfest TV launched with a fine selection of over 25 short films and 7 features including Grimmfest 2018 best short award winner, We Summoned a Demon, Grimmfest 2014 hit, White Settlers (staring Pollyanna McIntosh from The Walking Dead), and the suitably virus themed La Contagion. The most popular title on the channel so far is the half hour retro creature feature, Loom. Best of all, All of these – and more – are still available to watch for free right now.
New titles are being added every week and this week is no exception with Grimmfest 2018 selected short film Instinct, a psychosexual thriller comes from upcoming Brazilian genre talent Maria Alice Arida; and The Haunted House on Kirby Road,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In a follow-up to last weeks podcast/interview, Britflicks podcast host and Nerdly team member Stuart Wright talks to writer/director Simeon Halligan about his new film Habit, an adaptation of Steven McGeagh’s cult novel, which is set in a neon-drenched dystopian Manchester.
Alongside Elliot James Langridge (Northern Soul), Habit features an incredible Northern cast of actors, including Roxanne Pallet (Emmerdale), Jessica Barden (Penny Dreadful, The Lobster) and Sally Carmen (Shameless). The film’s cast also includes William Ash (Waterloo Road), Andrew Ellis (This Is England), Robert Beck (Home Fires), Joanne Mitchell (White Settlers), and Louis Emerick (Layer Cake).
Habit follows the story of Michael, played by Elliot James Langridge (Northern Soul), jobless and down on his luck, he is irresistibly drawn into the city’s seedy underworld and is groomed by a subculture who have a dark secret, a bloody addiction that they intend Michael to share.
Confirmed...
Alongside Elliot James Langridge (Northern Soul), Habit features an incredible Northern cast of actors, including Roxanne Pallet (Emmerdale), Jessica Barden (Penny Dreadful, The Lobster) and Sally Carmen (Shameless). The film’s cast also includes William Ash (Waterloo Road), Andrew Ellis (This Is England), Robert Beck (Home Fires), Joanne Mitchell (White Settlers), and Louis Emerick (Layer Cake).
Habit follows the story of Michael, played by Elliot James Langridge (Northern Soul), jobless and down on his luck, he is irresistibly drawn into the city’s seedy underworld and is groomed by a subculture who have a dark secret, a bloody addiction that they intend Michael to share.
Confirmed...
- 10/4/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Director Simeon Halligan’s latest horror opus, Habit, will receive its premiere at Grimmfest on Thursday 5th October, as the opening night gala for the festival. The film is an adaptation of Steven McGeagh’s cult novel, which is set in a neon-drenched dystopian Manchester. Alongside Elliot James Langridge (Northern Soul), the production features an incredible Northern cast of actors, including Roxanne Pallet (Emmerdale), Jessica Barden (Penny Dreadful, The Lobster) and Sally Carmen (Shameless). The film’s cast also includes William Ash (Waterloo Road), Andrew Ellis (This Is England), Robert Beck (Home Fires), Joanne Mitchell (White Settlers), and Louis Emerick (Layer Cake).
Habit follows the story of Michael, played by Elliot James Langridge (Northern Soul), jobless and down on his luck, he is irresistibly drawn into the city’s seedy underworld and is groomed by a subculture who have a dark secret, a bloody addiction that they intend Michael to share.
Habit follows the story of Michael, played by Elliot James Langridge (Northern Soul), jobless and down on his luck, he is irresistibly drawn into the city’s seedy underworld and is groomed by a subculture who have a dark secret, a bloody addiction that they intend Michael to share.
- 10/2/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Here’s the first bloody trailer for Habit, the new Manchester UK set horror from White Settlers director Simeon Halligan. Habit follows Michael, jobless and down on his luck is irresistibly drawn into the city’s seedy underworld and is groomed by a secretive subculture who has a dark secret; a bloody addiction that they intend Michael […]...
- 9/6/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
We told you a few days ago that Habit, the new Manchester, UK-set horror from White Settlers director Simeon Halligan, is having its UK Premiere during the upcoming Grimmfest; and today we’re pleased to present the debut of the film’s… Continue Reading →
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- 9/5/2017
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
A couple receives a violent housewarming gift in the form of a home invasion in The Blood Lands, now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD from Magnolia Pictures. For our latest Q&A feature, we recently caught up with The Blood Lands director Simeon Halligan.
Thanks for taking the time to converse with us today, Simeon. What elements from The Blood Lands screenplay attracted you to telling this story onscreen?
Simeon Halligan: First and foremost, Ian Fenton's screenplay was just so tense. We always knew it wasn't a complicated plot, it didnt have major character complexities but it was a page-turner, a script you couldn't put down as soon as you started reading it. A simple intriguing premise. You wanted to know what the threat was, supernatural or physical? Once you knew, then you wanted to know why our couple were being terrorised, all the while rooting for...
Thanks for taking the time to converse with us today, Simeon. What elements from The Blood Lands screenplay attracted you to telling this story onscreen?
Simeon Halligan: First and foremost, Ian Fenton's screenplay was just so tense. We always knew it wasn't a complicated plot, it didnt have major character complexities but it was a page-turner, a script you couldn't put down as soon as you started reading it. A simple intriguing premise. You wanted to know what the threat was, supernatural or physical? Once you knew, then you wanted to know why our couple were being terrorised, all the while rooting for...
- 9/10/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
People often engage in friendly competition with their neighbors, but the battle often isn’t threatening as they fight to claim who’s the better family. But one family’s sinister intentions and ill will towards the other is powerfully exposed after its members are pushed beyond their seemingly friendly limit. Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams harrowingly learn that lesson when their characters in their new horror film, ‘The Blood Lands,’ embark on a shockingly lethal game of cat and mouse with their new local acquaintances. Viewers can witness their increasing terror in Shockya’s new exclusive Behind-the-Scenes clip for the thriller, which was directed by Simeon Halligan and and writer Ian Fenton. The [ Read More ]
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- 8/31/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Exclusive: Us, Canada, UK deals for horror.
Metrodome International has closed major territory deals on horror Let Us Prey.
Mpi Media Group’s Dark Sky Films has acquired all rights for the Us; Raven Banner Entertainment in Canada; and Kaleidoscope has taken all rights for the UK.
Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh and Douglas Russell star in the horror about the night when an enigmatic stranger detained in the cells of a remote police station takes over the minds of the inmates.
The Sitges, Fantasia, Toronto After Dark and Puchon title previously sold to Germany (Pierrot le Fou), Benelux (Premiere TV), The Middle East (Falcon) and Hong Kong (Sundream Motion Pics).
Eddie Dick (Outcast) produced for Makar Productions together with Brendan McCarthy (Last Days on Mars) and John McDonnell (Last Days on Mars) for Fantastic Films whilst Brian O’Malley directed.
Backers on the project include James Daly of Greenhouse Media; Creative Scotland and The Irish Film Board.
Metrodome...
Metrodome International has closed major territory deals on horror Let Us Prey.
Mpi Media Group’s Dark Sky Films has acquired all rights for the Us; Raven Banner Entertainment in Canada; and Kaleidoscope has taken all rights for the UK.
Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh and Douglas Russell star in the horror about the night when an enigmatic stranger detained in the cells of a remote police station takes over the minds of the inmates.
The Sitges, Fantasia, Toronto After Dark and Puchon title previously sold to Germany (Pierrot le Fou), Benelux (Premiere TV), The Middle East (Falcon) and Hong Kong (Sundream Motion Pics).
Eddie Dick (Outcast) produced for Makar Productions together with Brendan McCarthy (Last Days on Mars) and John McDonnell (Last Days on Mars) for Fantastic Films whilst Brian O’Malley directed.
Backers on the project include James Daly of Greenhouse Media; Creative Scotland and The Irish Film Board.
Metrodome...
- 11/7/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
With the Screamfest Us Premiere of director Simeon Halligan’s White Settlers having taken place last night in Hollywood, CA, here are video clips and photos of lead actress Pollyanna McIntosh (Lucky McKee’s The Woman), who chatted with us on the… Continue Reading →
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- 10/22/2014
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
With director Simeon Halligan’s UK horror feature White Settlers scheduled for its Us premiere this coming Tuesday, October 21, at 7:30 pm during the prestigious Screamfest Film Festival, read on for our exclusive interview with him, and have a look… Continue Reading →
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- 10/16/2014
- by Sean Decker
- DreadCentral.com
Having returned from the Moorish and Amazonian horrors to enter the multiplex – the home of the celluloid dream that has dispatched many a willing viewer to their homes to be terrified by creaking floorboards, so this week we find ourselves returning home.
In part two of our FrightFest special feature ‘Unwanted Guests’, HeyUGuys rendezvoused with director Simeon Halligan on the English-Scottish border to discuss his ‘Scottish referendum home invasion horror’, after which we stopped off to view a house just over the border.
Oddly enough it was as though we’d been there before…
How did you come to contribute your version of the home invasion film to the repertoire?
Ian Fenton wrote the script quite a long time ago. This was a good couple of years ago now, when there were not as many home invasion films around. So when we first started looking at the piece it was...
In part two of our FrightFest special feature ‘Unwanted Guests’, HeyUGuys rendezvoused with director Simeon Halligan on the English-Scottish border to discuss his ‘Scottish referendum home invasion horror’, after which we stopped off to view a house just over the border.
Oddly enough it was as though we’d been there before…
How did you come to contribute your version of the home invasion film to the repertoire?
Ian Fenton wrote the script quite a long time ago. This was a good couple of years ago now, when there were not as many home invasion films around. So when we first started looking at the piece it was...
- 9/10/2014
- by Paul Risker
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With the Scottish independence referendum just days away it seems fitting that new British horror 'White Settlers' finally finds its general release. The movie comes courtesy of Grimmfest Directors Simeon Halligan and Rachel Richardson-Jones and lands on UK VOD platforms this very day! The home invasion thriller opens today over at the Sky Store, iTunes, Virgin Filmflex, GooglePlay, Amazon, Horrow Show TV, Blinkbox, Xbox and Wuaki. 'White Settlers' stars Pollyanna McIntosh ('The Woman'), Lee Williams and Joanne Mitchell. Head below to check out the official trailer....
- 9/8/2014
- Horror Asylum
Having returned from the Moorish and Amazonian horrors to enter the multiplex – the home of the celluloid dream that has dispatched many a willing viewer to their homes to be terrified by creaking floorboards, so this week we find ourselves returning home. What better way to launch the ‘Unwanted Guests’ feature and whet the appetite than with a review of British made home invasion horror White Settlers?
Whilst the title carries connotations of colonialism, the drama here penned by Scottish writer Ian Fenton and helmed by director Simeon Halligan looks to the border of England and Scotland, and exploits the timely events of the upcoming referendum. Removed from the focus of the referendum however, White Settlers is a film to be admired for its simplicity and ability to strike a tempered balance between suspense and violence – high on the former; sparing on the latter.
Production of White Settlers rolled whilst...
Whilst the title carries connotations of colonialism, the drama here penned by Scottish writer Ian Fenton and helmed by director Simeon Halligan looks to the border of England and Scotland, and exploits the timely events of the upcoming referendum. Removed from the focus of the referendum however, White Settlers is a film to be admired for its simplicity and ability to strike a tempered balance between suspense and violence – high on the former; sparing on the latter.
Production of White Settlers rolled whilst...
- 9/8/2014
- by Paul Risker
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Dubbed 'The Scottish Referendum Horror' and made by Grimmfest Festival Directors Simeon Halligan and Rachel Richardson-Jones, White Settlers (review) is currently touring the UK, hitting VOD today, and heading to DVD in October.
White Settlers is now available to stream on Sky Store, iTunes, Virgin Filmflex, GooglePlay, Amazon, Horrow Show TV, Blinkbox, Xbox, and Wuaki as of 8th September with the DVD following on 20th October.
The film also recently embarked on a road trip, hitting the following select cinemas around the UK during September and October with many dates including cast and crew Q+A's:
6-9 Sept Derby Quad, Derby
15-18 Sept Dancehouse, Manchester - Q+A with cast and crew + short film showcase each night
20-23 Sept The Small Cinema, Moston, Greater Manchester - Q+A with the producer and director on the 20th
22-25 Sept Peckham Plex, London
25 Sept The Cameo, Edinburgh - Q+A with cast...
White Settlers is now available to stream on Sky Store, iTunes, Virgin Filmflex, GooglePlay, Amazon, Horrow Show TV, Blinkbox, Xbox, and Wuaki as of 8th September with the DVD following on 20th October.
The film also recently embarked on a road trip, hitting the following select cinemas around the UK during September and October with many dates including cast and crew Q+A's:
6-9 Sept Derby Quad, Derby
15-18 Sept Dancehouse, Manchester - Q+A with cast and crew + short film showcase each night
20-23 Sept The Small Cinema, Moston, Greater Manchester - Q+A with the producer and director on the 20th
22-25 Sept Peckham Plex, London
25 Sept The Cameo, Edinburgh - Q+A with cast...
- 9/8/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
★★★☆☆The most terrifying horror can often be found right on your own doorstep. Director Simeon Halligan's Scottish chiller White Settlers (2014) proves that man's most basic fears are often those derived from reality rather than the imaginary. Sarah (Pollyanna McIntosh) and Ed (Lee Williams) have leave the rat-race of London for a new life in Scotland. However, what begins as an idyllic dream in a remote farmhouse soon turns into a frantic fight for survival, as the young couple discover that the locals are not as hospitable as the estate agent's brochures would have had them believe. The underlying premise of this film is nothing new: outsiders attempting to integrate themselves into a hostile environment.
- 9/5/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The guys at Grimm Up North have announced their bloodiest, best, most brilliant Grimmfest line up yet! This year they will be hosting some of the greatest in horror, sci-fi and cult features and short films from around the globe. Says Grimmfest Festival Director Simeon Halligan:
We always try to make each Grimmfest bigger than the last and I think this year has been really strong for independent horror and genre titles, I’m really excited by what were going to screen at Grimmfest, I’m convinced its our best line up yet!
Grimmfest kicks off with opening Gala night: starting the night will be the world premiere of Melanie Light’s ‘Vegan Feminist Horror’ short film The Herd, which will then be sharply followed by the English premiere of Brian O’Malley’s Irish/Scottish Intense Horror Let Us Prey, withdirector and the amazing cast featuring Liam Cunningham...
We always try to make each Grimmfest bigger than the last and I think this year has been really strong for independent horror and genre titles, I’m really excited by what were going to screen at Grimmfest, I’m convinced its our best line up yet!
Grimmfest kicks off with opening Gala night: starting the night will be the world premiere of Melanie Light’s ‘Vegan Feminist Horror’ short film The Herd, which will then be sharply followed by the English premiere of Brian O’Malley’s Irish/Scottish Intense Horror Let Us Prey, withdirector and the amazing cast featuring Liam Cunningham...
- 9/3/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Last week the opening night events for Grimmfest 2014 were announced, and now we're back with the full lineup, which includes several films we've been keeping our eyes on like Housebound, Zombeavers, WolfCop, Starry Eyes, Coherence, Devil's Mile, Sororal, and Many more!
Grimmfest 2014 takes place in Manchester, England, from the 2nd-5th October.
From the Press Release:
We are proud to announce our bloodiest, best, most brilliant Grimmfest lineup yet! This year we will be hosting some of the greatest in horror, sci-fi, and cult feature and short films from around the globe, playing host to some amazing Q&A’s and appearances from some very, very special guests!
Grimmfest Festival Director Simeon Halligan talks about this year's edition of the annual event being the greatest yet: “We always try to make each Grimmfest bigger than the last, and I think this year has been really strong for independent horror and genre titles.
Grimmfest 2014 takes place in Manchester, England, from the 2nd-5th October.
From the Press Release:
We are proud to announce our bloodiest, best, most brilliant Grimmfest lineup yet! This year we will be hosting some of the greatest in horror, sci-fi, and cult feature and short films from around the globe, playing host to some amazing Q&A’s and appearances from some very, very special guests!
Grimmfest Festival Director Simeon Halligan talks about this year's edition of the annual event being the greatest yet: “We always try to make each Grimmfest bigger than the last, and I think this year has been really strong for independent horror and genre titles.
- 9/3/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
A new anthology is on its way from across the pond, and we have the first news and details for it right here for you! Are you ready for Its Walls Were Blood? The name alone has us sold. Read on!
Screen Daily reports that Steve Oram (Sightseers), Edward Hogg (Anonymous). and Pollyanna McIntosh (pictured; The Woman, White Settlers) are among cast attached to UK portmanteau horror Its Walls Were Blood, which is aiming to shoot later this year.
Segment writer-directors include Sean Hogan (The Devil’s Business), Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House), Tom Shankland (The Children), and Paul Davis (The Body).
The film follows four connected stories set throughout a haunted house’s history from the 19th century to today.
Additional cast includes Conner Chapman, Ruth Bradley, Rosie Day, Sam Gittins, Scott Chambers, and Belinda Stewart-Wilson.
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Screen Daily reports that Steve Oram (Sightseers), Edward Hogg (Anonymous). and Pollyanna McIntosh (pictured; The Woman, White Settlers) are among cast attached to UK portmanteau horror Its Walls Were Blood, which is aiming to shoot later this year.
Segment writer-directors include Sean Hogan (The Devil’s Business), Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House), Tom Shankland (The Children), and Paul Davis (The Body).
The film follows four connected stories set throughout a haunted house’s history from the 19th century to today.
Additional cast includes Conner Chapman, Ruth Bradley, Rosie Day, Sam Gittins, Scott Chambers, and Belinda Stewart-Wilson.
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- 8/28/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Exclusive: Cast, directors round on haunted-house horror; Xyz to handle Us rights.
Steve Oram (Sightseers), Edward Hogg (Anonymous) and Pollyanna McIntosh (White Settlers) are among cast attached to UK portmanteau horror Its Walls Were Blood, which is aiming to shoot later this year.
Segment writer-directors include Sean Hogan (The Devil’s Business), Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House), Tom Shankland (The Children) and Paul Davis (The Body).
The film follows four connected stories set throughout a haunted house’s history, from the 19th century to today.
Additional cast includes Conner Chapman, Ruth Bradley, Rosie Day, Sam Gittins, Scott Chambers and Belinda Stewart-Wilson.
Radioman producer Paul Fischer of Ten Cent Adventures produces with Paul Davis on board as an executive producer. Stef Hutchinson has co-written the latter’s segment of the portmanteau.
Xyz represents the film’s North American rights.
Steve Oram (Sightseers), Edward Hogg (Anonymous) and Pollyanna McIntosh (White Settlers) are among cast attached to UK portmanteau horror Its Walls Were Blood, which is aiming to shoot later this year.
Segment writer-directors include Sean Hogan (The Devil’s Business), Paul Hyett (The Seasoning House), Tom Shankland (The Children) and Paul Davis (The Body).
The film follows four connected stories set throughout a haunted house’s history, from the 19th century to today.
Additional cast includes Conner Chapman, Ruth Bradley, Rosie Day, Sam Gittins, Scott Chambers and Belinda Stewart-Wilson.
Radioman producer Paul Fischer of Ten Cent Adventures produces with Paul Davis on board as an executive producer. Stef Hutchinson has co-written the latter’s segment of the portmanteau.
Xyz represents the film’s North American rights.
- 8/28/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The line up for the gala opening night of Grimmfest 2014 has finally been revealed and it promises to get the festival going in style; horrific style that is! There are two fantastic features scheduled, one short film and a host of special guests planned that ensures 2nd October will be a very special night indeed. Headlining will be the English Premiere of Brian O'Malley's 'Let Us Prey' starring Liam Cunningham ('Game Of Thrones', 'Dog Soldiers') and Pollyanna McIntosh ('The Woman', 'White Settlers')....
- 8/27/2014
- Horror Asylum
Stars: Lee Williams, Pollyanna McIntosh, Joanne Mitchell, James McCreadie, Dominic Kay | Written by Ian Fenton | Directed by Simeon Halligan
White Settlers is the new film from West Midlands born director Simeon Halligan (Splintered); which begins with an English couple, Ed (Lee Williams) and Sarah (Pollyanna McIntosh), who are making a change in their life, leaving the hustle and bustle of the city to move to the quiet and quaint Scottish countryside, buying a worn-out yet workable house for a good price with plans to renovate it in their own time. They move in and on their first night begin to hear noises, while in bed, coming from downstairs. Their inspections initially find nothing more than an open door but we soon find that Ed and Sarah’s home is being invaded by a number of pig-mask wearing Scottish men. When Ed goes missing, Sarah attempts to escape the assailants and find her husband,...
White Settlers is the new film from West Midlands born director Simeon Halligan (Splintered); which begins with an English couple, Ed (Lee Williams) and Sarah (Pollyanna McIntosh), who are making a change in their life, leaving the hustle and bustle of the city to move to the quiet and quaint Scottish countryside, buying a worn-out yet workable house for a good price with plans to renovate it in their own time. They move in and on their first night begin to hear noises, while in bed, coming from downstairs. Their inspections initially find nothing more than an open door but we soon find that Ed and Sarah’s home is being invaded by a number of pig-mask wearing Scottish men. When Ed goes missing, Sarah attempts to escape the assailants and find her husband,...
- 8/23/2014
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
Genre festival to world premiere zombie thriller Devil’s Tower and preview White Settlers.
Grimmfest, the Manchester-based festival that focusses on horror, fantasy and sci-fi, is to introduce a preview strand ahead of its sixth edition (Oct 2-5).
The first is Grimmfest-produced White Settlers, which also marks the first production to be distributed by the organisers of the festival under its Grimm Entertainment banner.
Directed by Simeon Halligan and set to premiere at Frightfest on Aug 23, the thriller centres on an English couple who decide to leave the big city in search of cheap property in the Scottish countryside but discover they are not welcome over the course of one tense night.
Also previewing is the world premiere of Devil’s Tower, which stars Jason Mewes and centres on a zombie horde in a tower block.
Each preview night will run with a selection of new short horror films.
Grimmfest
For the main festival, this year’s...
Grimmfest, the Manchester-based festival that focusses on horror, fantasy and sci-fi, is to introduce a preview strand ahead of its sixth edition (Oct 2-5).
The first is Grimmfest-produced White Settlers, which also marks the first production to be distributed by the organisers of the festival under its Grimm Entertainment banner.
Directed by Simeon Halligan and set to premiere at Frightfest on Aug 23, the thriller centres on an English couple who decide to leave the big city in search of cheap property in the Scottish countryside but discover they are not welcome over the course of one tense night.
Also previewing is the world premiere of Devil’s Tower, which stars Jason Mewes and centres on a zombie horde in a tower block.
Each preview night will run with a selection of new short horror films.
Grimmfest
For the main festival, this year’s...
- 8/7/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Called “The Woodstock of Gore” by Guillermo Del Toro, otherwise more commonly known to the rest of us as FILM4 FrightFest, has recently announced the line-up of its 15th annual instalment that runs from Thursday 21st to Monday 25th August. This year sees FrightFest relocate to a new home at the Vue West End, Leicester Square, which has become home to the annual FrightFest All-Nighter.
In the year that sees one of the world’s leading genre festivals set down new roots, the programme will take on an international flavour whilst ensuring it embraces both genre features and shorts with “sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.”
FrightFest organisers are labelling the 15th chapter as an historic moment in the festival’s growth. Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws,...
In the year that sees one of the world’s leading genre festivals set down new roots, the programme will take on an international flavour whilst ensuring it embraces both genre features and shorts with “sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.”
FrightFest organisers are labelling the 15th chapter as an historic moment in the festival’s growth. Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws,...
- 6/30/2014
- by Paul Risker
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
White Settlers is an indie horror film from the United Kingdom. This title was shot in Manchester and White Settlers will have its World Premiere in London, at the Film4 Frightfest; this film festival begins in August. White Settlers involves a British couple hunted by a group of masked men, in the Scottish Highlands. A trailer for the film is available here. The story begins with light tones. Ed (Lee Williams) and Sarah (Pollyanna McIntosh) enjoy their new home and the challenges it brings. But, challenges of another kind creep up in the local countryside. Masked men emerge from all around. Now, Ed and Sarah will receive their welcome basket, which is full of torture and mutilation. Animal masked killers seem to be the order of the day. After the release of Adam Wingard's You're Next (2011), there are a few films that have been influenced by this film. Jordan Baker...
- 6/27/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
After premiering at Cannes, UK horror flick White Settlers is soon headed into our lives, though no official release date has been set. In the meantime, check out the just released first trailer for the home invasion thriller, which comes equipped with creepy pig masks aplenty!
White Settlers, directed by the Grimmfest film festival's head honcho Simeon Halligan, is a tense, nightmarish tale of a couple who escape from the fast-paced life of London to live in a remote cottage in Scotland. But, as they soon find out, they are far from welcome.
Written by Ian Fenton, the film also stars Lee Williams ("The Tudors") and Joanne Mitchell (Before Dawn).
Synopsis
It’s Ed and Sarah’s first night at their new home, an isolated farmhouse. This should be a new beginning away from their stressful London lives. And at first it is; come sunset they fall in love all...
White Settlers, directed by the Grimmfest film festival's head honcho Simeon Halligan, is a tense, nightmarish tale of a couple who escape from the fast-paced life of London to live in a remote cottage in Scotland. But, as they soon find out, they are far from welcome.
Written by Ian Fenton, the film also stars Lee Williams ("The Tudors") and Joanne Mitchell (Before Dawn).
Synopsis
It’s Ed and Sarah’s first night at their new home, an isolated farmhouse. This should be a new beginning away from their stressful London lives. And at first it is; come sunset they fall in love all...
- 6/27/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
The line-up for this year's Film4 FrightFest in London has just been announced – and boy, is it a doozy! Sporting a record-breaking 38 UK/European premieres and 11 world premieres, this August is going to be an exciting time in the genre calendar.
Check it all out right here, including lots of new images!
This year Film4 FrightFest will be moving from its previous home at Leicester Square's Empire Cinema to the nearby Vue Cinema (also on Leicester Square), prompting an ingenious reshuffle of the screening arrangements.
All main screen films will be presented at different times across three different screens, with two extra screens reserved for single-slot screenings of the various films hitting this year's Discovery Screens.
Here's the full list of goodies:
Main Screens (5, 6, 7)
Thursday Aug 21
Opening Night Film - The Guest (UK Premiere)
Director: Adam Wingard. Cast: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser. USA 2014. 99 mins.
Check it all out right here, including lots of new images!
This year Film4 FrightFest will be moving from its previous home at Leicester Square's Empire Cinema to the nearby Vue Cinema (also on Leicester Square), prompting an ingenious reshuffle of the screening arrangements.
All main screen films will be presented at different times across three different screens, with two extra screens reserved for single-slot screenings of the various films hitting this year's Discovery Screens.
Here's the full list of goodies:
Main Screens (5, 6, 7)
Thursday Aug 21
Opening Night Film - The Guest (UK Premiere)
Director: Adam Wingard. Cast: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser. USA 2014. 99 mins.
- 6/27/2014
- by Gareth Jones
- DreadCentral.com
Genre festival to close with UK premiere of The Signal; 64 films will be screened, with 38 UK or European premieres and 11 world premieres.
Film4 FrightFest has unveiled the full line-up for its 15th edition, taking place in the new home of Vue West End in Leicester Square from Aug 21-25.
This year’s festival will screen 64 films and 20 shorts, with a record-breaking 38 UK or European premieres and 11 world premieres.
The UK premiere of William Eubank’s sci-fi thriller The Signal, starring Screen Star of Tomorrow Olivia Cooke and Brenton Thwaites, will close the festival.
As previously announced, Adam Wingard’s The Guest will receive its UK premiere as the opening film of this year’s FrightFest.
World premieres at this year’s edition include Jay Weisman’s Shockwave Darkside 3D [pictured], Luke Hyam’s X Moor, Matthew A. Brown’s Julia, Simeon Halligan’s White Settlers and John Shackleton’s The Sleeping Room.
Jordan Rubin’s [link...
Film4 FrightFest has unveiled the full line-up for its 15th edition, taking place in the new home of Vue West End in Leicester Square from Aug 21-25.
This year’s festival will screen 64 films and 20 shorts, with a record-breaking 38 UK or European premieres and 11 world premieres.
The UK premiere of William Eubank’s sci-fi thriller The Signal, starring Screen Star of Tomorrow Olivia Cooke and Brenton Thwaites, will close the festival.
As previously announced, Adam Wingard’s The Guest will receive its UK premiere as the opening film of this year’s FrightFest.
World premieres at this year’s edition include Jay Weisman’s Shockwave Darkside 3D [pictured], Luke Hyam’s X Moor, Matthew A. Brown’s Julia, Simeon Halligan’s White Settlers and John Shackleton’s The Sleeping Room.
Jordan Rubin’s [link...
- 6/27/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Film4 FrightFest 2014, returning for its 15th year, unveils its biggest line-up ever. From Thurs 21 August to Monday 25 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Vue West End, Leicester Square, to present sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.
Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws, cannibalism, cult classics, murderous musicals, chiller thrillers, graphic novel action and sick celluloid masterpieces? Then prepare yourself for the biggest, strongest and most eclectic must-see programme in Film4 FrightFest’s history.
From the opening night turbo-driven thrill-ride The Guest to the UK premiere of the closing night mesmeric sci-fi fantasy The Signal, FrightFest has netted the latest works from genre big-hitters such as Eli Roth (The Green Inferno), Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins (Show...
Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws, cannibalism, cult classics, murderous musicals, chiller thrillers, graphic novel action and sick celluloid masterpieces? Then prepare yourself for the biggest, strongest and most eclectic must-see programme in Film4 FrightFest’s history.
From the opening night turbo-driven thrill-ride The Guest to the UK premiere of the closing night mesmeric sci-fi fantasy The Signal, FrightFest has netted the latest works from genre big-hitters such as Eli Roth (The Green Inferno), Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins (Show...
- 6/27/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Splintered director Simeon Halligan's latest thriller White Settlers now has a trailer, you can watch it here. We first introduced you to the film over the weekend with a series of photos. It stars Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman) and Lee Williams. No word on a domestic release; the trailer we have here hails from the UK.
The post Pollyanna McIntosh Takes on Masked Strangers in White Settlers Trailer appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
The post Pollyanna McIntosh Takes on Masked Strangers in White Settlers Trailer appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 6/26/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
On tap for you today is another look at the upcoming UK horror flick White Settlers, which premiered at Cannes and stars The Woman's Pollyanna McIntosh. No word yet on a release date, but this gallery of tasty images should tide you over until we learn more. Dig in!
White Settlers, directed by the Grimmfest film festival's head honcho Simeon Halligan, is a tense, nightmarish tale of a couple who escape from the fast-paced life of London to live in a remote cottage in Scotland. But, as they soon find out, they are far from welcome.
Written by Ian Fenton, the film also stars Lee Williams ("The Tudors") and Joanne Mitchell (Before Dawn).
Synopsis
It’s Ed and Sarah’s first night at their new home, an isolated farmhouse. This should be a new beginning away from their stressful London lives. And at first it is; come sunset they...
White Settlers, directed by the Grimmfest film festival's head honcho Simeon Halligan, is a tense, nightmarish tale of a couple who escape from the fast-paced life of London to live in a remote cottage in Scotland. But, as they soon find out, they are far from welcome.
Written by Ian Fenton, the film also stars Lee Williams ("The Tudors") and Joanne Mitchell (Before Dawn).
Synopsis
It’s Ed and Sarah’s first night at their new home, an isolated farmhouse. This should be a new beginning away from their stressful London lives. And at first it is; come sunset they...
- 6/23/2014
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Pollyanna McIntosh, star of Offspring and The Woman, co-stars in White Settlers, a film that made its splash at Cannes this year. She plays "Sarah" opposite Lee Williams' "Ed" as a couple who purchase an isolated farmhouse only to find trouble in the form of a group of pig-masked intruders. We have your first look at the film via a handful of photos which you can find here.
The post First Pics of Pollyanna McIntosh in White Settlers appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
The post First Pics of Pollyanna McIntosh in White Settlers appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 6/21/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Simeon Hailligan’s thriller [pictured], starring Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams, on Metrodome International’s Cannes slate.
Metrodome International are handling sales on White Settlers in Cannes.
Simeon Halligan’s thriller stars Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams and will screen to distributors for the first time. It is produced by Rachel Richardson-Jones for Not A Number Productions.
Caroline Couret-Delègue, Metrodome International head of sales & acquisitions, commented: “We are extremely pleased to be representing these titles going into our first Cannes with Metrodome International. We look forward to embarking on a fruitful relationship with Not A Number Productions.”
Metrodome International are also handling Dominic Brunt’s The Taking, staring Victoria Smurfit and Joanne Mitchell, and The Guvnors starring Harley Sylvester from hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks.
Metrodome International are handling sales on White Settlers in Cannes.
Simeon Halligan’s thriller stars Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams and will screen to distributors for the first time. It is produced by Rachel Richardson-Jones for Not A Number Productions.
Caroline Couret-Delègue, Metrodome International head of sales & acquisitions, commented: “We are extremely pleased to be representing these titles going into our first Cannes with Metrodome International. We look forward to embarking on a fruitful relationship with Not A Number Productions.”
Metrodome International are also handling Dominic Brunt’s The Taking, staring Victoria Smurfit and Joanne Mitchell, and The Guvnors starring Harley Sylvester from hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks.
- 5/9/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
UK thriller White Settlers is heading to Cannes, and Notanumber Productions have unveiled their international sales poster for the film, which will be screened to prospective distributors on May 16th.
White Settlers, directed by the Grimmfest film festival's head honcho Simeon Halligan, is a tense, nightmarish tale of a couple who escape from the fast-paced life of London to live in a remote cottage in Scotland. But, as they soon find out, they are far from welcome.
Written by Ian Fenton and starring Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman) and Lee Williams ("The Tudors") with a supporting appearance by Joanne Mitchell (Before Dawn), the film will be sold internationally by Metrodome.
An assured follow-up to Halligan's previous Brit horror Splintered, this new film should go down really well when it hits the festival circuit later this year.
Director Halligan said when providing us with the artwork, "Here's the first look at the...
White Settlers, directed by the Grimmfest film festival's head honcho Simeon Halligan, is a tense, nightmarish tale of a couple who escape from the fast-paced life of London to live in a remote cottage in Scotland. But, as they soon find out, they are far from welcome.
Written by Ian Fenton and starring Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman) and Lee Williams ("The Tudors") with a supporting appearance by Joanne Mitchell (Before Dawn), the film will be sold internationally by Metrodome.
An assured follow-up to Halligan's previous Brit horror Splintered, this new film should go down really well when it hits the festival circuit later this year.
Director Halligan said when providing us with the artwork, "Here's the first look at the...
- 5/1/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
UK thriller White Settlers is about to have its debut screening, a Cast & Crew event in Manchester that Grimmfest is offering an exclusive pair of tickets to. We have more details on that plus a look at some new footage.
HorrorTalk.com recently chatted with White Settlers star Pollyanna McIntosh about the film, and along with her comments, the below video includes some never-before-seen footage.
Check it out, and if you're in the UK and interested in attending the April 24th screening at The Dancehouse in Manchester, all you have to do to be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets is "like" the White Settlers Facebook page and share your postings via all the usual social media outlets. Be sure to follow White Settlers on Twitter as well.
This will be the first showing of the movie anywhere in the world. Mingle with the stars and the filmmakers,...
HorrorTalk.com recently chatted with White Settlers star Pollyanna McIntosh about the film, and along with her comments, the below video includes some never-before-seen footage.
Check it out, and if you're in the UK and interested in attending the April 24th screening at The Dancehouse in Manchester, all you have to do to be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets is "like" the White Settlers Facebook page and share your postings via all the usual social media outlets. Be sure to follow White Settlers on Twitter as well.
This will be the first showing of the movie anywhere in the world. Mingle with the stars and the filmmakers,...
- 4/21/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Currently in production and flying the flag for cream of the crop independent horror is Simeon Halligan's White Settlers, starring genre fave Pollyanna Mcintosh – with whom most of you are more than likely familiar due to her spectacular performance in the titular role in Lucky Mckee's The Woman.
Also starring fellow up-and-coming British talent Lee Williams ("The Tudors") and produced by the people behind Manchester horror festival Grimmfest, not to mention penned by BAFTA nominated writer Ian Fenton, White Settlers looks like it could be the much awaited breath of life that British horror needs.
While working on set, Pollyanna was gracious enough to take some time to speak with us between takes and let us all know what horrors lie in store in this tale of a young couple trying for an idyllic life in the country that soon find themselves besieged by unspeakable terrors...
Aaron Williams...
Also starring fellow up-and-coming British talent Lee Williams ("The Tudors") and produced by the people behind Manchester horror festival Grimmfest, not to mention penned by BAFTA nominated writer Ian Fenton, White Settlers looks like it could be the much awaited breath of life that British horror needs.
While working on set, Pollyanna was gracious enough to take some time to speak with us between takes and let us all know what horrors lie in store in this tale of a young couple trying for an idyllic life in the country that soon find themselves besieged by unspeakable terrors...
Aaron Williams...
- 7/5/2013
- by Aaron Williams
- DreadCentral.com
As promised yesterday when announcing the new UK thriller White Settlers from director Simeon Halligan and writer Ian Fenton, the film's lead actor has been selected, and we have all the details right here.
World famous model/actor Lee Williams (pictured; "The Tudors," The Forsythe Saga," "Hotel Babylon") will be co-starring in the film alongside Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman).
Director Halligan, along with producer Rachel Richardson-Jones, runs Grimm Entertainment, a vehicle for distributing new genre films in the UK and around the world. They are also the brains behind GrimmFest - Manchester, England's annual cult and horror film fest - where White Settlers will premiere this October. White Settlers will be released through their production company Not a Number.
Richardson-Jones enthuses: “It’s been a dream of mine to create a mini Hollywood style studio here in Manchester. I’m thrilled to say Bafta-nominated writer Ian Fenton’s White Settlers...
World famous model/actor Lee Williams (pictured; "The Tudors," The Forsythe Saga," "Hotel Babylon") will be co-starring in the film alongside Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman).
Director Halligan, along with producer Rachel Richardson-Jones, runs Grimm Entertainment, a vehicle for distributing new genre films in the UK and around the world. They are also the brains behind GrimmFest - Manchester, England's annual cult and horror film fest - where White Settlers will premiere this October. White Settlers will be released through their production company Not a Number.
Richardson-Jones enthuses: “It’s been a dream of mine to create a mini Hollywood style studio here in Manchester. I’m thrilled to say Bafta-nominated writer Ian Fenton’s White Settlers...
- 5/14/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The brains behind GrimmFest - Manchester, England's annual cult and horror film fest - have lined up their second feature film, White Settlers, a suspense thriller starring Pollyanna McIntosh (The Woman) that began shooting this past weekend. Read on for details.
The film is directed by Simeon Halligan and written by Ian Fenton, and production company Not a Number plans an autumn 2013 release with the premiere taking place at this year's GrimmFest. White Settlers pitches the modern urbanites' dream - beginning a simple life in the country - against the possibility of a very different and horrific reality. The unit list includes Paul Elkins first Ad'ing, Keith Mc Namara and James Swift in the camera dept., and Paul Boyce designing makeup, who between them have had key roles in the Harry Potter films, Casino Royale, and various Ridley Scott pictures including Gladiator.
Look for more soon as the following was...
The film is directed by Simeon Halligan and written by Ian Fenton, and production company Not a Number plans an autumn 2013 release with the premiere taking place at this year's GrimmFest. White Settlers pitches the modern urbanites' dream - beginning a simple life in the country - against the possibility of a very different and horrific reality. The unit list includes Paul Elkins first Ad'ing, Keith Mc Namara and James Swift in the camera dept., and Paul Boyce designing makeup, who between them have had key roles in the Harry Potter films, Casino Royale, and various Ridley Scott pictures including Gladiator.
Look for more soon as the following was...
- 5/13/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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