CRUCIBLE OF THE VAMPIRE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Neil Morrissey (The Bounty), Katie Goldfinch (Lucid), Florence Cady (film debut), Larry Rew (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans), Babette Barat (Those Without Shadows), Brian Croucher (Outside Bet), Charles O’Neill (Whiteblade), Aaron Jeffcoate (Molly Crows), Lisa Martin (Back To The Secret Garden), Angela Carter (The Singing Bird Will Come), Phil Hemming (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Iain Ross-McNamee (The Singing Bird Will Come), director, writer, editor; Darren Lake (film debut) and John Wolskel (I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle), writers; Amanda Murray (The Singing Bird Will Come), producer, composer; Michelle Bee (Say Farewell), composer; Richard Carlton (film debut), cinematographer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

An ancient, cursed artefact draws young university researcher Isabelle (Goldfinch) to an old house that holds a dark and terrible secret. As she slowly discovers the truth about its malevolent occupants, she realises that she might not be able to leave alive…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This is a chilling and effective low-budget horror that brings all the creepiness that you’d expect from a vampire movie such as this, and maybe a little bit more.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2019

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (dir. Emma Tammi)

The possessed animatronics of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza return for more violence…

Jay Kelly (dir. Noah Baumbach)

A famous actor and his loyal manager embark on a tender journey…

Eternity (dir. David Freyne)

A love triangle in the afterlife…

Oh. What. Fun. (dir. Michael Showalter)

An overworked mother leaves her family on their own for Christmas…

It Was Just an Accident (dir. Jafar Panahi)

In Iran, a chance encounter with his former captor leads a mechanic on a moral crusade…

Blue Moon (dir. Richard Linklater)

In 1943, troubled lyricist Lorenz Hart contemplates his stalled career…

Christy (dir. David Michôd)

Christy Martin rises to prominence in women’s boxing…

Left-Handed Girl (dir. Shih-Ching Tsou)

In Taiwan, a single mother and her two young daughters open a night market stall in the city of Taipei…

Pillion (dir. Harry Lighton)

An introverted young man enters a BDSM relationship with a mysterious biker…

Zootropolis 2 (dirs. Jared Bush and Byron Howard)

In the animal-populated city of Zootropolis, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde take on a new case…

Optimized by Optimole