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
It’s that time of year again. The nights are drawing in, the skies are increasingly overcast, the weather is disturbingly unpredictable. There’s something dark coming. Grimmfest 2015 is almost upon us. And as ever, Grimmfest will be welcoming a handful of horror cohorts as guests to the event. This years line-up includes (from the press release):
Thur 1st Oct
For our opening night, we’ll be proving that it really is Grimm Up North, with our showcase of Northern shorts. This will feature the world premiere of The Box, which marks the directorial debut of SFX make-up guru, Shaune Harrison, who has worked on everything from Hellraiser 3, through to Harry Potter, The Avengers, World War Z and Star Wars, and now runs his own Make-Up Academy here in Manchester. Shaune will be joining us, alongside the film’s stars. Dominic Brunt, best known for his role in Emmerdale,...
Thur 1st Oct
For our opening night, we’ll be proving that it really is Grimm Up North, with our showcase of Northern shorts. This will feature the world premiere of The Box, which marks the directorial debut of SFX make-up guru, Shaune Harrison, who has worked on everything from Hellraiser 3, through to Harry Potter, The Avengers, World War Z and Star Wars, and now runs his own Make-Up Academy here in Manchester. Shaune will be joining us, alongside the film’s stars. Dominic Brunt, best known for his role in Emmerdale,...
- 9/22/2015
- by Ginger_Phoenix
- Nerdly
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
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.
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- 6/26/2014
- by Ryan Turek
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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
Welcome horror fans to the UK debut of the July edition of Horror Bites, the Horror Channel’s monthly guide to some of the highlights coming your way in the next month… Yes, you did read that right folks, our good friends at the Horror Channel have let us have the exclusive UK debut of their monthly show Horror Bites.
Hosted by Emily Booth, you’ll see Horror Bites right here, before anywhere else! This month our horror hostess takes us through what scary delights are in store in July – including the UK TV premieres of Simeon Halligan’s beastly chiller Splintered and Juan Martínez Moreno’s fantastic Spanish award-winning horror comedy Attack of the Werewolves. Plus, there are second bites of channel werewolf favourites Ginger Snaps and 13 Hours.
Other highlights for July include the UK TV premieres of Australian sci-fi thriller Crawlspace (review here) and ice-cold monster movie Hypothermia.
Hosted by Emily Booth, you’ll see Horror Bites right here, before anywhere else! This month our horror hostess takes us through what scary delights are in store in July – including the UK TV premieres of Simeon Halligan’s beastly chiller Splintered and Juan Martínez Moreno’s fantastic Spanish award-winning horror comedy Attack of the Werewolves. Plus, there are second bites of channel werewolf favourites Ginger Snaps and 13 Hours.
Other highlights for July include the UK TV premieres of Australian sci-fi thriller Crawlspace (review here) and ice-cold monster movie Hypothermia.
- 6/25/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
It's grim up north, and nowhere more so than in Manchester which, starting this Wednesday, will be hosting horror spectacular Grimmfest for the fourth time. It's a four day event packed with fearsome films, events and special guest appearances. We spoke to festival co-director Simeon Halligan who, along with his partner Rachel and friend Steve, is responsible for keeping the whole bloody business together.
Simeon and Rachel are both filmmakers themselves. In 2010 they released low budget horror film Splintered, about a young woman caught between a mysterious captor and a vicious monster only he seems able to keep at bay. They have also made several successful shorts. It's a good grounding for getting into festival management, though Simeon admits that happened almost by accident.
"We thought we'd première Splintered in Manchester," he says, "and then my friend Steve, who's involved with the Salford Film Festival, talked about maybe doing...
Simeon and Rachel are both filmmakers themselves. In 2010 they released low budget horror film Splintered, about a young woman caught between a mysterious captor and a vicious monster only he seems able to keep at bay. They have also made several successful shorts. It's a good grounding for getting into festival management, though Simeon admits that happened almost by accident.
"We thought we'd première Splintered in Manchester," he says, "and then my friend Steve, who's involved with the Salford Film Festival, talked about maybe doing...
- 10/1/2012
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
They say Cannes "stays in your blood" and it's true! Three weeks later, here's the final interview from my trip. I wanted to finish my interview tour of the movie business with a real blue collar film festival so I sat down for a drink with Rachel Richardson-Jones, aka "Lady Grimm"; a film producer and director of the Grimm Up North International Film Festival of Horror and Cult Films.
How long has your festival been running and how did it get started?
Grimm is now in its fourth year and was born out of shameless self promotion for our first feature "Splintered". Sadly our executive producer Clive Parsons, a veteran British film producer who made such classics as Scum and Gregory's Girl and I might add was a true gentleman, passed away shortly after completion, leaving us without a clue of how to get distribution in our own territory. So we decided to put on a little showcase of three movies over one day in our home town of Manchester and call it Grimm up North. After a successful week in London I managed to not only acquire distribution for Splintered, but also a number of movies to screen from various distributors and Grimm Up North turned out to be three crazy days of 28 movies, twelve of which were premiers, not to mention a plague of Cenobites. Although we vowed "never again" the day after the festival, there did seem to be a lot of love for it and we've been growing steadily each year.
What brings you to Cannes?
This was an extremely exciting year for us, as it was Grimm Up North's first year as a buyer at Cannes, we were looking for films to screen at the festival in October. In addition to this we have also raised the bar with our brand new distribution label Grimm Entertainment. We have partnered with Koch media in the UK and have already acquired rights to several films which we are releasing in Early October 2012. We are to release a minimum of eight movies in our first year so we were looking for movies that would play well at the festival and also have UK rights available for distribution.
So what's the ultimate goal with the festival? Do you plan on growing into a market or another Sundance?
It would be an interesting idea to grow Grimm to the stage whereby, if you produce, write, sell, buy, promote or just love to watch genre material, people can come to Manchester to do just that and get to cuddle lots of lovely northern folk, as we are very friendly in the North.
What kind of films do you like personally?
Wow my taste is so diverse, I do have a penchant for Sci-Fi, but also love to watch films from all over the world, I love films with a great story, so for me it can be any genre from ‘The Lives of Others’ to ‘Martyrs’ to ‘How to Train Your Dragon’.
How many submissions do you normally get and how do you go through them all?
This year we had over 100 submissions. We have a dedicated team of volunteers who help us view material. But essentially it comes down to Myself, Simeon Halligan who is co-director of the festival and Steve Balshaw our film programmer and founding member of Grimm who make the decisions, and if we can't all agree on a film it doesn't go in the festival.
A lot of people say the festival process is inherently political, what are your thoughts on that and do you have advice for filmmakers?
This is a very good point, running our own festival has really given us a great insight as filmmakers of how important it is to make sure either the producer or sales agent make a big noise about a film. It is essential to get it into the press and give your movie as much profile as possible. There are so many films to watch you end up being drawn to the ones listed in the trades and there starts the merry go round, with all the usual suspects being shown in all the various festivals. Whilst we at Grimm do like to have a number of festival circuit films we have seen at the markets, we do get quite excited by the submissions we get to the festival. Steve Balshaw was a big advocate of the Soska sisters' submission ‘Dead Hooker in a Trunk’ it got great coverage at Grimm and really helped to build a following for them in the UK. Similarly we hope to do the same with Ryan Levin’s 'Some Guy Who Kills People' which screened really well at last year's festival and that we will be releasing later on in the year under the Grimm label.
Did you have a "Cannes moment"?
Meeting Zack Coffman at the Estonian Drinks Party and scoffing all their chocolate which we just couldn't get enough of!
Well, there you have it. I've finally worked Cannes out of my system.
Written by Zack Coffman. Follow Zack's film marketing tips and adventures @choppertown on Twitter.
How long has your festival been running and how did it get started?
Grimm is now in its fourth year and was born out of shameless self promotion for our first feature "Splintered". Sadly our executive producer Clive Parsons, a veteran British film producer who made such classics as Scum and Gregory's Girl and I might add was a true gentleman, passed away shortly after completion, leaving us without a clue of how to get distribution in our own territory. So we decided to put on a little showcase of three movies over one day in our home town of Manchester and call it Grimm up North. After a successful week in London I managed to not only acquire distribution for Splintered, but also a number of movies to screen from various distributors and Grimm Up North turned out to be three crazy days of 28 movies, twelve of which were premiers, not to mention a plague of Cenobites. Although we vowed "never again" the day after the festival, there did seem to be a lot of love for it and we've been growing steadily each year.
What brings you to Cannes?
This was an extremely exciting year for us, as it was Grimm Up North's first year as a buyer at Cannes, we were looking for films to screen at the festival in October. In addition to this we have also raised the bar with our brand new distribution label Grimm Entertainment. We have partnered with Koch media in the UK and have already acquired rights to several films which we are releasing in Early October 2012. We are to release a minimum of eight movies in our first year so we were looking for movies that would play well at the festival and also have UK rights available for distribution.
So what's the ultimate goal with the festival? Do you plan on growing into a market or another Sundance?
It would be an interesting idea to grow Grimm to the stage whereby, if you produce, write, sell, buy, promote or just love to watch genre material, people can come to Manchester to do just that and get to cuddle lots of lovely northern folk, as we are very friendly in the North.
What kind of films do you like personally?
Wow my taste is so diverse, I do have a penchant for Sci-Fi, but also love to watch films from all over the world, I love films with a great story, so for me it can be any genre from ‘The Lives of Others’ to ‘Martyrs’ to ‘How to Train Your Dragon’.
How many submissions do you normally get and how do you go through them all?
This year we had over 100 submissions. We have a dedicated team of volunteers who help us view material. But essentially it comes down to Myself, Simeon Halligan who is co-director of the festival and Steve Balshaw our film programmer and founding member of Grimm who make the decisions, and if we can't all agree on a film it doesn't go in the festival.
A lot of people say the festival process is inherently political, what are your thoughts on that and do you have advice for filmmakers?
This is a very good point, running our own festival has really given us a great insight as filmmakers of how important it is to make sure either the producer or sales agent make a big noise about a film. It is essential to get it into the press and give your movie as much profile as possible. There are so many films to watch you end up being drawn to the ones listed in the trades and there starts the merry go round, with all the usual suspects being shown in all the various festivals. Whilst we at Grimm do like to have a number of festival circuit films we have seen at the markets, we do get quite excited by the submissions we get to the festival. Steve Balshaw was a big advocate of the Soska sisters' submission ‘Dead Hooker in a Trunk’ it got great coverage at Grimm and really helped to build a following for them in the UK. Similarly we hope to do the same with Ryan Levin’s 'Some Guy Who Kills People' which screened really well at last year's festival and that we will be releasing later on in the year under the Grimm label.
Did you have a "Cannes moment"?
Meeting Zack Coffman at the Estonian Drinks Party and scoffing all their chocolate which we just couldn't get enough of!
Well, there you have it. I've finally worked Cannes out of my system.
Written by Zack Coffman. Follow Zack's film marketing tips and adventures @choppertown on Twitter.
- 6/22/2012
- by Zack Coffman
- Sydney's Buzz
Directed by: Simeon Halligan
Written by: Simeon Halligan, Mat Archer, Stephen Trimingham
Cast: Holly Weston, Stephen Martin Walters, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Readwin
I just finished watching Splintered, a 2010 British horror flick that's recently received a spiffy DVD/Blu-ray combo pack release. Since it took up my whole morning, I want to do it justice. So let me see...what kind of movie is Splintered ?
Ah, I've got it. Splintered is a derivative, pedestrian thriller — but that's okay, because it's also tedious and predictable.
No, that's not quite right, but it's close. Let's dissect it to see if we can do a little better.
Full of tired ideas recycled from other better films, Splintered tells the tale of Sophie (Holly Weston), an eccentric coed who drags her friends deep into the Welsh woods in search of a local legendary creature that's either a werewolf or a fox. Since childhood, Sophie has...
Written by: Simeon Halligan, Mat Archer, Stephen Trimingham
Cast: Holly Weston, Stephen Martin Walters, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Readwin
I just finished watching Splintered, a 2010 British horror flick that's recently received a spiffy DVD/Blu-ray combo pack release. Since it took up my whole morning, I want to do it justice. So let me see...what kind of movie is Splintered ?
Ah, I've got it. Splintered is a derivative, pedestrian thriller — but that's okay, because it's also tedious and predictable.
No, that's not quite right, but it's close. Let's dissect it to see if we can do a little better.
Full of tired ideas recycled from other better films, Splintered tells the tale of Sophie (Holly Weston), an eccentric coed who drags her friends deep into the Welsh woods in search of a local legendary creature that's either a werewolf or a fox. Since childhood, Sophie has...
- 3/21/2012
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
by MoreHorror.com
The much talked about UK horror-thriller Splintered is on its way to a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack release on March 20th.
Mark your calendars and watch the trailer beneath the official release details below.
From the Official Release:
A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a blood-thirsty rampage in the horror-thriller Splintered, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD March 20th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (TV’s “Skins”), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (TV’s “Outsourced”), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney.
The film won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up. In addition, it was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards and for Most Memorable Mutilation for...
The much talked about UK horror-thriller Splintered is on its way to a Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack release on March 20th.
Mark your calendars and watch the trailer beneath the official release details below.
From the Official Release:
A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a blood-thirsty rampage in the horror-thriller Splintered, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD March 20th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (TV’s “Skins”), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (TV’s “Outsourced”), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney.
The film won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up. In addition, it was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards and for Most Memorable Mutilation for...
- 2/2/2012
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Curiosity can be a killer for Simeon Halligan's British horror flick. The movie which arrived on UK DVD shelves back in 2010 will finally arrive on Us shores this March courtesy of Wellgo USA Entertainment. The flick about a legendary woodland creature stars the gorgeous Holly Weston (below), who currently appears as Ash in long-running Channel 4 soap 'Hollyoaks', also stars Stephen Walters ('Hannibal Rising'), Sacha Dhawan, Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin, Sol Heras and Colin Tierney. You can check out the trailer below and pick up 'Splintered' on DVD in the Us from 20 March 2012....
- 1/31/2012
- Horror Asylum
A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a blood-thirsty rampage in the horror-thriller Splintered, debuting on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack and DVD March 20, 2012 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (TV’s “Skins”), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (TV’s “Outsourced”), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney. The film won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up. In addition, it was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards and for Most Memorable Mutilation for the arm removal scene at Spike TV's 2009 Scream Awards.
- 1/31/2012
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Simeon Halligan's horror-thriller Splintered is making it's way onto Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack from Well Go USA Entertainment this March and we've got all the details that you need to know below. Check it out. A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a bloodthirsty rampage in Simeon Halligan's Splintered which debuts on Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack and DVD on March 20th. The film stars Stephen Martin…...
- 1/30/2012
- Horrorbid
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
Price: DVD $19.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $26.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Things look bleak for Holly Weston in Spintered.
A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a blood-thirsty rampage in the 2010 British horror-thriller movie Splintered.
The film peeks in on a trouble teen named Sophie (Holly Weston, TV’s Hollyoakes) as she drags her friends deep into a forest in search of a local legend – a half-animal/half-man creature that uses its cunning ability and brutal strength to kill for pleasure. But when the beast leads Sophie and her friend, John (Sol Heras), to an abandoned orphanage, the hunters become the hunted.
Splintered has picked up a bit of a following since 2010, winning six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up.
Directed and co-written first-time feature filmmaker Simeon Halligan, the unrated Splintered,...
Price: DVD $19.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $26.98
Studio: Well Go USA
Things look bleak for Holly Weston in Spintered.
A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a blood-thirsty rampage in the 2010 British horror-thriller movie Splintered.
The film peeks in on a trouble teen named Sophie (Holly Weston, TV’s Hollyoakes) as she drags her friends deep into a forest in search of a local legend – a half-animal/half-man creature that uses its cunning ability and brutal strength to kill for pleasure. But when the beast leads Sophie and her friend, John (Sol Heras), to an abandoned orphanage, the hunters become the hunted.
Splintered has picked up a bit of a following since 2010, winning six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up.
Directed and co-written first-time feature filmmaker Simeon Halligan, the unrated Splintered,...
- 1/30/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
It's been a long road getting this import out of the UK onto Stateside DVD and Blu-ray, but it's well on its way, and we have all the details on what to expect once it's here!
From the Press Release
A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a bloodthirsty rampage in Simeon Halligan's horror-thriller Splintered, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD March 20th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (TV’s “Skins”), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (TV’s “Outsourced”), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney. The film won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up. In addition, it was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards and for Most Memorable Mutilation...
From the Press Release
A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a bloodthirsty rampage in Simeon Halligan's horror-thriller Splintered, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD March 20th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (TV’s “Skins”), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (TV’s “Outsourced”), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney. The film won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up. In addition, it was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards and for Most Memorable Mutilation...
- 1/30/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Well Go USA Entertainment is bringing the British horror film Splintered to the Us. We have the official press release, a list of bonus features, and cover art.
Plano, Texas. (January 30, 2012) – A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a blood-thirsty rampage in the horror-thriller Splintered, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD March 20th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (TV’s “Skins”), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (TV’s “Outsourced”), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney. The film won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up. In addition, it was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards and for Most Memorable Mutilation for the arm removal scene at Spike TV’s 2009 Scream Awards.
Plano, Texas. (January 30, 2012) – A group of teenagers exploring a creepy abandoned building discover a terrifying creature on a blood-thirsty rampage in the horror-thriller Splintered, debuting on Blu-ray™ + DVD Combo Pack and DVD March 20th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (TV’s “Skins”), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (TV’s “Outsourced”), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney. The film won six awards at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival, including Best Picture, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Special Effects and Best Make-Up. In addition, it was nominated for Best Horror Film at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards and for Most Memorable Mutilation for the arm removal scene at Spike TV’s 2009 Scream Awards.
- 1/30/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Splintered, a UK thriller, is making the leap to U.S. DVD, Blu-ray and VOD from Well Go USA Entertainment on March 20th.
The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (Skins), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (Outsourced), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney.
Troubled teen Sophie drags her friends deep into a forest in search of a local legend - a wild beast, half animal and half man, that uses its cunning ability and brutal strength to kill for pleasure. But when the beast leads Sophie and her friend, John, to an abandoned orphanage, the hunters become the hunted.
You'll find a trailer after the jump.
Read more...
The film stars Stephen Martin Walters (Skins), Holly Weston, Sacha Dhawan (Outsourced), Sadie Pickering, Jonathan Readwin (Dread), Sol Heras and Colin Tierney.
Troubled teen Sophie drags her friends deep into a forest in search of a local legend - a wild beast, half animal and half man, that uses its cunning ability and brutal strength to kill for pleasure. But when the beast leads Sophie and her friend, John, to an abandoned orphanage, the hunters become the hunted.
You'll find a trailer after the jump.
Read more...
- 1/30/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
How many times have you seen a quote on a movie poster or DVD box and thought you could do better? If so, then this competition is for you. The folks behind the UK's Grimm Up North film fest are co-sponsors of a contest in which the best quote submitted for Simeon Halligan's Splintered will be featured on international promotional material for the film.
Here are the details:
Pick up a copy of Manchester-produced horror movie Splintered. Watch it, and then send in a one-line quote on the film. Simple as that.
How to enter and what you win:
Consider your words carefully and then email info@splinteredthemovie.com with your Splintered quote. The judges will consist of members of the Grimm Up North team, Kaleidoscope distribution and Scream magazine, who will pick the five best quotes and then from that shortlist select one overall winner.
And if that wasn't enough,...
Here are the details:
Pick up a copy of Manchester-produced horror movie Splintered. Watch it, and then send in a one-line quote on the film. Simple as that.
How to enter and what you win:
Consider your words carefully and then email info@splinteredthemovie.com with your Splintered quote. The judges will consist of members of the Grimm Up North team, Kaleidoscope distribution and Scream magazine, who will pick the five best quotes and then from that shortlist select one overall winner.
And if that wasn't enough,...
- 12/11/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Coming across like the psychotic and troubled cousin of a Marvel superhero, Matthew Vaughn’s Ott edition into the canon of the comic-book adaptation genre delivers some splendid bams and kapows alongside emotionally-charged performances.
Those who’ve seen the original 1960s Batman series will be in hysterics as Nicolas Cage delivers his straight-faced dialogue as ‘Adam West reborn’ and you’ll meet the deadliest girl in cinema since the Ring series.
What most surprises about Kick-Ass, is how dull the main character Dave/Kick-Ass is. Aaron Johnson despite being the central figure is nowhere near as cool as Big Daddy, Hit Girl, Frank D’Amico or Red Mist. And maybe that’s intentional.
Kick-Ass’s sense of inferiority and general crapness as a superhero vigilante provides plenty of early laughs, but once it becomes about ‘getting the girl’ there’s the sense of ho-hum about his storyline. It’s a good job the family drama,...
Those who’ve seen the original 1960s Batman series will be in hysterics as Nicolas Cage delivers his straight-faced dialogue as ‘Adam West reborn’ and you’ll meet the deadliest girl in cinema since the Ring series.
What most surprises about Kick-Ass, is how dull the main character Dave/Kick-Ass is. Aaron Johnson despite being the central figure is nowhere near as cool as Big Daddy, Hit Girl, Frank D’Amico or Red Mist. And maybe that’s intentional.
Kick-Ass’s sense of inferiority and general crapness as a superhero vigilante provides plenty of early laughs, but once it becomes about ‘getting the girl’ there’s the sense of ho-hum about his storyline. It’s a good job the family drama,...
- 9/5/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
The Last Exorcism (15)
(Daniel Stamm, 2010, Us) Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell. 87 mins
There's an epic, gothic Dennis Wheatley-style horror struggling to get out of this curiously lightweight mockumentary, in which a jaded Louisiana evangelical priest (Fabian) takes on a local case of possession to prove that demons only exist in the mind. Stamm orchestrates some good old-fashioned in-camera shocks, but the handheld format is limiting, and what ought to be a truly horrific climax ends in a tired Blair Witch fizzle rather than a bang.
Certified Copy (12A)
(Abbas Kiarostami, 2010, Fr/It/UK) Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, 107 mins
Slightly wooden but deceptively memorable meta romance, in which a woman (Binoche) meets a man (Shimell) who may or may not be her husband.
Dinner For Schmucks
(12A) (Jay Roach, 2010, Us) Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis. 114 mins
Rudd is an aspiring exec who takes Carell to his boss's who-can-bring-the-biggest-nerd dinner party.
(Daniel Stamm, 2010, Us) Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell. 87 mins
There's an epic, gothic Dennis Wheatley-style horror struggling to get out of this curiously lightweight mockumentary, in which a jaded Louisiana evangelical priest (Fabian) takes on a local case of possession to prove that demons only exist in the mind. Stamm orchestrates some good old-fashioned in-camera shocks, but the handheld format is limiting, and what ought to be a truly horrific climax ends in a tired Blair Witch fizzle rather than a bang.
Certified Copy (12A)
(Abbas Kiarostami, 2010, Fr/It/UK) Juliette Binoche, William Shimell, 107 mins
Slightly wooden but deceptively memorable meta romance, in which a woman (Binoche) meets a man (Shimell) who may or may not be her husband.
Dinner For Schmucks
(12A) (Jay Roach, 2010, Us) Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis. 114 mins
Rudd is an aspiring exec who takes Carell to his boss's who-can-bring-the-biggest-nerd dinner party.
- 9/3/2010
- by The guide
- The Guardian - Film News
Hot on the heels of our recent report on the details of Simeon Halligan’s Splintered UK premiere on September 3rd, we’ve found ourselves with three copies of the film on DVD (available on general release September 6th) to give away to a trio of lucky winners!
Splintered is the story of troubled teen Sophie, who drags her friends deep into the Welsh forests in search of a local legend - a dangerous wild beast: half-animal and half-human that uses its cunning and strength to brutally kill for pleasure. But when the beast leads Sophie and her friend, John, to an abandoned children’s home, the hunters become the hunted as John is violently attacked and Sophie locked up in an empty room.
Vulnerable, isolated and not knowing if she is being kept for food, pleasure, or an even darker reason by the vicious beast, Sophie must confront long...
Splintered is the story of troubled teen Sophie, who drags her friends deep into the Welsh forests in search of a local legend - a dangerous wild beast: half-animal and half-human that uses its cunning and strength to brutally kill for pleasure. But when the beast leads Sophie and her friend, John, to an abandoned children’s home, the hunters become the hunted as John is violently attacked and Sophie locked up in an empty room.
Vulnerable, isolated and not knowing if she is being kept for food, pleasure, or an even darker reason by the vicious beast, Sophie must confront long...
- 9/2/2010
- by Pestilence
- DreadCentral.com
This Friday, September 3rd, Splintered, the debut feature from production company Not A Number and director Simeon Halligan, will be having its UK premiere in the best cinema in London, the Empire Leicester Square, and starting today tickets are on sale for the screening along with an exclusive after party.
Here are the details:
Splintered is beautifully shot and deserves to be seen on the big screen. So why not come see the movie alongside the director, producer, and cast? Here’s your chance to join them at the Empire Leicester Square on the evening of Friday the 3rd September. Tickets are on sale from Tuesday 31st of August, after midday. Click here for the Empire website.
Come rub shoulders with director Simeon Halligan, producer Rachel Richardson Jones, and the cast from the horror film described as "Horror for the Skins generation."
Make sure you look the part as you...
Here are the details:
Splintered is beautifully shot and deserves to be seen on the big screen. So why not come see the movie alongside the director, producer, and cast? Here’s your chance to join them at the Empire Leicester Square on the evening of Friday the 3rd September. Tickets are on sale from Tuesday 31st of August, after midday. Click here for the Empire website.
Come rub shoulders with director Simeon Halligan, producer Rachel Richardson Jones, and the cast from the horror film described as "Horror for the Skins generation."
Make sure you look the part as you...
- 8/31/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Year 2 of Manchester, England's premier horror film festival, Grimm Up North, is taking place Halloween weekend, 28th-31st October 2010, and the first four films have been officially confirmed along with a handful of the event's seminar guests.
For months the folks behind Grimmfest have been sifting through the latest in genre cinema to bring the best horror and sci-fi to this year's festival, and it looks like they're off to a damn fine start! Here's a small sample of what fest-goers have in store:
Reel Zombies: The film follows a group of independent filmmakers as they attempt to create a third entry in their series of 'Zombie Night' movies. This time, though, they'll be using the real live undead that have taken over much of the world. With a documentary team following them, the crew set out to create a masterpiece but discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world often...
For months the folks behind Grimmfest have been sifting through the latest in genre cinema to bring the best horror and sci-fi to this year's festival, and it looks like they're off to a damn fine start! Here's a small sample of what fest-goers have in store:
Reel Zombies: The film follows a group of independent filmmakers as they attempt to create a third entry in their series of 'Zombie Night' movies. This time, though, they'll be using the real live undead that have taken over much of the world. With a documentary team following them, the crew set out to create a masterpiece but discover shooting in a post-apocalyptic world often...
- 8/25/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Fresh from the festival circuit, Splintered, directed by Simeon Halligan and starring Holly Weston, Stephen Walters, Sacha Dhawan and Sadie Pickering; is finally making its way to UK cinemas next month.
Something has been killing live stock in a remote part of North Wales and now it’s started attacking humans.
Sophie, a teenager with a troubled past, puts herself and her friends at the mercy of this wild beast, when her obsession of the unexplained leads them deep into the Welsh countryside. Looking for evidence within an abandoned building, Sophie witnesses a vicious attack on her friend and then finds herself incarcerated in a locked room. She cannot escape and her only hope is that her friends manage to find her before her captor makes them his latest victim…
Thanks to the guys at Kaleidoscope we have your first look at the brand new UK quad poster for the...
Something has been killing live stock in a remote part of North Wales and now it’s started attacking humans.
Sophie, a teenager with a troubled past, puts herself and her friends at the mercy of this wild beast, when her obsession of the unexplained leads them deep into the Welsh countryside. Looking for evidence within an abandoned building, Sophie witnesses a vicious attack on her friend and then finds herself incarcerated in a locked room. She cannot escape and her only hope is that her friends manage to find her before her captor makes them his latest victim…
Thanks to the guys at Kaleidoscope we have your first look at the brand new UK quad poster for the...
- 8/11/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Although its originally announced premiere month of July has come and gone, we've received confirmation that Splintered, the debut feature from production company Not A Number and director Simeon Halligan, will indeed be hitting UK cinemas in just a few short weeks - September 3rd to be exact.
Synopsis:
Prowling in the darkest corner of a desolate, abandoned building on the edge of a wilderness is a dangerous animal, one that lives by the rules of the wild, where survival is its only concern. This creature of the night uses cunning and instinct to hunt and kill for pleasure. It has no qualms about its actions; it lives by its carnal desires alone. Sophie (Holly Weston), a teenager with a troubled past, puts herself and her friends at the mercy of this beast when her curious obsession with the unexplained leads them deep into the Welsh countryside. When her friend is violently attacked,...
Synopsis:
Prowling in the darkest corner of a desolate, abandoned building on the edge of a wilderness is a dangerous animal, one that lives by the rules of the wild, where survival is its only concern. This creature of the night uses cunning and instinct to hunt and kill for pleasure. It has no qualms about its actions; it lives by its carnal desires alone. Sophie (Holly Weston), a teenager with a troubled past, puts herself and her friends at the mercy of this beast when her curious obsession with the unexplained leads them deep into the Welsh countryside. When her friend is violently attacked,...
- 8/10/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The team behind forthcoming horror movie Splintered have revealed their joy after arranging for the film to be featured in two episodes of Coronation Street. In instalments which air on Friday, Weatherfield's Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) and future love interest Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson) will be seen watching the spooky tale during an awkward double date with their respective boyfriends. Splintered director Simeon Halligan commented: "I'm really chuffed Splintered plays a key role in Friday's episode of Coronation Street. "What's ironic is that the background story in Splintered is about (more)...
- 3/24/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
It's been ages since we've heard anything about UK horror film Splintered, the debut feature from production company Not A Number and director Simeon Halligan, but today we got an update on its release date and a chance for our UK readers to see some excerpts of the film on the popular prime-time soap opera "Coronation Street".
Splintered will be released in July of this year, and following is its synopsis:
Prowling in the darkest corner of a desolate, abandoned building on the edge of a wilderness is a dangerous animal, one that lives by the rules of the wild, where survival is its only concern. This creature of the night uses cunning and instinct to hunt and kill for pleasure. It has no qualms about its actions; it lives by its carnal desires alone. Sophie (Holly Weston), a teenager with a troubled past, puts herself and her friends at...
Splintered will be released in July of this year, and following is its synopsis:
Prowling in the darkest corner of a desolate, abandoned building on the edge of a wilderness is a dangerous animal, one that lives by the rules of the wild, where survival is its only concern. This creature of the night uses cunning and instinct to hunt and kill for pleasure. It has no qualms about its actions; it lives by its carnal desires alone. Sophie (Holly Weston), a teenager with a troubled past, puts herself and her friends at...
- 3/18/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Year: 2008
Directors: Simeon Halligan
Writers: Simeon Halligan & Mat Archer & Stephen Trimingham
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 6 out of 10
One of headlining films at GrimmUpNorth was festival director Simeon Halligan's first feature: Splintered. The GrimmUpNorth horror festival itself was somewhat based around the release of this film, as the producers rented screens at the Printworks Odeon in Manchester as a means to publicise the film, while gathering other various titles to create a one-off festival that managed, as far as I'm concerned, to be a great success. Splintered screened on Saturday evening with a packed-out cinema of eager horror fans, and after a slight technical hitch the film played to great applause. The plot centers around a somewhat emo-ish teenager called Sophie (Holly Weston), who organises a trip to North Wales with her friends, and they drive off in search of a local legend.
The film begins with a young girl,...
Directors: Simeon Halligan
Writers: Simeon Halligan & Mat Archer & Stephen Trimingham
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 6 out of 10
One of headlining films at GrimmUpNorth was festival director Simeon Halligan's first feature: Splintered. The GrimmUpNorth horror festival itself was somewhat based around the release of this film, as the producers rented screens at the Printworks Odeon in Manchester as a means to publicise the film, while gathering other various titles to create a one-off festival that managed, as far as I'm concerned, to be a great success. Splintered screened on Saturday evening with a packed-out cinema of eager horror fans, and after a slight technical hitch the film played to great applause. The plot centers around a somewhat emo-ish teenager called Sophie (Holly Weston), who organises a trip to North Wales with her friends, and they drive off in search of a local legend.
The film begins with a young girl,...
- 11/3/2009
- QuietEarth.us
GrimmUpNorth is Manchester's premier, horror film festival, running from October 29th - November 1st and including the world premier of 'The Reeds' and screening of 'The Descent 2', with Q&A from cast and director. The festival will be taking place in Manchester's Printworks and Odeon Cinema.
Gerard Johnson's Tony, a film we all love here at Qe, will be playing. We highly reccomend it. Review here.
A full line-up can be found at the festival website, but other notable screenings include Faye Jackson's Romanian vampire film 'Strigoi' and a special screening of Hellraiser, including a chance to meet the 'Cenobites' themselves; Doug Bradley (aka Pin Head), Nicholas Vince (Chatterer) and Simon Bamford (Butterball) on the Friday.
Here's a list of films that will be screened over the weekend:
Thursday 29th
Decsent 2 + Tras Visillos (Short)
Friday 30th & Saturday 31st:
Gnaw
Tony + Excision (Short...
Gerard Johnson's Tony, a film we all love here at Qe, will be playing. We highly reccomend it. Review here.
A full line-up can be found at the festival website, but other notable screenings include Faye Jackson's Romanian vampire film 'Strigoi' and a special screening of Hellraiser, including a chance to meet the 'Cenobites' themselves; Doug Bradley (aka Pin Head), Nicholas Vince (Chatterer) and Simon Bamford (Butterball) on the Friday.
Here's a list of films that will be screened over the weekend:
Thursday 29th
Decsent 2 + Tras Visillos (Short)
Friday 30th & Saturday 31st:
Gnaw
Tony + Excision (Short...
- 10/13/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Manchester, England's "Grimm Up North" has set its goals high. As the first horror festival of its kind in the northwest portion of the country, it will showcase the very best in horror films, video gaming, and merchandise and promises its attendees that "nothing before has been as big, as bold, and as bloody!"
Held October 30th to November 1st at the state-of-the-art entertainment complex known as The Printworks, "Grimm Up North" will include:
Over thirty feature and short films screened at the Odeon Printworks Red carpet movie premieres with special guest appearances A preview of the gaming industry's hottest unreleased titles on the big screen and in a unique gaming environment A separate horror fair with unique merchandise and an exhibition of cool props and prosthetics from the movies Entertainment such as a Halloween horror hunt with big prizes up for grabs, a zombie ball, and more The fest's...
Held October 30th to November 1st at the state-of-the-art entertainment complex known as The Printworks, "Grimm Up North" will include:
Over thirty feature and short films screened at the Odeon Printworks Red carpet movie premieres with special guest appearances A preview of the gaming industry's hottest unreleased titles on the big screen and in a unique gaming environment A separate horror fair with unique merchandise and an exhibition of cool props and prosthetics from the movies Entertainment such as a Halloween horror hunt with big prizes up for grabs, a zombie ball, and more The fest's...
- 9/12/2009
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
I do love finding out about potentially cool new movies, especially when they’re about werewolves, after the film is all done and ready to be seen by the masses! Nothing like taking out the pain of anticipation to make a movie that much more appealing.
Such is the case with Splintered, a new movie from UK director Simeon Halligan that stars Jonathan Readwin, the latest addition to the cast of Dread, the Clive Barker adaptation currently rolling in the UK. Splintered concerns a girl who is kept prisoner in an abandoned building, her captor insisting that her incarceration is to save her from the man-eating beast roaming the Welsh countryside.
You can see the trailer below and check out the official Splintered site for more info. Seeing as how werewolves are never specifically mentioned in the film’s synopsis, this had better not be a film about someone who...
Such is the case with Splintered, a new movie from UK director Simeon Halligan that stars Jonathan Readwin, the latest addition to the cast of Dread, the Clive Barker adaptation currently rolling in the UK. Splintered concerns a girl who is kept prisoner in an abandoned building, her captor insisting that her incarceration is to save her from the man-eating beast roaming the Welsh countryside.
You can see the trailer below and check out the official Splintered site for more info. Seeing as how werewolves are never specifically mentioned in the film’s synopsis, this had better not be a film about someone who...
- 10/22/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
Today we were dropped a line about a new indie horror film from the UK that immediately peaked our interest. Check out Splintered, a film by Simeon Halligan. Over at the official website you won't find too much, but what you can do is watch the trailer that is freakin' awesome. In addition, at the site you can read a long synopsis for the film, which stars Holly Weston, Stephen Martin Walters, Sacha Dhawan, Sadie Pickering, Sol Heras, Jonathan Readwin and Colin Tierney. Something is roaming the Welsh countryside hunting and killing animals and now it is turning on humans! Our group of intrepid teenage friends led by Sophie, a troubled teen with a taste for the unknown and macabre; place themselves at the mercy of the beast as they enter its domain in the wilds....
- 7/5/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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