Sean Jones Imagines a Haunted Staircase Cascading With Ghouls in His Animated Short ‘Spooky Stairwell’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
Released for Halloween 2021, Sean Jones’ haunting animation Spooky Stairwell is a riff on the classic cartoons from the early days of animated cinema. Jones and his team, known as Purple Parasol Animation, set their film within a haunted castle and as the camera descends down its stairwell we witness a plethora of ghosts and monsters who populate its subterranean space. The film is equal parts spooky and charming and begs for a rewatch, allowing you to spot each of Jones’ wonderful creations. Twelve Cabins joined Jones in conversation below to discuss the visual inspiration he drew from early ..read more
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Premiere: Markus Meedt Reveals How He Adapted a Beloved Card Game for His Comedy Horror Short ‘Werewolf’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
We all enjoy sitting around with a few friends and playing a card game until someone gets a little over-competitive and starts to take the fun out of it. Director Markus Meedt takes this concept and amplifies it, posing the question “What happens if things get a little too hairy and people start to bite?”. Cue, horror comedy Werewolf. Meedt’s film is a heightened take on a group of friends playing the popular card game where, surprise surprise, things get out of hand. It’s a hilarious romp and Twelve Cabins is delighted to premiere it for our audience today. TC spoke with Meedt below, who walk ..read more
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A Mysterious Gift Leads a Woman to a Prison of Her Own Design in Josh Banks’ Deceptive Thriller ‘M’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
The latest short from Josh Banks is a cryptic mystery centring on an unsuspecting woman who discovers a mask that alters her future. It’s a brilliantly executed film that’s crafted with a strong attention to detail. Banks is consistently teasing the audience with subtle breadcrumbs that allude his protagonist’s fate – certainly a short to check out more than once. Banks spoke to Twelve Cabins below, revealing his precise approach to storytelling and the important creative decisions behind the design of his fate-altering mask. What drew you to tell this story about a mysterious mask?  Whe ..read more
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A Family Struggle to Survive a Monstrous Home Invasion in Rafael de Leon Jr.’s Short ‘Momma, Don’t Go’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
The home invasion sub-genre of horror is ripe territory for tension and Rafael de Leon Jr.’s latest short film Momma, Don’t Go is a terrific exercise in suspense. As a filmmaker de Leon drops us into the action to a situation we’re all familiar. A family are under threat by a group of thugs who are on the hunt for some precious cargo but neither the thugs nor the family have any idea about any clue about what’s going to happen next. Twelve Cabins caught up with the Director to discuss his relationship with the horror genre, the practical lessons he learnt in making Momma, Don’t Go, and the dif ..read more
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Nicholas Alexander’s Mind-Melting Slasher ‘Death Screens’ Is a Spiralling Descent Into a World of Screens
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by James Maitre
2y ago
Twelve Cabins last joined Nicholas Alexander in conversation to discuss his body horror short Mud Pie. His latest film Death Screens is the next film in a series, which continues on from Mud Pie, that the Director is dubbing Project: Paranormal – a collection of Twilight Zone-style short films about strange and supernatural occurrences. Death Screens is centred around screen media and a protagonist who becomes sucked into various alternate realities during one fateful evening. It’s great step forward for Alexander who’s development as a Director grows with every short he makes. Twelve Cabins s ..read more
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The Line Between Fantasy and Reality Is Blurred in Stephen Burke’s Thriller ‘Pictures of You’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
Twelve Cabins last spoke with Stephen Burke for his mysterious short The Path, a dreamlike forest horror about a man tampering with the balance of nature. He returns today with a new film which takes the stylistic traits established in The Path into the city. A disturbing email and a late night call set off a nightmarish chain of events in Stephen Burke’s new thriller Pictures of You, and much like in The Path, Burke’s story twists and turns, as his character’s psychological state descends. Twelve Cabins was excited to be joined by Burke again below who reveals how the films of Nic Roeg inspir ..read more
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A Pub Goer Is Tormented by a Terrifying Sound in Tom Oxenham’s Late Night British Horror ‘The Nicky Nack’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
There’s a real charm to Tom Oxenham’s haunting thriller The Nicky Nack. It has the feel of a local folk tale that you’d overhear in quaint village pub. That might, in fact, be because it was inspired by one of those exact stories. It’s a simple premise: man leaves pub and is tormented by a strange sound. But it’s the way in which Oxenham and his crew execute it that is so delightfully terrifying. Everything from the sound to the cinematography is captured with such grace that you feel as though you’re watching an adaptation of of an old tale by M.R James or Daphne Du Maurier. Twelve Cabins was ..read more
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It’s the Aftermath of a Frightening Experiment in Lindsay Hallam’s Super 8 Sci-Fi Horror ‘They Called Me David’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
There’s an eerie timeless quality to Super 8mm film. A sense that what you’re viewing has been plucked from a bygone era, discovered like a mysterious unseen relic. That exact mood is at the heart of Lindsay Hallam’s sci-fi horror They Called Me David, a short film which sees the titular David look back on his life as a focus for a large scale science experiment. Hallam cleverly utilises the aesthetic of the Super 8 and taps in to the found-footage feel, perfect for a spooky sci-fi. They Called Me David is due to have World Premiere at FrightFest this weekend and Twelve Cabins caught up with H ..read more
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Brendan Cleaves Imagines a Reality Where Dying Isn’t the End in His Horror Comedy ‘The Dead Collectors’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
We begin our coverage of FrightFest 2021 with Brendan Cleaves’ The Dead Collectors, a hilarious horror comedy which sees the process of dying turned into a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s wonderfully performed by Ivan Kaye and Elliot James Langridge who embody the sheer haplessness of the collectors, two men who appear so entrenched in the mundanity of their bizarre working life. The Dead Collectors is due to receive its World Premiere at FrightFest this weekend and we caught up with the Director who revealed how he ended up working with a professional brain surgeon on the film’s explosive practi ..read more
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An Isolated Sheep Farm Holds a Dark Secret in Lucy Chappell’s Rural Thriller ‘Yellowbird’
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by James Maitre
2y ago
Lucy Chappell’s latest short Yellowbird is a tense and uncomfortable thriller which tracks a farmer and his daughter who live on a remote farm in rural Scotland. As the film plays out, it slowly starts to unfold the secrets the pair share and the unsettling dread the farm withholds. It’s a terrific exercise in tension and what isn’t seen, and is bolstered by a powerful lead performance from Chappell herself who stars as Daisy, the daughter of the farmer. Twelve Cabins joined Chappell in conversation as Yellowbird begins its festival run to discuss her attraction to making films with dark subje ..read more
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