I like to see indie horror succeed and I like it even more when its a British indie horror I'm touting. This Scottish/Irish co-production offers something a little different from the glossy sheen of Hollywood as it was filmed in the grim and grotty Sighthill area of Glasgow.
And urban horror that leans on Celtic mythology and belongs in the same ilk as HEARTLESS or Neil Gaima
n's NEVERWHERE Colm McCarthy's debut carries a few recognisable faces such as TVs James Nesbitt, the Irish guy who has turned up in S4 of PRIMEVAL and the lovely ginger sidekick to Doctor Who. There's a beast loose on the streets of a Lothian council scheme and it is being hunted by Irish gypsies and could be linked to unlucky loner Fergel and his severe and witchy mother.
Its never going to have a happy outcome but this grim little Scottish shocker has a lot going for it in terms of performance, story an accomplished low budget film making.
A semi-erection.
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