27th Aug2025

Frightfest London 2025: ‘Odyssey’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Polly Maberly, Rebecca Calder, Tom Davis, Mikael Persbrandt, Peter Ferdinando, Kellie Shirley | Written by Gerard Johnson, Austin Collings | Directed by Gerard Johnson British director Gerard Johnson (Hyena, Muscle) returns with Odyssey, a horror-tinged British thriller that depicts a compelling descent into darkness and violence. Enlivened by a star-making performance from Polly Maberly, […]

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23rd Aug2024

Frightfest 2024: ‘Broken Bird’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, Sacharissa Claxton, Aleksa Muždeka, Jay Taylor, Robyn McHarry | Written by Joanne Mitchell, Tracey Sheals, Dominic Brunt | Directed by Joanne Mitchell In keeping with its title, Broken Bird opens with Sibyl (Rebecca Calder; King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, We Are Tourists) preparing a dead avian to be stuffed […]

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19th Jul2024

Frightfest 2024 Preview: Joanne Mitchell’s gothic horror ‘Broken Bird’

by Phil Wheat

Catalyst Studios is excited to announce that their gothic horror Broken Bird, which celebrates its World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square, London, and opens this year’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, will also be released in UK cinemas from 30th August 2024. Broken Bird marks the feature directorial debut of Joanne Mitchell (Before Dawn, Habit), who […]

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18th May2015

‘The Haunting of Radcliffe House’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Olivia Williams, Matthew Modine, Antonia Clarke, Adam Thomas Wright, Richard Dillane, Howard Lee, Jonathan Jaynes, Rebecca Calder, Steve Oram, David J. Peel, Mark Heenehan, Stephen Chance | Written and Directed by Nick Willing When it comes to ghost stories focused on haunted houses my personal favourites are The Haunting and The Legend of Hell […]

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