15th Mar2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Tales of the Creeping Death’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Michael Socha, Andrew Readman, Dean Ackerman, Ricky Tomlinson, James Whitehurst, John Solomonides, Steve Wood, Solaya Rowley, George Newton, Billy Cook, Paul J. Dove, Maggie Evans | Written and Directed by John Williams Stoke-on-Trent filmmaker John Williams (no relation to the film composer of the same name) made his name, at least in the horror […]

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01st Mar2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Manfish’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Dean Kilbey, Emma Stannard, Matty Noble, Jon Campling, Liam Noble, David Alexander, Paul Trussell, Eloise Dale, Reis Daniel, Monica Gaga | Written and Directed by Marc Coleman When a humanoid sea creature washes up in Terry’s bleak life they quickly develop feelings for each other – But can Man love Fish, and will Terry’s […]

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01st Mar2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Wyvern Hill’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Pat Garrett, Ellie Jeffreys, Pete Bird, Ben Manning, Michael Coombes, Pable Raybould, Ayvianna Snow, Keith Temple, Oliver Robert Russell, Emily Lane, Katy Dalton, Lewis Booton | Written by Keith Temple | Directed by Jonathan Zaurin From the opening shots of the film you know you’re in for something special with Wyvern Hill, as director […]

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28th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Ruthless’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Cecilia Crossland, Luke Rhodri, Max Dinnen, Taheen Modak, Rachel Partington, Bonnie Baddoo, Stephanie Booth, Micky Dartford, Sam Ellis | Written and Directed by Owen Franklin You think you’ve seen it before – but you haven’t met Ruth Everly (Cecilia Crossland), a relatively normal twenty-one year old girl… apart from her physiological inability to experience […]

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28th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022: ‘Exit’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Billy James Machin, Leonarda Sahani, Tony Denham, Christophe Delesques, Charlotte Gould | Written by Mathew Bayliss | Directed by Michael Fausti We’ve previously reviewed Michael Fausti’s short Dead Celebrities and interviewed the filmmaker at Horror-on-Sea on a couple of occasions. Between that and a few other things I’d seen him say about Exit in […]

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27th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022 – Nerdly’s pick for Best Short

by Kevin Haldon

As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival. I have loved working on the panels and having discussions about what we should and shouldn’t show, what should be nominated and what should win. However, I and my esteemed […]

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27th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022 – Nerdly’s pick for Best Actor

by Kevin Haldon

As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival. I have loved working on the panels and having discussions about what we should and shouldn’t show, what should be nominated and what should win. However, I and my esteemed […]

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26th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022 – Nerdly’s pick for Best Actress

by Kevin Haldon

As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival. I have loved working on the panels and having discussions about what we should and shouldn’t show, what should be nominated and what should win. However, I and my esteemed […]

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26th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival 2022 – Nerdly’s pick for Best Feature Film

by Kevin Haldon

I wanted to pull the curtain back just a little bit for a second and bring you something a little different. As you may know Nerdly, the website, and our fledgling – but growing – YouTube channel are proudly latched on to the Romford Film Festival, this was a relationship that came about organically through […]

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24th Feb2022

Romford Horror Film Festival – Our Picks of the Fest!

by Kevin Haldon

That’s right folks, Romford Horror Festival (HORRHIFFIC) is upon us for its second year and here is Kevin with a small selection of films he thinks you should be checking out at the festival this weekend, which takes place at the Premiere cinema at the Mercury Shopping Centre in Romford from the 25th – 27th […]

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24th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival: ’11pm’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Tony Banham, Abigail Bush, Elodie Angel, Lewis Cook, Sophie Anna Bel, Laura Ollerton, Ollie Mullen, Miti Goneos, Stos Goneos | Written and Directed by JP Thomson At only thirty minutes long this short film set in real-time builds up to that time of its title 11pm. Apparently, the time when most disappearances occur – […]

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24th Feb2022

Romford Horror Festival returns for live event this weekend

by Phil Wheat

The towns might be quiet, but a tremor is occurring in time for 25th February as Romford second Horror festival begins. The festival that began last year after the long lockdown was popular from the offset, but now moving forward its reputation has already grown. So far around 400 people will be in attendance for […]

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06th Jul2021

‘New Woman’ Short Film Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Rhiannon Morgan, Stephen Oates | Written by C.H Newell | Directed by Benjamin Noah Since hooking up with the Romford Film Festival I have seriously had my eyes opened to the real potential of short movies and the performances and artistry on show. These creators only have 15 to 20 minutes to tell their […]

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30th Jun2021

Romford Sessions #6: Director Benjamin Noah & Actress Rhiannon Morgan talk ‘New Woman’

by Kevin Haldon

In our latest video covering this years Romford Film Festival, Kev sits down to talk to director Benjamin Noah and actress Rhiannon Morgan about their short New Woman. A gothic romance concerning a male pickpocket and a wealthy woman descending into a labyrinth of terror in 1888. New Woman screened as part of the Romford […]

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24th Jun2021

Romford Sessions #5: Marcella Cortland & Alrik Bursell talk ‘Parka’

by Kevin Haldon

In our latest video covering this years Romford Film Festival, Kev sits down to talk to Marcella Cortland & Alrik Bursell, directors of the short film Parka. On an enchanted night out, a glamorous woman struggles with her controversial fashion choice. Will the assurances from her BFF shield her from the dark consequences of her […]

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22nd Jun2021

Romford Sessions #4: Helen Alexis Yonov director of ‘The Gesture and the Word’

by Kevin Haldon

In our latest video covering this years Romford Film Festival, Kev sits down to talk to Helen Alexis Yonov director of The Gesture and the Word. A lonely postman (Gilbert) secretly recreates postcards for a woman (Aurore) on his postal route when her boyfriend’s homemade postcards stop arriving from his travels around the world. With […]

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21st Jun2021

Romford Sessions #3: Mark Williams talks ‘VHS Forever? Once Upon a Time in Camden’

by Kevin Haldon

In our latest video covering this years Romford Film Festival, Kev sits down to talk to Mark Williams director of VHS Forever? Once Upon a Time in Camden. You can also check out our review of the film right here. A feature length documentary following on from the success of the 2014 cult classic fan […]

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08th Jun2021

Romford Sessions #2: Ryan Graff talks horror short ‘Black Moon’

by Kevin Haldon

In our latest video covering this years Romford Film Festival, Kev sits down to talk to Ryan Graff, director of the short film Black Moon. You can also check out our 4-star review of the short film right here. On her walk home, a young mother is lured into a tunnel, unaware of what has […]

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07th Jun2021

Romford Sessions #1: Scott Hansen talks horror ‘Bad Candy’

by Kevin Haldon

In the first of our videos covering this years Romford Film Festival, Kev sits down to talk to Scott Hansen, director of Bad Candy – alongside festival organisers Spencer Hawken and Peter Blunden. Bad Candy follows local Halloween stories of both myth and lessons learned in the community of New Salem. With its annual Psychotronic […]

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04th Jun2021

Romford’s first Horror Film Festival to take place this weekend!

by Phil Wheat

Premiere Cinemas Romford, creators of the annual Romford Film Festival take on a scarier feat this weekend (5th – 6th June) as they bring together over 60 scary independent movies to the heart of Romford from across the globe – to ensure cinema goers are buried by a cacophony of shocking thrillers and spine- chilling […]

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