Touted as the UK’s answer to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gnaw (just out on U.S. DVD from Dark Sky) shares many elements with its illustrious predecessor. Both feature a group of attractive teens intent on a relaxing vacation in the country. Both contain the horror-staple image of a girl running down a road with her attacker in hot pursuit. Both films’ villains are cannibalistic in nature. But while Gnaw works to follow these established rules, it also deviates frequently from the well-traveled path of its subgenre.
The setup is rather conventional: Six friends travel deep into the country for a little R&R, only to find themselves stalked by a lumbering, ominously large pitchfork-wielding maniac (Gary Faulkner). As if a Breakfast Club reunion were taking place, all stereotypes are present, with each actor playing their part to a T. We have the overbearing ice queen (Rachel Mitchem), the...
The setup is rather conventional: Six friends travel deep into the country for a little R&R, only to find themselves stalked by a lumbering, ominously large pitchfork-wielding maniac (Gary Faulkner). As if a Breakfast Club reunion were taking place, all stereotypes are present, with each actor playing their part to a T. We have the overbearing ice queen (Rachel Mitchem), the...
- 10/17/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Logan DeSisto)
- Fangoria
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
Check out this six minute trailer preview of the British horror flick Gnaw. Six friends go on holiday in the English countryside which turns into a gory nightmare when they discover that their hosts are a sadistic group of cannibals, and they are the next meal. Gnaw is Gregory Mandry’s directorial debut and features Sara Dylan, Gary Faulkner, Rachel Mitchem, Hiram Bleetman, Nigel Croft-Adams, Oliver Squires, Julian Vandoorne, Jennifer Wren and Carrie Cohen. The film was a fan favorite at several international festivals including the 2009 Fantasporto festival in Portugal. Catch it or forget it? Post from: Screamstress Post from: Screamstress...
- 8/29/2009
- by Alison
- Screamstress.com
Variety reports that Mpi Media has picked up U.S. rights to the British shocker Gnaw from Jinga Films. The film will presumably go out under the company’s genre banner, Dark Sky Films.
Directed by Gregory Mandry from a script by Michael Bell and Max Waller, Gnaw is a black-comic terror tale in which six travelers in the British countryside intrude on an apparently unoccupied house, and run afoul of a clan of cannibals who want to make the friends their next meal. The cast includes Sara Dylan, Oliver Lee Squires, Rachel Mitchem, Nigel Croft Adams, Julie Vandoome, Hiram Bleetman, Jennifer Wren, Carrie Cohen and Gary Faulkner. “This is British horror at its most base, vile and rude; fans will love it,” Mpi’s Greg Newman tells the trade. Gnaw is set to screen at Portugal’s prestigious Fantasporto festival, running February 20-March 1. You can see the movie’s...
Directed by Gregory Mandry from a script by Michael Bell and Max Waller, Gnaw is a black-comic terror tale in which six travelers in the British countryside intrude on an apparently unoccupied house, and run afoul of a clan of cannibals who want to make the friends their next meal. The cast includes Sara Dylan, Oliver Lee Squires, Rachel Mitchem, Nigel Croft Adams, Julie Vandoome, Hiram Bleetman, Jennifer Wren, Carrie Cohen and Gary Faulkner. “This is British horror at its most base, vile and rude; fans will love it,” Mpi’s Greg Newman tells the trade. Gnaw is set to screen at Portugal’s prestigious Fantasporto festival, running February 20-March 1. You can see the movie’s...
- 1/21/2009
- Fangoria
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