Trailers

The Hairy Hands (2009)

Dartmoor: the dead of night…953 square kilometres of desolate moorland…1000 ghosts…and a fugitive racing a haunted road to meet one. ‘The Hairy Hands‘ is the fourth in the series of ‘Penny Dreadful’ animations inspired by neglected aspects of English folklore. A haunted house movie set in a moving car and based upon a genuine Dartmoor legend it draws upon such influences as Alfred Hitchcock, EC Comics and ‘The Hammer House of Horror’.  Features voiceover by Doug Bradley (Hellraiser).

The Screaming Skull (2008)

‘The Screaming Skull‘ is the third in the ‘Penny Dreadful’ series of animations. Set after the First world war, it’s a gothic story of ancestral anxieties, hereditary madness and ghosts that won’t be put to rest. Drawing upon such influences as M.R James and the Amicus movies of the 1970′s, ‘The Screaming Skull‘ is a quintessential British horror film. Nominated Best UK Short Film at Raindance 2009.

Scayrecrow (2008)

‘Scayrecrow’ is a short animation that evokes the 19th century penny dreadfuls to tell a Hammer – style romp about a ghostly Highwayman wreaking revenge on those who conspired to put him and his sweetheart in their graves. Winner of the 2009 Media Innovation Award.