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Nightmare on 34th Street
UK 2023
produced by
James Crow, Charlotte Tingley, Matthew Jay France, Gerry Byrne (executive), William Stoneburner (executive), Steve Thomas (executive), Rob Hauschild (executive) for Dark Dreamline, Last British Dragon, Texas Crow Productions, Dark Comedy Productions
directed by James Crow
starring Adam Thomas Wright, Eloise Henwood, Dani Thompson, Jeff Kristian, Lee Craven, Tony Fadil, Sonny Denham, Amber Thomas, Vivienne Skelton, Andy Gatenby, Rory McMenamin, Jude Forsey, Pierse Stevens, Mark Beauchamp, Barnaby Jago, Liam Elcock, Jon Vangdal Aamaas, Marshall Osborne, Harry Walters, Ilirian Bushi, Craig Anthony Flynn, Francis Leander Rodriguez Moberg, Jarand Barkved Leirvik, Daniel Solvang, Fredrik Emil Langoen, Gillian Broderick, Toby Childs, Bibi Lucille, Angus Foulkes, Johanne Magnus, Denise Wilton, Jason Allen, Daniel Joseph Serra, Ole Reinert Omvik, Anett O. Skansen, Yohanna Farrell-Knight, Tara Sumner, Maisy Crunden, Juni Ellertsen, Amalie Jensen Tolo, Vilde Johannessen, Rafi Wilder, Lucy Pinder, Marc Zammit, Petra Bryant, Verity-Rae Martin, Orion Jackson-Rose, Jaire Russell, Aiden Wilkins, Riley Keith, Anais Jessica Berinde, Joss Thomspon, Dou'aine A. Samuels, Jon-Paul Gates, Dean Maskell, Matthew Jay France, Elizabeth Cachia, Jim Mannering, Ben Greaves-Neal, Olivia Hespe, Eva Graves, Karl Hughes, Adam Greaves-Neal, Mirabel Stuart, Robert Lowe, Maximillian Marcham, Louis Skleton, Will Ratcliffe, Cathy Treble, Harbour Carew Bellamy Clark, Katherine Hurley, Simon Flynn, Gary Severn, Ewen MacIntosh, Melanie Wilder, Michael Hill, Xoan Elsdon, Jack Simms, Bo Danton, Sarah Rose Denton, Shauna Marie Severn, Keira Byrne, Hayley Brown, Charlie-George Eldridge, Florence Wright, Henry Lile, Gary Grant, Flynn Williams Chester, Jake Arrowsmith, Nathan Sparshott, Dan Smith, Joe Neary, Archie Grant, Brooke Norbury
written by James Crow, music by Pete Coleman, Jeff Kristian
Santa Claus, Krampus
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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A bitter Santa tells little Peter (Jude Forsey) a handful of
Christmas-themed horror stories:
- There's the story of Mr. Red (Tony Fadil), who with his friends Mr.
Green (Sonny Denham) and Mr. White (Jeff Kristian) murders a whole
family (Dani Thompson, Lee Craven, Adam Thomas Wright) on Christmas
Eve - all but little Chloe (Eloise Henwood), whom they take in as
their somewhat over-eager apprentice ...
- Then there's ventriloquist Henry White (Mark Beauchamp), whose act
with a snowman dummy sure has seen better days, and failing an
audition and being left by his wife Jade (Bibi Lucille) on the very
same dame drives him over the cliff - and homicidally so ...
- Louise (Lucy Pinder) has just been left by her husband Jonathan
(Marc Zammit) shortly, much to her distress and the distress of her
children - but since Christmas is only days aways, there's someone who
can set things right. Unfortunately that someone's Krampus ...
- Today, Father McShane (Jeff Kristian) is suffering from severe
dementia and thus has to be cared for by his daughter Maria (Olivia
Hespe), but back when he was responsible for the disappearance of many
a young boy - in the name of the Lord of course. Thing is, sometimes
the past does come back to haunt one ...
- With the last tale, we find out what made Santa, or rather Tony, a
dedicated Santa performer, so bitter - and it ain't pretty ...
Now one thing up front, if you're really into Christmas and the holiday
spirit and all, this is not a film for you, as Nightmare on 34th Street
is a bitter satire on the holidays by way of (sometimes rather visceral)
horror. At the same time, the film's also good fun for all with a dark and
twisted sense of humour and a predilection for rather mean-spirited short
stories, as there's plenty of shocks and gore in this one, along with
plenty of cruelty - but done in a somewhat light-footed way that might
make you at times giggle against better judgment. In all then, a pretty
fun horror tirp for sure.
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes,
cuddly toys and
shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to
is all of that.
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays
ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic
to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by
the twisted mind of
screenwriter and film reviewer
Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill
Your Bones to
the new anthology by
Michael Haberfelner
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