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Matthew Holness’ psychological thriller Possum gets a trailer

August 24, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

A trailer has arrived online for writer-director Matthew Holness’ (Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace) feature directorial debut, the psychological thriller Possum, which stars Sean Harris (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) and Alun Armstrong (Frontier); watch it here…

https://youtu.be/tXPWzZqnOXg

The story follows disgraced children’s puppeteer PHILIP (Sean Harris), returning to his childhood home of Fallmarsh, Norfolk, intent on destroying Possum, a hideous puppet he keeps hidden inside a brown leather bag. When his attempts fail, Philip is forced to confront his sinister stepfather MAURICE (Alun Armstrong) in an effort to escape the dark horrors of his past.

Possum is set for release on October 26th.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alun Armstrong, Matthew Holness, Possum, Sean Harris

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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