Flickering Myth’s first foray into filmmaking is rolling out into the world but the realities of the indie filmmaking landscape are tough… In case, dear readers, you haven’t been bombarded enough with news of Flickering Myth’s first dive into making a movie, our film The Baby in the Basket has been unleashed upon the world, […]
Official trailer for gothic horror The Baby in the Basket released
Debuting exclusively over at Coming Soon earlier today, we’re delighted to share the official trailer for The Baby in the Basket, our upcoming first foray into the world of independent film. Directed by Nathan Shepka and Andy Crane, and written by FM veteran Tom Jolliffe, the film stars Amber Doig-Thorne (Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey), Michaela […]
The Baby in the Basket image gallery offers new look at our gothic horror film
2025 is shaping up to be an exciting year for us here at Flickering Myth as we finally unleash our first independent feature film, the gothic horror The Baby in the Basket, which is set for release in the US and the UK on February 17th 2025 (UK DVD pre-orders are available now via Amazon and HMV). Previously […]
The Baby in the Basket images offer new look at gothic horror film
With our February 2025 release date now confirmed (and pre-orders for the DVD open via Amazon and HMV), the long wait for Flickering Myth’s first foray into the world of independent film is almost over, and so ahead of the trailer (coming later this month), we’ve shared a gallery of official images from The Baby […]
The Baby in the Basket promotion begins with first-look and teaser artwork
Well, it’s been a bit of a wild week here at FMHQ… As regular readers will know, Flickering Myth is branching out into the world of film production with myself and longtime FM staff writer Tom Jolliffe working alongside filmmaker Nathan Shepka and the team at Shepka Productions on the gothic horror feature film The […]
Home invasion horror-thriller The Caller gets U.S. trailer and poster
Ahead of its release this December, a U.S. poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Richard Anthony Dunford’s horror-thriller The Caller. The film centres on Izzy (Sarah Alexandra Marks), a customer service agent working from a secluded lodge who finds herself the target of a a dissatisfied deranged caller. Watch the trailer below… While […]
A Star Isn’t Born, A Curse, and How Much?! The Baby in the Basket Final Prep Update
As Flickering Myth’s first film production gears up to go before the camera, we bring you an update on the joys of pre-production… Our first venture into making movies has proven to be a massive undertaking. A successful but stressful crowdfunding campaign was rife with challenges. What is the magic formula? What makes for an […]
Microbudget Horror Movies You Have To See
As Flickering Myth launches into the world of microbudget film production, we look at five recent microbudget horror movies you need to see… Making movies is tough. Right now the differential between the big studio pictures and what is below seems to be huge. It’s a near-unjumpable chasm between $5 million budgets and that limited […]
Indie Horror Filmmaking: The birth of The Baby in the Basket
As Flickering Myth steps into the world of indie filmmaking, Tom Jolliffe details how and why The Baby in the Basket was born… As a screenwriter working in the indie filmmaking world for five years, I made a conscious decision late last year to pull away from hired commissions (slightly) and shift my focus more […]
Indie Horror Filmmaking: Creating The Baby in The Basket – From Script to Green Light!
A look inside scripting The Baby in the Basket, Flickering Myth’s first foray into Film Production… The week so far has been up and down but perfectly encapsulating life as an indie screenwriter who in the midst of an insanely busy spring, has been co-handling a Kickstarter campaign that has thankfully seen us hit its […]
