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 […]
First poster and images for crime thriller Dead Before They Wake
Having been picked up for sales by Strive Global Media/Fabrication Films at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes next month, Shepka Productions has unveiled the first poster and images for Dead Before They Wake, a gritty British crime thriller following a nightclub doorman who finds himself drawn into Glasgow’s seedy underbelly when he’s hired […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Full Monty and Legend stars join gothic horror The Baby in the Basket
Shepka Productions and Flickering Myth have announced that veteran British actors Paul Barber (Only Fools and Horses, The Full Monty) and Annabelle Lanyon (Legend, Dream Demon) have joined the cast of the upcoming gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket. Paul Barber is best known for portraying Denzil in the iconic sitcom Only Fools […]
The Baby in the Basket teaser trailer, synopsis and cast revealed by Shepka Productions and Flickering Myth
Last week we announced that Flickering Myth was teaming with Shepka Productions to produce a new horror feature film entitled The Baby in the Basket, and now we are delighted to share more details with you on the project. Reuniting director Nathan Shepka (Holiday Monday) and screenwriter Tom Jolliffe (Renegades), who worked together on last […]
Gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket announced by Shepka Productions and Flickering Myth
As our regular readers out there will know, horror has always been a huge part of our passion for film here at Flickering Myth, and so today we’re delighted to announce that we are teaming with Shepka Productions and FM’s own Tom Jolliffe for The Baby in the Basket, a new feature film hearkening back […]
Check out two clips from mystery thriller When Darkness Falls
Now on release in the U.S. is the independent British thriller When Darkness Falls from director Nathan Shepka and screenwriter Tom Jolliffe; check out a couple of the clips from the film here… Whilst trekking across the Highlands, Jess and Andrea separate and Andrea goes missing. Jess searches for her friend but stumbles into a […]
Mystery-thriller When Darkness Falls gets a trailer, poster and images
Ahead of its U.S. release next month, we have a poster, trailer and images for When Darkness Falls, a mystery-thriller from indie filmmaker Nathan Shepka (Holiday Monday) and scripted by Flickering Myth’s own Tom Jolliffe; check them out here… Whilst trekking across the Highlands, Jess and Andrea separate and Andrea goes missing. Jess searches for […]
