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 […]
Exclusive Interview – Michaela Longden on The Ghost Within, The Baby in the Basket and horror movies
We talk to up-and-coming actress Michaela Longden about acting, her recent film The Ghost Within, and her upcoming role in Flickering Myth’s first feature venture The Baby in the Basket… Michaela Longden is a British actress making waves in the horror genre having starred in cult films like Book of Monsters, The Creature Below and […]
Who Cares About Spoilers Anymore?
Tom Jolliffe ponders whether audiences still care about being surprised… Some spoilers will follow (featuring Obi-Wan, Doctor Strange 2 and Stranger Things)… if you still care… Right now the world eagerly awaits the arrival of Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 . We’ve also got through the entire run of the much anticipated Obi-Wan series […]
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 […]
Being an Indie Genre Screenwriter
Tom Jolliffe on the ups and downs and ins and outs of being an indie screenwriter specialising in genre cinema… As a screenwriter plying my trade in the low budget world of independent genre films, quantifying success can be difficult. I’ve had a number of horror films released across the world in the last few […]
