Horror-on-Sea
Horror-on-Sea is one of the biggest genre film festivals in the UK, it takes place every January in Southend. Here at Blazing Minds, we have been honoured with running a series of reviews, interviews and more about the upcoming event, this is the archive to find check out those articles from Philip Rogers with many Horror-on-Sea exclusives.
Jan
14
2026
Film: Claustrophobia
Director: Mark Gibbons
Writer: Mark Gibbons
Starring: Mark Gibbons
A hotel guest senses a disturbing presence in his room. The man flees, but is pursued by the presence. After calling for help and not receiving any, the man collapses and dies....
Jan
14
2026
Film Name: Bannister Doll Heist
Director: MJ Dixon
Writers: MJ Dixon
Starring: Angélique Taylor, Philip Andrew Rogers, Petrina Richardson, Jack Granville, Christopher Morley, William Marshall
The Bannister Doll has spent years locked away in an old evidence locker, tonight 4 thieves are about...
Jan
14
2026
Film Name(s): Forever Night / Mirror, Mirror: Matryoshka
Director/Producer: Martin W Payne
Starring: Forever Night – Sean Botha, Robyn Adams
Mirror, Mirror: Matryoshka – Cassandra Haswell
Forever Night - Leonard's quiet and lonely night on the sofa takes an unexpected turn - and...
Jan
14
2026
Film Name: Go to Hell
Director: Dean of the Dead
Writer: Dean of the Dead
Starring: Gary Amos, Charlie Bond, James Hamer-Morton, Lou Jones, Cadaverous Black, Nicholas Benjamin, Mike Fielding After a fatal fall, unassuming serial killer Robert wakes up in Hell -...
Jan
14
2026
Film Name: Cleavers 3: Maximum Cleavage
Director: MJ Dixon
Writers: MJ Dixon
Starring: Holly-Anne Dodkins, William Marshall, David Hon Ma Chu, Lewis Cooper, Adam Lezemore
Locked away in a Maximum security prison, the infamous Killer Clown, Mary Beth Layton aka Lil Miss Cleaver...
Jan
10
2026
Film Name: Water
Director: Ryan Andrews
Writers: Ryan Andrews, Stephen Laughton
Starring: Tom Canton, Olivia Ross, Gethin Anthon
Rivalry and conspiracy awaken a terrifying entity.
In a new exclusive interview on Blazing Minds, I got a chance to ask Director/Co-Writer Ryan Andrews a few...
Jan
09
2026
Film Name(s): Tales of Terror Presents: Sweet Revenge / 2Tribes
Director: Debbie Fox
Writer: Debbie Fox
Tales of Terror Presents: Sweet Revenge - What happens when sweets turn sour...
2 Tribes - Two tribes want to make peace with interesting results.
In a new...
Jan
09
2026
Film: Law & Beaver - 'Pilot Episode
Director: Claude D. Miles
Writer: Claude D. Miles
Starring: Kasper Meltedhair, Roni Jonah, Claude D. Miles
The Castoroides (Beaver) based Law & Order parody you didn’t know you needed but now can’t live without! It’s just...
Jan
09
2026
Film: Better Anything
Director: Jonjo Lyons
Writer: Jonjo Lyons
Starring: Abigail Hardingham, Benjamin O'Mahony
A couple dig a grave in the woods.
In a new exclusive interview on Blazing Minds, I got a chance to ask Writer-Director Jonjo Lyons a few questions about the film...
Jan
09
2026
Film: Night Feeding
Director: Sarah K. Reimers
Writer: Sarah K. Reimers
Starring: Leah Shesky, Finley Lopatecki, Andrew Coats
A new mother struggles through the 4am feeding time.
In a new exclusive interview on Blazing Minds, I got a chance to ask Writer-Director Sarah K. Reimers a few questions...
Jan
08
2026
Film Name: She-Bear
Director: Madeleine Mehlum
Writer: Madeleine Mehlum and Jasmine La-Rocque
Starring: Jasmine La-Rocque, Harry Groves and Tom Johnson
A woman is left for dead after an attack in the woods.
In a new exclusive interview on Blazing Minds, I got a chance...
Jan
08
2026
Film Name: City of Pigs
Director: Juan Ángel Hernández
Writer: Juan Ángel Hernández
Starring: Alan Gibson, Juan Ángel Hernández Moreno, Andrew McDonald, Lora Thomsen
In a future where world leaders are appointed by lottery Lenny Hicks, a former rock star, becomes Prime Minister...
