Horror film WAKE WOOD goes on release today
David Keating's new horror WAKE WOOD goes on limited theatrical, digital and DVD release in Ireland and the UK from today 25th March.Starring BAFTA nominee Aidan Gillen (The Wire, Love/Hate), Eva Birthistle (The Daisy Chain, Breakfast on Pluto) and Timothy Spall (The King's Speech, Harry Potter), the film has been receiving acclaim with critics saying:
"an honest-to-goodness slab of creaky folk horror" Time Out
"a horror that ticks every box.... an intelligent, atmospheric film" Daily Mirror
"a creepy and compelling shocker that chills to the bone" Daily Star
"for sheer nerve-racking intensity, Wake Wood is right up there with cult classic The Wicker Man" Bizarre magazine
"Terrific and terrifying supernatural thriller" Third Way
"Aidan Gillen was his usual brilliant self...I think there will be a good teen/young 20s female audience for this film. Those who liked the Twilight saga will surely enjoy this" Reveal
The Guardian ****
The Mirror *****
Total Film****
ABOUT WAKE WOOD
The villagers of Wake Wood perform an ancient ritual to bring the dead back to life for three days, in order to say farewell before their journey to the spirit world. A young couple whose daughter Alice was brutally killed by a raving mad dog, beg the villagers to bring their daughter back but find themselves unable to lose her for a second time. Their attempts to keep her alive mean they must pay a terrible price.
Written by Brendan McCarthy and David Keating, the film was produced by Brendan McCarthy and John McDonnell for Fantastic Films in co-production with Magnus Paulsson of Solid Entertainment, Sweden. It received finance from the BSÉ/IFB and Hammer Films, making it the first feature from the legendary genre production company Hammer Films in thirty years, alongside Let Me In (2010).
DETAILS OF RELEASE
Theatrical Release
Prince Charles, Leicester Square, London
Ritz, Cookstown
Eclipse Cinemas Bundoran, Co Donegal
Century Cinema, Letterkenny
City Screen (Picturehouse Culture Shock strand)
Digital Release
Sky Movies
FilmFlex/Virgin Media/4OD
BT Vision
LoveFilm
I Tunes
Blinkbox
Playstation
DVD Release
Asda
Morrisons
Tescos
HMV
Play.com
Amazon
Blockbuster
Xtravision