Male Strippers Take on a 16th Century Witch in ‘Members Club’

Black Water Pictures is thrilled to announce that their latest horror comedy, Members Club, will have its world premiere at this year’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest on 24th August. This highly anticipated film, written and directed by Marc Coleman, is a wild fusion of The Full Monty and From Dusk Till Dawn, promising a unique blend of laughs and scares. It will certainly bring a bit of light relief to the otherwise rather dark and gruesome festival.

Members Club stars an impressive, extensive list of British talent including Dean Kilbey (ManFish, Boiling Point (2023), Top Boy), Perry Benson (Love Honour and Obey, This is England, Benidorm), Barbara Smith (EastEnders, Call The Midwife, Casualty), Juliet Cowan (Culprits, Cuckoo, Motherland), Mark Monero (Sid and Nancy, Free Fire, Happy New Year Colin Burstead), Steve Oram (Sightseers, The World’s End, Aaaaaaaah!), David Schaal (The Inbetweeners, EastEnders, Down Terrace), Alan Ford (Snatch, Cockneys vs Zombies, Toast of London), Liam Noble (Peep Show, ManFish, Bridgerton), and Peter Andre (Dragged Up Dirty, On The Other Foot).

The film follows Wet Dreams, a down-and-out middle-aged male stripper group, as they grapple with a series of disastrous gigs and contemplate disbanding. Alan, the group’s optimistic frontman, seizes control and secures a seemingly lucrative gig in rural Essex. However, the night takes a sinister turn when they realise they are pawns in a deadly plot to resurrect a murderous 16th-century witch.

Marc Coleman, the creative force behind the project, expressed his enthusiasm: “I’m really excited for the world to see Members Club. We’ve been working on this project from script to screen for over two years and I can’t wait to show audiences what we’ve been up to. It’s a middle-aged Magic Mike meets a British From Dusk Till Dawn.”

Producer Raghav ‘Gav’ Mukerji added, “The world has been calling for a stripper-killing witch film for years and we were brave enough to do it and make it as balls-to-the-wall mental as we could. It’s a testament to our director’s ability that there’s enough substance, heart, and craft in the project to have the audience walk away feeling something too.”

Kevin Harvey of Black Water Pictures also shared his excitement: “When Gav and Marc approached Black Water with this project, we jumped at the chance to bring to market this highly original and frankly hilarious riot of a horror comedy.”

Members Club looks to take us on a journey from the mundane world of middle-aged male strippers to the ludicrous realms of talking cheese and pineapple hedgehogs, whisky-drinking toads, OnlyFans for pensioners, and Peter Andre in his most outrageous role yet. The film culminates in a rip-roaring finale unlike anything previously captured on film.

This is definitely going to be one of the funnier films premiering at this year’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest. To book a seat at the premiere, visit frightfest.co.uk/