Grimmfest’s Grim Tidings from Peter Blach writer and director of Seagull

Grimmfest is back and even better than ever with more movies and madness to make the 13th edition one to remember. Taking place between the 7th to the 10th of October at Odeon Great Northern in Manchester UK there is also a hybrid online Grimmfest edition running 14th to the 17th Oct for people unable to attend the cinema event. You can find the full 2021 line up right HERE.

Recently voted one of best genre film festivals in the World by Movie maker magazine, Grimmfest is a truly independent film festival that started in 2009. Since then the fantastic festival has grown to become one of the most prestigious genre film festivals in Europe premiering the very best new movies from both new and established filmmakers from across the world.

This year our exclusive interview feature is back bringing you some insidious insights into the frightful folks whose horror films will be blowing audiences away at Grimmfest 2021.

Below we get some Grim Tidings from Peter Blach writer and director of Seagull

1. Tell us why you are at Grimmfest?
Grimmfest has build up a good audience with love for dark and uncomfortable films. SEAGULL may not be a horror and it is ceratinly and dark and grim tail of comeuppance which we hope the Grimmfest audience will appreciate.

2. How did you get into horror?
I’m not sure I ever “Got in to” horror. It’s always been part of the film genre which has intrigued me. I find the psychological horror more scary then the visual. Stanley Cubric has been a big influence from the early days of watching The Shining, still one of the scariest films I’ve ever seen.

3. What scares you the most?
The fact that I’m going to die one day and disappear. When my father passes away it took me a long time to get over it, not so much because I missed him but more because I realised I was the “Next in line”. It still gives me the creep saying it now.

4. Who or what is your favourite horror character?
The monster from Alien, if that can be called a character. That film was SO scary when I watched it with my mates on VHS at the age of 13.

5.What is the grimmest thing you ever saw?
On screen, the first thing which comes to mind is when Kerry gets soaked with blood at the school pom. Every time I watch that scene it makes me upset, it has to be the worst case of bullying.

Seagull plays on Sat, Oct 9th, 10:40 AM @ Odeon Screen 6 and you can find out more and book your ticket HERE.