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A grieving game master's new online role-playing adventure spirals into a deadly reality, trapping players in a supernatural fight for survival.

  • Dan Brownlie
    Director
    The Tombs, UK Haunters, Three's a Shroud
  • Dan Brownlie
    Writer
    The Tombs, UK Haunters, Three's a Shroud
  • Mel Morley
    Producer
    Walking Against The Rain, Never Have I Ever, War Blade
  • Dan Brownlie
    Producer
    The Tombs, UK Haunters, Three's a Shroud
  • Marcel Jortzik
    Key Cast
    "Dean"
    My Very Royal Romance, Clover
  • Amy Tara
    Key Cast
    "Cassie"
    Dream, Assassin's Guild
  • Toby Wynn-Davies
    Key Cast
    "Marcus"
    Winne the Pooh: Bloody and Honey (1&2), Unhinged Retribution, Firenado, The Area 51 Incident, Much Ado, Cannibal Cabin, The Ghosts of Borley Rectory, Ora, Witches of Amityville Academy, Waste, Nefarious, 8 Years, Escape from Cannibal Farm, Dogged, and more.
  • Georgie Rodgers
    Key Cast
    "Laurie"
    End of the Line, Criminal Network, The Mortal Temples: Sparrow, War, Down by the Water, In the Wake of Sirens, Hatter
  • James Grimm
    Key Cast
    "Rob"
    Straight out of Compton
  • Kenzie Critzer
    Key Cast
    "Tina"
    Rescuing Ravenstocke, Handmade, Ein Man Stande, The Myth from Legends
  • Joe Rawlinson-Hunt
    Key Cast
    "Mark"
    Patience
  • Charles K Grant
    Key Cast
    "Dan"
    Devil's Punchbowl: Aftermath
  • Debbie Rochon
    Supporting Artists
    American Nightmare, Model Hunger, Tromeo & Juliet
  • Jason Rayment
    Editor
    The Tombs, Willy's Wonderland, Where Seagulls Cry a Song, Zombie Spring Breakers, Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
  • Kemal Yildirim
    Cinematographer
    Video Shop Tales of Terror II: Lust and Revenge, Burnt Flowers, Wastelands, Saudade, Rose, Shades of a Killer
  • Harriet Ballard
    Sound Department
  • Lewis Chadwick
    Sound Department
    Warlord, Stalker, Assassin's Guild
  • Rebecca Wheeler
    Makeup Department
    Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Boiling Point, Kill Your Lover, The School for Good and Evil
  • Howard Gardner
    Visual Effects
    Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, Oracle, Protein, Capsule, Lemons, Bad Dog
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 21 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Dan Brownlie

Dan Brownlie is an independent British filmmaker whose work spans directing, writing, and producing across a wide range of cult horror and genre cinema. His portfolio includes the immersive haunted attraction documentary UK Haunters, the social, screen-life horror GroupChat (produced alongside Mel Morley), and the chilling feature The Tombs. With a keen eye for the unconventional and a passion for grassroots storytelling, Brownlie has contributed to numerous anthologies such as Virus of the Dead, Grindsploitation, and the award winning Three's a Shroud. His films consistently reflect a commitment to pushing genre boundaries while amplifying underground voices in horror cinema.

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Director Statement

This was a very personal piece. Much like the character in the film, the script was written as a way to deal with my own fathers passing. But that was just the kick off point. I wanted to tackle racism, gender politics, partner violence, misogyny and a culture of online predators and sexual violence. But I did not want it to be overt. The themes are there, and are easy to see, but it is all guised in a game of mythic horror and subterfuge. This way the film can be seen as a fun screen-life horror. But can also easily be read with its many underline themes, as I used many metaphors and horror-based situations to explore themes that I feel passionate about tackling.

Part of my vision of this film was to have an extended universe logic. Where the world of roleplay is based once existed. Though subtlety mentioned in the first act. There is the suggestion that orcs and goblins once roamed the earth. But humans being humans wiped them out.

This meant that witches exist. Magic exists. But witches are women with power. A situation much belittled by the misogynistic powers than run the world. This opens up the world to be able to have spells cast that have more drastic and devastating effects than the modern forms of magic that exist in our world today.