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The Bog Monster

A man lives in isolation, his life spent digging holes and searching the bog. Habit, ritual and repetition rule his days, until one morning his shovel strikes something beneath the soil and the world above begins to fracture.

  • Ryan Doyle Hoey
    Writer
  • Calvin Doyle
    Director
  • Conor English
    Director of Photography
  • Ryan Doyle Hoey
    Producer
  • Conor English
    Producer
  • Calvin Doyle
    Producer
  • Ryan Hoey
    Key Cast
    "Joe"
  • Calvin Doyle
    Key Cast
    "Running Man"
  • Dave The Raven
    Key Cast
    "The Crow"
    The Northman, The Last Duel, Vikings
  • Conor English
    Edited by
  • Conor English
    Music and sound design
  • Andrea Cullen
    Music and sound design
  • Calvin Doyle
    Music and sound design
  • Ryan Hoey
    Music and sound design
  • Eimear Hannon
    Costume design
  • Luke Melvein
    Script supervision
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Folk
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    300 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Calvin Doyle

Calvin Doyle is an Irish writer and director. His debut feature Outer Heavens explores grief, love and memory through a restrained and deliberate style. He develops his work independently with a focus on atmosphere, performance and narrative ambiguity.

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Director Statement

From the beginning, we wanted the film to feel open. Over-explaining flattens something that should be felt. Mystery is where the emotion sits, and once you pin it down too tightly, it disappears.

I’m not interested in guiding an audience toward a single meaning. I’d rather they meet the film halfway and bring their own weight to it.