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Working under the proviso that the “found footage” sub genre hasn’t run out of steam quite yet, there’s what looks to be another good little British Indy horror on the way...titled...The Tapes. Written by Scott Bates and co-directed by Bates and Lee Alliston, The Tapes stars Jason Maza, Arnold Oceng, Natasha Sparkes and Nick Nevern. Synopsis: In the winter of 2008, three teenage friends, Nathan (Oceng), Gemma (Sparkes) and her boyfriend Dan (Maza), visited Whitstable, Kent to shoot location footage for Gemma’s showreel and her Big Brother TV show audition video. While filming in one of the area’s many pubs, they briefly encountered a local farmer and were later informed by the barmaid that the man was a harmless ‘swinger’ who regularly hosted sex parties at his nearby farm. Seeing an opportunity to make some easy money by breaking into the farm to secretly film...

Written by Scott Bates and co-directed by Bates and Lee Alliston, The Tapes is a brand new independent British horror film starring Jason Maza (Demons Never Die; Anuvahood; Fish Tank), Arnold Oceng (Demons Never Die; 4.3.2.1.; Adulthood; Grange Hill), Natasha Sparkes (Burlesque Fairytales) and Nick Nevern (Terry; Adulthood).

A gritty, urban teen horror that takes its “found footage” cue from the likes of The Blair Witch Project and Rec, The Tapes adds a rare and chilling sense of realism to the proceedings thanks to utterly convincing performances from its excellent young cast and fine location work that suggests the horror really could happen here.

In the winter of 2008, three teenage friends, Nathan (Oceng), Gemma (Sparkes) and her boyfriend Dan (Maza), visited Whitstable, Kent to shoot location footage for Gemma’s showreel and her Big Brother TV show audition video. While filming in one of the area’s many pubs, they briefly...

It's been a while since last we checked in with the latest cinéma-vérité style terror flick from our friends across the pond in the UK, but we now have a new trailer for you to dig upon. Dare you watch ... The Tapes?

The Tapes (cert. tbc) is released by Exile Media Group and will open at selected UK cinemas on 23rd September 2011. It will be available to buy on DVD (£9.99) from 26th September 2011.

Written by Scott Bates and co-directed by Bates and Lee Alliston, The Tapes stars Jason Maza (Demons Never Die; Anuvahood; Fish Tank), Arnold Oceng (Demons Never Die; 4.3.2.1.; Adulthood; Grange Hill), Natasha Sparkes (Burlesque Fairytales) and Nick Nevern (Terry; Adulthood).

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A gritty, urban teen horror that takes its “found footage” cue from the likes of The Blair Witch Project, Rec and The Zombie Diaries, The Tapes adds a rare and chilling sense of realism to the proceedings...

Written by Scott Bates and co-directed by Bates and Lee Alliston, The Tapes is a new independent British horror film starring Jason Maza, Arnold Oceng, Natasha Sparkes and Nick Nevern. A gritty, urban teen horror in the "found footage" realm, The Tapes is set in the winter of 2008 where three teenage friends, Nathan (Oceng), Gemma (Sparkes) and her boyfriend Dan (Maza), visited Whitstable, Kent to shoot location footage for Gemma.s showreel and her Big Brother TV show audition video. While filming in one of the area.s many pubs, they briefly encountered a local farmer and were later informed by the barmaid that the man was a harmless .swinger. who regularly hosted sex parties at his nearby farm. Seeing an opportunity to make some easy money by breaking into the farm...