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British filmmaker Sean Cronin sinks his teeth once more into the horror genre with Bogieville, a southern gothic vampire tale that makes its UK digital debut today, courtesy of Reel 2 Reel Films. Following festival premieres at Cannes and FrightFest, the film is now available to audiences eager for a fresh injection of creature-feature dread.

Set deep in the sweltering American South, Bogieville follows a couple on the run who find themselves ensnared in far more than a case of bad timing. Ham, played by Arifin Putra (The Raid 2), and Jody, portrayed by Eloise Lovell Anderson (Villian), stumble into an abandoned trailer park seemingly frozen in decay. Lured in by its eerie caretaker Crawford (Jonathan Hansler), they are warned to remain inside after dark. Naturally, they don’t.

The park’s outwardly derelict appearance hides a far more dangerous reality. Beneath its rusted metal and faded signage lies a vampire conclave,...

Vampires are all the rage this week, with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners now available at home. It’s joined by a bloody indie bloodsucker movie and even a Vietnamese vamp movie both sinking their fangs into VOD. But that’s just the start of this week’s Ten new horror releases, which also include the return of the Predator franchise with the saga’s first ever animated movie.

Here’s all the new horror that released from June 2 – June 6, 2025!

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From Magnificent Films and Silent D Pictures, Sean Cronin’s indie vampire movie Bogieville sank its teeth into all major VOD outlets beginning this past Tuesday, June 3.

In the film, “A young couple on the run come across an American trailer park and are convinced to stay by the sinister caretaker Crawford. But they soon learn that he is...

Bogieville Official Full-Length Trailer: "The highly anticipated southern-fried vampire road movie “Bogieville”, directed by acclaimed British filmmaker and actor Sean Cronin, releases today, June 3, 2025, in North America by Level 33 Entertainment and on June 13, 2025 in the UK via Trinity Creative Partnership, on VOD via Amazon, Apple TV and Fandango at Home, among other premium digital channels.

Written by screenwriter Henry P. Gravelle, “Bogieville” unfolds in a decaying American trailer park where a young couple, Ham and Jody, are enticed to stay by the unsettling caretaker, Crawford. What they don’t realize is that Crawford is the guardian of the park’s grotesque residents - a clan of feral, hillbilly vampires. The film stars Indonesian actor Arifin Putra (“The Raid 2”), Eloise Lovell Anderson, and Cronin himself as the lead vampire, Madison.

The ensemble also features Jonathan Hansler, Ayvianna Snow, Sarina Taylor (“Reckless”), Andrew Lee Potts, along with newcomers Poppie Jae Hughe and Daniel P. Lewis.

Bogieville opens with a stark, unflinching glimpse of vampire violence: a lone woman at a rural Georgia rest stop meets a brutal fate, her menstrual cycle triggering a ravenous attack. This low-budget horror, directed and co-written by Sean Cronin—who also portrays the alpha vampire Madison—centers on Ham (Arifin Putra) and Jody (Eloise Lovell Anderson), a young couple forced to leave their jobs and wander until they discover a dilapidated trailer park called Madison Farm Mobile Home Park.

Rechristened “Bogieville,” this compound of trailers serves as a haven for a family of ghoulish, blood-lusting vampires. Cronin establishes a grave tone that rarely wavers from grim seriousness, interrupted only by sudden bursts of gore. Visually, the film’s muted daytime scenes contrast sharply with shadowy interiors where sharp fangs glint under dim lighting.

The narrative evokes echoes of neo-Western vampire tales like Near Dark but remains resolute in its own aesthetic.

Director Sean Cronin also acts, but the real star is teenager Poppie Jae Hughes – which doesn’t say much for its more senior players

Something has definitely gone awry when the best acting in a film comes from a little kid playing a supporting vampire. In this case, it’s Poppie Jae Hughes, having the time of her life hissing and snarling, caked in makeup and rocking some evil looking prosthetic fangs. Perhaps Hughes outclasses the adults so easily because her role doesn’t require much in the way of dialogue. The rest of the cast are mostly British actors hamming it up with absurd sounding “southern” American accents that range widely across the territory below the Mason-Dixon line. Compelled to deliver way more dialogue than they can feasibly handle given their meagre performing skills, it’s not pretty.

Otherwise this is a cheap as chips but not unamusing farrago...

From Magnificent Films and Silent D Pictures, Sean Cronin’s Bogieville is sinking its teeth into VOD outlets on June 3, and we’re serving up the opening scene this afternoon to whet your appetite. It lays out a simple rule for surviving vampires: whatever you do, don’t bleed…

In the exclusive clip, while traveling alone at night, Christine (Leanne Errington) pulls into a godforsaken rest stop in the deep South and comes face to face with a bloodthirsty menace.

Watch the clip below and find the Bogieville official trailer underneath.

In the film, “A young couple on the run come across an American trailer park and are convinced to stay by the sinister caretaker Crawford. But they soon learn that he is in fact the guardian of the residents of Bogieville, themselves a pack of blood-thirsty vampires.”

Indonesian film star Arifin Putra (The Raid 2) and newcomer Eloise Lovell Anderson (Villain) star,...

The highly anticipated southern-fried vampire road movie Bogieville is set for a June release! Directed by British filmmaker and actor Sean Cronin, the new horror film has been picked up by Level 33 Entertainment for a North American release on June 3, 2025.

In the film:

Bogieville unfolds in a decaying American trailer park where a young couple, Ham and Jody, are enticed to stay by the unsettling caretaker, Crawford. What they don’t realize is that Crawford is the guardian of the park’s grotesque residents—a clan of feral, hillbilly vampires.

Watch the teaser trailer below:

Andreas Olavarria, CEO of Level 33 Entertainment, said, “Bogieville is a wild new take on the vampire genre which, although being shot in Surrey, UK, imaginatively brings to life a trailer park in the American deep south.”

Cronin directs the film from a script by Henry P. Gravelle. Cronin also stars in Bogieville as the lead vampire,...

Bogieville Gets June 2025 US & UK Release Dates: [From the Press Release] The highly anticipated southern-fried vampire road movie “Bogieville”, directed by acclaimed British filmmaker and actor Sean Cronin, has been picked up by Level 33 Entertainment for a North American release on June 3, 2025 and by Trinity Creative Partnership for a UK release perfectly timed for Friday the 13th in June, 2025, on VOD via Amazon, Apple TV and Fandango at Home, among other premium digital channels.

Level 33 is also repping international sales rights during the 2025 Cannes Film Market.

Written by screenwriter Henry P. Gravelle, “Bogieville” unfolds in a decaying American trailer park where a young couple, Ham and Jody, are enticed to stay by the unsettling caretaker, Crawford. What they don’t realize is that Crawford is the guardian of the park’s grotesque residents - a clan of feral, hillbilly vampires. The film stars Indonesian actor Arifin Putra (“The Raid 2”), Eloise Lovell Anderson,...

"You are welcome to use any weapons you find." Paramount Global Content has unveiled an official trailer for a trashy action movie called The Last Gunfight, the latest creation from stuntman-turned-filmmaker James Bamford. This looks like it should be avoided like most of his movies. He also stole the title from the classic 1960 Japanese film The Last Gunfight which starred Toshiro Mifune. However, in this new movie - in a ruthless underground tournament, the world's top assassins battle in a fight to the death. But hidden among them is a rogue crew with its own deadly agenda: infiltrate the competition, survive the bloodbath, and take down the mastermind pulling the strings. "It's for revenge, and a fortune worth killing for." What an original idea... The Last Gunfight features Jon Voight, Adam Woodward, Charlotte Vega, Eloise Lovell Anderson, Daniel Bernhardt, Brock Pierce, Shaina West, and Skyler Shaye. Why are they fighting...

Anya Camilleri, co-creator of TV drama seriesNY-Lon,children’s TV writer Catherine Williams and producer Chloe Scarpellini Roma are the among the women taking part in the inaugural Women in Action mentorship programme fromUK action label Action Xtreme.

The 12-month programme will be jointly led byChee Keong Cheung, co-founder and CEO of Action Xtreme, an off-shoot of London-based production and distribution outfit Sovereign, withIoanna Karavela,Action Xtreme’s head of production.

The intiative also includes the opportunity to pitch projects to industry.

The further participants are actors and stunt performers Eloise Lovell Anderson, Giedre Jackyte, Isabel Salazar and Jo Rolison,...

Exclusive: International sales outfit LevelK and financing and production company Brick Lane Entertainment have boarded Bogieville, a new vampire horror flick directed by actor and director Sean Cronin (Give Them Wings).

Brick Lane Entertainment and LevelK will co-represent the film for North American distribution.

Described as “sinister” and “atmospheric” with strands of “comedic horror,” the film follows Jody and Ham, a young couple on the run after an unfortunate sequence of events. On their travels, they stumble upon a desolate trailer park, only to discover it is home to a nest of terrifying hillbilly vampires led by the formidable Madison. The park’s sinister caretaker, Crawford, persuades the couple to stay. But they soon learn of his tragic backstory — Madison has turned his twelve-year-old daughter Lily, dooming her to eternal childhood. As an intense power struggle unfolds between Madison and another vampire, Billy Cupps, the couple must navigate a treacherous...

Vampire Road Movie ‘Bogieville’ Sets FrightFest World Premiere: "British filmmaker, actor and “professional movie villain” Sean Cronin’s feature vampire road movie Bogieville has set its World Premiere at the 25th anniversary edition of the UK horror fan fantasy film festival FrightFest, taking place August 22-26 in London, England.

Bogieville – which was directed by Cronin from a screenplay by Henry P. Gravelle (The Over Easy Courthouse Café) was filmed in England, and is produced by Djonny Chen for Silent D Pictures, along with Cronin for Magnificent Films. Cronin as an actor has portrayed villains in dozens of box office hits, as well as having directed several award-winning titles.

Revolving around a young couple ‘Ham’ and ‘Jody’ on the run who come across the eponymous derelict American trailer park, they are convinced to stay by the sinister caretaker ‘Crawford’, although they soon learn that he is in fact the guardian of the residents of Bogieville,...

From Magnificent Films and Silent D Pictures, director Sean Cronin’s vampire movie Bogieville has set its World Premiere at the 25th anniversary edition of the UK horror fan fantasy film festival FrightFest, taking place August 22-26 in London, England.

Sink your teeth into the brand new official trailer below.

In the film, “A young couple on the run come across an American trailer park and are convinced to stay by the sinister caretaker Crawford. But they soon learn that he is in fact the guardian of the residents of Bogieville, themselves a pack of blood-thirsty vampires.”

Indonesian film star Arifin Putra (The Raid 2) and newcomer Eloise Lovell Anderson (Villain) star, along with Sean Cronin as the lead vampire Madison.

Sarina Taylor (Solitary), Poppie Jae Hughes (Our Kid), Daniel P. Lewis (Wuthering Heights), Andrew Lee Pots (The Crown) and Katie Sheridan (The Royal Nanny) also star.

Bogieville was filmed in England,...

The 25th edition of Pigeon Shrine FrightFest is set to deliver an exhilarating blend of horror and fantasy films, with the festival moving to a new venue, the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. Running from Thursday, 22 August to Monday, 26 August, the event will take over all seven screens at the venue, promising an unforgettable experience for horror enthusiasts.

As we can barely contain the excitement, we’re sharing the films on offer in each screen so you can quickly decide which films to add to your ‘must watch’ list.

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 – Discovery Screen 1 Thursday, 22 August 2024

8:15 Pm – Cinderella’s Curse (World Premiere) Directed by Louisa Warren and starring Kelly Ryan Sanson, Chrissie Wunna, Lauren Budd, and Natasha Tosini, this spine-chilling reimagining of the classic fairytale sees Cinderella summon her fairy godmother from an ancient book to exact bloody revenge on her tormentors.

10:35 Pm – Carnage for Christmas (International Premiere) Directed by Alice Maio Mackay,...

British filmmakers Sean Cronin and Peter Stylianou’s latest feature, “Drained,” has wrapped post-production and is being sold by Cronin’s Magnificent Films at the Cannes Film Market.

Cronin is also an actor who has appeared in “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” He has played villains in some 89 films, besides directing several titles.

“Drained,” a vampire film, co-directed and produced by Cronin and Stylianou from a screenplay by Stylianou, follows Thomas, a jobless post-graduate artist who falls for Rhea, a mysterious woman who is revealed to be a vampire. As their dark romance progresses, Thomas’s health declines, plunging him into a chaotic spiral.

The cast features Ruaridh Aldington (“Dirty Boy”) and Madalina Bellariu Ion (“Dampyr”) as the doomed lovers. Supporting roles are filled by Craig Conway (“Dog Soldiers”), Angela Dixon (“Never Let Go”), Andrew Lyle-Pinnock, Natasha Patel (“The Witcher: Blood Origin...

Sean Cronin’s vampire road movie, Bogieville, has completed post-production and is headed to market at the Cannes Film Festival (May 14-25), with a first-look party taking place at the Fantastic Pavilion on May 16th at 4pm. To give you a tease of the upcoming vampire film, we have an exclusive still, plus additional details, photos, and a look at the official poster:

The horror film – which was directed by Cronin from a screenplay by Henry P. Gravelle (“The Over Easy Courthouse Café”) was filmed in England, and is produced by Djonny Chen for Silent D Pictures, along with Cronin for Magnificent Films. Cronin as an actor has portrayed villains in dozens of box office hits, as well as having directed several award-winning titles.

Revolving around a young couple ‘Ham’ and ‘Jody’ on the run who come across the eponymous derelict American trailer park, they are convinced to stay by...

From Magnificent Films and Silent D Pictures, director Sean Cronin’s vampire movie Bogieville is headed to the Cannes market, and Bloody Disgusting has been exclusively provided with the bloody teaser trailer this afternoon. Sink your fangs into this first look trailer below.

Deadline first reported on Bogieville earlier this week, describing the upcoming film as a “southern fried vampire thriller.” And the vamps in this one look pretty gnarly, with their shark-like teeth reminding us a bit of the bloodsuckers in Radio Silence’s new movie Abigail.

In the film, “A young couple on the run come across the eponymous derelict American trailer park, where they soon learn that the residents are a pack of blood-thirsty vampires.”

Arifin Putra (The Raid 2) and Eloise Lovell Anderson (Villain) star alongside Cronin.

Henry P. Gravelle wrote the screenplay.

Stay tuned for more and find exclusive images and poster art underneath the trailer.

Indonesian film star Arifin Putra (“The Raid 2”) and emerging actor Eloise Lovell Anderson (“Villain”) have wrapped principal photography on Sean Cronin’s vampire road movie “Bogieville.”

Written by Henry P. Gravelle (“The Over Easy Courthouse Cafe”), the film follows a couple on the run who come across a derelict trailer park, Bogieville. Convinced to stay by the sinister caretaker, they soon learn that he is a guardian to the residents of Bogieville, a pack of vampires.

The cast also includes Cronin himself as the lead vampire, Sarina Taylor (“Solitary”), Poppie Jae Hughes (“Our Kid”), Daniel P. Lewis (“Wuthering Heights”), Andrew Lee Pots (“The Crown”) and Katie Sheridan (“The Royal Nanny”).

The film is produced by Djonny Chen for Silent D Pictures, along with Cronin for Magnificent Films. Cronin has played villains in some 89 films, besides directing several titles.

Putra said: “I was really drawn to the unique portrayal of...

Give me a break! Speed Dating The film debuts Saturday, December 10, 2022, on YouTube. The horrors of dating are vividly brought to life in the opening scenes of Jean-Paul Ly's short film. Utilizing a swirling camera, we are introduced to Emma (Eloise Lovell Anderson), who has unwillingly agreed to a night of 'speed dating,' only at the insistence of her best friend, Katy (Mia Foo). Sitting calmly at a table in a restaurant, Emma must endure a string of male losers who sit down opposite her and endeavor to engage her in conversation bragging about their imagined qualities. Really, they're offensely boorish, and, frankly, watching them made me feel embarrassed about my own identity. Things swiftly change when a stranger enters the restaurant, with...

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A solid Brit gangster film more in the old-school vein of “Get Carter” and “Mona Lisa” than the dog-on-hind-legs Guy Ritchie idiom, Title notwithstanding, our protagonist is an upstanding kind of tough guy — but the criminal world isn’t about to let him go straight. Actor Philip Barantini’s first directorial feature is nothing wildly original in content or style. Still, it punches both elements across with a satisfying low-key confidence, and does not shrink from occasionally letting things get pretty rough. Saban is releasing to U.S. on demand and via digital platforms on May 22.

We meet fiftysomething Eddie Franks (Fairbrass) the day he’s getting out of the joint after a stint of unknown, presumably lengthy duration. It’s clear from the way he’s treated by both the staff and his fellow inmates that he’s respected, whether due to his intimidating qualities or finer ones — he’s wished well,...

"Who do you think you are, some kind of animal?" Saban Films has debuted the official Us trailer for an indie crime drama titled Villain, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Philip Barantini. The story follows a former criminal just released from prison and his attempts to help his family by reconnecting with his daughter and clearing his brother's debt. Despite his efforts, he is drawn back into a criminal way of life, with devastating consequences. As as always when criminals get out, try to stay away from crime, then get sucked back in for "one more job" to settle the score that still ruins everything. Craig Fairbrass (from "EastEnders") stars, along with a big cast including George Russo, Izuka Hoyle, Mark Monero, Tomi May, Eloise Lovell Anderson, Taz Skylar, Nicholas Aaron, Michael John Treanor, Marcus Onilude, Robert Glenister. This looks pretty forgettable and repetitive, there's not much you're...