Interview with Heather Bellson, TV producer and writer

Kicking off 2022 in style, we’re absolutely delighted to be running this interview with Heather Bellson – a writer who has worked on an absolute panoply of quality television projects at a time when, in the eyes of many, the television series is king. TV has been on the up and up when it comes […]

“Most contemporary films leave me cold”: Interview with director Alex Bakshaev

A few years ago, the site (in its old incarnation) was approached with an indie film which looked decidedly different to most films we receive; this turned out to be abundantly and delightfully the case. Whilst we do get a fair range of styles and genres, The Devil of Kreuzberg was a revelation: it’s rather unusual […]

Interview: Director Chris Crow & Producer David Lloyd on The Lighthouse

By Nia Edwards-Behi In cinemas soon, The Lighthouse is Chris Crow’s fourth feature as director, and his second feature collaboration with producer David Lloyd. Following Devil’s Bridge, Panic Button and The Darkest Day, The Lighthouse is a chamber piece, a psychological drama based on a real life event in Welsh maritime history. Chris and David […]

“Body horror is where my heart lies…” – an interview with director Andy Stewart

By Keri O’Shea We look at quite a few short films during the course of an average year here at Brutal as Hell, what with the Horror in Short section we run, together with our combined attendance at horror festivals – but sometimes, a filmmaker’s work stands out, and that’s certainly the case with director […]

Interview: MurderDrome director Daniel Armstrong on roller derby, horror and indie filmmaking

Interview conducted by Ben Bussey As regular BAH readers may have noticed, one of my favourite films of 2014 thus far has been Daniel Armstrong’s MurderDrome. A light-hearted, low-budget comedy horror set in the world of roller derby, it aims to capture a very specific niche audience and, in my estimation, does a fine job […]