Produced and set in Manchester UK, HABIT had its UK premiere at Grimmfest in Manchester and then toured film festivals around the World.
Feature film HABIT, directed by Grimmfest head honcho, Simeon Halligan has its UK terrestrial TV premiere this Friday (Valentine’s day) on the Horror Channel and will then be available on their catch-up service Horror Bites.
Produced and set in Manchester UK, HABIT had its UK premiere at Grimmfest in Manchester and then toured film festivals around the World, winning best film and best screenplay awards at The New York City Horror Film festival. The film gained a limited UK release through Everyman cinemas before hitting Sky movies.
Based on the cult novel by Stephen McGeagh, HABIT focuses on Michael, who lives on the edge, eking out an existence, through dole money, booze, drugs and nights out in Manchester. But then he is introduced to a bizarre cult that exists just under the surface of the city and he's slowly initiated into the group and discovers their horrific dark secrets of which he, reluctantly becomes part of.
HABIT stars Elliot Langridge (Northern Soul, Killers Anonymous) as Michael and Jessica Barden (The End of the F***king World) as Lee, the character who introduces him to the secret cult. Other roles are filled with a wonderful array of talented northern actors, including Sally Carman (Coronation Street), William Ash (Waterloo Road), Louis Emerick (Zapped), Roxanne Pallett (Emmerdale), Andy Ellis (This is England) and Joanne Mitchell (Attack of the Adult Babies).
Freeview UK: Channel 70
Sky UK & Ireland: Channel 317
Virgin Media UK: Channel 149
Freesat UK: Channel 138
