'SIMON SAYS' – A Twisted Game of Death from Director Steven M. Smith
📍 Director: Steven M. Smith
📍 Starring: Eleanor McMahon, David Virgo, Reece Alexander-Putinas, Leila Kotori, Julia Quayle
📍 Genre: Horror / Thriller
📍 UK Digital & VOD Release Date: May 26, 2025
🎬 Synopsis: Four strangers arrive at a remote Scottish castle, each summoned by the same enigmatic host. They're promised a fortune and ownership of the estate—if they win a game. But Simon Says isn’t the children’s game they remember. This version is a deadly, twisted board game where losing means death. As the rules unfold, the guests realize they’ve been lured into a nightmare with no way out.
From the minds of Steven M. Smith (Sweeney Todd: Slice & Dice, The Ghosts of Borley Rectory) and Christopher Jolley (Remember Me, Whisper), 'SIMON SAYS' is a tense and chilling horror feature from Sharp Teeth, Greenway Entertainment and Champdog Films. Distributed by Insvrgence and available exclusively to purchase on Amazon Prime, this is the first of a planned franchise—Simon Says 2 has already been completed.
🔹 Genre Tags: #SimonSaysMovie #CastleHorror #BoardGameOfDeath #UKHorror #IndieThriller #LouisaWarren #Insvrgence #AmazonPrimeRelease
'BIRDEATER' – A Hallucinatory Aussie Thriller from Directors Jack Clark & Jim Weir
📍 Directors: Jack Clark & Jim Weir
📍 Starring: Shabana Azeez, Mackenzie Fearnley, and ensemble
📍 Genre: Thriller / Horror
📍 UK Cinema Release Date: May 9, 2025
📍 UK Digital Release Date: May 26, 2025
🎬 Synopsis: Recently engaged Irene joins her fiancé and his mates for a bachelor weekend in the remote Australian outback. But what starts as a celebration quickly devolves into a brutal, drug-fuelled descent into madness. Secrets are exposed, friendships fracture, and toxic masculinity rears its head in this feral folk horror steeped in dread.
Premiering at SXSW, with official selections at both the Sydney and Melbourne International Film Festivals, 'BIRDEATER' is a gripping and confrontational debut that peels back the layers of ritual, violence, and tradition.
🔹 Genre Tags: #AustralianThriller #FolkHorror #IndieFilm #SXSW #BachelorPartyGoneWrong #ToxicMasculinity #BlueFinchFilms
📅 May 9 – BIRDEATER (Cinema Release – UK)
📅 May 26 – SIMON SAYS (Digital & VOD – UK & International)
📅 May 26 – BIRDEATER (Digital Release – UK)
