Reel Horror casts Peter Tilley in role for WITCH TRIAL

Pre-production continues on Reel Horror’s first short film WITCH TRIAL with the role of The Husband now filled by Peter Tilley.

Peter Tilley joins the film alongside the previously announced Ayvianna Snow (Black Lake, Hollow) who will be playing Peter Tilley’s characters wife Isobel Gowdie. Dean Kilbey will star as The Priest and Martin W Payne will be a part of the movie as well.

Reel Horror had this to say about Peter Tilley joining the project:

‘After watching Peters incredible performance in HorrorScopes at the Horror On Sea Film Festival, we knew he would be a fantastic fit for our film. We met him at the festival too, and learning that he is excited for the Reel Horror journey, we knew we would love to collaborate with him. We are very excited to have Peter on board!‘

Eve Oliver and Anna Dixon are both co-directing/producing WITCH TRIAL and other crew members previously announced are Simon Lawrence Moore as Historical Advisor, MYCHO head honcho MJ Dixon as creative consultant and cinematographer and Moray Binfield as sound and camera assistant.

Reel Horror are currently running a Indiegogo crowdfunder campaign to raise funds for their first short film WITCH TRIAL

‘Witch Trial’ is based on the true story of Isobel Gowdie, a Scottish woman who made strange and fantastical confessions of witchcraft. It’s not known why she made these confessions or what ultimately happened to her, but many other young women were implicated as part of her story. The film is set against the backdrop of 1600s England and Scotland, after Cromwell and the civil wars and during the restoration whilst Charles II is King. We will be keeping true to the period in terms of locations, costumes and dialogue so that we can tell Isobel’s story as faithfully as possible whilst giving it some horror movie twists and turns. We’ve taken inspiration from, amongst other things, the VVitch, Suicide Squad and Evil Dead in crafting the story and its terrifying conclusion.