Author: Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins

Acorn Media International is delighted to announce the brand-new bewitching crime drama series Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale Season 1 is set for its DVD release on 19th January 2026, following its launch on Netflix. The full series is available to download and keep on digital now on Amazon. Elaine Cassidy (A Discovery of Witches, The Wonder, The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die) stars as modern day witch Sarah Fenn, whose peaceful existence comes under persecution in the wake of a devastating tragedy. Based on the Sunday Times bestselling novel Sanctuary by V.V. James, this enchanting mystery thriller centres Elaine Cassidy’s Sarah…

Mercy Falls, the Scottish-set horror thriller directed by Ryan Hendrick (Lost At Christmas) and starring Outlander alum, 2x BAFTA Winner Lauren Lyle, has surged into the Top 10 of Prime Video’s Horror category in the United Kingdom, peaking as high as #8, marking a significant milestone in the film’s digital performance following a protracted rights dispute. Originally released in 2023, Mercy Falls follows a group of friends on a hiking trip into the remote Scottish Highlands that descends into tragedy, mistrust, and violence after a fatal accident. The film also features performances from Nicolette McKeown (Damaged), James Watterson (Mrs Sidhu Investigates), Layla Kirk (Granite Harbour), Joe…

The Mystery Of Dipyramidion is a genre-bending, slightly unhinged journey that starts as a documentary-style investigation into a mysterious ancient artefact… and then quietly falls through reality. Think part mystery, part sci-fi, part surreal road trip, with a sense of humour about its own obsession. Now you can delve into The Mystery Of Dipyramidion by watching the film on Fawesome. Synopsis: A bumbling amateur historian stumbles across a cosmic relic that opens doorways to other worlds, launching him on a madcap journey through bizarre dimensions, ancient mysteries, hidden conspiracies, and internet-fuelled chaos. When an eccentric self-taught researcher discovers an ancient artefact…

Black Sunday Film Festival 2026 is a mere 2 weeks away and one of the films showing at this years festival is GroupChat. GroupChat is a genre-led feature exploring many themes through a screen-life format. Written and Directed by Dan Brownlie who produced the film with Mel Morley. Synopsis: After a lengthy absence from games master Dean, a group of friends come back online to take part in a role playing game called ‘Necromancer’. His newly curated campaign becomes more eventful than planned. The film stars Debbie Rochon, Toby Wynn-Davies, Marcel Jortzik, Amy Tara, Georgie Rodgers, James…

The dark comedy short GOOD NOT GREAT will have its world premiere at the 2026 Dances With Films New York festival on January 17 at 2:45 PM, offering a brutally honest and deeply personal look at mental illness and self-destruction inside New York’s comedy scene. The 22-minute short written by Nick von Gremp and Matt Pavich stars Pavich as a version of himself: a bipolar, New York comedian struggling to piece together his life. After a manic episode lands him back in the psychiatric hospital, he’s forced to revisit the drug-fueled spiral that brought him there. “This film came out of my lived experience with…