Synopsis
Two police detectives, Joshua Richards and John Lowe investigate a series of murders that lead them on a sickening trail that disturbs the small fishing town of Whitby in North Yorkshire.
The investigation leads them on a cryptic path of clues, that presents several potential suspects and unexplained experiences. As the officers close-in on their killer, their world is turned upside down with unimaginable consequences, pushing their mental health to its limits.
Cast
TBC
Producers
Lisa Bland
Matt Bland
Andrew Hutchinson
Based on the Characters Created by
Matt Bland
Stuart Hanrahan
Joseph Tan &
Bram Stoker
Story by
Matt Bland
Matt Charnock
Stuart Hanrahan & Joseph Tan
Directed by
TBC
The original idea was conceived in 2007, when two friends and film-makers Matthew Bland and Joseph Tan, developed the story after sharing their love of horror films. They started talking about Dracula's creation in the small fishing town of Whitby, North Yorkshire. A town that is a thirty mile drive from their hometown of Middlesbrough. They were frustrated at the fact, no Dracula film has ever been truly filmed in Whitby, but in alternative locations. The pair decided the time was right to write a story about the return of Dracula to Whitby, and within months, they completed several drafts of a script they titled 'Christian'. Before any futher work could be done, in 2009, Joseph sadly died of complications from heart surgery and Matthew decided to put the production on hold.
A year later, Matthew took a look at the script, he updated it with the involvement of Matt Charnock and Stuart Hanrahan, two friends who had shown interest in the script. They renamed the project 'Solid Venom'. Matthew and Stuart began filming a concept trailer. However, despite positive press coverage, the project was placed on hold again due to their conflicting work schedules.
It wasn't until late 2019, when the project was talked about and Matthew decided to breathe new life into the film. With horror films gaining popularity again, Matthew thought the time was right to finally get this project back into production.
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