J.J. WHITE INTERVIEWS DAN BROWNLIE - DIRECTOR OF
group of celebrities attend a press gala at the world famous London Tombs. What starts as a night of fun and fright turns into a night of tension and terror when evil spirits of the Damned seize control of the animatronics to wreak havoc on their subjects. Celebrity status cannot rescue them from the unspeakable horror that lurks in the darkness…
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We’ve met before Dan but just for the uninitiated, who are you?
“A bit”?! My good man, I can tell you a whole load! Sitting comfortably?
My name is Dan Brownlie. I’ve been a fan of the macabre / horror for as long as I can remember - since a young child. I have had the amazing pleasure to be able to actually write, produce and direct horror films (and even won a couple of awards).
While we were in pre production for Serial Kaller, star and co-producer Dani Thompson and myself were invited down the London Tombs for a press night (I always forget why but think it may have something to do with us having shot a celebrity ghost-hunt there a few years ago for Gorezone magazine). While we were there, James (the manager of the London Tombs) took to the stage and gave a speech about forthcoming attractions etc. In this speech he mentioned that The London
I’m excited to see “The Tombs: Rise Of The Damned”. Can you tell me a bit more about the project, what inspired it / how did the idea form in your mind and how can people help out?
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Tombs is actually built on the pits where they buried the plague victims. Well, how could that not stick in the head of one so horrorobsessed as myself! I got to thinking “What would happen if they had a press night, and the spirits of said spirits rose up and caused havoc?” That idea gestated in my brain until enough alcohol had passed to justify me pitching
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