Russell Owen’s
Shepherd
debuts at #3 on UK iTunes horror charts
by Ellis Reed
Russell Owen’s Shepherd (UK, Russell Owen, 2021) had its home release on 21 February 2022, entering the UK iTunes horror chart at #3.
The film is a supernatural chiller starring Tom Hughes and Kate Dickie which was filmed on the windswept Isle of Mull. It’s generated a fair bit of buzz, with a healthy 75% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing and a film-of-the-week accolade from Mark Kermode during its cinema run.
The IMDb summary is as follows:
‘Eric Black is lost after the mysterious death of his adulterous wife. Running from his past to a new job as a Shepherd, he finds himself trapped alone on a majestic, weather-beaten island with an ominous secret. One mans spiraling madness meets a vengeful supernatural force. What starts as the perfect wind-swept escape becomes a race to save his sanity and his life.’
As of yesterday, it’s available on Amazon Prime, iTunes and Blu-ray. You can watch the terrifying trailer below.
Ellis Reed
Ellis Reed is the News Editor for Horrified. He also wrote some ghost stories during lockdown, which you can read for free on his blog.
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