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Pat Higgins (born 30 March 1974[1] in Essex, England) is a film director, writer, producer and owner of independent production company Jinx Media Ltd.
Pat Higgins | |
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 Pat Higgins, Horror-on-Sea Festival 2013 | |
| Born | March 30, 1974 Essex, England, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer |
Higgins' first feature from the company, Trash House, was filmed in 2004[2] and released on DVD in Europe in February 2006.[3] It was distributed by Screen Entertainment, the UK distributors of such controversial features as I Spit On Your Grave and Faces of Death.
Higgins' second feature, KillerKiller', was filmed in 2006 and completed in 2007.[4] All worldwide rights were licensed to York Entertainment, who released the film on DVD in August 2007.[5]
Higgins' third feature, Hellbride,[6] was publicly premiered at the Festival of Fantastic Films in the UK in September 2007, where it was awarded 'Commended' status.[7] It was released on DVD in the USA on 5 May 2009 via Midnight Releasing[8] and in the UK in March 2010.
Higgins' fourth feature, The Devil's Music, was listed as complete on 19 January 2008.[9] It premiered at the Festival of Fantastic Films, in 2008, where it was awarded winner of Independent Feature category[10] and was released on DVD in the US in December 2009.
In October 2008, Fangoria described Higgins as one of the "most promising British horror directors",[11] and announced his involvement in an anthology movie entitled Bordello Death Tales[12] for which Higgins directed a sequence titled Vice Day.
Higgins is also the original writer and creator of Strippers vs Werewolves,[13] a horror comedy produced by Black & Blue Films and starring Adele Silva, Barbara Nedeljáková, Sarah Douglas and Billy Murray. His original script was rewritten extensively during production.[13]
A Bordello Death Tales sequel, entitled Battlefield Death Tales, followed in 2012.[14] It was retitled Nazi Zombie Death Tales for UK release and then retitled again to Angry Nazi Zombies for US release.[14]
Higgins' appearance at the 2013 Horror-on-Sea festival was filmed and released online as Werewolves, Cheerleaders & Chainsaws.[15] This release was followed in 2015 by another show entitled How Not to Make a Horror Movie,[16] which also featured various other filmmakers sharing their worst on-set experiences.
On 23 January 2016 Higgins premiered a new film entitled The House on the Witchpit at the Horror-on-Sea festival without releasing any images, trailer, cast or plot details.[17] After the screening, he destroyed the master copy of the film onstage.[18]
Higgins gave a TEDx talk entitled 'Childhood Fears are Awesome' [19] in October 2017.
In October 2020, he was announced as writer and director of horror-musical Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead.[20] The film premiered at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, London, on the closing night of the FrightFest festival in August 2022.[21]
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