This year Pigeon Shrine FrightFest turned 25. The big quarter of a century event was celebrated at Odeon Leicester Square and hosted a wealth of premieres of films on UK soil. Of those films, one was Pierre Tsigaridis’ Traumatika.
Having already seen Pierre Tsigaridis’ previous feature, Two Witches, we were very excited to watch Traumatika, and the film did not disappoint. Our four star review of the film from FrightFest likened Traumatika to “‘riding the ghost train’ – at some points you’ll be frightened, at others giggling, but overall, you will be overwhelmingly entertained.” If you were a fan of Two Witches then Traumatika is definitely a film that you need to see at your earliest opportunity.
From the creators of Two Witches… a blend of elements from the hellbound genre with that of the slasher one to forge a fresh innovative concept in shock and increase the sensory impact. Employing multiple first-person point-of-view shots to immerse the audience in traumatic childhood experiences, the question is, why is little Mikey terrified of his mother? Maybe it’s because of the evil inside her? Mikey’s night terrors become reality when his mother begins showing signs of demonic possession. What he’s about to experience will haunt him for the rest of his life and claim countless lives across generations.
Traumatika received its world premiere at FrightFest; director Pierre Tsigaridis was in attendance at the festival alongside co-writer and producer Maxime Rancon and leading Lady Rebekah Kennedy. Although having already spoken to the trio during our pre-festival interview series, ‘Road to FrightFest’, we couldn’t resist a chat with the team on the media wall. Here’s what they had to say:
Traumatika received its world premiere at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest. For more information about future festivals and release news follow The Rancon Company.
