Tales of the Supernatural explained

Tales of the Supernatural
Director:	Steven M. Smith (segments "The Book, "The Hike", "Naked" & "Diary Of Disturbance") Daniel Johnson (segments "Bryan's Daughter" & "Paralysis")
Producer:	Steven M. Smith Joe Shefer Joey Paul Gowdy Daniel Johnson
Starring:	Bruce Payne Jon Campling Giles Alderson Jon-Paul Gates
Cinematography:	Joe Gainsbough Kirk Gaydon
Editing:	Steven M. Smith Barry Lupton
Music:	Barry A. E. Covell Kevin Leavy Chrsi Davey
Studio:	Greenway Entertainment
Distributor:	Greenway Entertainment Monarch Films
Runtime:	89 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Budget:	£35,000

Tales of the Supernatural is a 2014 British horror film. It is a portmanteau film consisting of six short tales.^[1] Segments are written by Steven M. Smith, Daniel Johnson and Matt Dickinson and directed by Steven M. Smith and Daniel Johnson. The cast includes Bruce Payne, Jon Campling and Jon-Paul Gates. It is planned for release on 17 October 2014 on DVD and VOD worldwide through Monarch Films Inc and Greenway Entertainment.

Plot

The film consists of six supernatural tales (Disturbance, The Hike, Bryan's Daughter, The Book, Naked and Paralysis) linked together by a demon who is intent on collecting human souls.

Cast

Bruce Payne as Father Doyle
Jon Campling as the Demon
Giles Alderson as Dominic Mears
Jon-Paul Gates as Andrew Flemming
Victoria Pritchard as Hannah Flemming (segment Disturbance)
Steven M. Smith as Hiker 2 (segment The Hike)
Olivia Jewson as Mary (segment "The Hike")
Aiste Gramantaite as Childminder (segment "Bryan's Daughter")
Laura Penneycard as Kate Mears
Juliet Lundholm as Lucy
Lynsey Pow as Julia Caskin (segment "The Book")
Debra Baker as Stephanie (segment "Bryan's Daughter")
Jeremy Hill as The Tall Man (segment "The Hike")
Joe Shefer as Michael (segment "The Hike")
Nina Hatchwell as Angela (segment "Paralysis")
Mia Baker as Mia (segment "Bryan's Daughter")
Patrick Rowe as Young Priest
Emma Claire Beckett as The Secretary / killer (segment "The Book")
Stephanie Covell as Daughter (segment "The Book")
Maria J.J. Smith as Little Girl (segment "The Hike")
Toni Brooks as Sally (segment "The Hike")

Reception

Sean Evans gave the film one star out of five and stated that it contained a 'rocky and quite frankly disjointed storyline'.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: Evans . Sean . My Eyes Hurt.. Tales of the Supernatural Review . Back to the Movies . 23 September 2020.