‘The Corpse Road’ is the new folk-horror short from the team behind ‘The Leerie‘ (available on ALTER); taking inspiration from Cumbrian folklore to tell the story of Thomas Fowler – a begrudging 16th-century peasant who must traverse the eerie and unrelenting Lakeland fells to deliver the body of his loathed late mother-in-law to holy ground.

Director’s Vision for ‘The Corpse Road’

I like to call the film a ‘psychosexual, agrarian horror’, and hope it unashamedly conveys the bleaker side of life in the Tudor period, seldom seen on screens so saturated by the pristine upper-class representation found in traditional costume dramas.

Utilising a handheld docu-drama approach borne of budgetary necessity, I hope for audiences to find themselves right there in the dirt beside Thomas Fowler as he traverses the brutal landscape and battles with his inner demons; alcoholism, narcissism and sexual frustration. An experimental and frightening climax then thrusts the film firmly into the horror genre.

Thank you for taking the time to watch ‘The Corpse Road’, I really hope you enjoy it!