Horror production house Hex Studios (The Unkindness of Ravens; Owlman/Lord of Tears) have launched a YouTube series showcasing new films. Titled Hex Presents, it comes hosted by studio head honcho Lawrie Brewster (who you may recall as the subject of our first-ever Independents Day feature), taking on the role of a gothic priest preaching the Word that is Horror from a pulpit of shadowed darkness from which humanity’s primal dread is made manifest.

First to be exhibited is Egomaniac, the compelling, observant and darkly hilarious horror comedy from Kate Shenton (another Independents Day alumnus) that sees the trials and tribulations of director Catherine Sweeney as she attempts to put together her zombie horror/romantic comedy movie. As the semi-autobiographical tale highlights, denounces and satirises the rampant misogyny of the film industry, Catherine is continually forced to compromise in order to make her fucking film, while being slowly driven to insanity by the sleaze, idiocy, pretention, desperation and pomposity with which she must surround herself.

Egomaniac is only the first of the new series featured on Hex’s YouTube channel amidst their Owlman prank videos and Creepypasta recordings, so keep an eye out (or even subscribe) to see more excellent horror movies you might have missed.

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