By MICHAEL GINGOLD
This creature feature also explores human trauma.
Black Mandala has released the trailer and poster for THE SHUG, directed by Martin J. Pickering and inspired by reports of monster sightings in Britain in 2024. Scripted by Pickering and Matt Bowmer, it stars Nicholas Clarke, Alice Henley, Mae Sutton, Dean Kilby, Jack Armstrong, Jason Hall, Funso Foluso-Henry. The synopsis: “John, an alcoholic still haunted by a violent encounter with the creature during his teenage years, is forced to confront the nightmare he has spent decades trying to forget. As fear spreads and the sightings intensify, John reluctantly joins forces with journalist Alice Bowmer and paranormal YouTuber ‘The Hobbo Adventurer.’ Together, they begin investigating the growing reports, only to discover that the truth behind the legend may be far darker—and far more personal—than any of them imagined.”
