''Comedown'' is a 2012

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directed by

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, and written by Steven Kendall. Dubbed "''

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'' meets ''

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''", the film stars

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and Geoff Bell in the lead roles.

Plot

In an abandoned tower, six friends turn the tower into a radio station and soon learn they are not alone as a resident psychopath begins hunting them down.

Cast

as Lloyd *

as Jason *

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as Jemma *Calum McNab as Gary "Gal" *

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as Kelly *

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as Colin "Col" * Geoff Bell as Ray Grady *Shazad "Shizzio" Khan as Shafiq "Shaf" *Muazzin "Naga" Aziz as Nazar "Naz" *

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as Nurse Samantha Harris * Slaine Kelly as Nurse Sally Mitchell *Christos Lawton as PC Jon Murray *Deirdre Mullins as Alissa the Newsreader *Stephen Taylor as the Creeper

Production

''Comedown'' was shot on a budget of $2,000,000, and was filmed in a suburb of

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close to the

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Reception

Critical response

Stephen Dalton of '' The National'' wrote in his review: " A good slasher film is not about originality or realism, of course, but about execution – no pun intended. As such, director

does a decent job with limited ingredients. But there is nothing in this pulpy, formulaic nerve-jangler that horror fans will not have seen countless times before."

Release

''Comedown'' premiered on 4 October 2012, at film festival Grimmfest, but was not released to cinemas on general release, and instead was expected to be released

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on 11 March 2013.Full Plot Details for Comedown
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References

External links

* 2012 films 2012 horror films 2012 horror thriller films 2010s serial killer films British horror thriller films British slasher films Hood films Films produced by Gareth Wiley Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films shot in London Films directed by Menhaj Huda 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-horror-film-stub