Ulster-Scots horror films arrive on BBC iPlayer for Halloween

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 20:27 · Archive

Two collections of Ulster-Scots short horror films, 'Haleve' and 'Bogle Cove', are coming to BBC iPlayer on 31 October.

Two collections of Ulster-Scots short horror films are launching on BBC iPlayer on 31 October. 'Haleve', whose name is the Ulster-Scots word for Halloween, and 'Bogle Cove' each feature four standalone stories. The films draw on local folklore, traditional Ulster customs and spooky stories passed down through generations.

'Bogle Cove' is produced by Northern Visions TV and directed by Dean Hagan. It blends suspense, dark humour and supernatural unease, set against lonely roads, shadowy interiors and graveyards. 'Haleve' is produced by Beyond Visible and directed by Dominic O'Neill and Will McConnell. It spans different horror genres, from found-footage to supernatural stories.

One story, 'Tha Sisters', follows a woman named Louise who thought her sister was dead, only for Lucy to return on Halloween carrying a bloodstained box and an old score to settle. O'Neill and McConnell said they found that 'Ulster-Scots and horror TV is a brilliant marriage', with the texture and earthiness of the language and rural setting lending itself perfectly to the genre.

How it is being reported

• 'Ulster-Scots is the perfect vehicle for horror stories': Hamely tongue haunts Halloween with spooky new series streaming on BBCUlster-Scots is creeping into Halloween this year, as a new series of short horror films uses the hamely tongue to explore the spooky side of the province.News Letter · 30 Oct, 15:36
• Two collections of Ulster-Scots horror films set to stream this Halloween"We found that Ulster-Scots and horror TV is a brilliant marriage"Belfast Live · 30 Oct, 13:31

In this story: BBC iPlayer · Dean Hagan · Dominic O'Neill · Will McConnell · Northern Visions TV · Beyond Visible · Ulster

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