New online anthology series The Collector's Room set to debut

If you're a fan of shows such as The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits then you might want to check out a new anthology series that is set to debut online in the coming weeks. The Collector's Room is the brainchild of Reading-based filmmakers Daniel J. Brant and Luke Owen (a name that may be familiar to regulars here at Flickering Myth) and promises to deliver tales of horror, sci-fi and the supernatural bookended by the eponymous “Collector” (James Bartholomew).

After working together on a 45 min zombie horror short entitled The Good, The Bad and The Undead back in 2008, Luke and Daniel began to develop ideas for the show and have since produced two episodes, both of which will premiere at a special screening on Friday September 3rd at the Forbury Hotel, Reading.

"The Last Serenade" (written by Luke Owen and Daniel J. Brant, directed by Daniel J. Brant and starring Kayleigh Lawrence and Chris LeHec) - When Vanessa (Lawrence) buys her boyfriend Joey (LeHec) a guitar for his birthday, neither of them could have foreseen the effect it would have had on their lives. Unbeknownst to them, the guitar is possessed by the soul of its former owner and he has one more thing to do before he plays his last chord.

"Sam" (written by Luke Owen, directed by Kate Hansell and starring Tom Capper, Robin March, Jo Hughes and Gary Richens) - Dave (Capper) wakes up in a hospital bed to find himself under suspicion from Detective Inspector Dobbs (March) of murdering his housemates. His defence is unbelievable‐ he claims an antique ventriloquist’s dummy called Sam is alive and killed them. Unbelievable or not, sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction…

The Collector's Room will debut online on September 8th with the launch of the official website www.thecollectorsroom.co.uk, with the first two episodes going online the first week of October and November respectively. Along with the episodes the website will also play host to graphic fiction (The first story, entitled Five Minutes, is drawn and inked by local comic book artist Mark Stroud and tells the story of an obsessive mind and a deadly challenge), audio dramas and behind-the-scenes material.