{"id":5907,"date":"2026-04-28T22:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:57:16","slug":"ian-mcculloch-to-star-in-new-horror-film-chronicles-of-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2026\/04\/28\/ian-mcculloch-to-star-in-new-horror-film-chronicles-of-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McCulloch to star in new horror film Chronicles of Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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IAN McCULLOCH (GREG Preston) has joined the cast of new indie horror movie Chronicles of Depression<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set within the confines of a 1950s’ psychiatric hospital Chronicles of Depression <\/em>is described as a “harrowing descent into psychological and institutional horror”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many aspects of the film are yet to be publicly revealed, it’s known that McCulloch takes on the role of a doctor at the institution, whose patients are tormented by the terrifying spectre known only as “The Shadow Man”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With such an intense and controversial subject, I knew the film required a veteran presence to anchor our cast of young performers,” director Lawrie Brewster explained to the Bloody Disgusting<\/a> site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was therefore delighted that the British Horror Studio<\/a> could reintroduce audiences to Ian McCulloch, famed for his starring roles in Zombie<\/em> and Contamination<\/em>, as well as his distinguished work on the stage, including with the Royal Shakespeare Company. At 84 years old, he brought remarkable energy to the set, and I am incredibly proud to mark his return to the horror genre with Chronicles of Depression<\/em>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film also features the talents of Megan Tremethick, Novarro Ramon, Dorian Todd and Michael Daviot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A preview screening<\/a> of an early cut of the film will feature in the programme of the Romford Film Festival<\/a> in London – and will screen at the festival on 24 May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brewster and his production company then plan to launch a crowdfunding campaign to promote the film’s wider distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IAN McCULLOCH (GREG Preston) has joined the cast of new indie horror movie Chronicles of Depression. Set within the confines of a 1950s’ psychiatric hospital Chronicles of Depression is described as a “harrowing descent into psychological and institutional horror”. While many aspects of the film are yet to be publicly revealed, it’s known that McCulloch … Continue reading “Ian McCulloch to star in new horror film Chronicles of Depression”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cast-news","category-film"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-1xh","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5911,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5907\/revisions\/5911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}