Possum
Directed by Matthew Holness
Disgraced children’s puppeteer Philip returns to his childhood home of Fallmarsh, Norfolk, intent on destroying Possum, a hideous puppet he keeps hidden inside a brown leather bag. When his attempts fail, Philip is forced to confront his sinister stepfather Maurice in an effort to escape the dark horrors of his past.
A disgraced puppeteer returns to his childhood home to destroy a hideous puppet and confront his past.
Cast: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Andy Blithe
Member Reviews
Actually a pretty brilliant character study on trauma. Only a bit repetitively drawn out or I’d give 5. But brilliant acting by Sean Harris. Not a traditional horror thus likely some bad reviews, but maybe those folks should just watch Scream or Halloween. I for one appreciate that Shudder has picks like this.
fascinating in a very unsettling way
what the hell is this piece of shit? nothing ever happen. it just repeat little possum over and over. i can see how the imagery have some potential but it is really not well developpe and have to rythmic. A real waist of time.
Excellently acted and impactful! It is a slow burn, notwithstanding the 85 minute runtime, but a few elements in this dream-like visuals are nightmare-inducing!
Excellently shot, creepy, and so many layers of symbolism and subtext. Would’ve been a 5 skull if I didn’t need subtitles to hear what was happening most of the time and if some of the music? Sounds? later on didn’t hurt my ears.