Writer’s Block Gets Deadly In Blockhead Trailer

They always say your creative side can be dangerous, in Matt Harlock‘s horror thriller Blockhead that ‘block’ can be deadly watch official Trailer.

The film is the first narrative feature from Harlock, who is the director behind award-winning documentary American: The Bill Hicks Story. Blockhead stars Danny Horn (Sunny Afternoon, Dr. Who), Joe Sims (Reunion, Broadchurch, Ruby Speaking) and Michele Moran (The Witcher).

This one is all about a struggling novelist Will thinks he is visited by his muse. As inspiration turns to obsession, chaos and murder ensue… but his new novel might just be genius.

Blockhead received its world premiere at FrightFest in 2025 and before embarking on an international festival run, including Encounters Film Festival, Bristol Independent Film Festival and London Independent Film Festival, where the film won the award for Best Thriller.

Our writer Nick Bartlett watch the film at FrightFest last year describing “Blockhead exemplifies what FrightFest celebrates most: the ability of low-budget genre cinema to channel imagination and atmosphere into something haunting, memorable, and subversive“.

Read Nick’s review of Blockhead

Synopsis | In Blockhead, a failing novelist desperate for inspiration thinks his muse appears to him in the form of a drunk, psychotic decorator. As his novel takes shape, his life spirals and erupts into a violent chaos, but his next piece could just possibly be genius.

Blockhead will be touring the UK from 5th November and will be released on digital platforms 4th January 2027 released by

Here’s the confirmed dates so far:
5th November – Electric Hastings
10th November – Ritzy Brixton
11th November – Lewes Depot
14th November – FACT Liverpool
25th November – Dukes Komedia, Brighton
26th November – CinemaCity Norwich
6th December – Finsbury Park Picturehouse
14th December – Curzon Soho
12th January – Watershed Bristol

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