Year 10 (2025 Film) Starring Toby Goodger and Duncan Lacroix

 

Preview by Jon Donnis

Ten years after the world fell apart, what's left of it is barely human. In Year 10, the rules of civilisation have long since vanished, and what's replaced them is primal and cruel. Ben Goodger’s feature debut arrives on digital in the UK this August through Reel2Reel Films, and it doesn’t whisper a single word. Literally. The entire story unfolds without dialogue.

This is a world of rotting silence and raw instinct. Society is dead, and the survivors know it. What’s left are scavengers and hunters, desperate not just to live, but to outlive the pack. Packs, in this case, that include roving cannibals and feral dogs just as eager to tear flesh.

At the heart of it all is a young man, played by Toby Goodger, who sees his father (Duncan Lacroix) murdered right in front of him by a roaming cannibal tribe. The attack strips him of everything, including the medicine he desperately needs to keep his girlfriend (Hannah Khalique-Brown) alive. She’s seriously wounded and growing weaker by the hour. The odds are impossible, but that doesn't seem to matter. He sets off alone to hunt the killers, reclaim what was stolen, and hold onto what’s left of his humanity. If there's any still in him.

Originally a short film called Coming of Age, this expanded version doesn’t shy away from what makes post-apocalyptic horror truly unsettling. The silence adds to the bleakness, stripping characters and audience alike of comfort. Everything has to be read in glances, gestures, and raw emotion. It's not just a gimmick either. That absence of language ends up speaking louder than most scripts ever do.

Goodger builds a world that’s tactile and dangerous, but it’s not just the threat of cannibals or wolves that lingers. It’s the gnawing fear that losing civilisation also means losing yourself.

Year 10 lands on digital 4 August. It's grim, sparse, and deeply human, even when the people in it are anything but.

Rebecca’s Horror Movie Wish Comes True Thanks to Hex Studios and Lawrie Brewster

Lawrie Brewster, Rebecca, and Sarah Daly

 

When the Make-A-Wish Foundation reached out with a unique request, Scottish horror filmmaker Lawrie Brewster didn’t need persuading. Rebecca Hopkins, from Girvan, Scotland, is a courageous young girl living with a serious illness has had one dream she wanted more than anything. To appear in a real horror film. Not just as a visitor on set, but as a proper part of the story. Brewster and his partner Sarah Daly made sure that’s exactly what happened.

Rebecca, a lifelong fan of horror films like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, travelled with her mum to Hex Studios in Fife. She spent the day filming a ghostly scene in Mr Whispers, an upcoming indie horror set in a haunted cinema. Megan Tremethick plays the lead, Kathryn Hale, a student filmmaker chasing down an urban legend about a porcelain-masked spectre who preys on local children. That spectre, Mr Whispers, is the chilling centrepiece of the story. And Rebecca’s scene will be right in the heart of it.

Rebecca and Mr Whispers

Everything was carefully planned around Rebecca’s needs. Daly worked closely with the Foundation to coordinate transport and ensure she was comfortable throughout the day. A rest area, warm meals, and time to relax between takes meant nothing was rushed. She even got her own ghostly costume and make-up, applied by Tremethick herself. Co-stars Dorian Ashbourne, Novarro Ramon, and Sam MacMillan helped create a relaxed and supportive atmosphere on set.

The studio itself, founded by Brewster and Daly, was built to revive a classic British horror tradition. That includes practical effects, ambitious storytelling and a permanent creative base outside London. When producer Jed Shepherd flagged the wish request, Brewster knew their set-up in Fife was the right fit.

Rebecca gets her make up done personally, by star Megan Tremethick

This wasn’t a token gesture. Rebecca filmed a full scene and will be credited in the final film. She also met the haunting Mr Whispers, and though his cracked porcelain mask gave her pause at first, she ended up smiling between takes.

After filming wrapped, the team celebrated with pizza, provided by Domino’s, and gifts prepared by Daly. These included Owlman plush toys, books, and clothes for Rebecca and her sisters. Local supporters like Fife Creative Studios also joined in, waiving their fees and helping make the experience extra special.

Brewster later said, “Rebecca’s joy and talent brought something really special to the production. It was an honour to help make her dream come true.”

Mr Whispers is now fully filmed. A Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for post-production will launch soon, with early followers already able to sign up for updates.

Kickstarter Campaign at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bteam/mr-whispers-a-terrifying-90s-retro-inspired-horror