Matthew Holness
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Matthew James Holness is a British comedian, actor, director and author. He is known for creating and portraying the fictional horror author Garth Marenghi.
Holness in 2023
Possum (film)
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Possum is a 2018 British psychological horror film written and directed by Matthew Holness in his feature film debut, starring Sean Harris and Alun Armstrong. It centres on a disgraced children's pupp
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…Prince Hector of Bulgaria in an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Year of the Rabbit. The same year, Holness made his debut as a feature director with Possum, a psychological horror film set in Norfolk. He described the film as "not remotely funny". In interviews to promote Possum, Holness said he had written…
Theatrical release poster
Both Holness' original short story and the subsequent adaptation was partially based upon the theories of the uncanny by psychologist Sigmund Freud.
Actor Sean Harris with the Possum puppet. The practical model for the puppet was designed by Odd Studios, and was inspired by Holness' fear of spiders
The marshes located in Stiffkey, Norfolk served as one of the film's shooting locations.