It certainly helps that right now, our local film industry is going through something of a boom - spurred on by the world-beating success of Game of Thrones, both grassroots and international talent are finally embracing the rich opportunities afforded by making films in Northern Ireland.
Such films may not be to everybody’s taste, but if you can bear to watch from behind your cushion, be sure to check out these tales of terror right on your doorstep.
13. Photo by © Fantastic Films / Hammer Film Productions
Produced by Hammer - the company that gave us Christopher Lee’s Dracula and Peter Cushing’s Van Helsing - David Keating directs this tale of a vet and pharmacist who, grieving the death of their daughter, relocate to the remote town of Wake Wood where a local pagan ritual gives them three more precious days with her…until it’s time for her to go back. Photo: Wake Wood (2009)