Born in Carshalton Surrey in 1981, Paul displayed a keen love for movies (especially the horror genre) as early as three years old after watching An American Werewolf In London. Growing up he exposed himself to all walks of the genre from the classic Universal monsters, the Hammer horror flicks and later the 80s slashers, with Freddy Krueger being a favorite at a young age. He studied Media and English combined with Psychology and Politics at college between 1997 and 2000, and then went on to study three years at the University of East London for a BA Hons degree in Film History. Since the late 90s Paul has been a published film journalist, specializing in retrospectives on classic horror movies that he used to watch growing up. In early 2006 in joined the writing team at HorrorHound magazine, where he continues to have worked printed in every issue. At the beginning of 2007 Paul began work on a feature length retrospective on the first horror movie he ever saw, An American Werewolf In London. Currently in early production, the documentary will cover the making of the film and feature interviews with the entire cast and crew 25-years on. The documentary is expected to be completed in early 2008.
Started work on a documentary on An American Werewolf In London after writing a retrospective article on the film in issue 5 of HorrorHound Magazine.His favorite film is The Exorcist.Was a club DJ for little over six years.Was knocked back by a drama school in 1997. It was this setback that turned his attention to film journalism and writing.Worked with several UK convention promoters to secure Horror guests for shows.His first published article was dedicated to the memory of his late Media class lecturer, Alex Sharpe, who prematurely passed away in 1998.Is a huge fan of The Beatles and considers John Lennon to be his hero.Named his film company, Kesslerboy Productions Ltd., after the nickname given to the lead character in An American Werewolf In London, David Kessler. Both the police inspectors and Dr. Hirsch refer to David as the 'Kessler boy'.Was a regular contributor to HorrorHound magazine and has twice been nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for 'Best Article' in 2007 & 2009.The co-creator of the movie soundtrack club night 'Reel Music'.
Based on the true story about the famous murderers, 'Burke And Hare' follows the hapless exploits of these two men as they fall into the highly profitable business of providing cadavers for the medical fraternity in Nineteenth Century Edinburgh, then the centre of medical learning. The one thing they were short of was bodies.
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The film centers on Dr. Marcus, a renowned psychiatrist who has selected 6 severe mentally ill and dangerous patients from the Spring Valley Mental Hospital to interview as part of research for his new book. As Dr. Marcus interviews each patient, one by one the horrors they have committed begin to unfold. However, Dr. Marcus soon learns that there is one patient who ties them all together - Patient Seven.