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Lo-fi Victorian horror film uses wax cylinders for sound

8/16/2026

Summary

Story summary

UK director Joseph Archer and writer-performer Cathy Wippel released a lo-fi found-footage horror film set in Victorian London.
The film shows 1880s monochrome reels on a kinetoscope-style circular screen that flicker and buzz.
Fictional pioneer Tamworth records lip-sync dialogue onto wax cylinders, letting viewers hear the sound.
A women’s spiritualist team interviews victims in pubs, brothels and opium dens, blaming the murders on ghosts, fear, misogyny and political rage.

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Story summary

UK director Joseph Archer and writer-performer Cathy Wippel released a lo-fi found-footage horror film set in Victorian London.
The film shows 1880s monochrome reels on a kinetoscope-style circular screen that flicker and buzz.
Fictional pioneer Tamworth records lip-sync dialogue onto wax cylinders, letting viewers hear the sound.
A women’s spiritualist team interviews victims in pubs, brothels and opium dens, blaming the murders on ghosts, fear, misogyny and political rage.