The Fortean Film Festival proudly presents ‘The Paranormalists’
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE... SOMEWHERE! The 20th century turns the corner and enters the last lap of its spectacular journey and the second millennium of human history enters its last decade: the doom-mongers and nay-sayers are widely predicting the end of the world; and the Spice Girls enter the pop charts. An intrepid band of paranormal investigators in a sleepy English town wake up to an unprecedented flurry of thaumaturgic activity... The year was 1993, the place was Minehead in West Somerset and they were ‘The Paranormalists’. The team was started by school friends Hitchard Screening and Murray Black in 1982 after Hitch's father, an RAF pilot, disappeared on a routine mission over the Bristol Channel. Enlisting the help of his only friend, Hitch vowed to devote his life to the exploration of the paranormal and Murray, in the mistaken belief that it would impress girls, agreed to help. The pair were later joined by Linda Fortune, a former child prodigy who had graduated with honours from a correspondence course degree in cryptozoology aged 9 and spent her teens and early twenties accruing knowledge in every field of the paranormal. Linda also brought along her younger brother, Pete Fortune, an electronics whizz possessed of extraordinary psychic ability. Together they vowed to find the truth...
Listen on:
Episodes
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
As Pete Fortune's screams echo over the pre-dawn moors, Linda pushes on to find her kidnapped brother. Will she be in time to rescue him from the the beasts lair? Back at the Fortune's house, Hitch and Murray seek their own breakthrough to reunite the team again...
Written and Directed by: Simon Whalley, Michael Davis, Rob Crouch. Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Under cover of darkness Hitch & Murray have made their way into the labs of "Bakewill & Tarte". Meanwhile on the Moors, Linda has turned the tables on Cyril & Jack as she forces them reluctantly to push deeper into the "forbidden zone". Will Pete be found by his sister or has the beast split them up forever?
Written and Directed by: Simon Whalley, Michael Davis, Rob Crouch. Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Just what manner of creature have the sinister morris dancers summoned from the forest with their chanting? Is Brown Willy a humanzee or is there a more supernatural explanation? It’sdown to Hitch and Murray to get to the bottom of this particular crytpozoological conundrum and save the Fortunes from a hairy fate to boot. That's if Murray has recovered from being set on fire and shot at!
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.
Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Are you still reeling from the revelation that Bodmin Bigfoot "Brown Willy" may be the humanzee son of Hannah, Monkey World's shop-keeper? Wondering whether Murray, in his squirrel costume, will make it out of the woods alive with Dave and his gun-crazed commandos hot on his tail? Wringing your hands at what nefarious design the residents of Nettle's Reach have in store for Linda and Pete?
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.
Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Following a sighting of Bigfoot on Bodmin Moor, Hitch's investigations are taking him to 'Monkey World' accompanied by journalist Blaize Forrest. But are Blaize's intentions as innocent as they seem?
Murray is masquerading as a giant squirrel, whilst Linda and Pete's botanical expedition has taken a dramatic turn...
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.
Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Friday Oct 02, 2020
Friday Oct 02, 2020
With Linda and Pete AWOL on a botanical expedition and Murray forced to entertain the kids at Butlins dressed as a squirrel, it's left to Hitch to investigate the strange reports of a hairy hominid roaming Bodmin Moor. Then with the arrival of a smarmy journalist from London and a mysterious pair of locals on the Fortunes' trail, all is clearly not as it seems...
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.
Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
In anticipation of the forthcoming adventure featuring 'The Paranormalists', our old friend Plutarch reminiscences on his excursions in the jungles of Indo-China during the 19th century...
But is the beast he encountered as fearsome as the one currently haunting Bodmin Moor? Fear not...
The Paranormalists will soon return in 'The Legend of Brown Willy’!
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.
Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Minehead Elvis takes the stand and confronts the fearsome Buford Moon in the thrilling conclusion to his story. The outcome hinges on a missing boat, a haul of mackerel and an ancient map...
It's not just the Paranormalists' reputation at stake but the end of life as we know it!
How's it all going to end you ask? I'm afraid even Pete Fortune's in the dark on this one...
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.
Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Minehead Elvis gets to sing and his case finally gets to court; Hitch expresses doubts about his team's future and Murray has a close encounter with the Minehead ladies' lacrosse team...
But, how does Mrs. Taggish make those scones? How would Dave drop a rhino from twelve yards? And just how tall is the world's tallest dwarf?
All these questions and more are answered in Part 3...
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.
Produced by: Andrew Wilks.
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Clive Tagish convinces ‘The Paranormalists’ to help him prove in a court of law that he really was abducted by aliens. They soon realise that there's more to this deranged singer's story than meets the eye... Much more...
But will they find the truth, who exactly is Plutarch Black and will we hear Minehead Elvis sing?
Scone, anyone?
Written and Directed by: Rob Crouch, Michael Davis, Simon Whalley.Produced by: Andrew Wilks.