British Horror Studio Successfully Crowdfund Next Feature

British Horror Studio are full steam ahead in their efforts to return British horror back to what it was in its heyday, and have announced they've hit their crowdfunding goal for The B-Team's first feature film.

The B-Team are the latest to join British Horror Studio and have just finished their campaign for their first feature-length horror Mr Whsipers. Although the B-Team is a new creative label under the British Horror Studio umbrella, they are an experienced team looking to push boundaries within the UK horror scene.

The B-Team is a daring new horror studio made up of filmmakers, united in their love for strange, offbeat horror. Inspired by the likes of Tigon, Britain’s often-overlooked third horror studio of the 1960s, their mission is to produce stories that linger in the mind, featuring uncanny themes, disturbing atmospheres, sensuality, supernatural folk horror, and more.

From Hex Studios to Amicus Productions, British Horror Studio’s output is inspired by the UK’s genre cinema from yesteryear, and The B-Team division is no different. The B Team’s branding references Tigon Productions, the 1960s and 1970s studio behind Witchfinder General and Blood on Satan’s Claw. The label’s logo even pays homage to the legendary studio’s emblem, replacing the tiger with a black cat. Tremethick, who co-leads the new outfit with Paul William Kelly, explained the symbolism:

“The Black Cat is eternally linked to witchcraft and superstition. It is also a beautiful and misunderstood beast, much like the team of underdogs that have come together to form this studio. Our aim is to provide inspiration to indie filmmakers and fans around the world.”

The B Team has stated that it intends to follow Tigon’s model of producing smaller-scale but distinctive horror titles, while also aiming to release three to four features each year.

As stated above, the team has just successfully finished their crowdfunding campaign for their first feature-length horror Mr Whispers. The upcoming horror is billed as a late-1990s, VHS-era occult thriller. Mr Whispers is a retro horror project about a spooky urban legend. It tells the story of a group of curious film students, led by the goth sleuth Kathryn Hale (Tremethick), as they uncover the secrets that dwell within the shadows of an abandoned cinema linked to a series of child disappearances. The film is said to draw inspiration from found footage horrors such as Noroi: The Curse, The Blair Witch Project, and Lake Mungo.

The film has been made possible through a huge crowdfunding success, where the team managed to raise an impressive £67,492 from 489 backers. A bit more than their original crowdfunding goal of £25,000. The campaign was fronted by the film’s producer and star Megan Tremethick, whose previous credits include The Reign of Queen Ginnarra, The Slave and the Sorcerer and In the Grip of Terror.

“Personally, I find genre films of this style to be the most frightening. When the camera exists in the story, it feels real. With Mr Whispers, I wanted everything to feel raw and genuine. The characters, their reactions and, of course, the scares.” - director Dorian Todd

British Horror Studio Successfully Crowdfund Next Feature

The project also highlights the regional growth of independent horror production in Scotland. Communities in Fife and across the Central Belt have become active centres for low-budget genre filmmaking, with filmmakers and audiences overlapping through online groups and local networks. In the case of Mr Whispers, social activity from the British Horror Studio contributed significantly to late-stage pledges.

So what's next?

For The B-Team, the next step is production and delivery. The synopsis indicates a story set against the backdrop of late-1990s horror, with an emphasis on a visible central antagonist rather than a purely implied presence. The project will now enter post-production, with further announcements expected once schedules and distribution plans are confirmed.

The B-Team’s creation also reflects a wider shift within independent horror towards direct community engagement. Instead of relying solely on film festivals or traditional distributors, the studio uses crowdfunding as both a financial tool and a means of audience-building. This approach has become increasingly common in the genre, providing early financial data and evidence of audience interest for later negotiations with distributors or streaming platforms.

The independent film market remains competitive, but the B-Team’s debut establishes a foundation for further work. With a clear production target of three to four films annually, and with support from the British Horror Studio community, the label now has both the funding data and an identified audience to sustain ongoing development.

For more information about The B-Team & British Horror Studio, head over to their Official Website.