‘The Mortuary Collection’ Review: Dir. Ryan Spindell [Frightfest Glasgow]

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From this Thursday evening until Saturday night the GFF ventures into the darker side of cinema with its annual Arrow Video Frightfest takeover. Over the course of the two and a half days, the event will host a total of thirteen movies that cover all facets of genre cinema. One such film is The Mortuary Collection. Screening on Friday 6th March at 10:50 PM, the film is the first time feature from writer-director Ryan Spindell.

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