The Mirror (2014 film)

The Mirror is a 2014 British found footage horror film that was directed and written by Edward Boase.[2] The movie had its world premiere on 8 September 2014 at the London FrightFest Film Festival and is based upon a 2013 news article based around a purportedly haunted mirror that left its owners "dogged by bad luck, financial misery, strange sightings and illness".[3][4]

The Mirror
Directed byEdward Boase
Produced byEdward Boase
Hamish Moseley
Chris Parsons
Written byEdward Boase
StarringJemma Dallender
Joshua Dickinson
Nate Fallows
Music byOf Mercia
CinematographyKeidrych Wasley
Edited byEdward Boase
Production
companies
Haunted Mirror
Release date
  • 8 September 2014 (2014-09-08) (FrightFest)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£20,000[1]

Plot summary

Flatmates Jemma (Jemma Dallender), Matt (Joshua Dickinson), and Steve (Nate Fallows) have decided to purchase a haunted mirror off of eBay in the hopes of winning the James Randi Foundation’s Paranormal Challenge.[5] If they can show proof of supernatural or paranormal activity that can hold up under scientific testing, they will win a million dollars. After receiving the mirror, the trio sets up cameras to record any and all events that occur around the mirror, only to find that this may prove fatal.

Cast
  • Jemma Dallender as Jemma
  • Joshua Dickinson as Matt
  • Nate Fallows as Steve

Reception

Nerdly panned the movie, writing "There are some note-worthy scenes of gore in The Mirror, one of which is completely spoiled by the films poster/DVD cover may I add, but even the most graphic of scenes can’t save what is a dull, mundane and ultimately annoying, horror movie."[6] In contrast, Total Film nominated the film for two of their annual "Total Film Frightfest Awards", Best Found-Footage Horror and Scariest Movie.[7]

gollark: Most useful access to it requires an account. Nobody knows how to make one, especially as the authentication mechanisms it relied on are all down, but fortunately a "try APL" REPL with more permissions than it probably should have still functions and allows anonymous access.
gollark: Well, in my headcanon, the system was never designed to be "magic" but is a relic from a more advanced civilisation which can self-repair a decent amount.
gollark: Oh wait, you can, have the system also have a bunch of robotic lifeforms tied into it but make them weird lifeishly and call them "elementals".
gollark: I don't think you can give this system many powers unless you just handwave it as magic nanobots or something.
gollark: For the other things, I mean.

References
  1. Bryant, Miranda. "The Mirror: horror film which reflects flatmates' nightmare will premiere at Frightfest 2014 in London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. Turek, Ryan. "Jemma Dallender Featured in the Trailer for The Mirror". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. Wiseman, Andreas. "High Point looks into Mirror". Screen Daily. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. Lewis, Samantha. "'Haunted' mirror found in Muswell Hill skip inspires horror film". Broadway Ham & High. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. Squires, John. "High Point Gazes into Haunted Mirror". Dread Central. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. Wheat, Phil. "Frightfest 2014: 'The Mirror' Review". Nerdly. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  7. Graham, Jamie. "The Total Film Frightfest 2014 Awards". Total Film. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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