Filming has begun in Edinburgh of an adaptation of the first in Clive Barker’s Books of Blood series. The film will star Doug Bradley, who featured as Pinhead in the Hellraiser series of movies.

IT IS a far cry from family-friendly fare such as Greyfriars Bobby, Gregory’s Girl and Chariots of Fire. But Scotland’s film industry appears to be on the verge of a new boom - thanks to the horror movie genre.

It is the latest in a line of major horror films to be shot in Scotland in recent years, with a number of other productions in the pipeline. And experts believe the nation has huge untapped potential because of the natural landscape and atmospheric locations it can offer.

The number of horror films made in Scotland has been few and far between over the years. Since The Wicker Man in 1973 only Shallow Grave, 20 years later, has provided any real flavour of home-grown horror.

The new trend can be traced back to Neil Marshall’s 2002 cult hit Dog Soldiers, the “combat horror” set in the Scottish Highlands. Marshall returned to Scotland to film The Descent, another huge hit, and horror fans are eagerly awaiting the release next year of his latest project, Doomsday. He spent ten days filming the £17 million post-apocalyptic horror film, which stars Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell, at Blackness Castle in West Lothian.

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