Following the wheel of misfortune, The Frighthouse returns to spread tales of the dark and the bizarre. The strange and surreal. But of course the sinister.
Inspired by horror anthologies such as tales from the crypt and Creepshow. This is a multimedia theatre show. Mixing theatre with film.
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