Director Martin J Pickering and co-writer Matt Bowmer draw on British folklore for their creature feature The Shug. Inspired by alleged real-life sightings and a recorded interview with a woman who claims to have encountered the legendary Shug Monkey, the film transports this chilling folklore into the fractured landscape of post-Brexit Britain. The narrative sees a man traumatised by a teenage encounter with The Shug team up with a paranormal YouTuber to track down the monster.
Nicholas Clarke, Alice Henley, Mae Sutton, Dean Kilby, Jack Armstrong, Jason Hall and Funso Foluso-Henry star.
A release date has yet to be announced but you can check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
THE SHUG explores alcoholism, generational trauma, family breakdown, and the devastating consequences of a past that refuses to remain buried. In the summer of 2024, reports of the dreaded creature known as “The Shug” begin to surface once again across the British countryside.John, an alcoholic still haunted by a violent encounter with the creature during his teenage years, is forced to confront the nightmare he has spent decades trying to forget. As fear spreads and the sightings intensify, John reluctantly joins forces with journalist Alice Bowmer and paranormal YouTuber “The Hobbo Adventurer.” Together, they begin investigating the growing reports, only to discover that the truth behind the legend may be far darker—and far more personal—than any of them imagined.
