Coming soon to Sky Cinema, Matt Haig’s young adult fantasy novel The Radleys has been adapted for the big screen by filmmaker Euros Lyn. The plot follows teen siblings Rowan (Harry Baxendale) and Clara (Bo Bragason), and their loving parents Helen (Kelly Macdonald) and Peter (Damian Lewis) who live comfortably in seaside suburbia. However, a violent attack after a party leads to a shocking revelation that threatens their tight family unit – they are all vampires.

Ahead of its world premiere at the 77th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, I was fortunate enough to sit down with Lyn, Macdonald, and Lewis to discuss the piece. “It was great to have Whitby Abbey as a backdrop, giving a nod to Bram Stoker’s Dracula” exclaimed Euros Lyn, who is best known for his work on popular TV series such as Broadchurch, Happy Valley, and Black Mirror. The drama unfolds on the east coast of England in a middle class neighbourhood, with a neat commentary at play aligning ‘settling down’ to Helen and Peter’s decision to abstain from their natural vampiric urges.

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