Horror flick Mama debuts in UK cinemas today, having rustled up some pretty impressive box-office numbers the other side of the pond.

Directed by Andres Muschietti and ‘presented’ by the ever-present Guillermo del Toro, the film is your classic creepy kids opus, with an added twist.

In the video below, stars Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau have their say, as well as the kids themselves (Isabelle Nelisse and Megan Charpentier).

 

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Simon is a journalism tutor in London, who also just happens to be a movie fanatic, with a craving for the darker side of cinema. He has written three books - on the horror films of director Bob Clark (2014), the history of the character Norman Bates (2015) and the work of British exploitation director Pete Walker (2017). He is currently working with director Richard Loncraine to explore all avenues in a bid to orchestrate the re-release of 1978 Mia Farrow chiller Full Circle