Jon Wright

‘Unwelcome’ Review – Horror-Comedy Struggles to Blend Fairy Tale With Home Invasion Thriller

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Grabbers director Jon Wright’s latest, Unwelcome, blends modernism with Irish mythology. Described in a pitch as “Gremlins meets Straw Dogs,” Unwelcome introduces the far darrig, tiny bloodthirsty fae also dubbed redcaps for their signature red hats. Yet Wright, who co-wrote with screenwriter Mark Stay, struggles to find a consistent tone. The emphasis on gritty home invasion thriller clashes with the lighter horror-comedy creature […]

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‘Unwelcome’ Exclusive Clip – Meet the Tiny Goblins in Upcoming Irish Creature Feature!

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Grabbers director Jon Wright is back with the creature feature Unwelcome (formerly The Little People), and Bloody Disgusting has an exclusive clip for you this week. This clip introduces the film’s tiny Gremlins-style goblins, one of whom ends up getting well acquainted with a cleaver. And his friends are out for bloody revenge… Watch BD’s exclusive first-look clip from Unwelcome below! […]

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‘Unwelcome’: Irish Creature Feature from ‘Grabbers’ Director Gets New Release Date

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Grabbers director Jon Wright is back with the creature feature Unwelcome (formerly The Little People), and it’s getting a brand new release date just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Well Go USA Entertainment will unleash chilling the creature feature in select theaters on March 10, followed by a PVOD release on March 14, 2023. The film, described as Gremlins meets […]

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‘Unwelcome’: Irish Creature Feature from ‘Grabbers’ Director Unleashes Bloodthirsty Goblins! [Trailer]

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Unfed. Unwanted. Unleashed. Grabbers director Jon Wright is back with the creature feature Unwelcome (formerly The Little People), described by the filmmaker as Gremlins meets Straw Dogs. Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the chilling creature feature, which spins a tale of what happens to people who come in contact with the violent, bloodthirsty goblins known originally in […]

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First Look at ‘Grabbers’ Director’s ‘Unwelcome’, Which Pits a Couple Against Malevolent Goblins

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Grabbers director Jon Wright is back with his next genre offering, the creature feature Unwelcome (formerly The Little People), described by the UK filmmaker as Gremlins meets Straw Dogs. Bloody Disgusting and Empire both have images from Unwelcome, which pits a couple against dangerous goblins. “Londoners Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to […]

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