Hex Media, the fiercely independent Scottish horror house behind Lord of Tears and The Unkindness of Ravens, produced The Black Gloves, the passion project of Brewster and Daly, who have been quietly blazing a trail in the genre since the company’s inception five years ago.
Director Lawrie Brewster and writer Sarah Daly, the visionary duo behind the brilliant and award-winning The Unkindness of Ravens (read our review here) are back with Gothic noir The Black Gloves, a 1940s-set chiller featuring the Owlman, the iconic villain and viral sensation from their acclaimed debut feature Lord of Tears.
The noir look seemed a natural fit for The Owlman, who is this shadowy entity, always lurking in dark corners, watching.”
The Black Gloves tells the story of a psychologist obsessed with the disappearance of his young patient, and the menacing owl-headed figure that plagued her nightmares.