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PREY (Antoine Blossier/France)An Antoine Blossier filmScreenplay : Antoine Blossier & Erich VogelCast: Bérénice Bejo, Grégoire Colin, François Levantal, Joseph Malerba, Fred Ulysse, Isabelle RenauldRunning time : 80 min.Nathan is visiting his fiancée Claire at her familys estate. When mutilatedanimals are found on the terrain, Claires grandfather, her father and herbrother decide to form a hunting party. They set of into the woods with futureson-in-law Nathan trudging along. A wild boar seems to be the main suspectfor the carnage, but theres something far more dangerous afoot. The familyalso owns a chemical factory and a leak in a tank with an experimental type offertilizer has infected the surrounding wildlife. The pollution has started amutation in the local population of boars, who aggressively attack anything thatbreathes, including themselves. The family members start bickering with eachother, poor Nathan is stuck in between and the boars have tasted blood.Prey is another fine addition to the subgenre of wildlife gone mad. Illustriousexamples like Razorback, Black Sheep and Tremors show what fun you canhave with this when its done right. And with Prey, young debuting directorAntoine Bloissier has done the right thing indeed ! This is one very stylishly filmed horror trip. The foamingbeasties steal the show, but the ones who tear each other apart the most are those animals walking on twolegs. So it gives you lots of pleasure to see how these not very sympathetic characters end us mangled andmutilated in boar stomachs.SIREN (Andrew Hull/UK)An Andrew Hull filmScreenplay: Geoffrey Gunn & Andrew HullCast: Eoin Macken, Anna Skellern, Tereza Srbova, Anthony JabreRunning time: 80 min.Escaping the city for a weekend away, company man Ken and his girlfriend Rachelmeet up with an old friend, the exotic and worldly Marco. Their plan is simple –cruise the Greek isles for a relaxing weekend. Things hit a snag when Marco spots abeautiful young girl, the sultry and seductive Silka, waving for help off the shore ofone of the many secluded islands. But if anyone needs help now, it’s them...With strong allusions to classics such as The Descent, Dead Calm and Open Water,Siren is probably one of the most eagerly awaited Brit-thrillers of the year. Shot inTunisia, this horror flick is a terrifying tale about lust and revenge. It’s a familiar topicfor director Andrew Hull, who has a solid background as art director on films such asP2, Romero’s Bruiser and Absolon. For his first long feature, our fellow Hull musthave had some very pleasant moments with the female cast: Anna Skellern (TheDescent: part two, and the upcoming W.E. directed by Madonna) and Tereza Srbova (Inkheart andCronenberg’s Eastern Promises) are as cute as they are dangerous.44