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FILM · 2015 · IRELAND

The Hallow

9 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

All facts (9)

  1. #001

    The baby seen in the film is a mix of an animatronic and real twins, shot digitally in front of a blue screen.

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  2. #002

    Corin Hardy discusses the influence on the film of Irish folk tales, Ray Harryhausen's films and the horror films Alien (1979), The Evil Dead (1981), The Fly (1986) and The Thing (1982).

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  3. #003

    The film was shot in Ireland because the director wanted it to be as realistic as possible.

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  4. #004

    Hardy described the film as "Straw Dogs (1971) meets Pan's Labyrinth (2006)".

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  5. #005

    The film was to be shot on film, but due to budget constraints it was shot with an Arri Alexa digital camera instead.

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  6. #006

    The Hallow won 2 Total Film Magazine Awards 2015: Best Actor (Joseph Mawle) and Best Monster.

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  7. #007

    Director Corin Hardy sent a rough cut of The Hallow to the same studio that was developing the reboot of "The Crow", and as a result he was hired to direct the reboot.

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  8. #008

    It won the MELIES D'ARGENT at the Strasbourg International Fantastic Film Festival 2015.

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  9. #009

    Corin Hardy explained that the production had both "good fear" and "bad fear": good fear inspired the cast and crew to do their best, while bad fear caused them to avoid taking risks. Hardy stated that his confidence in the production raised the morale of cast and crew who had bad fear.

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