WELCOME TO

BIG EVIL GRIN

PRODUCTIONS

WHO ARE WE ?

Big Evil Grin is an exciting new production company founded by Meghan Adara and Neil James with a huge passion for horror cinema.

Our aim is to produce entertaining genre films that focus on palpable atmosphere, strong acting, interesting storytelling, memorable characters, and unforgettable set pieces.

We feel strongly that our output will feature exceptional emerging talent, as well as established artists, both behind and in front of the camera in order to create spine-chilling films that thrill, terrify and captivate audiences.

Big Evil Grin are thrilled to announce that HACK will be our debut project and we can’t wait to get underway.

IN DEVELOPMENT

A dark red-tinted image of a house reflected in a body of water, surrounded by a forest. The top part of the image contains names in white and red text: Meghan Adara, Neil James, Annabella Rich, Kyle Jordan. The large, stylized text 'HACK' is across the center, with the letter 'A' resembling a house shape. At the bottom, there is text in white italics: 'Big Evil Grin Productions'.

A disgraced journalist, Amber Callan, is enticed to travel to a secluded country house in order to carry out a filmed interview with a suspected serial murderer. Hoping this interview will revive her career, Amber recruits a small TV crew and they are collected and driven to the secret location where they meet their enigmatic interviewee.

However, all is not as it seems and when Amber's crew begin vanishing one by one, it becomes clear that someone is playing a very chilling game.

Shooting begins June 2026.

MEET THE TEAM

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Neil James

Neil James is an award-winning screen actor who began acting professionally in 2011. His career has seen him appear in feature films, television shows, web series, music videos, commercials, and over 100 short films. Notable roles include: the main villain Gabriel in psychological horror feature The Cellar for which he won a Best Actor award at the Rome International Movie Awards, lead character Kevin Snowdon in the family feature Christmas Time, and as Officer Richard in the music videos and supporting drama series for Vincent’s Tale by British music sensation Ren. As well as acting for the screen, Neil has also worked extensively on stage and as a voice actor in radio drama, animation, and narration. As a writer, Neil has written feature screenplays for both live action and animation, and he has directed over 20 short films.

Actor/Director/Writer/Producer

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Meghan Adara

Meghan is a very versatile, multi-award-winning London-based screen and stage actress and trained at East 15. She has starred in numerous films including The Cellar (6 Best Actress awards). Throughout Meghan's training and career she has expanded her skills in various projects ranging from Theatre, TV and Film. Meghan’s most notable work includes: 'The Cellar' playing the lead , Six Foot Under Productions on 'The Death of Us', with Scott Clist on his upcoming thriller 'Therapy' and Trash Arts upcoming feature “They Wait in Shadows’ playing the lead role.

Actor/Director/Producer

GALLERY

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