My "Devil" short film will be screening at the upcoming Ramsgate International Film and TV Festival. Really excited about this because "Black Time" - the short I produced is also screening there. More details when I have them. #writer #director #producer #creator #horror #scifi #shortfilm #movie

Loved sitting down with Chris for this interview - bit of a long one but that's the way great chats go... #writer #director #producer #creator #horror #interview grumpygoatscabinet.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/f...

First short film script of the year completed - really really happy with this one, a historical horror set on the day of the Battle of Waterloo...enjoyed writing it a great deal... #writer #director #produdcer #creator #horror #perioddrama #historical #movie #film #shortfilm

Great start to the year: two (small but perfectly formed) articles by me appearing in this amazing tome...Happy New Year one and all... #writer #author #creator #director #drwho #daleks #scifi www.amazon.co.uk/Phantasmagor...

Happy New Year one and all - let's try and make 2026 a GREAT one !

Excellent ! The producer LOVES the new short script (French period drama) so now it's about speaking to the two actors again and obviously raising the money...I'll take the win for now. #france #historical #perioddrama #shortfilm #movie #investment #ukinvestment #filminvestment #writer #director

SO happy that 'The Devil Is In the Detail' picked up its first distribution deal and is now part of this brilliant anthology film... #writer #director #producer #creator #horror #shortfilm #film #movie www.imdb.com/title/tt3911...

Really happy we published this ebook via DEMAIN; paperback to follow SOON. Well done @marieoregan.bsky.social and thanks to Adrian Baldwin for the cover. #shortstories #horror #author #ukauthor #writer #indiewriter #collection #storyteller #indiepublisher #amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Bleed-Me-Mar...

We'll soon be heading towards the end of the financial year (don't worry I'm not wishing my life away) that DrAx are always happy to talk investment opportunities....if interested, hit us up at: [email protected] #horror #scifi #film #invest #money www.drax-productions.com/how-to-invest

Going to try a different way this time of raising funds for the next film "The Dead Next Door". Will I/we be successful - let's wait and see hahaha.... #writer #director #producer #creator #makingmovies #shortfilm #movie #film buymeacoffee.com/deanmdrinkel

"The Devil Is In The Detail" is currently screening on the 'Cannes Indies' website/on-line festival. It's free to sign up and we're on Program 8. Check it out !!! #writer #director #producer #horror #shortfilm cannesindieshortsnewwaves.ottchannel.com

On a personal basis really happy to be working with @marieoregan.bsky.social again, this time through my DEMAIN Publishing. We'll be publishing Marie's 'Bleed For Me' as an ebook on the 30th. Cover by Adrian Baldwin. #writer #author #shortstory #collection #horror www.amazon.co.uk/Bleed-Me-Mar...

Great to see the short film I produced 'Black Time' is now on the British Council movie database... #movie #shortfilm #writer #director #producer #database filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org/projects/bla...

Lovely... #writer #director #producer #creator #entrepeneur #horror #britishcouncil #filmdatabase filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org/projects/the...

A little shout out for me in 'the loglines' newsletter this week... #writer #director #producer #creator #entrepreneur #horror #perioddrama #historical www.theloglines.com/p/dean-m-dri...

For those that may see my "The Devil Is In The Detail" at the Unrestricted View Horror Film Fest this afternoon - enjoy ! And good luck to Fred Fournier tonight at the awards where he's up for 'Best Editing' !!! #horror #shortfilm #editor #editing #uvhff #award #movie #writer #director #producer

Buzzing to hear that my 'Devil' is up for another award - this time 'Best Editing' at the upcoming Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival - well done to Fred Fournier our AMAZING editor - everything crossed for him/us this coming Sunday !!!! #writer #director #editing #horror #shortfilm #shortmovie

Best of luck to all the nominees this evening at the European Shorts Awards...I'm up for 'Best Horror Director'... #writer #director #producer #creator #horror #shortfilm #movie #film #ukwriter #ukwriter

First distribution deal in the can for 'The Devil Is In The Detail' (starring the exceptional @exkevinmcnally.bsky.social) - more when everything is officially announced but great end to the week. #writer #director #producer #creator #horror #film #movie #shortfilm #distribution

Really happy to announce that I've been nominated as 'Best Horror Director' at the upcoming European Shorts Awards. I'm beyond honoured. Thanks so much to the talented cast and crew. Really really happy. Onwards to the next one (finances allowing hahaha). #writer #director #producer #creator #film

First distribution deal agreed for 'Black Time' the short film I produced; writer and director Sharon Axcell. Many thanks to both the creative and producer teams. More info when other announcements have taken place... #writer #director #producer #creator #shortfilm #entrepreneur #distributor #film

Happy to announce that my 'The Devil Is In The Detail' is a semi-finalist for the Cannes Indie Shorts Awards. Very happy about this one... #writer #director #producer #horror #creator #film #movie #shortfilm

Happy to announce that a short I produced called 'Black Time' - writer/director Sharon Axcell - is screening at the Phoenix Rising International Film Festival in November. Very happy for Sharon and her team - more info when we have it. #writer #director #producer #creator #sciencefiction #filmfest

Happy to announce that 'The Devil Is In The Detail' starring the excellent Kevin McNally which I wrote/directed (produced by Sharon Axcell) is screening at the Birmingham Horror Film Fest in October. Thanks to the team who helped made 'Devil' what it is and to Fred Abong for his song 'Blindness'.

I recently was interviewed by Andy Hessey for his 'Find Your Voice' podcast - loved doing it and am up for doing more !!! #writer #director #producer #creator #film #theatre #horror podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Definitely interested in speaking further with any UK based crew who have worked in 'Vertical Drama' - please hit me up at [email protected] Cheers ! #writer #director #producer #creator #vertical #verticaldrama #horror #series

Seems I've written a 20 part [horror/thriller] Vertical Drama series...have to find a producer now hahahaha.. #verticaldrama #writer #director #creator #horror

Need to get writing [horror] short stories again I feel... #writer #creator #author #fiction #horror #shortstories

Working away on the second draft of the pitch deck following producer's notes - not far away now from 'sign off' - 'The Dead Next Door' is coming along very nicely indeed... #writer #director #filminvestment #ukfilmindustry #uksmallbusiness #film #movie #shortfilm #horror www.drax-productions.com

New horror short script "The Dead Next Door" is producer locked - about to talk to the two actors I want and then out to crew and financiers ! Happy times :>) www.drax-productions.com #writer #director #producer #ukinvestment #filminvestment #film #invest #eis #advanceassurance #horror #business

Happy that my new short starring the brilliant Kevin McNally and Dion Marcos, with Richard Carnaby went down a storm at the private screening in London last week. Next script almost locked and then out to the 'money people'... #ukinvestment #film #invest www.drax-productions.com/thedevilisin...

If you are a horror / sci-fi journalist and fancy coming along to see two exciting new short films on May 8th in Soho London, then hit us up at [email protected] Thanks !!!! www.drax-productions.com #writer #director #producer #creator #journalist #horror #scifi #genre #film #filmmaking

Looking for a new agent to rep me for my horror / period drama scripts/projects. Always happy to chat. #writer #director #horror #genre #film #scriptwriter #movie #agent

In Episode 492, Ryan and Jose are joined by Barbie Wilde of Hellbound: hellraiser II to catch up and talk about the Cilicium Quadra and the new edition of The Venus Complex. @demainpublishing.bsky.social. clivebarkercast.com/2025/04/20/4...

Currently looking for a film producer who has (successfully) worked in the horror micro-budget space to potentially join us on our 'mini-slate' (one short, two features) - if up for a chat please email me at [email protected] MANY THANKS !!! #filmindustry #microbudget #horror #producer

Are you an investor looking to invest in a UK genre film production company (EIS available)? We are holding a screening event on 8th May 2025 in Soho, London. For full details please contact Sharon: [email protected]. Thanks and HAVE A HAPPY DAY. #ukinvestment #film #ukinvestor #eis

Really enjoyed reading this one... #writer #italy #entrepreneur #creator #literature #author #thinker www.amazon.co.uk/Literature-U...

A quick trailer for the short film I produced which is now being entered into film fests (writer/director Sharon Axcell; starring Suzanne Kendall; produced by Dean M Drinkel for DrAx Productions - www.drax-productions.com) #shortfilm #filmtrailer #scifi #movie #film #producer vimeo.com/1072479277

Never done this before but to get our Rimbaud project moving I've set up a little Go Fund Me to shoot a Proof of Concept...wish me luck please, I'm going to need it. It may be Awful April but every little helps...thanks !!!! #ukinvestors #filmindustry #producer #writer #director gofund.me/98b361a6

Poster release for the new short which is more or less over bar the shouting. Festival subs about to start and getting the next one off the ground ! #writer #horror #director #producer #film #movie

Are you a (horror) producer who is working in the micro-budget/low-budget space ? (Preferably UK based) If so, hit me up at [email protected] as would love to chat about collaboration. Happy Friday ! #horror #movie #microbudget #lowbudget #director #film #producer #writer

There are a lot of books that have inspired me but as today is #worldbookday I just grabbed five I could think of. One of these I once had the film rights to and it pains me every day that I couldn't do anything at the time to make it...one day... #adaptation #movie #writer #director #producer

Decided this year to read some 'modern' novels that aren't connected to either my film or book work...this was a good one. #writer #book #novel #modern #creator en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Littl...

And if anybody wants to connect also on LinkedIN... www.linkedin.com/in/dean-drin...

For those that like that sort of thing...website updated ! www.deanmdrinkel.org #writer #horror #director #producer #creator #perioddrama #history #historical #film #movie #shortfilm

Looking forward to this !