Nocebo video essay

I am pleased to announce that I have a video essay in the limited edition Blu-ray release of the Irish-Filipino horror film, Nocebo (2022),directed by Lorcan Finnegan and written by Garret Shanley.

This wonderful package has been assembled by the team at Viva Vision Entertainment, who are the premium independent licensees and distributors of visual content in Australia and New Zealand.

I enjoyed delving deep into this fascinating and disturbing film from Finnegan and Shanley. It’s been truly wonderful to watch the Irish horror scene develop a breadth and depth to the subjects they choose and the artistic approach they take.

Here are the details about the film:

This edge-of-your-seat Irish psychological thriller comes from director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium), starring Eva Green (The Dreamers, Casino Royale) and Mark Strong (Kingsman).

A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that confounds her doctors and frustrates her husband (Mark Strong) – until help arrives in the form of a Filipino nanny (Chai Fonacier) who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

“unsettling and refreshingly aware of world issues, which provides the greatest horror of all” – Blu-ray.com

Special Features and Technical Specs: 

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• NEW Audio Commentary by director Lorcan Finnegan (2025)
• NEW She’s On Fire – Interview with actress Billie Gadsdon (2025)
• NEW Owning the Red Shoes: Exploring the Themes of Invasion and Exploitation in Nocebo  – video essay by film critic Maura McHugh (2025)
• NEW Interview with actress Chai Fonacier
• NEW Interview with actress Eva Green
• NEW Interview with actor Mark Strong
• NEW Interview with costume designer Leonie Prendergast
• NEW Interview with creature puppeteer Robert Trenton
• NEW Interview with VFX supervisor Jelmen Palsterman
• NEW Behind the Scenes
• Theatrical Trailer
• Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
• Audio English DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

You can buy it now via the Viva Vision Entertainment web site.