A Hand to Hold

My Irish horror A Hand to Hold premiered at Telluride Horror Show in October 2025. The film is now an official selection at the 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2026, FrightFest 2026, Glasgow Film Festival 2026, Landshut Short Film Festival 2026 and Six Feet Under Film Festival 2026.

In this graphic, creature-horror comedy, Frances Barber (Mr. Holmes) plays an elderly woman who finds herself literally attached to her deceased husband, Murray McArthur (How to Train Your Dragon). When his hand refuses to let go after death, it leads to increasingly grotesque events.

Director: Philip Clyde-Smith

Writer: Eliza Power

Producers: Greg Mills and Georgia Mills

Cast: Frances Barber, Murray McArthur, Shane Casey, Frank Bourke, Lisa O'Connor, Katherine Moran, and Jimmy Tarbuck.

Actor Murray McArthur in a still from 'A Hand to Hold', an Irish Horror Film, filmed in May 2025.

© A Hand to Hold Ltd. 2025