Stephen W Parsons' WISHBABY from 2008 provided my afternoon viewing today and was a pretty effective low-key bit of what we all called 'urban gothic' back then. Like today's ANNABELLE movies, it's about a mainly inert doll that nevertheless exerts control over people who merit a nasty fate, though the 'rules' are a little complicated - Fenella Fielding (very impressive) has the power to create 'Wishbabies' and passes the secret on to a young troubled girl living in an apartment block - wishing ill on others via the blue doll then conjures up the spirit of Fenella's childhood nanny, The Governess, a chilling WOMAN IN BLACK-like figure who then compels the victims to see a lifesize version of the Wishbaby and to commit violence against others or do themselves in or submit to her condemnation. It's certainly different, and has rather more about it than this sort of stuff usually does. Nice to see my acquaintance (and Facebook nemesis! We seem to disagree on every film we see) Steve Kirkham mentioned in the end credits. Jonathan Sothcott was exec producer, but don't hold that against the movie. In his 'British Horror Revival' blog MJ Simpson rates WISHBABY as one of the key BHFs of the 21st century - I wouldn't go that far, but it's well worth at least one look, and surprised me by being more of a 'quiet, subdued horror' than I'd anticipated.
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I started watching it some time ago, but that gritty, urban gothic vibe put me off (but didn't stop me voting for it in a past Agadoo). Maybe I'll give it another go.