Chris Cronin is a UK based director working in grounded genre storytelling.
In 2023, Chris directed The Moor, which premiered in the ‘First Blood’ strand at FrightFest, dedicated to debut features. The film was recognised as one of the standout entries, winning the Best Scare Award from Total Film and earning Chris a Best Director nomination.
The Moor is now represented by Raven Banner Entertainment for international sales and distributed in the UK by Bulldog Film Distribution.
Chris is currently in development on his second feature, Devil of the North, a psychological crime horror set in Yorkshire, exploring forensic obsession and inherited violence.
His earlier short film Oscar’s Bell received critical acclaim, winning Best Short Film at Dead by Dawn, HollyShorts, and the British Horror Film Festival, and earning a nomination for the Méliès d’Argent Grand Prize.
His work has screened at Fantasia, FrightFest, London Short Film Festival, and Raindance, and has featured on ALTER, Short of the Week, and Omeleto.
Press
“Director Chris Cronin masterfully maintains a needling ambiguity about the source of evil in this haunting tale of a father searching for his long missing son.”
— The Guardian
“Cronin also employs some effective Blair Witch–inspired techniques, including documentary-style interviews and POV filming to draw us further into the story. But the score, sound design, and pitch-perfect performances…”
— Time Out
“The Moor is an impressively atmospheric feature-length debut from Chris Cronin…”
— ComingSoon.net
“An exceptional feature debut… The Moor places Chris Cronin at the forefront of burgeoning genre voices we can’t wait to see more of.”
— The Hollywood News
“Dripping with malevolent atmosphere… puts us in the middle of the terror.”
— Starburst
Interviews
Eye For Film - Director Interview
Rue Morgue - The Moor announcement
ALTER - Horror interview
Short of the Week - Oscar's Bell review
Omeleto - Oscar's Bell review
Horrible Imaginings - Oscar's Bell interview