'Heretic' (2012) – Peter Handford.

Troubled whiskey priest Father James (Andrew Squires) returns to his former parish, only to discover that the volatile admixture of copiously ingested highland spirits, and the increasingly toxic spirits of two dead parishioners undo the rather less than godly servant of god. While earnest indie Brit-shocker Heretic is hampered by a low budget, its saving graces are an eye-boggling bounty of blonde bombshells next-door, a serviceably spooky text, and mostly credible performances. All of their suburban soap opera sins explode in a horrifically histrionic, Crucifix shattering climax! I think the writer/director's faith in his bucolic, bible basher is to be praised, as Handford's homespun, hysteria-laden horror Heretic remains a testament to the stalwart efforts of his dedicated cast and crew. I'm not sure Heretic is ever fully exorcised of its Emmerdale Harms small screen aesthetic, yet this dogma decimating downer's reliance on oppressive preternatural atmospherics over Kensington Gore is hugely to its credit.