‘The Restoration at Grayson Manor’ Review – Horror Comedy Sits on a Rocky Foundation

Interview: Glenn McQuaid on "The Restoration at Grayson Manor"

The "I Sell the Dead" director discusses his sensational family feud horror comedy starring Alice Krige and Chris Colfer. The post Fantastic Fest 2025 Interview: Glenn McQuaid on Getting Handsy with “The Restoration at Grayson Manor” appeared first on The Moveable Fest.

Fantastic Fest 2025 Review: THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR Successfully Balances Family Drama and Murderous Hands

The Restoration at Grayson Manor is the Queer, caustic, sexy, family melodrama set in a gorgeous mansion in the Irish countryside flick that you never knew you needed. Glenn McQuaid’s film is a complex balance of moods that come together to create something truly unique and entertaining. Boyd (Chris Colfer) is a spoiled, lavish, party-going libertine who resides with his mother Jacqueline (Alice Krige) in an old manor house. Jacqueline and Boyd …

‘The Restoration at Grayson Manor’ Review – Horror Comedy Sits on a Rocky Foundation

There’s a great movie hidden in The Restoration at Grayson Manor. Described as a joyous mix of classic horror and melodrama, the film incorporates a number of influences that should all work in harmony together, yet the film is only able to come to life intermittently thanks to a scattershot script that can’t get a handle on its admittedly ridiculous plot. Worse still, this tale of queer repression and paranoia all too often refuses to lean into…