The Killer Coat

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The Terror of the Killer Carnivorous Coat is a 2011 television film starring Nathan Head and David Curtis. Conceived as both a spoof and affectionate homage to the classic Hammer horror films of the 1970s, The Killer Coat quickly became a cult favourite among genre fans and was broadcast frequently on the Canadian digital channel Black Flag TV throughout the 2010s. Serving as a pilot, the film introduced audiences to the character Gabriel Cushing (played by David Curtis), who has since become the central figure in an expansive transmedia franchise spanning comic books, novels, short films, a webseries, and a feature-length production. In The Killer Coat, Nathan Head stars as Luke Railey, a young man struggling with friendships and finances after taking a gap year from university, whose life changes dramatically when he acquires a mysterious coat possessed by the ancient bloodthirsty demon Ka. Filmed in Portishead in 2009, the production premiered on Canadian digital television on June 22, 2012, with a special edition DVD released on October 29, 2016. The success of the pilot led to the launch of the wider Gabriel Cushing franchise, which has since grown into an interconnected saga. This includes the webseries Gabriel Cushing vs The Zombie Vampires (2012–2013), the novel Mime (2013), a series of unreleased short films under the Strange Encounters banner (Mrs Briary’s Scullery, The Stool of the Damned Parts I & II, and The Unknown Horror of Alchemist Hill), the comic book Gabriel Cushing: A Fright at the Opera (2014), the feature film Gabriel Cushing at the Carnival of Sorrows (2018), the novel Hunters (2019), and the two-part comic book series Curse of the Clockwork Werewolves (2024 and 2025).

For further information on Nathan Head’s professional credits, training, and full acting résumé, please explore the links below to view his Spotlight profile, IMDb page, and downloadable CV.

Contact Nathan Head

Email nathan@nathanhead.tv.