U.K. genre queen Emily Booth is set to star in director Neil Jones vampire thriller The Reverend. The 34-year-old actress joins a cast that includes Tamer Hassan (The Hike), Shane Richie (“EastEnders”) and Doug Bradley, best known for his portrayal of Pinhead in Dimension Films’ beloved Hellraiser franchise.

On a wet, cold night a mysterious girl visits The Reverend at the chapel. Cold and upset she is welcomed in warmly, soon it becomes apparent that her visit is not for sanctuary but to deliver a message, a message in the form of a deep, bloody bite…

Awoken with an unknown, uncontrollable thirst a confused Reverend can find no evidence of the girl from the night before, with nothing but the thirst and memory of the bite, The Reverend embarks on his mandate, to clean up the village and the neighbouring estate, by preaching or feasting.

The Reverend is slated to hit theaters (or not) later this year. A graphic novel based on the film will also be released as a companion piece.

Booth’s genre creds include Doghouse, in which she played a hairdresser-turned-man-hating-cannibal, and the slapstick alien invasion comedy Evil Aliens. She also held bit parts in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriquez’s Grindhouse (in the faux trailer for “Don’t”) and 1997’s sci-fi frightener Event Horizon.