Trailer for Midgies horror movie released ahead of filming

Hutchison, who writes crime novels under the name JD Kirk, also worked on two other film projects this year.

He was an executive producer and co-writer on a sci-fi horror called DRAGN, which is being made by an Irish production company and filmed in Serbia in September.

Hutchison is also a co-producer on Sky Cinema film Grow, which stars Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz actor Nick Frost and is due for release next year.

He said the new teaser would form part of a package of materials which will be pitched at film production companies and potential funders.

“We were hoping to be a little further on,” said Hutchison.

“Writer and actor strikes in the US ground film production globally to a halt in many ways. As a result of that we lost our US producer.”

Hutchison said the focus was now on making the film as much of a Scottish production as possible.

Exterior locations are to likely to include places in the Scottish Highlands.

Hutchison added: “We are looking to shoot next year in the summer, although we will be plagued by actual midges which could be problematic.”

Avezzano said: “It’s a horror comedy that is very much a celebration of Scotland as well.”