A HORROR movie sensation made by a Swansea director is to have a major DVD release in time for Halloween.

Former Asda worker Marc Price made waves in Cannes with ultra-low budget zombie flick Colin, which he made with a group of friends for just £45.

And he's been busy working on a series of exclusive extras for the DVD, which will hit the shops in late October.

Colin trailer

Marc is also gearing up for his second film — and will help uncover a potential hit film-maker of the future by joining forces with Waterstone's for a national competition.

The competition ties in with a new teen zombie novel, The Enemy, written by former Fast Show star Charlie Higson who also penned the acclaimed Young Bond series about the secret agent's teenage years.

It's open to readers aged eight to 18, who will get to spend a day with Marc making their own mini-movie.

"I was asked to do it and thought it would be really cool," said 30-year-old Marc, who is now based in London.

"It's going to be really good fun.

"We can look at a complicated sequence, like an action scene, and show them how to do it, with sound effects and editing.

"I'm really looking forward to it, though there's a very good chance they'll turn out to be a better film-maker than me and they'll probably know more about the equipment.

"I quite fancy doing one of the scenes from the book. It's a fantastic read."

Colin, which was shot on an old-fashioned camcorder in Wales and London, tells the story of Colin, a man who is bitten by a zombie, dies and is resurrected as one of the flesh-eating undead.

The film will have a limited UK cinema release towards the end of October, with the DVD following shortly after.

"We've been working on extras for it," said Marc. "There will be a commentary, some deleted scenes with commentaries and we've finished a 40-minute documentary about the making of the film.

"It shows the spirit in which it was made — just a bunch of friends who came together and found ways to solve problems so we could tell the story in the best possible way."

Meanwhile, Port Talbot-born Marc is getting ready to start on his second movie, a horror set on board a Second World War bomber that now has the working title Thunderchild.

Competition details can be found at: www.waterstones.com/higson