John Lithgow as Dave Crealy, Geoffrey Rush as Stefan Mortensen, and Jenny Pen in James Ashcroft’s "The Rule of Jenny Pen." It's time for horror fans to get to know James Ashcroft.

The Rule of Jenny Pen is one film that has gone unfairly overlooked by horror fans, but hopefully, Stephen King's endorsement of it might change that.

The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024) Film Review, a movie directed by James Ashcroft, written by Eli Kent, Owen Marshall and James Ashcroft and starring Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow, Maaka Pohatu, George ...

Whenever you get veteran stars on the level of John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush in leading roles on screen, attention must be paid. This teaming, and opportunity for Lithgow (79) and Rush (73) in an ...

'The Rule of Jenny Pen' is set in a unique location for a horror film: a secluded rest home. Acting legends John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush divulge their own inspirations for their characters and ...

Unfortunately, one of the other wards is Dave Crealy (John Lithgow), who terrorizes the residents in increasingly sinister ways — along with the help of his hand puppet, Jenny Pen.

After Dark: This month, we're programming three of "Jenny Pen" puppeteer Paul Lewis' favorites. A labor of love from filmmaker James Ashcroft, puppeteer Paul Lewis, and star actor John Lithgow ...

Later this month, John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush go head-to-head in The Rule of Jenny Pen, a chilling new psychological thriller in theaters March 7 from IFC Films and Shudder.

Many actors have launched their careers in horror movies. But two of our most established and acclaimed stars, John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush (who have an Oscar, three Tonys, seven Emmys and four ...

Overall, “The Rule of Jenny Pen” is a high-adrenaline, pulse-pounding, and dark yet entertaining thriller starring Geoffrey Rush and John Lithgow, both of which prove that they are still at ...

This "care-home thriller" from the New Zealand director James Ashcroft is an unusual affair, said Tim Robey in The Telegraph. Ten minutes into the film, a judge, Stefan (Geoffrey Rush), suffers a ...

Bearing a therapeutic hand puppet he calls "Jenny Pen", its eyes plucked out "for added menace", he creeps into his fellow patients' rooms at night and forces them "to pay obeisance to her in the ...