Strange beasts have been rampaging in the wilds of East Anglia? At least, that is what the village folk are whispering. Could it be true? Or have the locals had too much sauce to keep warm?

Actually, indie shingle Goblin Films has simply been stalking the lush grounds of a Norfolk stately home shooting a trailer to sell its feature length gamble, an epic fantasy titled Dance of the Goblins, .

Still, the activity has aroused interest in the project, from popular magazines to more level headed film news outlets, with producer Denise Channing even fiddling an attention grabbing appearance on the reality television show, Dragon's Den and stirring the interest of a Los Angeles based distributor.

Yes, Channing still needs to find further finance, as it seems that even a low budget epic fantasy costs more than many films.

Channing says, "One of the biggest expenses of the project is having professional prosthetics artists create the goblins."

Channing adds:

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