it began as a way of bringing some business in the middle of winter to the essex seaside. ten years on, horror on sea in southend now has more than 500 film makers seeking to show their creations at the festival. home made horror is booming and southend is the place to see it, as david sillito reports. welcome to southend injanuary. a place of horror! day after day its nonstop blood, gore and a few laughs. welcome to horror on sea. among the films being shown, eric. the story of a pomeranian. and power tool cheerleaders. all port of an explosion in independent horrorfilm making and this has been for many the first chance to terrify a packed cinema. . ., ., , .,, ., , cinema. technology has made these thins