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FrightFest is one of the World’s leading Fantasy / SF/ Horror & Thriller Film Festivals. Leicester Square, London August Bank Holiday, Halloween & Glasgow.

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We're almost done, our penultimate screening is Colin Minihan’s COYOTES! A family trapped by wildfire must survive the flames and a pack of ravenous predators. Strap in!

01.11.2025 20:33 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Can Evrenol returns once again to FrightFest, bringing us THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE! A couple’s argument spirals into a nightmare of guilt and panic. Dark, witty, and unforgettable. Can is here with us tonight!

01.11.2025 18:17 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's now time for POSTHOUSE directed by Nikolas Red. A film editor and his estranged daughter unleash something ancient while restoring a lost silent horror film. Old-school chills meet new school terror!

01.11.2025 15:55 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AFFECTION by BT Meza just had its UK Premiere. Starring Jessica Rothe. A haunting sci-fi horror where love and memory twist into something terrifying. Introduced by Kat Hughes, followed by a post screening Q&A with Director BT Meza.

01.11.2025 15:37 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The doll’s awake and she’s not here to play. We're kicking things off this morning with Rod Blackhurst’s DOLLY delivering a blood soaked, grindhouse nightmare. With Kat Hughes introducing the film

01.11.2025 15:37 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The scares don’t stop, we’re serving up 6 more terrifying treats at FrightFest Halloween!
DOLLY
AFFECTION
POSTHOUSE
THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE
COYOTES
MAG MAG

Grab your popcorn and enjoy!

01.11.2025 08:32 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s time, FrightFesters! A night of twisted terror is about to begin at FrightFest Halloween. 3 films tonight, 6 more tomorrow...Grab your popcorn, hold onto your nerves…and let’s go!

31.10.2025 17:39 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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FrightFest Halloween kicks off today, and tonight’s lineup certainly sets the tone! Check out this terrifying trio:

PRIMATE
DEATHGASM 2: GOREMAGEDDON
EVERY HEAVY THING

31.10.2025 16:18 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Schedule The 2025 FrightFest Halloween Schedule

Halloween means @frightfest.bsky.social frightfest.co.uk/Halloween202...

31.10.2025 07:29 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Creepy culture: The best Halloween 2025 arts events this weekend From haunted forests and ghostly trails to immersive parties and classic horror cinema, we’ve rounded up the capital’s most thrilling Halloween events in London.

Great to see FrightFest highlighted 🙌🏾

Creepy culture: The best Halloween 2025 arts events this weekend www.standard.co.uk/culture/hall...

31.10.2025 12:47 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I know it's a long shot and very late in the day but if there's anyone out there looking for a full pass to this weekend's #FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social

29.10.2025 09:23 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Not long now! 🎃😊

24.10.2025 18:35 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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It's exactly one week until FrightFest Halloween! Two killer days, nine chilling films. From the brutal chaos of PRIMATE to the wild J-horror energy of MAG MAG. Join us for a blood-pumping, spine-tingling dose of terror! Grab your tickets now at our website

24.10.2025 17:56 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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The countdown is on! We’re just TWO weeks away from our opening film. Head to our website now and dive into our FrightFest Halloween Guide for all the spooky details! 🙌🏾

17.10.2025 13:11 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Closing FrightFest Halloween is Mag Mag, the debut feature from Japanese comedian Yuriyan Retriever. After her lover is killed by a ghost, a woman’s quest for revenge unravels into a twisted tale of love, obsession, and death, blending sharp humour with chilling horror

14.10.2025 15:58 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The penultimate film at FrightFest Halloween is Coyotes. Colin Minihan returns with a gripping eco-horror where a family trapped by wildfire in the Hollywood Hills faces not only the flames but a pack of ravenous coyotes closing in. A tense, fiery fight for survival

14.10.2025 15:56 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Saturday afternoon at FrightFest Halloween is the International Premiere of Posthouse. Director Nikolas Red delivers a chilling supernatural tale of a film editor and his estranged daughter who unleash a mythic creature while restoring a lost silent horror film!

13.10.2025 16:14 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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FrightFest - The Definitive Film List With the announcement of the line-up for the 2013 FrightFest Halloween All-nighter, I thought it was about time there was a comprehensive list dedicated to the UK’s foremost horror film festival on Le...

Updated my @frightfest.bsky.social Definitive Film List on @letterboxd.social to include this year’s upcoming Halloween event in that there London Town. Cracking looking line-up over two days this year… #FrightFest #Filmsky #Horror #Halloween letterboxd.com/magic_rat/li...

12.10.2025 15:32 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The UK Premiere of AFFECTION by Director BT Meza screens at FrightFest Halloween. Starring Happy Death Day’s Jessica Rothe, this gripping sci-fi horror follows Ellie, trapped in a memory-resetting nightmare where love, identity, and reality unravel with shocking revelations!

12.10.2025 15:37 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Opening Saturday at FrightFest Halloween is Dolly, a jaw dropping, gory, grindhouse style horror by director Rod Blackhurst. When Chase and Macy stumble upon a creepy doll altar, they awaken Dolly, a deranged, childlike killer. To survive, Macy must face its twisted delusions!

11.10.2025 09:04 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Remember when Deathgasm rocked FrightFest in 2015? Now Deathgasm 2 is here, premiering at FrightFest Halloween! Years after the demon apocalypse, Brodie’s down on his luck and resurrects the band for more metal-fuelled mayhem and undead chaos that’ll blow the roof off

08.10.2025 16:35 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Kicking off FrightFest Halloween is the UK debut of Paramount's wildly entertaining horror PRIMATE, where a friends’ tropical getaway becomes a brutal fight for survival. Directed by FrightFest alumni Johannes Roberts, strap in for a terrifyingly gory ride! 🩸🐒 @paramountscares.com

07.10.2025 16:38 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Morning FrightFesters...a reminder that passes and single tickets are on sale from noon today via our website, for our Halloween event! 👀

04.10.2025 08:15 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
FrightFest | The Dark Heart of Cinema The Dark Heart of Cinema - The U.K.’s best, brightest and largest independent international thriller, fantasy and horror film festival with three major events each year.

We return to the ODEON Luxe West End, taking over both screens, to present our annual 2-day #Halloween event. Be prepared for crazed animals, electrifying J-Horror, Heavy Metal mayhem, ancient Filipino monsters & maniac doll fetishists! Programme/Tickets:
bit.ly/4nxMB0Q / frightfest.co.uk

02.10.2025 09:05 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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StuPitt - Rocks Are Cool Timeless and reliable for everyday wear. Crafted from 100% Cotton (4-6 oz) for comfort and durability. Double-needle stitching, ribbed crew-neck, and tear-away…

If you went to @frightfest.bsky.social and enjoyed HUMAN you can now buy the t-shirt seen on lead character Dani:

stupittfilms.creator-spring.com/listing/rock...

12.09.2025 06:08 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Straight On Till Morning show: FrightFest 2025 In this episode of the Straight On Till Morning Show, I host a programme on the FrightFest festival, which took place from 21st to the 25th August 2025 in London. I talk to Kim Newman, author of Ni…

The Straight on Till Morning Show will have its @frightfest.bsky.social 2025 edition, 8pm tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social, featuring Virginie Selavy, @annodracula.bsky.social and me discussing our festival highlights. feminaridens.com/2025/09/05/s...

12.09.2025 07:00 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Fancy another free screening? How about tickets to a preview screening of The Strangers Chapter 2?? Tickets available from 6pm today. Go to frightfest.co.uk to get yours before they're gone!

18.09.2025 07:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From ‘Weapons’ to ‘Sinners’: The Reasons for 2025’s High-end Horror Resurgence In an unpredictable landscape, horror has emerged as cinema’s most bankable – and experimental – genre. With a spree of intriguing releases and some of the industry’s most exciting directors attached,...

"Horror has emerged as cinema’s most bankable – and experimental – genre"

Henry Wong's deep-dive article for Esquire Magazine is well worth a read, and always interesting to see what our very own @alanfrightfest.bsky.social has to say!

www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a...

#horror #HorrorCommunity

05.09.2025 08:03 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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One of Frightfest's favourite movies from last year is let loose! Courtesy of The Movie Partnership, the monster horror comedy THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR will be available on digital download from 8th September. Pre-order at Apple TV

@strikemediaglobal.bsky.social

04.09.2025 17:14 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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The Weed Eaters (2025) - Projected Figures In Callum Devlin's stoner comedy horror THE WEED EATERS, 4 millennials see in the New Year with very old dope and murderous munchies

In Callum Devlin’s stoner comedy horror THE WEED EATERS (2025), "four millennials see in the New Year with very old dope and murderous munchies". International première at @frightfest.bsky.social
projectedfigures.com/2025/08/26/t...

26.08.2025 16:22 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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