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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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Brock Bodell’s HELLCAT gets its UK Premiere, Sunday 3:30pm in Discovery Screen 2. Lena wakes in a grimy camper with a gruesome wound and no memory of how she got there. A voice warns she has one hour to reach a doctor or face a horrific fate, a pain and paranoia grow!

03.08.2025 20:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jen Handorf returns for the FILM SUSSEX PANEL. A deep dive into the long road of horror film development. From script to finance, she shares honest insights on surviving the highs and lows of indie filmmaking. Sunday 1:40pm Discovery Screen 2 at FrightFest @filmsussex.bsky.social

03.08.2025 20:31 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sunday in Discovery Screen 2 at FrightFest kicks off at 11:15am with the UK Premiere of THE MANNEQUIN. Liana Rojas, a frustrated stylist assistant, discovers her sister's old L.A. studio is haunted by a ghostly serial killer. Now she must break the curse or be butchered

03.08.2025 20:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

High on my @frightfest.bsky.social ‘most anticipated’ list 🖤

03.08.2025 11:13 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Got my ticket! 🎟️

03.08.2025 13:36 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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In Matt Harlock’s first narrative feature, BLOCKHEAD a blocked writer finds twisted inspiration in a deranged handyman. As chaos and madness take over, he spirals toward murder, chasing genius at any cost. Catch this in Discovery Screen 2 at FrightFest, Saturday 6pm

02.08.2025 18:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Get ready for the shocker that is BLOOD SHINE. The World Premiere is in Discovery Screen 2 Saturday 3:20pm. A new folk horror tale where a zealot traps a filmmaker in her remote home, claiming brutal rituals will make him a god in a chilling clash of light vs darkness!

02.08.2025 18:36 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2
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Saturday at FrightFest, Discovery Screen 2 it's the World Premiere of FIVE. We welcome back Dani Barker, star of FOLLOW HER, who debuts as director and co-writer. A fallen movie star's comeback turns chaotic when she's possessed on set by a demon, causing havoc among the crew!

02.08.2025 18:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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As the calendar ticks over to August that can only mean one thing, FrightFest is just around the corner and opening night is approaching fast! Quiz & Karaoke info will be coming soon. Passes & single tickets available here: frightfest25.eventive.org

01.08.2025 13:33 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Road to FrightFest: Natasha Tosini & Stephen Staley discuss First Blood selection 'The Haunting at Jack the Ripper's House' Natasha Tosini and Stephen Staley will be better known to the FrightFest audience for their acting work as both have popped up with several previous films at the festival. Natasha Tosini was the infam...

Friday's stop on the Road to @frightfest.bsky.social is a chat with THE HAUNTING AT JACK THE RIPPER'S HOUSE directors Natasha Tosini & Stephen Staley

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01.08.2025 10:05 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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After giving us T-Blockers and Carnage for Christmas, Alice Maio Mackay returns to FrightFest with THE SERPENT’S SKIN. Two women with a paranormal bond fall in love, but their buried traumas awaken a demon that possesses an ex and feeds on their friends!
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31.07.2025 18:38 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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SICK PUPPY gets its World Premiere Monday at FrightFest. Director Jay Reid gives us a provocative and compelling shocker. When Charlie’s killer husband agrees to stop, she’s thrilled, until she starts killing to protect him. A twisted tale of love, loyalty, and violent urges!

31.07.2025 18:37 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Monday on Discovery Screen 1 at FrightFest hosts the UK Premiere of THE WEED EATERS. Jules’ chill NYE trip turns grim when ancient weed triggers flesh-eating cravings, sparking chaos, cover-ups, and a fight to escape the high, alive!

31.07.2025 18:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Don’t miss IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM HUMPHREYS on Sunday at FrightFest in Discovery Screen 1. Told in the legendary Graham Humphreys' own words through a series of intimate conversations, this documentary explores the life & legacy of the UK's most iconic horror illustrator
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31.07.2025 17:07 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's the UK Premiere of Patrick Rea’s SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN on Discovery Screen 1, Sunday at FrightFest! Stuck in a thankless life, Jennifer finds solace as Jenn-O the Clown. But when dreams die, she unleashes a bloody rampage for infamy, unless two detectives can stop her!

31.07.2025 17:05 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Let's look at Sunday on Discovery Screen 1 and with the 50th anniversary of the wonder that is The Rocky Horror Picture Show and what better way to celebrate it than checking out THE PHENOMENON OF ROCKY HORROR at FrightFest on Sunday 1:30pm…Don't dream it, be it!

31.07.2025 17:04 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

On my 'most looking forward to' list..🖤
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31.07.2025 07:25 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Road to FrightFest - James and Thomas Pickering discuss First Blood film 'He Kills at Night' So far on THN’s annual Road to FrightFest series we have featured interviews with the teams behind The Caretaker and Healing Andy. Both of these films screen as part of the First Blood strand, a caref...

Today's first Road to @frightfest.bsky.social stop takes a look at First Blood offering HE KILLS AT NIGHT:

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31.07.2025 09:09 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Road to FrightFest - Director Marc Price and actor Craig Russell share all on 'The Arbiter' In 2009, writer and director Marc Price arrived at FrightFest with his zombie movie, Colin. A zombie film playing FrightFest was nothing new; the film’s budget however, definitely was. Made courtesy o...

Stop two for the day on the Road to @frightfest.bsky.social is with Marc Price and Craig Russell who both return to the festival with late night screener THE ARBITER

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31.07.2025 10:54 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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The last of our First Blood Strand on Discovery Screen 1 is the World Premiere of HEALING ANDY at 10:45pm. Left at the altar, Andy's friends hijack his Italian honeymoon for content, but their influencer trip spirals into horror in this bold, iPhone shot found footage satire

30.07.2025 21:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Another World Premiere hits Discovery 1 with Tom Pickering’s HE KILLS AT NIGHT, the third in our First Blood Strand. On Christmas Eve, a mother trying to mend family ties is abducted by a serial killer and forced to help him flee. A gripping, real-time horror ride with heart

30.07.2025 21:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The First Blood Strand continues with the World Premiere of THE HAUNTING AT JACK THE RIPPER’S HOUSE on Saturday in Discovery Screen 1. Famous ghost-hunting YouTubers investigate Jack the Ripper’s home, but their viral quest turns into a terrifying fight for survival!

30.07.2025 21:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Our First Blood Strand kicks off Saturday at 3:35pm on Discovery Screen 1 with THE CARETAKER by Director Luke Tedder. Mute and struggling Eddie takes a job where he uncovers a dark secret tied to a powerful family. A character driven horror with chilling twists!

30.07.2025 21:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Looking at Saturday at FrightFest on Discovery Screen 1 and it's the World Premiere of PIG HILL. Carrie’s obsession with the legend of the Pig People grows as women start to vanish in a punk rock, mind bending horror exploring obsession and blurred lines between fantasy & reality!

30.07.2025 20:59 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Road to FrightFest - Director Chad McClarnon & Lyndie Greenwood share all about 'The Other People' This year’s annual summer FrightFest event will run from Thursday 21st August – 25th August and will provide attendees with a whole rainbow of dark hearted cinema. Everything from murderous deer, slas...

Today's Road to @frightfest.bsky.social takes a look at THE OTHER PEOPLE with director Chad McClarnon and star Lyndie Greenwood

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30.07.2025 19:06 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Love this movie, such fun!

30.07.2025 20:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Friday’s penultimate Discovery Screen 1 film is the World Premiere of Eric Owen's IN A COLD VEIN. After surviving an assassination attempt, a ruthless criminal hunts his attacker while protecting his family. A gripping noir thriller with a shocking finale!

29.07.2025 22:42 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Friday 5:45pm, on Discovery Screen 1 it's the UK Premiere of FOREIGNER by Ava Maria Safai. Iranian teen Yasamin, desperate to fit into her new high school, changes herself, but a dark force takes hold. A chilling story of assimilation and the haunting power of denied identity!

29.07.2025 22:41 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Third on Friday’s Discovery Screen 1 is DON’T LET THE CAT OUT. College student Charlie house-sits for a cat-obsessed couple, but strange rules and a deadly cat-masked intruder turn his stay into a campy, chilling nightmare. Get ready for feline frenzy and unexpected thrills!

29.07.2025 22:41 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Second up Friday on Discovery Screen 1 is Matt Stuertz’s HUMAN. It’s past midnight and Dani Ferris just wants a little digital distraction before sleep—but the night spirals into chaos, packed with lovers, enemies, body fluids, bigger guns, and a horror she won’t forget.

29.07.2025 22:40 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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