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Gŵyl Arswyd Ryngwladol Cymru | Wales' International Horror Festival // ✍️ by Nia // 12-16 November ✨ 20 years of Abertoir in 2025!
Looking forward to seeing this in a couple of weeks.
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Poster for Eyes Without a Face
Poster for Theatre of Horrors
Programme highlight: Eyes Without a Face/Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris’ Grand Guignol
What better excuse to show French gothic masterpiece Eyes Without a Face than its perfect pairing with David Gregory’s new documentary, Theatre of Horrors?
Tickets on sale now! www.abertoir.co.uk
Bydd Gŵyl Arswyd @abertoirfest.bsky.social yn dathlu ei phen-blwydd yn 20 oed ym mis Tachwedd eleni, gyda rhaglen 5 diwrnod o premieres, clasuron gothig a gwesteion arbennig iawn. ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/gwyl-arsw...
31.10.2025 14:49 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Still from Queens of the Dead featuring people standing in a theatre looking confused.
The @abertoirfest.bsky.social will celebrate its 20th anniversary this November, with a 5-day programme of premieres, gothic classics and very special guests.
Find out more: ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-eve...
Still debating attending? Be quick – limited day passes and individual tickets are available as well as full passes, and the full line-up is ready to entice you. Got your tickets already? We can’t wait to see you very soon!
www.abertoir.co.uk
To mark our 20th anniversary, Dellamorte & Wojtek have re-worked the festival's jingle into a spooky disco masterpiece!
With just two weeks to go, we thought it was time to turn up the excitement with a suitably celebratory banger to look forward to the festival with!
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Abertoir 2025 poster featuring watercolour art of various horror characters. Text over the top reads “Canolfan y Celfyddydau / Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Abertoir Gŵyl Arswyd – Horror Festival. Simon Boswell live in concert. Garth Marenghi – Victoria Price – Lynn Lowry. www.abertoir.co.uk 12 – 16 Tachwedd 2025. Ffilmiau, sgyrsiau & digwyddiadau. 12 – 16 November 2025. Films, guests & special events.”
The @abertoirfest.bsky.social celebrates its 20th anniversary with a host of gothic-themed films, events and special guests, including Garth Marenghi, Victoria Price, and a special live music performance from Simon Boswell.
Explore the whole programme and book your tickets here: abertoir.co.uk
Abertoir 2025 poster featuring watercolour art of various horror characters, framed by plain orange background.
We're a few weeks away from Abertoir 2025 and delighted to reveal this year's poster, with artwork as always by Peter Stevenson!
Passes (full and day) are available now and individual tickets will be available from tomorrow, Saturday 25 October!
Explore: abertoir.co.uk/event/aberto...
Extreme close up side view of a head thrown back in ecstasy, bathed in neon pink and purple light.
Two glamourous femmes of colour stood next to each other and looking peturbed at something out of frame.
Programme highlight: Touch Me & Queens of the Dead ✨
These two tales of queer horror might be soaked in neon but both have a darker underbelly, exploring themes of dependency, addiction, self-identity and confidence, all with a twist.
Screening at Abertoir, 12-16 November!
www.abertoir.co.uk
A graphic promoting the event, featuring a close-up of a bearded man staring down ominously.
Bangor! Our Nia hosts this event Saturday celebrating Gwaed ar y Sêr! She'll be talking to the director Wil Aaron and there's a chance to see the film's new re-score!
Dewch draw i Fangor am ddwrnod llawn arswyd Cymraeg - a chofiwch deud helo i Nia tra bo' chi yno!
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Can’t make the whole thing? Limited day tickets are now available for our in person festival!
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Great mix of old and new! Very excited for this… 🏴
18.10.2025 10:13 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0It's always good, but this is an absolutely BANGING line up from the folks at Abertoir.
Let's goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
Individual tickets for all films and events will be available very soon too – once our lovely venue team has had a chance to digest the horror we’ve thrown their way! 😱
17.10.2025 15:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We also now have day passes for sale - for the first time! - so if you don’t think you can manage the whole five days, then day passes are an option for you!
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We’ve been teasing it all week – and now, the Abertoir 2025 line-up is HERE! 👻
Premieres, gothic classics, special guests and live events a-plenty, we’re so excited to welcome you all back to Aberystwyth for another celebration of all things horror!
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Two glamorous femmes of colour stand next to each other, a bar behind them - one wears an expression of disgust, the other of bemusement.
With the full line-up right on the horizon, we’ve got one last tease: this year’s closing film, Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead.
This queer celebration sees lumbering zombies come knocking at the door of a warehouse party, and we can’t think of a better way to wrap up the festival this year!
Looking forward to this one… 🏴
15.10.2025 19:47 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A close-up of a person in a tight fitting black bodysuit and face covering, only their eyes visible. Two similarly dressed people stand behind.
Long-time attendees of the festival will know how excited we are about this one!
Reflection in a Dead Diamond is a Euro-spy homage from visionary directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani and we can’t wait to show their latest as big and as loud as we can – as it should be seen!
A young woman wearing a red ball gown makes a fierce face, her teeth bared, in a dimly-lit room.
Another film announcement to warm you up for the full line-up reveal: the UK premiere of Mārama, a gothic tale of colonialism that sees a Māori woman uncover dark family secrets in a lonely English mansion.
+ Q&A with director Taratoa Stappard, we can't wait to hear more about the film!
The 20th Abertoir Horror Festival takes place 12-16 November at Aberystwyth Arts Centre - and passes on sale now!
abertoir.co.uk/tickets/
A man and a woman look up at the walls of a dark room - dark black letters have been scrawled over the white walls.
We’re excited to join festivals all over the world screening Mag Mag, the debut film from iconic Japanese comedian Yuriyan Retriever!
Retriever’s absurdist comedy makes for an entirely unpredictable and satirical take on J-horror tropes.
Keep your eyes peeled for more announcements this week...
So looking forward to meeting you!
12.10.2025 15:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
One month to go 😱 Keep those eyes peeled: we’ll be announcing more films throughout the week before unveiling the full festival line-up very soon…!
For now, why not remind yourself of what we've already got in store...
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Yay, not long now!
08.10.2025 12:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
✨ SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2025 ✨
The short film programme at #Abertoir2025 represents a bumper crop of the best in horror, sci-fi and fantastic filmmaking. 28 films from 12 countries around the world, we’re proud to unveil this year’s competition.
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It's all about community ❤️
Massive shoutout to our incredible friends from @abertoirfest.bsky.social and @fwfilmfestival.bsky.social who supported GRINDFEST! 🙌
Their festivals are not to be missed! If you're a fan of horror or just enjoy a good scare check out their socials for more details! 📽️🎞️
🖤! And so much more yet to be revealed...we hope we do your expectations justice!
12.09.2025 15:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
I've never been to a film festival before, or Aberystwyth. I committed to both before the programme was revealed, and now that I see the treasures within, I feel like I've bought 34 lottery tickets and (finally) won the gothic horror jackpot. @abertoirfest.bsky.social
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