FRIGHTFEST
It’s that other time of year again! After the rousing success of August’s FrightFest, the festival returns once again for spooky season with its annual two day Halloween event, taking place on 31st October and 1st November. FrightFest will be bringing nine premieres to the Odeon Luxe West End with a schedule of distinctive films from across the globe displaying the genre's diversity and rude health.
Kicking off with the UK premiere of Johannes Roberts PRIMATE, the weekend will see other eagerly awaited titles such as cult director Mickey Reese’s EVERY HEAVY THING, Can Evrenol’s THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE, his remake of the notorious 2022 shocker and closing out with Japanese comedian Yuriyan Retriever’s MAG MAG, the first J-Horror from Takashi Miike and Hirokazu Horeeda’s production company K2 Pictures. For the full list and programme, head over to FrightFest’s website.
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FRIGHTFEST REVIEWS
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MARSHMALLOW
MARSHMALLOW – Daniel DelPurgatorio’s directorial debut takes summer-camp horror to unsettling new heights. Iain MacLeod reviews this creepy, sci-fi-tinged tale of camp legends, body horror, and sinister surprises, where nothing is as innocent as it seems.
THE LAST SACRIFICE
THE LAST SACRIFICE - Rupert Russel’s documentary takes a look at the 1945 murder of Charles Walton, the last suspected ritual murder in the UK and its influence not only on folk horror but British culture itself. Iain MacLeod reviews this entertaining and chilling documentary that received its UK premiere at this year's Glasgow FrightFest.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
RUMPELSTILTSKIN - This year's closing film at Glasgow FrightFest, with a digital release in April, gives the fairy tale of a malevolent imp a folk horror edge. Iain MacLeod reviews Andy Edwards sinister and fantastical spin on the evergreen bedtime story that gets a clever expansion.
