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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PORTAL TO HELL
A debt collector discovers his laundromat contains a gateway to the afterlife, and not the good part,in this horror comedy that received its UK premiere at FrightFest. Steven West reviews the horror comedy with a surprisingly tender centre.
SANE INSIDE INSANITY: THE PHENOMENON OF ROCKY HORROR
Receiving its English premiere at FrightFest, this documentary takes a look at the still everlasting appeal of the cult musical. Steven West reviews this behind the scenes look, that paints a well rounded and refreshingly honest account of events.
A SERBIAN DOCUMENTARY
Receiving its World Premiere at FrightFest, Steven West reviews this documentary that takes a comprehensive look behind the scenes of one of the centuries most upsetting, divisive and censored films of this century.
SUPER HAPPY FUN CLOWN
A downtrodden woman finds release when converting to her killer clown alter-ego Jenn-O The Clown in this character driven horror comedy that received its UK Premiere at FrightFest. Steven West reviews this pleasing spin on a well worn genre.
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.
