Stars: Tobi King Bakare, Steve Oram, Ramona Von Pusch | Written and Directed by Sebastien Blanc Will, an insecure young man, struggles to adapt to his new life after waking up from a coma. Upon returning home, he must fight his estranged father, Richard, in order to be able to see his seemingly absent mother, […]
Stars: London May, Mya Hudson, Hannah Pierce, Henry Mortensen, Victoria Goodhart | Written by Christian Ackerman, Chuck Foster | Directed by Erik Boccio After an injured young woman, Kiera (May Hudson) takes refuge in his secluded home, gruff recluse Reed (London May) must fight off a bloodthirsty cult and an insatiable priestess (Hannah Pierce) to […]
Stars: Oscar Kennedy, Thaddea Graham, Jack Rowan, Harriet Webb, Jodie Tyack, Louis Boyer, Anthony Rickman, Amber Grappy, Diego Andres, Peter Claffey, Miya Ocego, Warren James Dunning, Ramanique Ahluwalia, Alice Nokes | Written by Ryan J. Brown | Directed by Chris Baugh Wreck is set aboard The Sacramentum cruise ship and follows 20-year-old new recruit, Jamie, […]
Stars: Vinicius Coelho, Pauline Morel | Written and Directed by Alexis Bruchon We’ve all had that experience, especially as kids, when the darkness of bedtime is as terrifying as anything in any horror movie. I remember after seeing the original A Nightmare on Elm Street for the first time being absolutely TERRIFIED that Freddy Kreuger […]
Stars: Jim Thalman, Kristin Muri, Quincy Saadeh, Tom Martin | Written by Tom Ryan, Todd Staruch | Directed by Tom Ryan Splinter sees Scott Wills return to his childhood home, inherited from his now-deceased mother, with his own family – to start fresh and rekindle his roots. Roots being the operative word… You see Scott’s […]
Stars: Richard Cotton, Roisin Browne, David Wayman, Ocean M Harris, Miki Davis, Zach Galligan, Jack Fairbank, Jamie Bacon, Derek Nelson, Sarah Diamond, Ryan Oliva, Bethan Walker | Written by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Jake West | Directed by Andy Edwards, Airell Anthony Hayles, Ludovica Musumeci, Jake West British horror cinema has a long-standing tradition […]
Stars: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding | Written by Scott Mann, Jonathan Frank | Directed by Scott Mann If you thought you weren’t afraid of heights, think again – this utterly terrifying don’t-look-down thriller from director Scott Mann will have you clutching the sides of your seat in sheer sweaty-palmed […]
Stars: Emma Appleton, Stefanie Martini, Rory Fleck Byrne, Aaron Monaghan, Hugh O’Conor | Written by Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane | Directed by Andrew Legge Directed by Andrew Legge, LOLA is an inventive and original British time travel thriller that makes inspired use of archive footage and features a superb soundtrack, including an original song by […]
Stars: Charlotte Kirk, Jamie Bamber, Jonathan Howard, Hadi Khanjanpour, Tanji Kibong, Leon Ockenden, Troy Alexander | Written and Directed by Neil Marshall Director Neil Marshall returns with a soldiers-vs-monsters thriller that harks back to his 2002 debut Dog Soldiers. Unfortunately, it’s something of a mixed bag – there are some entertainingly gloopy gore moments and […]
In his latest podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to writer/director Scott Mann (The Tournament, Heistm and Final Score) about his new film Fall, which closes this year’s Frightfest tonight at 9.15/9.45pm After the tragic death of her husband in a climbing accident, avid rock climber Becky has withdrawn from the world. In an […]
In his latest podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks writer/director Neil Marshall about The Lair ahead of the world premiere at Frightfest 2022, which took place last night (Thurs Aug 25th). He also talks to Neil and producer Keith Bell about the 4k restoration of Dog Soldiers that is also being screened at Frightfest […]
In his latest podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright previews Frightfest 2022 with a host of filmmakers premiering their films at Frightfest 2022. You’ll hear from: H4Z4RD director Jonas Govaerts THE LEECH writer/director Eric Pennycoff SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS director/co-writer Erik Bloomquist & co-writer Carson Bloomquist WALK AGAINST THE RAIN writer/director Scott Lyus For […]
In his latest Frightfest preview podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to Patrick Rea about his new film They Wait in the Dark and … “5 FILMS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED EVERYTHING I’VE DONE IN MY ADULT LIFE” which includes: STAR WARS (1977) FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) BIG TROUBLE […]
In his latest podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright previews Frightfest 2022 with a host of filmmakers premiering their films at Frightfest 2022. You’ll hear from: BURIAL writer/director Ben Parker EVERYBODY DIES BY THE END writer & co-director Ian Tripp & co-director Ryan Schafer THE EYES BELOW writer/director Alexis Bruchon POWERTOOL CHEERLEADERS VS THE BOYBAND […]
In his latest interview/podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to Dominic Brunt about his new film Wolf Manor and “5 Films That Have Influenced Everything I’ve Done in my Adult Life” including: Night of the Demon (1957) Whistle Down the Wind (1961) From Beyond the Grave (1974) Shogun Assassin (1980) Remains of the Day […]
In his latest podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright previews Frightfest 2022 with a host of filmmakers premiering their films at Frightfest 2022. You’ll hear from: DO NOT DISTURB writer/director John Ainslie THE HARBINGER writer/director Andy Mitton MEAN SPIRITED director/co-writer Jeff Ryan THE ONCE AND FUTURE SMASH + END ZONE 2 co-writer/director Michael J Epstein […]
Screenwriter Stuart Wright previews Frightfest 2022 with Frightfest’s Paul McEvoy offering his personal tips on how to get the best out of film festivals. Plus we speak to three filmmakers about the films they are premiering at Frightfest 2022. You’ll hear from: CULT OF VHS director Rob Preciado MIDNIGHT PEEPSHOW co-creator/writer/director Airell Anthony Hayles THE […]
Arrow Video FrightFest, the UK’s most popular horror and fantasy film festival, is back at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema from Thursday August 25th – Monday 29th August for five days of the very best of global genre cinema. Celebrating its 23rd blockbuster edition with thirty-two world, twenty-two International / European […]
