Get ready, horror hounds – FrightFest is back to take over Halloween in London! After blowing the roof off with its epic 26th year in August, the UK’s biggest genre film festival is returning to the ODEON Luxe West End in Leicester Square for a two-day fright-fest of carnage and chaos. Running Friday, October 31st […]
Stars: Landry Bender, Madison Lintz, Amy Hargreaves, Jake Weber, Erik Bloomquist, Carol Cadby, Blaque Fowler | Written by Erik Bloomquist, Carson Bloomquist | Directed by Erik Bloomquist Across its decades-long history, FrightFest has been a welcoming place for independent filmmakers to repeatedly return with their latest genre entries. As this year’s festival includes the return […]
Stars: Cameron Francis, Katherine Lozon, Gregg Baker Jr., Garin Jones, Jamie-Lyn Markos, Christopher Schmidt | Written and Directed by Cameron Francis Each year at FrightFest London, the festival uses its large line-up to admirably shine a light on first-time filmmakers from across the globe. Giving these debuts a large screen premiere in a vibrant place […]
Stars: Jennifer Seward, Nicole Hall, Matt Leisy, Deborah Madick, Tim Shelburne | Written by Eric Winkler | Directed by Patrick Rea Ever since she was a child, Jennifer Sullivan (Jennifer Seward) has had two loves in her life: clowns and serial killers. As an adult, she spends her free time entertaining people as ‘Jenn-O the […]
Stars: Rainey Qualley, Shane West, Shiloh Fernandez, Tammy Pescatelli, Olivia Allen, R.A. Mihailoff | Written by Jarrod Burris | Directed by Kevin Lewis Back in 2021, director Kevin Lewis delivered Willy’s Wonderland, a fun film that better utilised its Five Nights at Freddy’s premise than 2023’s Five Nights at Freddy’s. Lewis’ latest feature, Pig Hill, […]
Stars: Jurģis Spulenieks, Einars Repše, Agate Krista, Kristians Karelins, Regnārs Vaivars, Armands Bergis | Written by Lauris Ābele, Raitis Ābele, Ivo Briedis, Harijs Grundmanis | Directed by Lauris Ābele, Raitis Ābele Following the critical and financial success of Flow, the Latvian film industry has seen increased investment and interest put into it. In the wake […]
Stars: Kristen Kaster, Sasha Ormond, Matthew Ninaber, Justin Bott, Matt Daciw, James Fler, Wes Hill | Written by Dave McLeod | Directed by Gabriel Carrer I’ll be honest, I was hoping for a slasher involving a cyclist (a description of a film I have actually seen before but completely forgotten the name of). Death Cycle […]
Stars: Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi, Alex Roe, Andra Nechita | Written by Joshua Friedlander | Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Bone Lake is a terrific psychosexual thriller that delivers a series of enjoyable twists and turns before its eminently satisfying climax. To that end, it plays like a 21st-century version […]
Stars: Matthew Kay, Frederick Lysegaard, Gemma Acosta, Samuel Nunes de Souza, Elliott Eason, Lucia Saavedra, Nina Dulac, Charlie Taylor | Written and Directed by Villablanca After his friend gets his heart broken, a social media influencer takes him on a trip away to Italy with a group of friends, but to ‘heal’ him. After some […]
Stars: Natasha Tosini, Stephen Staley, Jack Hoy, Jack Hyde | Written and Directed by Natasha Tosini, Stephen Staley There was a time when, if you wanted to see people exploring supposedly haunted locations, you would have to tune into Most Haunted on the now-defunct Living channel. Now, anybody can stream their exploration of abandoned buildings for […]
Stars: Antony Del Negro, Edy Ganem, Cerina Vincent, Jordan James Smith, Brittany Cavaco, Ashton Leigh, Tom O’Connell, Sterling Sulieman | Written by Tim Cruz, Antony Del Negro | Directed by Tim Cruz The horror genre (and Frightfest) always tends to produce the odd, truly weird movie, and Don’t Let The Cat Out falls nicely into […]
Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Ella-Rae Smith, Jamie Flatters, David Angland, Joelle Rae, Seth Michaels | Written by Joey Miller | Directed by DW Medoff Over the past few years, DW Medoff has moved into feature work at a rapid pace. After 2023’s one-two punch of Pollen and I Will Never Leave You Alone, the director […]
Stars: Grayson Gwaze, Cedric Gegel, Kaitlyn Lunardi, Meghan Reed, Jamie Bernadette, Keith Boynton, Mashka Wolfe, Violet Bennett, Ellie Christiansen | Written and Directed by Keith Boynton A teenager with a keen interest in horror takes up a job as a scare actor at a haunted forest attraction that his cousin runs. He soon becomes friends […]
Stars: Steve Oram, May Nattaporn Rawddon, Margaux Dietrich, Christian Ferriera | Written and Directed by Simon Rumley Written and directed by Simon Rumley (Red, White & Blue), Crushed is a dark, Thailand-set thriller that expands on Pressure, the 2012 short film Rumley created for the horror anthology The ABCs of Death. With echoes of Paul […]
Stars: Aleigha Burt, Tabitha Getsy, Trisha Arozqueta, Jasmine Nguyen, Jessie Roddy | Written by Jason-Michael Anthony, Hendreck Joseph | Directed by Raven Carter Across the film festival’s storied history, FrightFest has been a terrific launching pad for many first-time filmmakers. Within 2025’s roster is Raven Carter, who makes her feature debut with Noseeums. The story […]
Stars: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus, Jeremy Holm, Jim Cummings | Written and Directed by Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus Written and directed by sibling team Kevin and Matthew McManus, Redux Redux is a terrific sci-fi revenge thriller that takes a fresh approach to the multiverse and gives the concept the shot in the arm it needed […]
Stars: Polly Maberly, Rebecca Calder, Tom Davis, Mikael Persbrandt, Peter Ferdinando, Kellie Shirley | Written by Gerard Johnson, Austin Collings | Directed by Gerard Johnson British director Gerard Johnson (Hyena, Muscle) returns with Odyssey, a horror-tinged British thriller that depicts a compelling descent into darkness and violence. Enlivened by a star-making performance from Polly Maberly, […]
Stars: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams | Written and Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser Collectively known as the Adams Family, John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser have repeatedly asserted themselves as magnificent creatives within independent cinema. Following impressive works such as Hellbender and The Deeper You Dig, the […]
Stars: Alexandra McVicker, Avalon Fast, Charlotte Chimes, Jordan Dulieu, Scott Major | Written by Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson | Directed by Alice Maio Mackay Ever since the release of her first film, 2021’s So Vam, co-writer/director Alice Maio Mackay has established herself as an exciting young filmmaker. The past four years have seen her […]
