London FrightFest Film Festival
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FrightFest is an annual film festival held in central London
over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The first event was held in the year 2000.
As its name indicates the primary focus is on the horror
genre. However it has included a wide variety of movies that blur the boundaries of genre definitions.
(PCC). In 2005, it moved to the Odeon West End
(OWE) due to increasing audiences. In 2009, it found a new home in Empire, Leicester Square. Various one-off events have been held at venues across the UK. The Fright Fest brand has been included in the Cambridge Film Festival
and the Glasgow Film Festival
.
The festival was envisioned and run by film producer Paul McEvoy http://www.blazefilms.com/, Ian Rattray a film distributor, Alan Joneshttp://www.alanj.dircon.co.uk/biography.htm the internationally renowned journalist, and Greg Dayhttp://www.cloutcom.co.uk/ a film and Television PR. They are a visible force throughout the weekend and eager for feedback. Films are introduced on stage by a varying combination of the organisers. Question and Answer sessions are also compered by them.
The Festival has been host to many personal appearances by those involved with the making of the films being shown. Notable attendees include George A. Romero
, Rob Zombie
http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,1045026,00.html, Paul W. S. Anderson
, Park Chan-wook
, Danny Boyle
, Guillermo del Toro
(twice), Brian Yuzna
, Neil Marshall
The League of Gentlemen
, Uwe Boll
, John Landis
and Tobe Hooper
.
FrightFest has had a number of different sponsors over the span of its life including Film4
, Volkswagen Lupo, Bizarre magazine (of which the August issue was given away free), Xfm, Zone Horror
and Play.com
.
Poster and logo designs are provided by the artist Graham Humphreys.
FrightFest is an adherent member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
http://www.melies.org/festival.asp?ID=30.
The Lighthouse - with director Simon Hunter in attendance, Ed Gein accompanied by Steve Railsback
and dir. Chuck Parello, Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
+
Short: Purgatory.
Saturday:
The Phantom of the Opera
(Dario Argento
), Christina's House, Scary Movie
, Pitch Black, Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
(replaced Psycho Beach Party
)
Sunday:
Ringu 2, Blood, The Criminal introduced by director Julian Simpson, Anatomie+ short In Memory of Laura
Monday:
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre http://imdb.com/title/tt0301605/, Dario Agento an eye for horror http://imdb.com/title/tt0297847/, The 13th Sign attended by director Adam Mason, Audition
, Cut
The Bunker
(with dir. Rob Green), Revelation (with dir. Stuart Urban), Kiss of the Dragon
+ The Window (short)
Saturday:
Cubbyhouse, Sleepless
+ Sister Lulu (short), Scary Movie 2
introduced by the Wayan Brothers, The Devil's Backbone
, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Sunday:
Cradle of Fear
(with dir. Alex Chandon
), Urban Gothic - TV episode (with cast and crew). Dust (with dir. Adam Mason), Brotherhood of the Wolf
+ Universal (short). Battle Royale
Monday:
Alone (with dir. Phil Claydon), The Isle
, Ginger Snaps (replaced Trouble Every Day), Resident Evil
promo with Paul W. S. Anderson
, Jeepers Creepers
Friday:
Nine Lives with Dir. Andrew Green and Prod. Giles Hattersley, Frailty, The Princess Blade
Saturday:
Donnie Darko
, The Eye
, Halloween: Resurrection
, One Hour Photo
, My Little Eye
with dir. Marc Evans
.
Sunday:
Swimfan
, Tuno Negro, Dark Water
, Spider
with novelist/screenwriter Patrick McGrath,
Monday:
The Happiness of the Katakuris
, Bloody Mallory with Julien Magnat
, Insomnia
with Christopher Nolan
, Ted Bundy
with Dir. Matthew Bright
and Prod. Hamish McAlpine.
Shorts: Pissboy with Dir. Jim Sloan, The League of Gentlemen
's The Cicerones with Dir. Jeremey Dyson and actor Mark Gatiss
, Jake West
's Whacked
Also there was an appearance by Danny Boyle
with the first reel of 28 Days Later
.
from the festival schedule it was moved to Friday. The slot was filled however by a last minute arrival of Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
. This was a free of charge addition to the Festival.
Friday: Octane
with Dir. Marcus Adams
and crew, Surprise Movie (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
), Beyond Re-animator
Saturday: Tattoo
with short Virus, Malefique introduced by Dir. Eric Valette, Cypher
with short Suspended, Jeepers Creepers 2, Charlie's Family
Sunday Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
, Phone
, The Last Horror Movie
with Dir. Julian Richards
, Gozu
+ Trailer Trash (a compilation of rare and odd trailers), Cabin Fever with pre-recorded intro' by Dir. Eli Roth
.
Monday House of the Dead
+ short The Last Dream, Between Your Legs, Fear X
with Nicolas Winding Refn, House of 1000 Corpses
with Dir. Rob Zombie
.
Friday: Oldboy
with Dir. Park Chan-wook
, Haute Tension
with Dir. Alexandre Aja
and star Cécile de France
, Toolbox Murders remake.
Saturday: Profondo Rosso, The Tesseract
, Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt with Prod. Brian Yuzna and Dir. Paco Plaza, The I Inside, Hellboy
, with Dir. Guillermo del Toro
with an unannounced appearance by actors Ron Perlman
+ Selma Blair
+ Rupert Evans
(all remained for a Q&A), Monster Man
Sunday: The Card Player
(Il cartaio), Buppah Rahtree
, Code 46
, Calvaire, Ginger Snaps Back
with Dir. John Fawcett
and Prod. Paula Devonshire.
Short Film Showcase: Rex Steele Nazi Smasher, Oltro Ladrillo En La Pared (Another Brick in the Wall), La Guarida Del Ermitano (In The Hermits Lair), L'Autre (The Other), Amor So De Mae (Love from Mother Only).
Trailer Trash was not a feature in 2004 but was replaced with the second reel of Alien vs. Predator
. Also Don Mancini
with a rough cut trailer for Seed of Chucky
.
Monday: The Eye 2
, One Point 0, The Hillside Strangler with Prod. Hamish McAlpine, Casshern, The Machinist
with Dir. Brad Anderson.
Tuesday: a last moment one off addition of Creep
with Dir. Christopher Smith
and actress Franka Potente
. A Q&A session afterwards features as an extra on the Region 2 DVD.
Greg Nicotero was slated to provide an onstage demonstration of make up application. Circumstances lead to the event being a display of zombie props from Nicotero.
Friday: Night of the Living Dead
, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead
, Gregory Nicotero
onstage with prop zombies, Land of the Dead
with George A. Romero
, A Bittersweet Life
, Evil Aliens
with Dir. Jake West
introducing, and actors.
Saturday: Do You Like Hitchcock?
, Dead Meat
with Dir. Conor McMahon, Ban the Sadist Videos documentary with Prod. Carl Daft, The Neighbour No. 13 + short film The Eel introduced by Dir., Wild Country with Producers and actresses Samantha Shields and Nicola Muldoon, The Roost
introduced by Dir. Ti West
, 2001 Maniacs
Sunday: The Collingswood Story
+ short The Ten Steps, Marebito
+ short The Victim, Wes Craven
's Red Eye
(replacing Boo), Nochnoi Dozor
, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
.
Monday: Born to Fight, Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
+ short Mrs Davenport's Throat introduced by Prod. David McGillivray, P with Dir. Paul Spurrier, Antikörper
with Dir. Christian Alvart, Wolf Creek
with Dir. Greg McLean
also actresses Cassandra Magrath
and Kestie Morassi
.
2005 also saw the creation of Alan Jones' FrightFest Year Book. This was a retrospective of genre films of that year. An opening chapter concerned itself with the Fest itself. The book dealt with 2005 but saw publication from Revolver Books in 2006 http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0954940784.
Additionally over the course of the weekend a satellite link up with Dir. Hideo Nakata
was attempted. Due to technical difficulties it was mostly unsuccessful.
Guillermo del Toro chose FF2006 to hold the UK premiere of Pan's Labyrinth over The London Film Festival.
The festival brochure/programme expanded too with an original comic strip (Intermission by John-Paul Kamath of London Horror Comic
) and an original short story by author/critic Kim Newman
http://www.johnnyalucard.com/shorts.html.
There was additionally an unofficial early start to proceedings with a charity screening in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust
.
Original music composed for FrightFest played between movies and was supplied by Dave Andrews.
A FrightFest exclusive trailer for Hot Fuzz
was presented by Edgar Wright
.
Thursday: charity screening of Severance
with Dir. Christopher Smith
+ Screenwriter James Moran
.
Friday: The Hound of the Baskervilles
introduced by Mark Gatiss
, Countess Dracula
, Twins of Evil
screening as an afternoon Hammer retrospective, El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) with Guillermo del Toro
and Alfonse Cauron, Hatchet
with Dir. Adam Green
, Frostbiten
+ short Gasoline Blood
Saturday: Isolation with Dir. Billy O'Brien, Earthlings Ugly Bags of Mostly Water + short Out of the Darkness, CUT! competition short film showcase (Hammer Falls, Torn Flesh, The Silent Scream, Natural Birthing, A Very Grimm Fairytale, The Collector, Curta Veraso, The Fall Down, Dead Wood, Kasting) The Marsh with Dir. Jordan Baker, See No Evil
, Adrift aka Open Water 2: Adrift
+ Trailer Trash, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Sunday:
Broken with Dir. Adam Mason and cast/crew + short snatching time, The Living and the Dead with Dir. Simon Rumley, * Ils
+ short In the Place of the Dead, Grimm Love + Trailer Trash, The Lost, Sheitan,
Monday: H6: Diaro De Un Asesino + short Missed Call, Ghost of Mae Nak
with Dir. Mark Duffied (replacing Re-cycle
) + short film Deadly Tantrum, Puritan with Dir. Hadi Hajaig and actors David Soul
+ Nick Moran
, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
, The Host
.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478042&in_page_id=1770.
A live commentary for one movie was conducted.http://www.frightfest.co.uk/hatchetlive.html
The festival was covered by Emily Booth
reporting for Zone Horror
Thursday: Black Sheep
with Dir. Jonathan King
, screening of extra features from the 28 Weeks Later
DVD with Prod. Andrew Macdonald
, Doomsday
preview footage with Dir. Neil Marshall
, Black Water
.
Friday: Hatchet
-Live commentary with Dir. Adam Green
and Alan Jones, The Sword Bearer, The Signal
, 1408
with Dir. Mikael Håfström
, Teeth
(replaced P2
), All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
, Shrooms
with Dir. Paddy Breathnach.
Saturday: Fritt Vilt
with Dir. Roar Uthaug
, Joshua
, Short Film Showcase (We're Ready for you now, Dead @17, The Dear Hunter, Pig Tale, Little Brats), Storm Warning
, Wrong Turn 2
with Dir. Joe Lynch, Disturbia
, The Devil Dared Me To
with Dir./star Chris Stapp
and Matt Heath
.
Sunday: Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door
+ short The Bride, Botched
with Dir. Kit Ryan, Uwe Boll
double bill Postal + Seed with Q&A session, WΔZ with Dir. Tom Shankland
and screenwriter Clive Bradley
+ preview footage from The Cottage with cast and crew including actor Reece Shearsmith
, screening of Don't fake trailer from Grindhouse + grindhouse trailers documentary introduced by Emily Booth
, Skinwalkers
.
Monday: Zombie Walk, The Zombie Diaries
with cast and crew, Kilometer 31
with Dir. Rigoberto Castañeda, Spiral with Dir. Adam Green http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ohGEkmn519w, Dnevnoy dozorhttp://imdb.com/title/tt0409904/ + short In The Wall http://imdb.com/title/tt0977657/ and its Dir. Mike Williamson, El Orfanatohttp://imdb.com/title/tt0464141/ with Dir. Juan Antonio Bayona
and screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez
.
FrightFest Xtra a one day event held at The Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley on the following Saturday: Santo in the Wax Museum, Espectro, Mr. Brooks
.
Directors Adam Green
and Joe Lynch
(as The Douche Brothers) provided 5 short movies depicting their fictional journey to FrightFest 2008. The majority resembled the opening scene of the Twilight Zone movie. Each played before the days early evening movie.
The festival was covered by Emily Booth
, reporting for Zone Horror, for the second year in a row.
Thursday: Eden Lake with Dir James Watkins
and Actors Michael Fassbender
and Jack O'Connell
, I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer with directors Stacey Edmonds and Doug Turner, Scar-3D which screened at the Shaftesbury Avenue
Cineworld
.
Friday: Time Crimes
, King of the Hill (replacement for The Substitute), Trailer Park of Terror
with Dir. Steven Goldman, Mum & Dad
with actors Perry Benson
, Dido Miles, Ainsley Howard
and Dir. Steven Shiel with Prod. Amanda Martin, The Strangers
, Freakdog
with Dir. Paddy Breathnach
and actor Andrew-Lee Potts
, Bad Biology
with Dir. Frank Henenlotter
and actors Charlee Danielson and Anthony Sneed.
Saturday: Fear(s) of the Dark, Dance of the Dead
with Dir. Gregg Bishop, Manhunt with Dir. Patrick Syversen and writer and actress Nini Bull Robsahm, The Chaser, the Zone Horror Cut short movie competition winners preceded Bubba's Chili Parlor with Dir. Joey Evans, writer Chris Daly and actors Bradley Maroney and Audrey Elizabeth Evans, The Midnight Meat Train
, opening reel of Books of Blood, Tokyo Gore Police
.
Sunday: short The Listening Dead, From Within
, Let the Right One In with novelist John Ajvide Lindqvist
, The Broken with short Left Turn, Autopsy
with Dir. Adam Gierasch and Writer Jace Anderson, Martyrs
with Dir. Pascal Laugier
, Adam Green
presented a sneak trailer for Grace, Jack Brooks Monster Slayer with actor Trevor Matthews.
Monday: The Dead Outside
with Dir. Kerry Anne Mullaney
and Prod/co-writer Kris Bird, the FILM4
FrightFest short film showcase (The Chest, The Amazing Trousers,Homework, is anyone there, Psycho Hillbilly Massacre, Total Fury), Norman J. Warren
introduced a separate compendium of shorts, Preview footage from Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film introduced by Prod. Paul McEvoy, preview footage from Dead Set
with Charlie Brooker
, The Disappeared
with Dir. Johnny Kevorkian, preview footage from Lesbian Vampire Killers
with actress MyAnna Buring
, Mirrors
, trailer for Friday the 13th remake, Death Race
.
The organisers announced officially that FrightFest 2009 would move to the Empire in Leicester Square.
was in attendance over the weekend and also introduced the screening of An American Werewolf in London
.
Thursday: Main Screen: Triangle
, The Hills Run Red
, Infestation
(with short film "Deadwalkers")
Discovery Screen: No films on this day.
Friday: Main Screen: The Horseman
, Beware The Moon, An American Werewolf in London
- Remastered, Shadow, La Horde
, Macabre (with short film "Paris By Night of the Living Dead")
Discovery Screen: Best Worst Movie
, I Sell the Dead
, I Think We're Alone Now, Colin
, Black
Saturday: Main Screen: Smash Cut
, Hierro
, Millennium a.k.a. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Giallo
, Trick 'r Treat
, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
(with a short film, "Sad Case")
Discovery Screen: 'The Horror of Writing' Competition, Evil Things
, Fragment, It's Alive
, Pontypool
Sunday: Main Screen: Dead Snow
, The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
, Coffin Rock
, Night of the Demons
, Clive Barker's Dread
Discovery Screen: Black, Pontypool
, I Think We're Alone Now, I Sell The Dead
, Best Worst Movie
Monday: Main Screen: Zombie Women of Satan, The House of the Devil
, Case 39
, Heartless
, The Descent Part 2
Discovery Screen: Colin
, It's Alive
, Fragment, Evil Things
As of 29 August 2010, A Serbian Film
will no longer be screened, and will be replaced by Buried
.
As of 30 July 2010, there has been a small change to the line up - Gregg Araki
has decided to pull his film Kaboom
. Damned by Dawn will be shown in its place.
Thursday: Main Screen: Hatchet II
, Primal, Dead Cert
Discovery Screen: No films on this day.
Friday: Main Screen: Eggshells, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
, A Q&A with Tobe Hooper
, Isle of Dogs, F, Red Hill, Alien Vs. Ninja
Discovery Screen: Burning Bright
, The Clinic
, Finalé, Wound, Outcast, Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island
Saturday: Main Screen: Cherry Tree Lane
, The Tortured
, 13 Hours, I Spit on Your Grave
, Monsters
, Dream Home
Discovery Screen: Christopher Roth, Fanboys, After.Life
, Burning Bright
Sunday: Main Screen: The Pack, Andy Nyman
's quiz from hell, Film 4 FrightFest international short film showcase, We Are What We Are
, Damned by Dawn, Buried
, The Loved Ones
Discovery Screen: 'Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island, Outcast, Wound, Amer
, The Clinic
Monday: Main Screen: Video nasties: Moral panic, censorship and videotape, The Dead, Bedevilled, Red White & Blue, The Last Exorcism
Discovery Screen: Amer
, After.Life
, Fanboys, Christopher Roth
The opening film of the festival was Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
and the closing film was A Lonely Place to Die
. The Total Film
interview was with film producer Larry Fessenden
.
Thursday: Main Screen: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
, Final Destination 5
, The Theatre Bizarre
Discovery Screen: No films played this day
Friday: Main Screen: Rogue River, The Holding
, Total Film
Interview with Larry Fessenden
, Urban Explorers, The Glass Man, Tucker & Dale vs Evil
, Vile
Discovery Screen: The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry, A Horrible Way To Die, Midnight Son
, Rabies, Blood Runs Cold, Kidnapped, Stormhouse
Saturday: Main Screen: The Troll Hunter
, The Wicker Tree
, Panic Button, Fright Night
, The Woman
, Chillerama
Discovery Screen: The Dead with live audio commentary by directors Howard J. Ford and John Ford, Atrocious, My Sucky Teen Romance, The Caller, The Devil's Business, A Horrible Way To Die.
Sunday Main Screen: The Divide
, Short Film Showcase, Andy Nyman
's Quiz From Hell, The Innkeepers
, Sint
, Kill List
, Detention
Discovery Screen: Kidnapped, Rabies, Blood Runs Cold, Midnight Son
, The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Monday Main Screen: A Night In The Woods, Deadheads, Sennentuntschi: Curse Of the Alps, Inbred, A Lonely Place to Die
Discovery Screen: The Caller, The Devil's Business, Atrocious, My Sucky Teen Romance
The film Guinea Pigs didn't play at the festival due to not being finished in time, it was replaced by A Night In The Woods.
Also debuted over the weekend were five brand new short films paying tribute to the films of John Carpenter
, each from a different director. Jake West
/ Escape From New York
, Sean Hogan / The Thing, James Moran
/ Halloween
, Marc Price / They Live
, Ben Wheatley
/ Assault on Precinct 13
.
remake. Film was shown in the screening room of One Aldwych. Jessica Alba
introduced the movie, stayed for a Q&A session and signed memorabilia.
.
2006: Gone, The Chumscrubber
, Re-cycle
, The Raven
, Heartstopper.
Preceding the first all nighter the ICA and FrightFest conducted a double bill the week before. This was attended by Tom Savini
. The films shown were Meet the Feebles
and Creepshow
.
2007: Diary of the Dead
with George A. Romero
, Planet Terror
, Savage Streets
, Frontier(s), Inside
and Trailer Trash. Short film Far Out with Prod.
2008:
This year the event took on the format of the long passed Shock Around The Clock events.
My Name Is Bruce
, Hush, Gnaw, Clive Barkers Book of Blood, Surprise movie (Tom Shankland's The Children), Quiz, Escape from New York
, Splinter
, Pig Hunt, Andrew Nyman's Dead Set Video Diary and short movie Treevenge.
2009:
Took place at the ICA in London, on 31 October.
Invitation Only, Survival of the Dead, Paranormal Activity, Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
, Umbrage
, and Carriers
. The film Daybreakers
was pulled from the all-nighter at the last minute.
2010:
The All Nighter event relocated to a larger screen in the basement of the Empire, Leicester Square for the first time and took place on Saturday, 30 October.
Confessions
, Altitude
, The Silent House, Choose, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
. Due to technical problems two scheduled films didn't get shown: The Reef
and Cannibal Girls
- they were replaced on the night by Spiderhole and Devil
.
2011: The 2011 All Nighter took place on Saturday 29 October at Vue Cinemas Leicester Square
London
Special guests on the night included: Tom Six, Ilona Six, Laurence R. Harvey plus numerous other members of the The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
cast as well Dieter Laser
, in character as Dr. Heiter. Also in attendance were Bad Meat star Jessica Parker Kennedy
and screenwriter Paul Gerstenberger.
Bad Meat, Livid
, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
, Faces in the Crowd
, Cold Sweat, The Watermen
The All Nighter also took place at Watershed Bristol on Friday 4 November
Bad Meat, Faces in the Crowd
, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
, The Watermen, Cold Sweat
's Black Death
, courtesy of Revolver Entertainment
. The event was held at the Coronet Cinema
in Notting Hill, with Cast and Crew in attendance.
CineCity 2004 Creep
with Dir. Christopher Smith
, The Last Horror Movie
with Dir. Julian Richards
CineCity 2005 Masters of Horror: Jenifer
, Boo, District 13http://www.cine-city.co.uk/2005/.
CineCity 2006 Gone, The Raven
, Vampire Diaries with Dir. and cast http://www.cine-city.co.uk/2006/.
.Dog Soldiers
, The Descent
and Doomsday
were all screened with introductions by Marshall. Question and answer sessions followed each movie. In attendance were Neil Marshall
, Sean Pertwee
, Darren Morfitt
, Chris Robson
, Leslie Simpson, Shauna MacDonald
, Saskia Mulder
, Alex Reid, MyAnna Buring
, Nora Jane Noone
, Alexander Siddig
and Axelle Carolyn
An exclusive to the event poster was designed by Graham Humphreys and was exceptionally limited.
introduced his latest film, The Mother of Tears. Also showing as part of the day were Cannibals – Welcome to the Jungle and an encore screening of Storm Warning
.
attended by Dir. Neil Marshall
and the cast. The event was held at The Vue Cinema Leicester Square.
, Justin Long and Alison Lohman.
.
FF Glasgow 2006 The Red Shoes
(replaced The Great Yokai War), Bunshinsaba
, Reeker
, Wild Country with cast and crew, Boy Eats Girl
http://www.eatmybrains.com/shownews.php?id=612
FF Glasgow 2007 The Tripper
, S & Man, The Messengers, Turistas
, Motel Hell
.http://www.eatmybrains.com/showfeature.php?id=63
FF Glasgow 2008 Grindhouse, Eden Log with Dir., REC
with writer and Dir., The Cottage with cast, trailer for Beyond the Rave
, faux grindhouse style trailers for Slash/Hive and Trannibal, Zombie Strippers
.
FF Glasgow 2009
The 2009 event took place over two days rather than the previous single day.
Friday: Dead Girl
, Outlander
, Walled In
Saturday:Dorothy, I Sell the Dead
, Grace
, The Unborn, One Eyed Monster
FF Glasgow 2010
Friday: Frozen, Black Death
Preview, 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, Stag Night
Saturday: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
, Amer
, [REC] 2
, never-before-seen footage of Doghouse
, Centurion
Preview, Splice
, Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
FF Glasgow 2011
Friday: Little Deaths, I Saw the Devil
, Machete Maidens Unleashed
Saturday: Rubber
, Territories, The Shrine
, Mother's Day
, Hobo With A Shotgun
FF Glasgow 2012
FrightFest Glasgow will take place on Friday 24th and Saturday 25 February 2012 as part of the Glasgow Film Festival
. Films will start at 2PM on the Friday and 11AM on the Saturday, allowing for 3 more films to be shown than at the previous events.
's Hostel with two films chosen by Roth.
Death Trance
http://imdb.com/title/tt0443737/, The Wicker Man
with pre-recorded intro' by Eli Roth
, Mortuary
, Hostel with pre-recorded Eli Roth
intro, Theatre of Blood
introduced by Kim Newman
.
's movie debut. The day started with a film selected by a League member. It also saw the audience premiere of Rob Zombie
's The Devil's Rejects
.
From Beyond the Grave
introduced by Mark Gatiss
, R-Point
, Shallow Ground
, The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
with Jeremy Dyson
; Reece Shearsmith
and Steve Pemberton
, Neil Marshall
and Nora Jane Noone
with a sneak preview trailer of The Descent
, Sin City
(another surprise movie), The Devil's Rejects
.
2007 Saw III
screening of extended edition, Blood Trails
with star Rebecca Palmer, Snuff-Movie
.
2008 Saw IV
screening of extended edition, Catacombs, Bug
and 20 min preview of Five Across The Eyes
.
Nottingham - The Broadway Cinema 2004 Dawn of the Dead, The Machinist
, The Last Horror Movie
, Monster Man
Leicester - The Phoenix Arts Centre 2004 The Machinist
, Creep
with Dir. Christopher Smith
, Monster Man
Cambridge 2004 Bubba Ho-tep
, The Locals
, The Last Horror Movie
, Blueberry.
Cambridge 2005 R-Point
, Shallow Ground
, The Devil's Rejects
, Dead Meat
.
Cambridge 2007 End of the Line, Hell's Ground, The Abandoned, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane
, Motel Hell
http://eatmybrains.com/shownews.php?id=880.
Embodiment Of Evil, Shuttle, Repo! The Genetic Opera
with director Darren Lynn Bousman
, Lesbian Vampire Killers
world audience premiere with director Phil Clayton with actress Myanna Buring
and the rest of the female cast members, Not Quite Hollywood
, Turkey Shoot
.
The forum is run on phpBB
software.
The 2009 annual redesign of the website added two more blogs and a regular review blog from Alan Jones.
The organisors of the festival blog annually about their visits to the Cannes Film Festival and the Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas.
, Malefique, Tears of Kali, Eyes of Crystal and The Roost
within the UK.http://www.frightfestpresents.co.uk/
The label was an imprint of Revolver Entertainment
.
. Films will be released theatrically and for home entertainment, the label is launched in conjunction with Wild Bunch
.
.
2010 saw the introduction of Andy Nyman's Quiz from Hell, an audiovisual horror movie quiz projected on the massive Empire Screen 1. Hosted by Andy Nyman
, the quiz saw several hundred horror fans answering questions from a range of categories including ‘What happens next? - Guess the Death’, Movie Monsters, horror soundtrack themes and trivia. The Quiz from Hell, with its opening horror movie montage, audiovisual clips and all questions, was put together by Simon Williams and Lee-Jay Bannister, the brains behind the London-based film-themed pub quiz You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat. The quiz returned in 2011 as Andy Nyman's Quiz from Hell 2.
Since 2005, a growing group have congregated in person to buy tickets for the festival. The start time of this queue has been earlier each year earning it the nickname "The Sleepy Queue".
Weekend pass holders are presented with a "goodie bag"" of freebies. This is a mixture of promotional items and posters, badges, T Shirts and DVDs.
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over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The first event was held in the year 2000.
As its name indicates the primary focus is on the horror
Horror film
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genre. However it has included a wide variety of movies that blur the boundaries of genre definitions.
History
For five years it was held at the Prince Charles CinemaPrince Charles Cinema
The Prince Charles Cinema is a repertory cinema located in Leicester Place, 40 metres north of Leicester Square in the West End of London. It shows a rotating program of cult, arthouse, and classic films alongside recent Hollywood releases - typically more than ten different films a week on two...
(PCC). In 2005, it moved to the Odeon West End
Odeon West End
The Odeon West End is a cinema on the south side of Leicester Square, London. It contains two screens—screen 1 seats 500 and screen 2 seats 832 . Both house large screens in comfortable auditoria...
(OWE) due to increasing audiences. In 2009, it found a new home in Empire, Leicester Square. Various one-off events have been held at venues across the UK. The Fright Fest brand has been included in the Cambridge Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival
The Cambridge Film Festival is one of the biggest film festivals in the UK. The festival historically took place during early July, but now takes place annually during September in Cambridge....
and the Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland, started in 2005.-2010:2010's festival took place between 18-28th February. The opening gala featured Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, Micmacs with the director there to present the film. Other guests included Peter...
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The festival was envisioned and run by film producer Paul McEvoy http://www.blazefilms.com/, Ian Rattray a film distributor, Alan Joneshttp://www.alanj.dircon.co.uk/biography.htm the internationally renowned journalist, and Greg Dayhttp://www.cloutcom.co.uk/ a film and Television PR. They are a visible force throughout the weekend and eager for feedback. Films are introduced on stage by a varying combination of the organisers. Question and Answer sessions are also compered by them.
The Festival has been host to many personal appearances by those involved with the making of the films being shown. Notable attendees include George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
, Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,1045026,00.html, Paul W. S. Anderson
Paul W. S. Anderson
Paul William Scott Anderson , also known as Paul W. S. Anderson or Paul Anderson, is an English film director who regularly works in science fiction movies and video game adaptations.-Life and career:...
, Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of...
, Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Trainspotting. For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won numerous awards in 2008, including the Academy Award for Best Director...
, Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
(twice), Brian Yuzna
Brian Yuzna
Brian Yuzna is a director, writer and producer of films.- Life :Yuzna grew up in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama before moving to the United States in the 1960s.- Career :...
, Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen are a group of British comedians formed in 1995, best known for their radio and television series.The League of Gentlemen may also refer to:* The League of Gentlemen ,...
, Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter, whose work includes several films adapted from video games. He finances his own films through his Boll KG production company. He is often cited as the worst director of all time.-Early life:...
, John Landis
John Landis
John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
and Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ; the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation...
.
FrightFest has had a number of different sponsors over the span of its life including Film4
Film4
Film4 is a free digital television channel available in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned and operated by Channel 4, that screens films.-Programming:...
, Volkswagen Lupo, Bizarre magazine (of which the August issue was given away free), Xfm, Zone Horror
Zone Horror
Horror Channel is a television film channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel shows horror movies....
and Play.com
Play.com
Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group....
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Poster and logo designs are provided by the artist Graham Humphreys.
FrightFest is an adherent member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation , established in 1996, is a film organisation based Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to promoting and supporting European cinema, particularly films in the fantasy, horror and science fiction genres....
http://www.melies.org/festival.asp?ID=30.
Festival Line-ups
The following is a listing of each film and shorts (and previews) shown at the festival each year. The schedule is often fraught with last minute cancellations and replacements. Where possible the film being replaced will also be referenced.FF2000
Friday:The Lighthouse - with director Simon Hunter in attendance, Ed Gein accompanied by Steve Railsback
Steve Railsback
Steve Railsback is an American theatre, film and television actor, born in Dallas, Texas.-Personal life:Railsback was born Stephen Hall Railsback, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Emerett Spencer and Clyde Webb Railsback.-Career:Railsback was a student of Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio and in...
and dir. Chuck Parello, Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby is a 1999 exploitation film, written and directed by Matthew Bright. It stars Natasha Lyonne as Crystal "White Girl" Van Meter, and María Celedonio as Angela "Cyclona" Garcia...
+
Short: Purgatory.
Saturday:
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1998 film)
The Phantom of the Opera is a 1998 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, adapted from the novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux. However, there are many differences between the book and the movie.- Plot :In Paris 1877, rats save an abandoned baby in a basket and raise him in the...
(Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....
), Christina's House, Scary Movie
Scary Movie
Scary Movie is a 2000 comedy-parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, as part of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It is an American dark comedy which heavily parodies the horror, slasher, and mystery genres...
, Pitch Black, Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Blood, Guts, Bullets, and Octane is a 1998 independent action comedy film written and directed by Joe Carnahan...
(replaced Psycho Beach Party
Psycho Beach Party
Psycho Beach Party is a 2000 Comedy horror film based on the off-Broadway play of the same name, directed by Robert Lee King. Charles Busch wrote both the original play and the screenplay...
)
Sunday:
Ringu 2, Blood, The Criminal introduced by director Julian Simpson, Anatomie+ short In Memory of Laura
Monday:
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre http://imdb.com/title/tt0301605/, Dario Agento an eye for horror http://imdb.com/title/tt0297847/, The 13th Sign attended by director Adam Mason, Audition
Audition (film)
is a 1999 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike and starring Ryo Ishibashi and Eihi Shiina. It is based on a Ryu Murakami novel of the same title. Over the years, the film has developed a cult following.-Plot:...
, Cut
FF2001
Friday:The Bunker
The Bunker (2001 film)
The Bunker is a 2001 horror film directed by Rob Green, written by Clive Dawson and starring Jason Flemyng.-Plot:In late 1944 the remnants of a platoon of German Panzergrenadiers from the Großdeutschland Division are caught in an Ambush by American troops. In their retreat, they find a bunker,...
(with dir. Rob Green), Revelation (with dir. Stuart Urban), Kiss of the Dragon
Kiss of the Dragon
Kiss of the Dragon is a 2001 martial arts action film, directed by Chris Nahon, co-written and produced by Luc Besson, and starring Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, and Tchéky Karyo....
+ The Window (short)
Saturday:
Cubbyhouse, Sleepless
Sleepless (2001 film)
Sleepless is a 2001 horror film by Dario Argento. The film stars Max von Sydow and Stefano Dionisi and marks Argento's return to the giallo subgenre...
+ Sister Lulu (short), Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2 is a 2001 parody film. It is the second film of the Scary Movie franchise. Though part of the first Scary Movies tagline read "...No sequel," this film's tagline compensated by adding "We lied"....
introduced by the Wayan Brothers, The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone is a 2001 Spanish-Mexican gothic thriller film written by Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras and David Muñoz, and directed by Guillermo del Toro. It was independently produced by Pedro Almodóvar....
, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Sunday:
Cradle of Fear
Cradle of Fear
Cradle of Fear is a 2001 horror film directed by Alex Chandon. Taking inspiration from the portmanteau films produced by Amicus in the 1970s it features three separate half-hour segments, linked by a fourth story. The main narrative involves imprisoned serial-killer Kemper wreaking vengeance on...
(with dir. Alex Chandon
Alex Chandon
Alexis Chandon is a film director, writer and digital artist.-Directing career:His early films, Drillbit and Bad Karma featured many musicians from the UK anarcho punk scene, notably Ben Bethell, Dan MacCintyre, William 'Bill' Corbett and Julian Portinari from, The Apostles and Pallor,...
), Urban Gothic - TV episode (with cast and crew). Dust (with dir. Adam Mason), Brotherhood of the Wolf
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Brotherhood of the Wolf is a 2001 French film directed by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan and Mark Dacascos, and written by Gans and Stéphane Cabel...
+ Universal (short). Battle Royale
Battle Royale
thumb|260px|Cover of the 2009 expanded edition, ISBN 978-1-4215-2772-3 is a 1999 Japanese novel written by Koushun Takami. The story tells of schoolchildren who are forced to fight each other to the death....
Monday:
Alone (with dir. Phil Claydon), The Isle
The Isle
The Isle is a 2000 South Korean film written and directed by Kim Ki-duk. The film was the fifth film made by Kim, and the first to receive wider international acclaim for his recognizable style...
, Ginger Snaps (replaced Trouble Every Day), Resident Evil
Resident Evil (film)
Resident Evil is a British-German 2002 horror film written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. The film stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, and James Purefoy...
promo with Paul W. S. Anderson
Paul W. S. Anderson
Paul William Scott Anderson , also known as Paul W. S. Anderson or Paul Anderson, is an English film director who regularly works in science fiction movies and video game adaptations.-Life and career:...
, Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)
Jeepers Creepers is a 2001 horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. The movie takes its name from the 1938 song "Jeepers Creepers" which is featured in the film.- Plot :...
FF2002
The front rows of the PCC become available to weekend passholders for the first time.Friday:
Nine Lives with Dir. Andrew Green and Prod. Giles Hattersley, Frailty, The Princess Blade
The Princess Blade
The Princess Blade is a 2001 Japanese action film directed by Shinsuke Sato. It is a reimagining of the manga Lady Snowblood by Kazuo Koike.- Cast :*Yumiko Shaku as Yuki*Hideaki Ito as Takashi*Shiro Sano as Kidokoro...
Saturday:
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko is a 2001 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Noah Wyle, Jena Malone, and Mary McDonnell...
, The Eye
The Eye (2002 film)
The Eye, also known as Seeing Ghosts, is a 2002 horror film directed by the Pang brothers. The film spawned two sequels by the Pang brothers, The Eye 2 and The Eye 10...
, Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: Resurrection is a 2002 American horror film and eighth installment in the Halloween film series. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, who had also directed Halloween II, the film builds upon the continuity of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later...
, One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams. Fox Searchlight Pictures distributed the film in the United States. One Hour Photo also starred Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. Williams won a...
, My Little Eye
My Little Eye
My Little Eye is a 2002 British horror film directed by Marc Evans about five adults who agree to spend six months together in an isolated mansion while being filmed at all times. The idea for the film came from reality television shows such as Big Brother...
with dir. Marc Evans
Marc Evans
Marc Evans is a Welsh-born film director, whose credits include the films House of America, Resurrection Man and My Little Eye.-Biography:Evans was born in 1963 in Carmarthen, Wales...
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Sunday:
Swimfan
Swimfan
Swimfan, also known as Fanatica, is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed by John Polson and written by Charles Bohl and Phillip Schneider. Considered a Fatal Attraction for a teenage audience, the film stars Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, and Shiri Appleby.-Plot:Ben Cronin is a a star swimmer...
, Tuno Negro, Dark Water
Dark Water (2002 film)
Dark Water is a 2002 Japanese drama-horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, the director of Ring and Ring 2. Dark Water is based on Floating Water, a short story by Koji Suzuki. Its Japanese name is Honogurai mizu no soko kara , which is also the name of the horror anthology by Koji Suzuki...
, Spider
Spider (film)
Spider is a 2002 Canadian/British drama film produced and directed by David Cronenberg and based on the novel of the same name by Patrick McGrath, who also wrote the screenplay....
with novelist/screenwriter Patrick McGrath,
Monday:
The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Happiness of the Katakuris
is a 2001 film directed by Takashi Miike, with screenplay by Kikumi Yamagishi. It is loosely based on the South Korean film The Quiet Family. The film is a surreal horror-comedy in the farce tradition, which includes claymation sequences, musical and dance numbers, a karaoke-style sing-along...
, Bloody Mallory with Julien Magnat
Julien Magnat
Julien Magnat is a film and television screenwriter and director. He is best known for Bloody Mallory and Faces In The Crowd .- Life and career :Magnat was born in Ardèche, France...
, Insomnia
Insomnia (2002 film)
Insomnia is an American psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank. The film, released on 24 May 2002, is a remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name.-Plot:...
with Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
, Ted Bundy
Ted Bundy (film)
Ted Bundy is a 2002 film by American film director and writer Matthew Bright. The film dramatizes the crimes of serial killer Ted Bundy. It stars Michael Reilly Burke in the title role, and Boti Bliss as Bundy's girlfriend, Lee .-Cast:*Michael Reilly Burke as Ted Bundy*Boti Bliss as Lee...
with Dir. Matthew Bright
Matthew Bright
Matthew Bright is an American film director, writer and actor.His first noted credits were as writer and actor in the 1982 film Forbidden Zone, portraying the twins Squeezit and René Henderson...
and Prod. Hamish McAlpine.
Shorts: Pissboy with Dir. Jim Sloan, The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen are a group of British comedians formed in 1995, best known for their radio and television series.The League of Gentlemen may also refer to:* The League of Gentlemen ,...
's The Cicerones with Dir. Jeremey Dyson and actor Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist. He is best known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock....
, Jake West
Jake West
-Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer , Noel Clarke and Stephen Graham -Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer (Severance, The Football Factory"), Noel Clarke ("Adulthood", "Kidulthood", "Dr. Who") and...
's Whacked
Also there was an appearance by Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle
Daniel "Danny" Boyle is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Trainspotting. For Slumdog Millionaire, Boyle won numerous awards in 2008, including the Academy Award for Best Director...
with the first reel of 28 Days Later
28 Days Later
28 Days Later is an acclaimed 2002 British horror film directed by Danny Boyle. The screenplay was written by Alex Garland, and the film stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, and Christopher Eccleston...
.
FF2003
FrightFest 2003 introduced a Surprise Movie to its schedule. The surprise movie was originally slated to appear on the Sunday timetable. Due to losing The Butterfly EffectThe Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect is a 2004 American sci-fi psychological thriller film that is written and directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber and starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart...
from the festival schedule it was moved to Friday. The slot was filled however by a last minute arrival of Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary is a 2002 horror film directed by Guy Maddin. It is a silent interpretation of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's take of Bram Stoker's Dracula...
. This was a free of charge addition to the Festival.
Friday: Octane
Octane (film)
Octane is a 2002 thriller film directed by Marcus Adams and starring Madeleine Stowe and Mischa Barton...
with Dir. Marcus Adams
Marcus Adams
Marcus Adams is a British film director. Marcus has produced successful music videos, award-winning advertisements and complete feature films....
and crew, Surprise Movie (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 superhero film adaptation loosely based on characters from the comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore, who is also famous for Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. It was released on July 11, 2003, in the...
), Beyond Re-animator
Beyond Re-Animator
Beyond Re-Animator is a horror film, directed by Brian Yuzna. It is the second sequel to Re-Animator. The film premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel . This showing was cut to a TV-PG rating...
Saturday: Tattoo
Tattoo (2002 film)
-Plot:Marc Schrader, a rookie cop caught red-handed with drugs in a police raid of an illegal rave, joins a homicide investigation conducted by Chief Inspector Minks. The victim is a naked young woman with the skin stripped off her back, killed as she staggered into traffic.As Schrader and Minks...
with short Virus, Malefique introduced by Dir. Eric Valette, Cypher
Cypher (film)
Cypher , is a 2002 science fiction thriller film starring Jeremy Northam and Lucy Liu. The film was written by Brian King and directed by Vincenzo Natali. The film was shown in limited release in theaters in the USA, and released on DVD on August 2nd 2005.-Plot:Morgan Sullivan, a recently...
with short Suspended, Jeepers Creepers 2, Charlie's Family
Sunday Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary is a 2002 horror film directed by Guy Maddin. It is a silent interpretation of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's take of Bram Stoker's Dracula...
, Phone
Phone (film)
Phone is a 2002 South Korean horror film directed and written by Ahn Byeong-ki and starring Ha Ji-Won and Kim Yu-Mi. The film is a complex and disturbing love story that involves possession and ghosts.-Plot:...
, The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie is a British horror film directed by Julian Richards, starring Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson and released in 2004. It is filmed in a found footage style.- Plot :...
with Dir. Julian Richards
Julian Richards
Julian Richards FSA, MIFA is a British television and radio presenter, writer and archaeologist with over 30 years experience of fieldwork and publication.-Early career:...
, Gozu
Gozu
is a Japanese cult film directed by Takashi Miike.-Plot:Structurally, Gozu is a succession of bizarre scenes sandwiched between a storyline involving Minami’s search for his Yakuza brother Ozaki in a small town, that is reminiscent of the episodic quests in Greek Mythology.-Cast:*Hideki Sone as...
+ Trailer Trash (a compilation of rare and odd trailers), Cabin Fever with pre-recorded intro' by Dir. Eli Roth
Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
.
Monday House of the Dead
House of the Dead (film)
House of the Dead is a 2003 action-horror film adaptation of the successful 1996 light gun arcade game of the same name produced by Sega. The film was directed by Uwe Boll. The film was universally panned by critics.-Plot:...
+ short The Last Dream, Between Your Legs, Fear X
Fear X
Fear X is a 2003 psychological thriller film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The first film to be produced from one of Hubert Selby Jr.'s original screenplays, its eventual box-office failure would force Refn's film company Jang Go Star into bankruptcy.-Plot:When his wife is killed in a seemingly...
with Nicolas Winding Refn, House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses
House of 1000 Corpses is a 2003 exploitation horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie; it is his directorial debut. It was released in the United States on April 11, 2003 by Lions Gate Entertainment.-Plot:...
with Dir. Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
.
FF2004
This year the short movies were shown in one block. The event also added an earlier start time for Sat - Mon.Friday: Oldboy
Oldboy
Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook. It is based on the Japanese manga of the same name written by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya. Oldboy is the second installment of The Vengeance Trilogy, preceded by Sympathy for Mr...
with Dir. Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of...
, Haute Tension
Haute Tension
Haute Tension is a 2003 French horror film that was later released in 2004 in the United Kingdom and 2005 in the United States and Canada. The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, stars Cécile de France, Maïwenn and Philippe Nahon....
with Dir. Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Aja is a French film director who rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension .-Personal life:...
and star Cécile de France
Cécile de France
Cécile de France is a Belgian actress. After achieving success in French cinema hits such as L'Art de la séduction and Irène , she gained international attention for her lead role in Haute Tension and Hereafter .- Career :Born in Namur, she left Belgium at the age of 17 to go to Paris where she...
, Toolbox Murders remake.
Saturday: Profondo Rosso, The Tesseract
The Tesseract (film)
The Tesseract, is a 2003 thriller film starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Based on the novel of the same name by Alex Garland, it is directed by Oxide Pang....
, Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt with Prod. Brian Yuzna and Dir. Paco Plaza, The I Inside, Hellboy
Hellboy (film)
Hellboy is a 2004 supernatural superhero film, starring Ron Perlman, John Hurt and Selma Blair, directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film is based on the Dark Horse Comics work Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola. It was produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures...
, with Dir. Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
with an unannounced appearance by actors Ron Perlman
Ron Perlman
Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman is an American television, film and voice over actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast , a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character...
+ Selma Blair
Selma Blair
Selma Blair is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. She has performed in feature films including Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde, The Sweetest Thing, Hellboy, The Fog, Purple Violets and Hellboy II: The Golden Army...
+ Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans is an English actor, who is well known in the United Kingdom for his television career.Evans was born in Staffordshire, England. He attended Milton Abbey School, in Dorset, and went on to train at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art...
(all remained for a Q&A), Monster Man
Monster Man
Monster Man is a 2003 American comedy horror film written and directed by Michael Davis and stars Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, Aimee Brooks, and Michael Bailey Smith.-Plot:...
Sunday: The Card Player
The Card Player
The Card Player is a 2004 horror-thriller directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Stefania Rocca and Liam Cunningham and marks Argento's second giallo feature of the decade . In its Italian Theatrical release it took in 2.926.000 Euro The film features a brief role for Fiore Argento, the...
(Il cartaio), Buppah Rahtree
Buppah Rahtree
Buppah Rahtree is a 2003 Thai comedy-horror film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. With its comic references to The Exorcist and Audition, Buppah Rahtree gained a cult following through screenings at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and the Fantasia Festival...
, Code 46
Code 46
Code 46 is a 2003 British film directed by Michael Winterbottom, with screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce. It was produced by BBC Films and Revolution Films. It is a disquieting science fiction love story with themes that explore the moral impacts of advances in biotechnology. The soundtrack was...
, Calvaire, Ginger Snaps Back
Ginger Snaps Back
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning is the prequel to Ginger Snaps and Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed. The final part of the Ginger Snaps trilogy takes place in 19th century Canada, following the exploits of the antecedents of the Fitzgerald sisters of the two previous movies: Ginger and Brigitte , who...
with Dir. John Fawcett
John Fawcett (director)
John Fawcett is a Canadian director of film and television. His best known films are the 2000 werewolf movie Ginger Snaps and the 2005 horror film The Dark...
and Prod. Paula Devonshire.
Short Film Showcase: Rex Steele Nazi Smasher, Oltro Ladrillo En La Pared (Another Brick in the Wall), La Guarida Del Ermitano (In The Hermits Lair), L'Autre (The Other), Amor So De Mae (Love from Mother Only).
Trailer Trash was not a feature in 2004 but was replaced with the second reel of Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator (film)
Alien vs. Predator is a 2004 American science fiction film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson for 20th Century Fox and starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen. The film adapts the Alien vs. Predator crossover imprint bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a...
. Also Don Mancini
Don Mancini
Don Mancini is an American screenwriter, producer, and film director. Mancini is best known for creating the character of Chucky, and writing all of the films in the Child's Play series. Mancini was also the executive producer of Bride of Chucky, and he directed the latest entry in the series;...
with a rough cut trailer for Seed of Chucky
Seed of Chucky
Seed of Chucky, also known as Child's Play 5: Seed of Chucky or Child's Play 5, is a 2004 horror comedy film, which is the fifth entry in the Child's Play series. The film was written and directed by Don Mancini, who created Child's Play and has written all sequels to date...
.
Monday: The Eye 2
The Eye 2
The Eye 2 is a 2004 Hong Kong horror film directed by the Pang brothers. It is the sequel to The Eye , though the two storylines are not related in any way except for seeing ghosts.-Plot:...
, One Point 0, The Hillside Strangler with Prod. Hamish McAlpine, Casshern, The Machinist
The Machinist
The Machinist is a 2004 English-language Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar....
with Dir. Brad Anderson.
Tuesday: a last moment one off addition of Creep
Creep (film)
Creep is a 2004 British horror film about a woman locked in overnight on the London Underground who finds herself being stalked by a hideously deformed killer living in the sewers below...
with Dir. Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith (director)
Christopher Smith, is a British film director and screenwriter.- Career :His four most prominent pieces of work are Creep, Severance, Triangle and Black Death. Smith was last working on a movie based about the UK children's book series CHERUB...
and actress Franka Potente
Franka Potente
Franka Potente is a German film actress and singer. She first appeared in the comedy After Five in the Forest Primeval and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Lola rennt . Potente received Germany's highest film and television awards for her performances in Run Lola Run and...
. A Q&A session afterwards features as an extra on the Region 2 DVD.
FF2005
FrightFest moved to Screen One of the Odeon West End. For the first time the festival started early on the Friday morning. This was to support the opening movie Land of the Dead by screening the three preceding ...of the Dead movies.Greg Nicotero was slated to provide an onstage demonstration of make up application. Circumstances lead to the event being a display of zombie props from Nicotero.
Friday: Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...
, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in many cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it attains the quality...
, Gregory Nicotero
Gregory Nicotero
Gregory Nicotero is an American special effects creator and actor. In 1988, along with Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger, he formed KNB Efx Group, a special effects studio which has gone on to work on over 400 film and television projects...
onstage with prop zombies, Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead
For the disambiguation page on anything else on this topic, come here to Land of the Dead .Land of the Dead is a 2005 horror film written and directed by George A...
with George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
, A Bittersweet Life
A Bittersweet Life
A Bittersweet Life is a 2005 South Korean film directed and written by Kim Ji-woon and starring Lee Byung-hun...
, Evil Aliens
Evil Aliens
Evil Aliens , is a British "splatstick" horror-comedy film directed by Jake West, in the tradition of films such as Braindead, House, and Evil Dead....
with Dir. Jake West
Jake West
-Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer , Noel Clarke and Stephen Graham -Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer (Severance, The Football Factory"), Noel Clarke ("Adulthood", "Kidulthood", "Dr. Who") and...
introducing, and actors.
Saturday: Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock? is a 2005 television movie directed by Dario Argento. The film is a homage to the acclaimed thriller film director Alfred Hitchcock.-Plot:...
, Dead Meat
Dead Meat
Dead Meat is a 2004 Irish zombie film written and directed by Conor McMahon, starring Spanish theatre actress Marian Araujo and veteran Irish actor Eoin Whelan.-Plot summary:...
with Dir. Conor McMahon, Ban the Sadist Videos documentary with Prod. Carl Daft, The Neighbour No. 13 + short film The Eel introduced by Dir., Wild Country with Producers and actresses Samantha Shields and Nicola Muldoon, The Roost
The Roost
The Roost is a 2005 horror film directed by Ti West. Zombies and homicidal bats terrorize four teenagers stranded on a mysterious farm.- Synopsis :...
introduced by Dir. Ti West
Ti West
Ti West is an American film director, best known for his work in horror films.- Early life:West was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He was featured in a 2001 Fall issue of Teen People Magazine...
, 2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs
2001 Maniacs is a 2005 American comedy horror film directed by Tim Sullivan, starring Robert Englund, Jay Gillespie, Dylan Edrington, and Matthew Carey. It is a remake of the 1964 film Two Thousand Maniacs! written and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The film is distributed by Lions Gate...
Sunday: The Collingswood Story
The Collingswood Story
The Collingswood Story is an award winning indie horror film, hailed by Shivers Magazine as "The Best Low Budget Movie Since The Blair Witch Project"...
+ short The Ten Steps, Marebito
Marebito
is a 2004 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Shimizu.-Plot:The film is about a man named Masuoka, played by Shinya Tsukamoto, who carries a camera everywhere he goes. He becomes obsessed with the idea of fear when he sees a frightened man shove a knife in his eye to commit suicide...
+ short The Victim, Wes Craven
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
's Red Eye
Red Eye (film)
Red Eye is a 2005 thriller film directed by Wes Craven and starring Rachel McAdams as a hotel manager ensnared in an assassination plot by a terrorist while aboard a red-eye flight to Miami. The film score was composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami.-Plot:Lisa Reisert fears flying...
(replacing Boo), Nochnoi Dozor
Night Watch (2004 film)
Night Watch is a 2004 Russian supernatural thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov. It is loosely based on the novel The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko, and is the first part of a trilogy, followed by Day Watch and ending supposedly with Twilight Watch .-Plot:In the prologue, which...
, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Paul Schrader. It is a prequel to The Exorcist .-Plot:...
.
Monday: Born to Fight, Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium is a 2005 horror film written by Ana Clavell and directed by Clavell and James Dudelson, starring Justin Ipock, Laurie Maria Baranyay and John F. Henry III. It is half a sequel and half prequel to Day of the Dead...
+ short Mrs Davenport's Throat introduced by Prod. David McGillivray, P with Dir. Paul Spurrier, Antikörper
Antikörper
Antikörper is the second album of the German band Eisbrecher, released on October 20, 2006. The album debuted on the Media Control Charts at #85 & the Deutsche Alternative Charts at #10.-Track listing:...
with Dir. Christian Alvart, Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek (film)
Wolf Creek is a 2005 independent Australian horror film written, co-produced and directed by Greg McLean. The story revolves around three backpackers who find themselves held captive by a serial killer in the Australian outback...
with Dir. Greg McLean
Greg McLean
Greg McLean is an Australian film director, producer and writer.- Biography :According to the production notes for film Wolf Creek, "after training as a fine artist specializing in painting, McLean attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art , completing a graduate diploma in directing." In his...
also actresses Cassandra Magrath
Cassandra Magrath
Cassandra Magrath is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayal of Miranda Gibson in the Australian ABC 1998–2000 television series SeaChange and in the lead role in the 2005 Australian horror film Wolf Creek.-Early life:Magrath attended a drama class for a ten year period...
and Kestie Morassi
Kestie Morassi
Kestie Morassi is an Australian actress born in Adelaide, South Australia, where she lived until she was 13 years old. She studied at the National Theatre, Melbourne Drama School, graduating in 1994, and another five years at Drama with a Difference....
.
2005 also saw the creation of Alan Jones' FrightFest Year Book. This was a retrospective of genre films of that year. An opening chapter concerned itself with the Fest itself. The book dealt with 2005 but saw publication from Revolver Books in 2006 http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0954940784.
Additionally over the course of the weekend a satellite link up with Dir. Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.-Life and career:Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring , Ring 2 and Dark Water...
was attempted. Due to technical difficulties it was mostly unsuccessful.
FF2006
The Festival grew in size again this year. Due to interest garnered by the success of FF2005 the event had to move from Screen One to Screen Two.Guillermo del Toro chose FF2006 to hold the UK premiere of Pan's Labyrinth over The London Film Festival.
The festival brochure/programme expanded too with an original comic strip (Intermission by John-Paul Kamath of London Horror Comic
London Horror Comic
London Horror Comic is a British horror comic book anthology. The book is written and published by John-Paul Kamath who founded London Horror Comic Ltd...
) and an original short story by author/critic Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Kim Newman is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternate fictional versions of history...
http://www.johnnyalucard.com/shorts.html.
There was additionally an unofficial early start to proceedings with a charity screening in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity that focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and related diseases by providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals. The units are dedicated areas for teenage patients, who are involved in their concept and creation...
.
Original music composed for FrightFest played between movies and was supplied by Dave Andrews.
A FrightFest exclusive trailer for Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action dark comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The three had previously worked together on the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead as well as the television series Spaced...
was presented by Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright
Edgar Howard Wright is an English film and television director and writer. He is most famous for his work with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the TV series Spaced, and for directing the film Scott Pilgrim vs...
.
Thursday: charity screening of Severance
Severance (film)
Severance is a British comedy horror film, written by James Moran, directed by Christopher Smith, and starring Danny Dyer and Laura Harris. In 2009, media interest in the film was revived following the alleged copycat murder of a UK teenager.-Plot:...
with Dir. Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith (director)
Christopher Smith, is a British film director and screenwriter.- Career :His four most prominent pieces of work are Creep, Severance, Triangle and Black Death. Smith was last working on a movie based about the UK children's book series CHERUB...
+ Screenwriter James Moran
James Moran (writer)
James Moran is a British screenwriter for television and film, who wrote the horror-comedy Severance. He works in the horror, comedy, science-fiction, historical fiction and spy thriller genres.-Breaking in:...
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Friday: The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 British detective film produced by Hammer Films and directed by Terence Fisher.The film is the first adaptation from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel of the same name to be filmed in colour and stars Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, Sir Christopher Lee as...
introduced by Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist. He is best known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock....
, Countess Dracula
Countess Dracula
Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory. It is in many ways atypical of Hammer's canon, attempting to broaden Hammer's output from Dracula and Frankenstein sequels....
, Twins of Evil
Twins of Evil
Twins of Evil is a 1971 horror film by Hammer Film Productions starring Peter Cushing, with Damien Thomas and the real-life twins and former Playboy Playmates Mary and Madeleine Collinson....
screening as an afternoon Hammer retrospective, El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) with Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
and Alfonse Cauron, Hatchet
Hatchet (film)
Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Adam Green.-Plot:Set in the Louisiana bayou, it is the story of the legend of Victor Crowley...
with Dir. Adam Green
Adam Green (filmmaker)
- Background :Adam Green was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and after finishing high school he graduated from Hofstra University in New York.Green’s very first job out of college was producing and directing local commercials for cable in the Boston area....
, Frostbiten
Frostbiten
Frostbite is a Swedish comedy horror film from 2006 directed by Anders Banke.The film was produced outside the bigger Swedish films studios, which would be considered an independent film in America...
+ short Gasoline Blood
Saturday: Isolation with Dir. Billy O'Brien, Earthlings Ugly Bags of Mostly Water + short Out of the Darkness, CUT! competition short film showcase (Hammer Falls, Torn Flesh, The Silent Scream, Natural Birthing, A Very Grimm Fairytale, The Collector, Curta Veraso, The Fall Down, Dead Wood, Kasting) The Marsh with Dir. Jordan Baker, See No Evil
See No Evil (film)
See No Evil is a 2006 horror film directed by Gregory Dark, written by Dan Madigan, produced by Joel Simon, and starring professional wrestler Kane. It is the first major film produced by WWE Films and was released by Lions Gate Entertainment on May 19, 2006.The film went through many different...
, Adrift aka Open Water 2: Adrift
Open Water 2: Adrift
Open Water 2: Adrift is a thriller filmed entirely in Malta, starring Susan May Pratt, Richard Speight, Jr., Niklaus Lange, Ali Hillis, Cameron Richardson and Eric Dane...
+ Trailer Trash, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
Sunday:
Broken with Dir. Adam Mason and cast/crew + short snatching time, The Living and the Dead with Dir. Simon Rumley, * Ils
Them (2006 film)
Them is a 2006 French horror film directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud.Olivia Bonamy plays Clementine, a young teacher, who has recently moved from France to a remote but idyllic country house near Bucharest, Romania with her lover Lucas played by Michael Cohen.- Story :The film opens with a...
+ short In the Place of the Dead, Grimm Love + Trailer Trash, The Lost, Sheitan,
Monday: H6: Diaro De Un Asesino + short Missed Call, Ghost of Mae Nak
Ghost of Mae Nak
Ghost of Mae Nak is a 2005 Thai horror film thriller about a protecting ghost directed and written by British director Mark Duffield. The film stars Pataratida Pacharawirapong, Siwat Chotchaicharin and Porntip Papanai as the ghost.-Synopsis:...
with Dir. Mark Duffied (replacing Re-cycle
Re-cycle
Re-cycle is a 2006 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Angelica Lee. The film was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a reunion for Pangs and the actress Lee, who starred in the Pang's 2002 hit, The Eye...
) + short film Deadly Tantrum, Puritan with Dir. Hadi Hajaig and actors David Soul
David Soul
David Soul is an American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programme Starsky and Hutch . He gained British citizenship in 2004.-Early life:...
+ Nick Moran
Nick Moran
Nicholas James "Nick" Moran is an English actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Eddy the card shark in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...
, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a 2006 film/mockumentary directed by Scott Glosserman. It stars Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals and Robert Englund. The film is a homage to the slasher film genre. It follows a film crew that documents an aspiring serial killer who models himself...
, The Host
The Host (film)
The Host is a 2006 South Korean monster film, which also contains elements of comedy and drama films. The film was directed by Bong Joon-ho, who co-wrote the screenplay, along with Baek Chul-hyun....
.
FF2007
The start of the Fest officially moved to the Thursday evening slot. Film4 took over sponsorship. The final day of the Fest supported an attempt to break the Zombie Walk record to tie in with the showing of The Zombie DiariesThe Zombie Diaries
The Zombie Diaries is a 2006 British independent horror film written, produced and directed by Kevin Gates and first-time feature film maker Michael Bartlett.The film was shot in a hand-held documentary format on DV and split into three separate parts....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478042&in_page_id=1770.
A live commentary for one movie was conducted.http://www.frightfest.co.uk/hatchetlive.html
The festival was covered by Emily Booth
Emily Booth
Emily Katherine Booth , also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter.- Early life :...
reporting for Zone Horror
Thursday: Black Sheep
Black Sheep (2007 film)
Black Sheep is a New Zealand made comedy horror film written and directed by Jonathan King. North American distribution rights were acquired by The Weinstein Company and IFC Films. The Weinstein Company released the film on DVD on 9 October 2007 under their Dimension Extreme brand through Genius...
with Dir. Jonathan King
Jonathan King (film director)
Jonathan King is a film director from New Zealand. He is the son of historian Michael King and brother of author Rachael King.- Biography :...
, screening of extra features from the 28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British/Spanish film sequel to the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and released in the United Kingdom and United States on 11 May 2007...
DVD with Prod. Andrew Macdonald
Andrew Macdonald (producer)
Andrew Macdonald is a Scottish film producer, best known for his collaborations with screenwriter John Hodge and director Danny Boyle, including Shallow Grave , Trainspotting and 28 Days Later ....
, Doomsday
Doomsday (film)
Doomsday is a 2008 British science fiction film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film takes place in the future. Scotland has been quarantined because of a deadly virus. When the virus is found in London, political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair to Scotland to find a...
preview footage with Dir. Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
, Black Water
Black Water (film)
Black Water is a 2007 Australian horror/thriller film set in the mangrove seas of northern Australia. It was written and directed by Andrew Traucki and David Nerlich and stars Diana Glenn, Maeve Dermody and Andy Rodoreda...
.
Friday: Hatchet
Hatchet (film)
Hatchet is a 2006 American slasher film written, produced, and directed by Adam Green.-Plot:Set in the Louisiana bayou, it is the story of the legend of Victor Crowley...
-Live commentary with Dir. Adam Green
Adam Green (filmmaker)
- Background :Adam Green was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and after finishing high school he graduated from Hofstra University in New York.Green’s very first job out of college was producing and directing local commercials for cable in the Boston area....
and Alan Jones, The Sword Bearer, The Signal
The Signal (film)
The Signal is an independent psychological horror-comedy film written and directed by David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry and produced by Alexander A. Motlagh—four filmmakers who have been collaborating since 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia...
, 1408
1408 (film)
1408 is a 2007 American psychological horror film based on the Stephen King short story of the same name directed by Swedish director Mikael Håfström, who earlier had directed the horror film Drowning Ghost. The cast includes John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, and Mary McCormack. The film was released...
with Dir. Mikael Håfström
Mikael Håfström
Jan Mikael Håfström , known as Mikael Håfström, is a Swedish screenwriter and director.-Biography:Håfström directed the exorcism thriller The Rite, which is based on a novel from Matt Baglio.- Filmography :...
, Teeth
Teeth (film)
Teeth is a 2007 comedy horror film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein, about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina. It premiered January 19, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the independent drama category...
(replaced P2
P2 (film)
P2 is a 2007 thriller film directed by Franck Khalfoun, written and produced by Khalfoun, Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur and starring Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley....
), All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a 2006 American horror-thriller film, although it has also been described as a slasher film. Originally finished in 2006, the film premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2006 and 2007. Notable premieres include Toronto Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival,...
, Shrooms
Shrooms (film)
Shrooms is a 2007 horror film about a group of American students and their Irish guide who are stalked by a serial killer while out in the woods looking for psilocybin mushrooms...
with Dir. Paddy Breathnach.
Saturday: Fritt Vilt
Fritt Vilt
Cold Prey |Open Season]]") is a 2006 Norwegian horror film, directed by Roar Uthaug. It premiered in Norway on October 13, 2006 and received mostly positive reviews and was hailed as one of the best modern Norwegian horror movies.-Plot:...
with Dir. Roar Uthaug
Roar Uthaug
Roar Uthaug is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from The Norwegian Filmschool in 2002.- Career :...
, Joshua
Joshua (film)
Joshua is a 2007 American psychological horror/thriller film about an affluent young Manhattan family and how they are torn apart by the increasingly sadistic behavior of their disturbed son, Joshua. The film was directed by George Ratliff and stars Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga and Jacob Kogan...
, Short Film Showcase (We're Ready for you now, Dead @17, The Dear Hunter, Pig Tale, Little Brats), Storm Warning
Storm Warning (2007 film)
Storm Warning is a 2007 Australian horror film directed by Urban Legend director Jamie Blanks.-Plot:Rob and Pia, a couple who are out for a day of sailing become lost in a heavy storm and end up on a desolate island. They come across a barn with no one home. There is a large amount of marijuana in...
, Wrong Turn 2
Wrong Turn 2
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End is a 2007 American slasher film, directed by Joe Lynch, and starring Erica Leerhsen, Crystal Lowe, Henry Rollins and Texas Battle. It is a sequel to the 2003 horror film Wrong Turn, and has been available on DVD since October 9, 2007...
with Dir. Joe Lynch, Disturbia
Disturbia (film)
Disturbia is a 2007 American thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso and executive produced by Ivan Reitman. It is an updated version of Alfred Hitchcock's classic film Rear Window...
, The Devil Dared Me To
The Devil Dared Me To
The Devil Dared Me To is a New Zealand film written by and starring Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. The film revolves around a fictional stuntman, Randy Cambell, who aspires to be the greatest living New Zealander in that profession...
with Dir./star Chris Stapp
Chris Stapp
Chris Stapp is a New Zealand actor/director/musician best known for his role of stuntman Randy Cambell in Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television. He and Back of the Y co-star Matt Heath appear in season 6 of Eating Media Lunch. In 2005 the pair also hosted a weekly radio show Thursday Drive on bFM...
and Matt Heath
Matt Heath
Matthew Philip "Matt" Heath is an English footballer, playing for Colchester United. His position is centre half.-Leicester City:...
.
Sunday: Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door (2007 film)
The Girl Next Door is a 2007 horror film adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name by Jack Ketchum. The film is loosely based on true events surrounding the torture and murder of Sylvia Likens by Gertrude Baniszewski during the summer of 1965.-Plot:...
+ short The Bride, Botched
Botched
-Plot:Richie Donovan works as a professional thief for Groznyi , a wealthy businessman, in order to pay off his debt for being smuggled into America as a child. He pulls off a successful diamond heist, but it is botched when he gets involved in two separate car accidents...
with Dir. Kit Ryan, Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll is a German director, producer and screenwriter, whose work includes several films adapted from video games. He finances his own films through his Boll KG production company. He is often cited as the worst director of all time.-Early life:...
double bill Postal + Seed with Q&A session, WΔZ with Dir. Tom Shankland
Tom Shankland
- Filmography :* The Children * WΔZ * Marple: The Moving Finger * Jericho * Family Business * No Night Is Too Long * Clocking Off * Going Down * Hearts and Bones * Bait * Bubbles - Awards :...
and screenwriter Clive Bradley
Clive Bradley
Clive Bradley was a known arranger of steelpan music.-Person:Bradley grew up in Diego Martin, Trinidad where he attended elementary school. He then visited Fatima College...
+ preview footage from The Cottage with cast and crew including actor Reece Shearsmith
Reece Shearsmith
Reeson "Reece" Shearsmith is an English actor and writer. He is most famous for his work as part of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson.-Early life:...
, screening of Don't fake trailer from Grindhouse + grindhouse trailers documentary introduced by Emily Booth
Emily Booth
Emily Katherine Booth , also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter.- Early life :...
, Skinwalkers
Skinwalkers (film)
Skinwalkers is a 2006 horror-action film about werewolves, and was released in the United States by Lions Gate Entertainment and After Dark Films. Directed by James Isaac, it stars Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, and Tom Jackson...
.
Monday: Zombie Walk, The Zombie Diaries
The Zombie Diaries
The Zombie Diaries is a 2006 British independent horror film written, produced and directed by Kevin Gates and first-time feature film maker Michael Bartlett.The film was shot in a hand-held documentary format on DV and split into three separate parts....
with cast and crew, Kilometer 31
Kilometer 31
Kilometre 31 is a 2007 Mexican horror film, written and directed by Rigoberto Castañeda. The film is inspired by the Crying Woman legend and legends about highway ghosts.- Plot :...
with Dir. Rigoberto Castañeda, Spiral with Dir. Adam Green http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ohGEkmn519w, Dnevnoy dozorhttp://imdb.com/title/tt0409904/ + short In The Wall http://imdb.com/title/tt0977657/ and its Dir. Mike Williamson, El Orfanatohttp://imdb.com/title/tt0464141/ with Dir. Juan Antonio Bayona
Juan Antonio Bayona
Juan Antonio Bayona is a Spanish film director. In addition to directing television commercials and music videos, Bayona is best known for directing his acclaimed horror film The Orphanage. Bayona is currently signed to create two films: Hater and The Impossible.-Career:Bayona grew up with a...
and screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez
Sergio G. Sánchez
Sergio G. Sánchez is a Spanish director and screenwriter.Sánchez has written and directed his own screenplays for short films such as Temporada baja and 7337 ....
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FrightFest Xtra a one day event held at The Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley on the following Saturday: Santo in the Wax Museum, Espectro, Mr. Brooks
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Brooks is a 2007 thriller film directed by Bruce A. Evans starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, and William Hurt. It was released on June 1, 2007...
.
FF2008
The Fest was once again sponsored by Film4. In a move away from the previous year's logo/programme cover design, this year's image (from Graham Humphreys) was an EC Comics homage. Weekend passes sold out on the first day of sales.Directors Adam Green
Adam Green (filmmaker)
- Background :Adam Green was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and after finishing high school he graduated from Hofstra University in New York.Green’s very first job out of college was producing and directing local commercials for cable in the Boston area....
and Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch (director)
Joe Lynch is an American film director and music video director, cinematographer, and film actor.-Life and career:His directorial debut in feature film was 2007's Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, which starred Henry Rollins, Erica Leerhsen, and Texas Battle....
(as The Douche Brothers) provided 5 short movies depicting their fictional journey to FrightFest 2008. The majority resembled the opening scene of the Twilight Zone movie. Each played before the days early evening movie.
The festival was covered by Emily Booth
Emily Booth
Emily Katherine Booth , also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter.- Early life :...
, reporting for Zone Horror, for the second year in a row.
Thursday: Eden Lake with Dir James Watkins
James Watkins
Professor James Watkins is Director, Sport and Exercise Science Research Centre at the University of Wales Swansea. He is an advisory board member of the Journal of Sports Sciences and an editorial board member of the European Journal of Physical Education.He was chairman of the biomechanics...
and Actors Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender is an Irish-German actor. He is best known for playing Lt. Archie Hicox in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Magneto in the superhero blockbuster X-Men: First Class...
and Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell
Jack T. O'Connell is an American politician and the former 26th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, having been elected to the post in November 2002 with 61% of the vote. He was re-elected to his post by receiving a majority of the vote in the Primary election on June 6, 2006,...
, I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer with directors Stacey Edmonds and Doug Turner, Scar-3D which screened at the Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in central London, England, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, that runs in a north-easterly direction from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street, crossing Charing Cross Road at Cambridge Circus....
Cineworld
Cineworld
Cineworld Group plc is a cinema chain operating in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Jersey. The chain consists of 78 cinemas; 76 of which are located in the UK and one each in Ireland and Jersey. It is the second-largest cinema operator in the UK with 801 screens, and the owner of...
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Friday: Time Crimes
Los Cronocrímenes
Timecrimes is a 2007 science fiction film written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo.An English language remake of the film is planned for 2012.-Plot:...
, King of the Hill (replacement for The Substitute), Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror
Trailer Park of Terror is a 2008 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Steven Goldmann and written by Timothy Dolan.-Plot:Based on the Imperium Comics series of the same name, Trailer Park of Terror follows six troubled high schoolers and their leader, the optimistic youth ministries...
with Dir. Steven Goldman, Mum & Dad
Mum & Dad
Mum & Dad is a 2008 horror film by director Steven Sheil. Its premiere was on August 22, 2008 during the London FrightFest Film Festival. One day later it was shown during the Fantasy Filmfest in Germany. The film is the directors debut of Steven Sheil.-Plot:...
with actors Perry Benson
Perry Benson
Perry Benson is an English character actor best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? , Oh, Doctor Beeching! and Operation Good Guys .-Movie career:...
, Dido Miles, Ainsley Howard
Ainsley Howard
Ainsley Howard is probably best known for her role as Birdie in the 2008 film Mum & Dad in which she co-starred alongside Perry Benson, Dido Miles and Toby Alexander...
and Dir. Steven Shiel with Prod. Amanda Martin, The Strangers
The Strangers
The Strangers is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino, and starring Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Glenn Howerton, Gemma Ward, Laura Margolis, and Kip Weeks...
, Freakdog
Freakdog
Freakdog is a 2008 horror film by Paddy Breathnach, that originally went under the title Red Mist.-Plot:The film circles around four medical students who, while out partying one night, spike the drink of a unknowing and loner colleague nicknamed 'Freakdog'; it turned out to be a very powerful...
with Dir. Paddy Breathnach
Paddy Breathnach
Paddy Breathnach is an award-winning Irish film director and producer. He directed Man About Dog, Blow Dry and Shrooms. He was also involved in the production of The Mighty Celt and Ape....
and actor Andrew-Lee Potts
Andrew-Lee Potts
Andrew-Lee Potts is an English actor.He attended Intake High School Arts College and began his career in Musical Theatre. Potts is best known for his role as quirky student Connor Temple on ITV's science fiction programme Primeval, starring with his real-life fiancée, Hannah Spearritt...
, Bad Biology
Bad Biology
Bad Biology is a dark horror comedy film directed and produced by Frank Henenlotter and rapper R.A. the Rugged Man.-Plot:Driven by biological excess, a young man and woman search for sexual fulfillment, unaware of each others existence. Unfortunately, they eventually meet, and the bonding of these...
with Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Frank Henenlotter
Frank Henenlotter, , is an American screenwriter, director and film historian. He is known primarily for his horror comedies, though he would prefer to be classified as an "exploitation" filmmaker . "I never felt that I made ‘horror films’, he has said. "I always felt that I made exploitation films...
and actors Charlee Danielson and Anthony Sneed.
Saturday: Fear(s) of the Dark, Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead (2008 film)
Dance of the Dead is a 2008 American independent zombie comedy, directed by Gregg Bishop and written by Joe Ballarini. The film featured Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Chandler Darby, and Carissa Capobianco...
with Dir. Gregg Bishop, Manhunt with Dir. Patrick Syversen and writer and actress Nini Bull Robsahm, The Chaser, the Zone Horror Cut short movie competition winners preceded Bubba's Chili Parlor with Dir. Joey Evans, writer Chris Daly and actors Bradley Maroney and Audrey Elizabeth Evans, The Midnight Meat Train
The Midnight Meat Train
The Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 horror film based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in Volume One of Barker's collection Books of Blood...
, opening reel of Books of Blood, Tokyo Gore Police
Tokyo Gore Police
is a 2008 Japanese gore film co-written, edited, and directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and stars Eihi Shiina as Ruka, a vengeful police officer.Tokyo Gore Police was released to several film festivals in North America...
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Sunday: short The Listening Dead, From Within
From Within (film)
From Within is a horror film directed by Phedon Papamichael Jr. and written by Brad Keene. Filming took place in Maryland in fall 2007. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April-May 2008.-Premise:...
, Let the Right One In with novelist John Ajvide Lindqvist
John Ajvide Lindqvist
John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish writer, mostly of horror novels and short stories. Ajvide Lindqvist grew up in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg. His debut novel Let the Right One In a romantic, social realistic vampire horror story published in 2004, enjoyed great success in Sweden and abroad...
, The Broken with short Left Turn, Autopsy
Autopsy (film)
Autopsy is a 2008 American horror film directed by Adam Gierasch and from the producer of the Final Destination film series. It was premiered on August 24, 2008 in the United Kingdom at the London FrightFest Film Festival...
with Dir. Adam Gierasch and Writer Jace Anderson, Martyrs
Martyrs (film)
Martyrs is a 2008 French-Canadian horror film written and directed by Pascal Laugier. It was first screened during the 2008 Cannes Film Festival at the Marché du Film. The film was released in France publicly on 3 September 2008. The U.S. rights for Martyrs were bought by The Weinstein Company, who...
with Dir. Pascal Laugier
Pascal Laugier
Pascal Laugier is a French screenwriter and film director.-Career:Laugier is a former assistant to director Christophe Gans, also having directed the making-of documentary about Gans's 2001 film Brotherhood of the Wolf. He has written and directed the fantasy-horror feature films Saint Ange and...
, Adam Green
Adam Green (filmmaker)
- Background :Adam Green was raised in Holliston, Massachusetts and after finishing high school he graduated from Hofstra University in New York.Green’s very first job out of college was producing and directing local commercials for cable in the Boston area....
presented a sneak trailer for Grace, Jack Brooks Monster Slayer with actor Trevor Matthews.
Monday: The Dead Outside
The Dead Outside
The Dead Outside is a 2008 Scottish horror/thriller film, the feature debut of director Kerry Anne Mullaney , produced independently by Mothcatcher Films.- Synopsis :...
with Dir. Kerry Anne Mullaney
Kerry Anne Mullaney
Kerry Anne Mullaney is a Scottish film director, writer and producer. She won the 2009 Best Director award at the 10th Estepona International Horror and Fantasy Film Festival for her 2008 horror film The Dead Outside...
and Prod/co-writer Kris Bird, the FILM4
Film4
Film4 is a free digital television channel available in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, owned and operated by Channel 4, that screens films.-Programming:...
FrightFest short film showcase (The Chest, The Amazing Trousers,Homework, is anyone there, Psycho Hillbilly Massacre, Total Fury), Norman J. Warren
Norman J. Warren
Norman John Warren, born 25 June 1942 in London, is a British film director best known for such 1970s horror films as Satan’s Slave , Prey and Terror...
introduced a separate compendium of shorts, Preview footage from Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film introduced by Prod. Paul McEvoy, preview footage from Dead Set
Dead Set (TV series)
Dead Set is a critically acclaimed BAFTA-nominated horror drama created by English writer Charlie Brooker.The series takes place primarily on the set of a fictional season of the real television show Big Brother...
with Charlie Brooker
Charlie Brooker
Charlton "Charlie" Brooker is a British journalist, comic writer and broadcaster. His style of humour is savage and profane, with surreal elements and a consistent satirical pessimism...
, The Disappeared
The Disappeared (film)
The Disappeared is a British film directed by Johnny Kevorkian and starring Harry Treadaway, Greg Wise, Tom Felton, and Ros Leeming.-Plot:...
with Dir. Johnny Kevorkian, preview footage from Lesbian Vampire Killers
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Lesbian Vampire Killers is a 2009 British comedy horror film written by Stewart Williams and Paul Hupfield, produced by Steve Clark-Hall and directed by Phil Claydon.- Plot :...
with actress MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring is a Swedish actress best known for appearing in the 2005 horror film The Descent.- Early life :Buring was born in Sweden but grew up in the Middle East...
, Mirrors
Mirrors (film)
Mirrors is a 2008 horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, and stars Kiefer Sutherland. The film was first titled Into the Mirror, but the name was later changed to Mirrors...
, trailer for Friday the 13th remake, Death Race
Death Race (film)
Death Race is a 2008 action film produced, written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Jason Statham. Though referred to as a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 in reviews and marketing materials, director Paul W.S. Anderson stated in an interview and the DVD commentary that he...
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The organisers announced officially that FrightFest 2009 would move to the Empire in Leicester Square.
FF2009
Due to the move to a new venue, the Empire in Leicester Square, Frightfest 2009 was the first to take place on two screens. These are the "Main Screen" for the major films of the festival and the "Discovery Screen" for some smaller entries which are repeated during the festival. John LandisJohn Landis
John David Landis is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.-Early life and career:...
was in attendance over the weekend and also introduced the screening of An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 British-American horror film, written and directed by John Landis. It stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, and Griffin Dunne....
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Thursday: Main Screen: Triangle
Triangle (2009 film)
Triangle is a 2009 British-Australian psychological horror film, directed by Christopher Smith, and starring Melissa George, Rachael Carpani and Liam Hemsworth. It is set in the Bermuda Triangle. The film was released in the UK on 16 October 2009....
, The Hills Run Red
The Hills Run Red
The Hills Run Red is one of the earliest spaghetti westerns made after the Eastwood/Leone Italian western boom, in 1967 and directed by Carlo Lizzani...
, Infestation
Infestation (2009 film)
Infestation is a 2009 Horror-Dramedy feature film by American writer/director Kyle Rankin. Produced by Mel Gibson's Icon Entertainment and starring Chris Marquette. It was filmed in Bulgaria.-Synopsis:...
(with short film "Deadwalkers")
Discovery Screen: No films on this day.
Friday: Main Screen: The Horseman
The Horseman (film)
The Horseman is a 2008 Australian thriller directed and written by Steven Kastrissios and starring Peter Marshall, Evert McQueen and introducing Caroline Marohasy.- Plot:...
, Beware The Moon, An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London is a 1981 British-American horror film, written and directed by John Landis. It stars David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, and Griffin Dunne....
- Remastered, Shadow, La Horde
La horde
La Horde or The Horde is a French horror film directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher, it stars Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney and Doudou Masta.-Plot:...
, Macabre (with short film "Paris By Night of the Living Dead")
Discovery Screen: Best Worst Movie
Best Worst Movie
The child star of Troll 2, Michael Stephenson, directed a feature-length documentary about Troll 2 and its subsequent recent resurgence entitled Best Worst Movie. The film debuted March 14, 2009, at the South Lamar Alamo Draft House in Austin, Texas, as part of the Spotlight Features for the South...
, I Sell the Dead
I Sell The Dead
I Sell the Dead is a 2008 comedy horror film, the feature film debut from Irish director Glenn McQuaid. The film is a period horror comedy about grave robbing and stars Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden and Angus Scrimm.-Plot:...
, I Think We're Alone Now, Colin
Colin (film)
Colin is a 2008 English zombie film which, after a successful run in a number of film festivals, went on to be shown at Cannes in 2009. Applauded for its success despite its low budget, the total cost of production was reportedly £45...
, Black
Saturday: Main Screen: Smash Cut
Smash Cut
Smash Cut is a 2009 Canadian slasher film released by Odessa Filmworks and Zed Filmworks, distributed by Imagination Worldwide LLC. Lee Demarbre directs this film, which is produced by Robert Menzies.-Plot:...
, Hierro
Hierro (film)
Hierro is a 2009 psychological thriller directed by Gabe Ibáñez and starring Elena Anaya, Kaiet Rodríguez, Bea Segura, and Andrés Herrera.- Plot :...
, Millennium a.k.a. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Giallo
Giallo (film)
- Plot :The film, set in Turin, Italy, follows French flight attendant Linda and Italian-American detective Enzo Avolfi, who team up to find Linda's younger sister Celine. Celine, a model, has been abducted by a serial killer. Known only as "Yellow" , he kidnaps beautiful foreign women in his...
, Trick 'r Treat
Trick 'r Treat
Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 American horror film written and directed by Michael Dougherty, and based on his short film Season's Greetings. Originally slated for an October 5, 2007 release, it was announced in September 2007 that the film had been pushed back. Warner Bros...
, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl is a 2009 Japanese gore film. It was directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and Naoyuki Tomomatsu and premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival in June 2009...
(with a short film, "Sad Case")
Discovery Screen: 'The Horror of Writing' Competition, Evil Things
Evil Things
Evil Things is a 2009 American horror film written and directed by Dominic Perez as his feature film debut.-Background:Shot in found footage mockumentary style in the valleys surrounding New York City, the film deals with the haunting of a group of twenty-somethings in a deserted house, captured...
, Fragment, It's Alive
It's Alive (2008 film)
It's Alive is a 2008 remake of the Larry Cohen's 1974 horror film of the same name. See It's Alive .- Plot :When Lenore learns that she is pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country...
, Pontypool
Pontypool
Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales....
Sunday: Main Screen: Dead Snow
Dead Snow
Dead Snow is a 2009 Norwegian horror film directed by Tommy Wirkola, starring Charlotte Frogner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Bjørn Sundquist, Ane Dahl Torp and Jenny Skavlan.- Plot :A woman, Sara, is being chased through the snows of Norway...
, The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
The Human Centipede is a 2010 Dutch horror film written and directed by Tom Six. The film tells the story of a German doctor who kidnaps three tourists and joins them surgically, mouth to anus, forming a "human centipede". It stars Dieter Laser as the villain, Dr. Heiter, with Ashley C. Williams,...
, Coffin Rock
Coffin Rock (film)
Coffin Rock is an Australian melodramatic thriller directed by Rupert Glasson and produced by David Lightfoot. The movie stars Lisa Chappell, Robert Taylor and Sam Parsonson.-Plot:...
, Night of the Demons
Night of the Demons (2009 film)
Night of the Demons is a 2009 American horror film and remake of the 1988 film of the same name. It was directed by Adam Gierasch, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jace Anderson, and stars Monica Keena, Shannon Elizabeth, Diora Baird, Edward Furlong, Bobbi Sue Luther, Michael Copon, and Linnea...
, Clive Barker's Dread
Dread (film)
Dread is a 2009 horror film directed by Anthony DiBlasi and starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans and Hanne Steen, based on the short story of the same name by Clive Barker...
Discovery Screen: Black, Pontypool
Pontypool
Pontypool is a town of approximately 36,000 people in the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales....
, I Think We're Alone Now, I Sell The Dead
I Sell The Dead
I Sell the Dead is a 2008 comedy horror film, the feature film debut from Irish director Glenn McQuaid. The film is a period horror comedy about grave robbing and stars Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden and Angus Scrimm.-Plot:...
, Best Worst Movie
Best Worst Movie
The child star of Troll 2, Michael Stephenson, directed a feature-length documentary about Troll 2 and its subsequent recent resurgence entitled Best Worst Movie. The film debuted March 14, 2009, at the South Lamar Alamo Draft House in Austin, Texas, as part of the Spotlight Features for the South...
Monday: Main Screen: Zombie Women of Satan, The House of the Devil
The House of the Devil
The House of the Devil is a 2009 horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West, starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, and Mary Woronov. It combines elements of both the slasher film and haunted house subgenres while using the "satanic panic" of the 1980s as a central plot element...
, Case 39
Case 39
Case 39 is a 2009 American horror film directed by Christian Alvart and starring Renée Zellweger, Bradley Cooper, and Ian McShane. The film was shot in Vancouver in late 2006 and was released theatrically in the UK, European and Latin American countries on August 13, 2009...
, Heartless
Heartless (2009 film)
Heartless is a 2009 British horror film directed by Philip Ridley and starring Jim Sturgess, Noel Clarke, Clémence Poésy and Eddie Marsan.-Plot:Jamie Morgan is a troubled photographer with a heart-shaped birthmark on his face...
, The Descent Part 2
Discovery Screen: Colin
Colin (film)
Colin is a 2008 English zombie film which, after a successful run in a number of film festivals, went on to be shown at Cannes in 2009. Applauded for its success despite its low budget, the total cost of production was reportedly £45...
, It's Alive
It's Alive (2008 film)
It's Alive is a 2008 remake of the Larry Cohen's 1974 horror film of the same name. See It's Alive .- Plot :When Lenore learns that she is pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country...
, Fragment, Evil Things
Evil Things
Evil Things is a 2009 American horror film written and directed by Dominic Perez as his feature film debut.-Background:Shot in found footage mockumentary style in the valleys surrounding New York City, the film deals with the haunting of a group of twenty-somethings in a deserted house, captured...
FF2010
Frightfest's second year at the Empire cinema, Leicester Square saw the return of the "Discovery Screen" along with the introduction of Total Film's Total Icons strand.As of 29 August 2010, A Serbian Film
A Serbian Film
A Serbian Film is a 2010 Serbian horror film and the first feature film directed by Srđan Spasojević. It tells the story of a down-on-his-luck porn star who agrees to participate in an "art film", only to discover that he has been drafted into a snuff film with child rape and necrophilic themes...
will no longer be screened, and will be replaced by Buried
Buried (film)
Buried is a 2010 Spanish thriller film directed by Rodrigo Cortés. It stars Ryan Reynolds, and was written by Chris Sparling.The film revolves around Iraq-based American truck driver Paul Conroy , who, after being attacked, finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin, with only a lighter, flask,...
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As of 30 July 2010, there has been a small change to the line up - Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki is an American independent filmmaker. He is involved in New Queer Cinema.-Early life:Araki was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Santa Barbara, California...
has decided to pull his film Kaboom
Kaboom (film)
Kaboom is a 2010 film, written and directed by Gregg Araki. The film stars Roxane Mesquida, Thomas Dekker, Juno Temple, Haley Bennett, and James Duval...
. Damned by Dawn will be shown in its place.
Thursday: Main Screen: Hatchet II
Hatchet II
Hatchet II is a 2010 American slasher film written and directed by Adam Green. It is the sequel to Green's film, Hatchet.Picking up right where the first film ended, Hatchet II follows Marybeth as she escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling, killer Victor Crowley...
, Primal, Dead Cert
Discovery Screen: No films on this day.
Friday: Main Screen: Eggshells, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
, A Q&A with Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ; the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation...
, Isle of Dogs, F, Red Hill, Alien Vs. Ninja
Discovery Screen: Burning Bright
Burning Bright (film)
- Sources :*http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/burningbright.php*http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/43989/burning-bright/*http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/interview/567...
, The Clinic
The Clinic (2010 film)
The Clinic is a 2010 thriller film written and directed by James Rabbitts and was shot in Deniliquin, NSW, Australia. It is loosely inspired by true stories of infant abduction...
, Finalé, Wound, Outcast, Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island
Saturday: Main Screen: Cherry Tree Lane
Cherry Tree Lane
Cherry Tree Lane is a British urban dramatic horror-thriller film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams.-Plot:The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who are terrorized in their home by a group of teenagers who plan to kill their son who has grassed-up one of their friends.-Cast:*...
, The Tortured
The Tortured
The Tortured is a 2010 mystery horror-thriller film directed by Robert Lieberman and written by Marek Posival.-Plot:The film tells the story of a couple whose life is broken when a serial killer kidnaps their only son and kills him. The psychotic wife blames her husband...
, 13 Hours, I Spit on Your Grave
I Spit on Your Grave (2010 film)
I Spit on Your Grave is a 2010 American rape and revenge horror film, and a remake of the controversial 1978 cult film of the same name. It was directed by Steven R...
, Monsters
Monsters (2010 film)
Monsters is a 2010 British science fiction film, written, shot and directed by Gareth Edwards. Whitney Able and Scoot McNairy star in the lead roles.-Plot:...
, Dream Home
Dream Home
Dream Home is a 2010 Hong Kong slasher film directed and co-written by Pang Ho-cheung. The film is the story of Cheng Lai-sheung who saves up money to buy her dream home...
Discovery Screen: Christopher Roth, Fanboys, After.Life
After.Life
After.Life is a 2009 American science fiction horror film starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci and Justin Long, directed by Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Vosloo from her original screenplay.-Plot:...
, Burning Bright
Sunday: Main Screen: The Pack, Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman is an English actor and magician.Nyman first came to note with his performance as a hard nosed director in Musical! and then as Keith Whitehead in the cult film of the Martin Amis novel, Dead Babies...
's quiz from hell, Film 4 FrightFest international short film showcase, We Are What We Are
We Are What We Are
We Are What We Are is a 2010 Mexican film directed by Jorge Michel Grau. The film is about a family of cannibals who, after the death of the father, try to continue a ritualistic tradition of kidnapping and eating other humans. The film stars Paulina Gaitán and Daniel Giménez Cacho in the...
, Damned by Dawn, Buried
Buried (film)
Buried is a 2010 Spanish thriller film directed by Rodrigo Cortés. It stars Ryan Reynolds, and was written by Chris Sparling.The film revolves around Iraq-based American truck driver Paul Conroy , who, after being attacked, finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin, with only a lighter, flask,...
, The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones (film)
The Loved Ones is a 2009 Australian horror film written and directed by Sean Byrne and starring Xavier Samuel and Robin McLeavy.-Plot:After high schooler Brent Mitchell wraps his car around a tree, killing his father, he escapes into a grief-filled world of guilt...
Discovery Screen: 'Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island, Outcast, Wound, Amer
Amer (film)
Amer is a 2009 French-language thriller film written and directed by French directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.-Cast:* Marie Bos* Delphine Brual* Harry Cleven* Bianca Maria D'Amato* Cassandra Forêt* Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud...
, The Clinic
Monday: Main Screen: Video nasties: Moral panic, censorship and videotape, The Dead, Bedevilled, Red White & Blue, The Last Exorcism
The Last Exorcism
The Last Exorcism is a 2010 American found footage horror film directed and edited by Daniel Stamm. It stars Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, and Louis Herthum....
Discovery Screen: Amer
Amer (film)
Amer is a 2009 French-language thriller film written and directed by French directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.-Cast:* Marie Bos* Delphine Brual* Harry Cleven* Bianca Maria D'Amato* Cassandra Forêt* Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud...
, After.Life
After.Life
After.Life is a 2009 American science fiction horror film starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci and Justin Long, directed by Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Vosloo from her original screenplay.-Plot:...
, Fanboys, Christopher Roth
FF2011
FrightFest 2011 too take place at The Empire, Leicester Square and ran between 25-29 August.The opening film of the festival was Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011 film)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2011 American horror film written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro, directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey and filmed in Mount Macedon, Victoria and Melbourne, Australia...
and the closing film was A Lonely Place to Die
A Lonely Place to Die
A Lonely Place to Die is a 2011 survival thriller film directed by Julian Gilbey and based on a screenplay from Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey...
. The Total Film
Total Film
Total Film is a British film magazine published 13 times a year by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and offers film, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features...
interview was with film producer Larry Fessenden
Larry Fessenden
-Life and career:He is president of Glass Eye Pix, an independent film production company based in New York City. Fessenden produced the Dark Sky film The Inkeepers which is directed by Ti West and the thriller Hypothermia, besides his work as producer he stars in the psychological thriller I Can...
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Thursday: Main Screen: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011 film)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2011 American horror film written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro, directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey and filmed in Mount Macedon, Victoria and Melbourne, Australia...
, Final Destination 5
Final Destination 5
Final Destination 5 is a 2011 supernatural horror film written by Eric Heisserer and directed by Steven Quale. It is the fifth installment in the Final Destination film franchise and stars Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, David Koechner, and Tony Todd .The motion...
, The Theatre Bizarre
The Theatre Bizarre
The Theatre Bizaree is a 2011 horror anthology film. The six segments are directed by Douglas Buck, Buddy Giovinazzo, David Gregory, Karim Hussain, Tom Savini and Richard Stanley.-Cast:*James Gill as Donnie*Kaniehtiio Horn as The Writer...
Discovery Screen: No films played this day
Friday: Main Screen: Rogue River, The Holding
The Holding
The Holding is a 2011 British thriller film directed by Susan Jacobson. It was filmed in 2010 the Peak District in Derbyshire just outside the village of Longnor, and stars Kierston Wareing, Vincent Regan and David Bradley...
, Total Film
Total Film
Total Film is a British film magazine published 13 times a year by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and offers film, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features...
Interview with Larry Fessenden
Larry Fessenden
-Life and career:He is president of Glass Eye Pix, an independent film production company based in New York City. Fessenden produced the Dark Sky film The Inkeepers which is directed by Ti West and the thriller Hypothermia, besides his work as producer he stars in the psychological thriller I Can...
, Urban Explorers, The Glass Man, Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Tucker & Dale vs Evil
Tucker & Dale vs Evil is a 2010 Canadian comedy horror film written and directed by Eli Craig. The film stars Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden and Jesse Moss.-Plot:...
, Vile
Discovery Screen: The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry, A Horrible Way To Die, Midnight Son
Midnight Son
Midnight Son is a 2011 film directed by Scott Leberecht, written by Scott Leberecht, produced by Matt Compton, and starring Zak Kilberg. A trailer was released late October 2010.-Plot:...
, Rabies, Blood Runs Cold, Kidnapped, Stormhouse
Saturday: Main Screen: The Troll Hunter
The Troll Hunter
The Troll Hunter is a 2010 Norwegian dark fantasy film, made in the form of a "found footage" mockumentary. It is written and directed by André Øvredal, and features a mixed cast of relatively unknown actors and well-known Norwegian comedians, including Otto Jespersen. The Troll Hunter received...
, The Wicker Tree
The Wicker Tree
The Wicker Tree is a 2011 film by British director Robin Hardy. The film contains several similar elements to the 1973 film The Wicker Man which was also directed by Hardy, but is neither a sequel nor a remake of that film...
, Panic Button, Fright Night
Fright Night (2011 film)
Fright Night is a 2011 3D comedy horror film directed by Craig Gillespie. It is a remake of the 1985 Tom Holland film of the same name. The film had its premiere at The O2 in London on August 14, 2011, and was widely released on August 19 in Real D 3D & IMAX 3D.-Plot:The film opens with a vampire ...
, The Woman
The Woman
The Woman is a 2011 American crime horror film directed by Lucky McKee.-Plot:When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.-Cast:*...
, Chillerama
Discovery Screen: The Dead with live audio commentary by directors Howard J. Ford and John Ford, Atrocious, My Sucky Teen Romance, The Caller, The Devil's Business, A Horrible Way To Die.
Sunday Main Screen: The Divide
The Divide (film)
The Divide is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction thriller film directed by Xavier Gens and written by Karl Mueller and Eron Sheean. It stars Michael Biehn, Lauren German, Milo Ventimiglia.-Plot:...
, Short Film Showcase, Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman is an English actor and magician.Nyman first came to note with his performance as a hard nosed director in Musical! and then as Keith Whitehead in the cult film of the Martin Amis novel, Dead Babies...
's Quiz From Hell, The Innkeepers
The Innkeepers (film)
The Innkeepers is a 2011 horror film written, directed, and edited by Ti West, starring Kelly McGillis, Pat Healy and Sara Paxton.-Cast:* Sara Paxton as Claire* Pat Healy as Luke* Kelly McGillis as Leanne Rease-Jones* George Riddle-Production:...
, Sint
Sint
Sint is a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film about Sinterklaas, a character comparable to Santa Claus in English-speaking countries. The film was directed by Dick Maas; in a return to the horror genre of his earlier movies De Lift and Amsterdamned...
, Kill List
Kill List
Kill List is 2011 British horror film from Ben Wheatley, starring Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley and MyAnna Buring. When a British soldier returns home from Kiev, he joins an old friend as contract killers. His disturbed past surfaces as he spins out of control during jobs and ominous employers...
, Detention
Detention (2011 film)
Detention is a 2011 American comedy-horror film directed by Joseph Kahn, and co-written with Mark Palermo. The film premiered March 2011 in Austin, Texas at SXSW. Detention stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook, Spencer Locke, Shanley Caswell, Walter Perez, and Erica Shaffer...
Discovery Screen: Kidnapped, Rabies, Blood Runs Cold, Midnight Son
Midnight Son
Midnight Son is a 2011 film directed by Scott Leberecht, written by Scott Leberecht, produced by Matt Compton, and starring Zak Kilberg. A trailer was released late October 2010.-Plot:...
, The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry
Monday Main Screen: A Night In The Woods, Deadheads, Sennentuntschi: Curse Of the Alps, Inbred, A Lonely Place to Die
A Lonely Place to Die
A Lonely Place to Die is a 2011 survival thriller film directed by Julian Gilbey and based on a screenplay from Will Gilbey and Julian Gilbey...
Discovery Screen: The Caller, The Devil's Business, Atrocious, My Sucky Teen Romance
The film Guinea Pigs didn't play at the festival due to not being finished in time, it was replaced by A Night In The Woods.
Also debuted over the weekend were five brand new short films paying tribute to the films of John Carpenter
John Carpenter
John Howard Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly associated with horror and science fiction.- Early life :Carpenter was born...
, each from a different director. Jake West
Jake West
-Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer , Noel Clarke and Stephen Graham -Biography:He directed a movie called "Doghouse", a horror comedy starring Danny Dyer (Severance, The Football Factory"), Noel Clarke ("Adulthood", "Kidulthood", "Dr. Who") and...
/ Escape From New York
Escape from New York
Escape from New York is a 1981 American science fiction action film directed and scored by John Carpenter. He co-wrote the screenplay with Nick Castle. The film is set in the near future in a crime-ridden United States that has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into a maximum security...
, Sean Hogan / The Thing, James Moran
James Moran (writer)
James Moran is a British screenwriter for television and film, who wrote the horror-comedy Severance. He works in the horror, comedy, science-fiction, historical fiction and spy thriller genres.-Breaking in:...
/ Halloween
Halloween (1978 film)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent horror film directed, produced, and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut and the first installment in the Halloween franchise. The film is set in the fictional midwestern...
, Marc Price / They Live
They Live
They Live is a 1988 science fiction/horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym Frank Armitage ....
, Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley Animator, Director of internet viral ads, TV idents, TV adverts TV comedy shows and feature films.-Early life:Wheatley was born in Billericay, Essex. He went to Haverstock School in North London and it was here during the sixth form that he met Amy Jump who is now his wife and...
/ Assault on Precinct 13
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)
Assault on Precinct 13 is a 1976 American action-thriller film written and directed by John Carpenter. It stars Austin Stoker as a police officer who defends a defunct precinct against an attack by a relentless criminal gang, along with Darwin Joston as a convicted murderer who helps him. Laurie...
.
FF2012
FrightFest 2012 will once again take place at The Empire, Leicester Square and will run between 23 and 27 August.An evening with Jessica Alba
The UK premiere of The EyeThe Eye (2008 film)
The Eye is a 2008 supernatural horror film starring Jessica Alba. It is a remake of the Pang Brothers' 2002 film of the same name.-Plot:Sydney Wells is a successful classical violinist who has been blind since the age of five. Fifteen years later, Sydney undergoes a cornea transplant, which causes...
remake. Film was shown in the screening room of One Aldwych. Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack . Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel...
introduced the movie, stayed for a Q&A session and signed memorabilia.
All Nighter
In 2006 FrightFest began an annual Halloween all night event in the Institute of Contemporary ArtsInstitute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
.
2006: Gone, The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber is a 2005 dark comedy film directed by Arie Posin and written by Posin and Zac Stanford, starring an ensemble cast. The film focuses on the lack of communication between teenagers and their parents, and the prevalence of prescription drugs in American society...
, Re-cycle
Re-cycle
Re-cycle is a 2006 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Angelica Lee. The film was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a reunion for Pangs and the actress Lee, who starred in the Pang's 2002 hit, The Eye...
, The Raven
The Raven (1963 film)
The Raven is a B movie horror-comedy produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers. Part of a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations produced by Corman through American International Pictures, the film was written by...
, Heartstopper.
Preceding the first all nighter the ICA and FrightFest conducted a double bill the week before. This was attended by Tom Savini
Tom Savini
Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990...
. The films shown were Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles is a 1989 black comedy film directed by Peter Jackson. It features Jim Henson-esque puppets in a perverse comic satire. Like Henson's Muppets, the Feebles are animal-figured puppets assembled together as members of a theatre troupe...
and Creepshow
Creepshow
Creepshow is a 1982 American horror anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King. The film's ensemble cast included Ted Danson, Leslie Nielsen, Hal Holbrook, E.G...
.
2007: Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead
Diary of the Dead is a 2007 American/Canadian horror film by George A. Romero...
with George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
, Planet Terror
Planet Terror
Planet Terror is a 2007 American action horror film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, about a group of people attempting to survive an onslaught of zombie-like creatures as they feud with a military unit, including a go-go dancer searching for a way to use her "useless talents." The film, a...
, Savage Streets
Savage Streets
Savage Streets is a 1984 American vigilante action film starring Linda Blair. Directed by Danny Steinmann, the film premiered on October 5, 1984.-Plot:...
, Frontier(s), Inside
Inside (2007 film)
Inside is a 2007 French horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, starring Alysson Paradis and Béatrice Dalle. It was written by co-director Alexandre Bustillo, and is the first film from either director...
and Trailer Trash. Short film Far Out with Prod.
2008:
This year the event took on the format of the long passed Shock Around The Clock events.
My Name Is Bruce
My Name is Bruce
My Name Is Bruce is a 2007 American comedy horror film, directed, co-produced by and starring B movie cult actor Bruce Campbell. The film was written by Mark Verheiden...
, Hush, Gnaw, Clive Barkers Book of Blood, Surprise movie (Tom Shankland's The Children), Quiz, Escape from New York
Escape from New York
Escape from New York is a 1981 American science fiction action film directed and scored by John Carpenter. He co-wrote the screenplay with Nick Castle. The film is set in the near future in a crime-ridden United States that has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into a maximum security...
, Splinter
Splinter (2008 film)
Splinter is a 2008 horror film directed by Toby Wilkins. It had a limited theatrical release on October 31, 2008 and stars Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner, and Rachel Kerbs. It was filmed near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
, Pig Hunt, Andrew Nyman's Dead Set Video Diary and short movie Treevenge.
2009:
Took place at the ICA in London, on 31 October.
Invitation Only, Survival of the Dead, Paranormal Activity, Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead
Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead is a 2009 American slasher film, directed by Declan O'Brien, and starring Janet Montgomery, Tamer Hassan and Chucky Venice. This film was released direct-to-DVD on October 20, 2009.-Plot:...
, Umbrage
Umbrage (film)
Umbrage is a 2009 British horror film written and directed by Drew Cullingham as his directorial debut. The film stars Doug Bradley, Rita Ramnani and James Fisher...
, and Carriers
Carriers (film)
Carriers is a 2009 American horror film about four people fleeing a viral pandemic. It was written and directed by Àlex Pastor and David Pastor and stars Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo and Emily VanCamp.- Plot :...
. The film Daybreakers
Daybreakers
Daybreakers is a 2009 science-fiction horror film written and directed by Australian filmmakers Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in 2019, where a plague has turned most of the planet's human population into vampires. A vampiric corporation sets out to capture and farm the remaining...
was pulled from the all-nighter at the last minute.
2010:
The All Nighter event relocated to a larger screen in the basement of the Empire, Leicester Square for the first time and took place on Saturday, 30 October.
Confessions
Confessions (film)
is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima.-Plot:Yuko Moriguchi , a junior high teacher, announces she will resign. She reveals that her daughter, Manami, was killed by two pupils in her class, whom she dubs "Student A" and "Student B"...
, Altitude
Altitude (film)
Altitude is a Canadian horror, television and "direct-to-video" film directed by Canadian comic book writer and artist Kaare Andrews. Anchor Bay Entertainment is set to distribute the film in North America, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand...
, The Silent House, Choose, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale is a 2010 Finnish fantasy film directed by Jalmari Helander about people living near the Korvatunturi mountain who discover the secret behind Santa Claus...
. Due to technical problems two scheduled films didn't get shown: The Reef
The Reef (2010 film)
The Reef is a 2010 Australian horror film. The film was written and directed by Andrew Traucki, his second feature film , and is about a group of friends who capsize while sailing to Indonesia...
and Cannibal Girls
Cannibal Girls
Cannibal Girls is a 1973 Canadian Comedy horror film directed by Ivan Reitman and stars Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and Ronald Ulrich.-Synopsis:...
- they were replaced on the night by Spiderhole and Devil
Devil (film)
Devil is a 2010 American supernatural horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle and written by Brian Nelson based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan. The film stars Chris Messina, Bojana Novakovic, Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara and Geoffrey Arend...
.
2011: The 2011 All Nighter took place on Saturday 29 October at Vue Cinemas Leicester Square
Leicester Square
Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west...
London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Special guests on the night included: Tom Six, Ilona Six, Laurence R. Harvey plus numerous other members of the The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede 2 is a 2011 British-Dutch body horror film directed by Dutch filmmaker Tom Six. The sequel to 2010's Dutch film The Human Centipede , the film was scheduled for straight-to-DVD release...
cast as well Dieter Laser
Dieter Laser
Dieter Laser is a German actor.He is known to English speaking audiences for his roles in Lexx, The Ogre and The Human Centipede , for which he won "Best Actor" at the Austin Fantastic Fest....
, in character as Dr. Heiter. Also in attendance were Bad Meat star Jessica Parker Kennedy
Jessica Parker Kennedy
Jessica Parker Kennedy is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring portrayal of the comic book character Plastique, in the Superman-inspired TV series, Smallville...
and screenwriter Paul Gerstenberger.
Bad Meat, Livid
Livid (film)
Livid is a 2011 French supernatural horror film directed and written by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo. It is their follow-up to the horror film Inside. Also returning from Inside is actress Béatrice Dalle.-Plot:...
, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede 2 is a 2011 British-Dutch body horror film directed by Dutch filmmaker Tom Six. The sequel to 2010's Dutch film The Human Centipede , the film was scheduled for straight-to-DVD release...
, Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd (film)
Faces in the Crowd is a thriller-horror film written and directed by Julien Magnat, starring Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Michael Shanks, Sandrine Holt, and Sarah Wayne Callies.-Plot:...
, Cold Sweat, The Watermen
The All Nighter also took place at Watershed Bristol on Friday 4 November
Bad Meat, Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd (film)
Faces in the Crowd is a thriller-horror film written and directed by Julien Magnat, starring Milla Jovovich, Julian McMahon, David Atrakchi, Michael Shanks, Sandrine Holt, and Sarah Wayne Callies.-Plot:...
, The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede 2 is a 2011 British-Dutch body horror film directed by Dutch filmmaker Tom Six. The sequel to 2010's Dutch film The Human Centipede , the film was scheduled for straight-to-DVD release...
, The Watermen, Cold Sweat
Black Death World Premiere
On 26 May 2010, FrightFesters and horror fans alike were lucky enough to attend the World Premiere of Chris SmithChristopher Smith (director)
Christopher Smith, is a British film director and screenwriter.- Career :His four most prominent pieces of work are Creep, Severance, Triangle and Black Death. Smith was last working on a movie based about the UK children's book series CHERUB...
's Black Death
Black Death (film)
Black Death is a 2010 historical horror action film directed by Christopher Smith from an original screenplay by Dario Poloni. It stars Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Carice van Houten.-Plot:The film takes place in 1348 in plague-ridden medieval England...
, courtesy of Revolver Entertainment
Revolver Entertainment
Revolver Entertainment is a marketing-lead, all rights film distribution company. Founded in 1997, the company has operations in both London and Los Angeles....
. The event was held at the Coronet Cinema
Notting Hill Coronet
The Notting Hill Coronet is a cinema, originally built as a theatre, in Notting Hill Gate in London, England.The Coronet was designed as a theatre by leading architect W. G. R. Sprague at a cost of £25,000 and opened in 1898. It was described in The Era as a "theatre of which the whole country may...
in Notting Hill, with Cast and Crew in attendance.
Brighton
FrightFest also featured as part of Brighton's Cinecity festival.CineCity 2004 Creep
Creep (film)
Creep is a 2004 British horror film about a woman locked in overnight on the London Underground who finds herself being stalked by a hideously deformed killer living in the sewers below...
with Dir. Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith (director)
Christopher Smith, is a British film director and screenwriter.- Career :His four most prominent pieces of work are Creep, Severance, Triangle and Black Death. Smith was last working on a movie based about the UK children's book series CHERUB...
, The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie is a British horror film directed by Julian Richards, starring Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson and released in 2004. It is filmed in a found footage style.- Plot :...
with Dir. Julian Richards
Julian Richards (director)
Julian Richards, is a British film director.- Early life :Julian Richards was born and raised in Newport, South Wales, where his father owned DIY retail store Handiland...
CineCity 2005 Masters of Horror: Jenifer
Jenifer (Masters of Horror episode)
Jenifer is the fourth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. It originally aired in North America on November 18, 2005. It was directed by Dario Argento, and written by and starring Steven Weber...
, Boo, District 13http://www.cine-city.co.uk/2005/.
CineCity 2006 Gone, The Raven
The Raven (1963 film)
The Raven is a B movie horror-comedy produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers. Part of a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations produced by Corman through American International Pictures, the film was written by...
, Vampire Diaries with Dir. and cast http://www.cine-city.co.uk/2006/.
D-Day with Neil Marshall
A day at the OWE dedicated to director Neil MarshallNeil Marshall
Neil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
.Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers is a 2002 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall, and starring Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee and Liam Cunningham. It was a British production, set in the highlands of Scotland, and filmed almost entirely in Luxembourg....
, The Descent
The Descent
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating humanoids....
and Doomsday
Doomsday (film)
Doomsday is a 2008 British science fiction film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film takes place in the future. Scotland has been quarantined because of a deadly virus. When the virus is found in London, political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair to Scotland to find a...
were all screened with introductions by Marshall. Question and answer sessions followed each movie. In attendance were Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
, Sean Pertwee
Sean Pertwee
Sean Pertwee is an English actor known for his television, film and voice-over work.-Career:In the early 80s, he auditioned for a place at the Surrey County Youth Theatre where he was cast as Captain Fitzpatrick in the play Tom Jones, based on the novel by Henry Fielding...
, Darren Morfitt
Darren Morfitt
Darren Morfitt is an actor who has appeared in 55 Degrees North, Grafters, Red Cap, Warriors, Making Waves, The Government Inspector and the cult werewolf movie Dog Soldiers. Most recently he starred as Jesus in the Manchester Passion and in the science fiction action film Doomsday as Dr...
, Chris Robson
Chris Robson
Chris Robson is an English stage, television and film actor. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom.His work has spanned genres from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction....
, Leslie Simpson, Shauna MacDonald
Shauna MacDonald
Shauna MacDonald is a Canadian television and film actress and radio announcer.-Life and career:MacDonald was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Dr...
, Saskia Mulder
Saskia Mulder
Saskia Mulder is a Dutch film and television actress. She is the younger sister of supermodel Karen Mulder.-Career:...
, Alex Reid, MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring is a Swedish actress best known for appearing in the 2005 horror film The Descent.- Early life :Buring was born in Sweden but grew up in the Middle East...
, Nora Jane Noone
Nora Jane Noone
Nora-Jane Noone is an Irish film and television actress best known for her role in The Magdalene Sisters, where she played Bernadette.-Early life:...
, Alexander Siddig
Alexander Siddig
Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi is a Sudanese-born English actor, also known as Siddig El Fadil and his stage name Alexander Siddig. He is known for playing Dr...
and Axelle Carolyn
Axelle Carolyn
Axelle Carolyn is a Belgian actress, screenwriter, make-up artist, journalist and author.-Acting career:Carolyn won her first little role as partygoer in the 2005 Spanish thriller Beneath Still Waters. She played her first bigger role 2008 in her husband Neil Marshall's Doomsday and assisted the...
An exclusive to the event poster was designed by Graham Humphreys and was exceptionally limited.
Dario Argento at the Coronet
19 April 2008 at the Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill, London. Dario ArgentoDario Argento
Dario Argento is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies....
introduced his latest film, The Mother of Tears. Also showing as part of the day were Cannibals – Welcome to the Jungle and an encore screening of Storm Warning
Storm Warning (2007 film)
Storm Warning is a 2007 Australian horror film directed by Urban Legend director Jamie Blanks.-Plot:Rob and Pia, a couple who are out for a day of sailing become lost in a heavy storm and end up on a desolate island. They come across a barn with no one home. There is a large amount of marijuana in...
.
Descent premiere
In 2005 FrightFest helmed a gala preview of The DescentThe Descent
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating humanoids....
attended by Dir. Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
and the cast. The event was held at The Vue Cinema Leicester Square.
Drag Me To Hell with Sam Raimi
Frightfest, in conjunction with the ICA and Lionsgate, played host to the first UK showing of Drag Me To Hell. In attendance were Sam RaimiSam Raimi
Samuel Marshall "Sam" Raimi is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. He is best known for directing cult horror films like the Evil Dead series, Darkman and Drag Me to Hell, as well as the blockbuster Spider-Man films and the producer of the successful TV series Hercules: The...
, Justin Long and Alison Lohman.
Glasgow
FrightFest has been allocated days at various other Film Festivals. From 2006 it featured in the Glasgow Film FestivalGlasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland, started in 2005.-2010:2010's festival took place between 18-28th February. The opening gala featured Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, Micmacs with the director there to present the film. Other guests included Peter...
.
FF Glasgow 2006 The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes (2005 film)
The Red Shoes is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Kim Yong-gyun. Kim Yong-gyun was inspired by the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, where a vain stepdaughter could not stop dancing in her enchanted red shoes.-Plot:Set in Seoul, Sun-jae leaves her unfaithful husband...
(replaced The Great Yokai War), Bunshinsaba
Bunshinsaba
Bunshinsaba is 2004 South Korean horror film directed by Ahn Byeong-ki.In 2004, it screened at the 8th annual Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival...
, Reeker
Reeker
Reeker is a 2005 American horror film, written and directed by Dave Payne. It spawned a prequel, No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker.-Plot summary:...
, Wild Country with cast and crew, Boy Eats Girl
Boy Eats Girl
Boy Eats Girl is a 2005 horror film directed by Stephen Bradley and starring Samantha Mumba, produced and shot in Ireland. The plot tells of a teenage boy who comes back to life as a zombie, similar to the plot of the American film My Boyfriend's Back....
http://www.eatmybrains.com/shownews.php?id=612
FF Glasgow 2007 The Tripper
The Tripper
The Tripper is a 2007 slasher film which was directed by David Arquette and stars Jaime King, Thomas Jane and Lukas Haas.-Synopsis:The film is a nostalgic homage to the exploitation films of Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper that follows a group of free-loving hippies who escape to a modern-day Woodstock...
, S & Man, The Messengers, Turistas
Turistas
Turistas is a 2006 American thriller film directed and produced by John Stockwell. In some regions of the world, such as France, the Republic of Ireland, Malta and the UK, the film has been released under the alternative title Paradise Lost.-Plot:Three young American tourists, Alex , his sister...
, Motel Hell
Motel Hell
Motel Hell is a 1980 horror comedy film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Rory Calhoun as farmer, butcher, and meat entrepreneur Vincent Smith...
.http://www.eatmybrains.com/showfeature.php?id=63
FF Glasgow 2008 Grindhouse, Eden Log with Dir., REC
REC (film)
REC is a 2007 Spanish horror film co-written and co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.The film was released in Spain in November 2007. Balaguero and Plaza previously directed the 2002 documentary OT, The Movie. REC was filmed using shaky camerawork...
with writer and Dir., The Cottage with cast, trailer for Beyond the Rave
Beyond the Rave
Beyond the Rave is a twenty-part horror serial that marked the return of Hammer Films in 2008.-Plot:The story follows the last hours of freedom of local soldier Ed, who is flying out to Iraq the following morning...
, faux grindhouse style trailers for Slash/Hive and Trannibal, Zombie Strippers
Zombie Strippers
Zombie Strippers is a 2008 zombie comedy, written and directed by Jay Lee, starring Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson, and Tito Ortiz and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film is loosely based on Eugene Ionesco's classic play Rhinoceros....
.
FF Glasgow 2009
The 2009 event took place over two days rather than the previous single day.
Friday: Dead Girl
Deadgirl (2008 film)
Deadgirl is a horror film directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel, and written by Trent Haaga.-Plot:Rickie and J.T. are two high school seniors who gaze at the girls they wish they could get, especially JoAnn, the object of Rickie's affection, whom he has known since he was a child...
, Outlander
Outlander (film)
Outlander is a 2008 science fiction film directed by Howard McCain and starring James Caviezel. Caviezel has described Outlander as a light combination of Braveheart and Highlander.-Plot:...
, Walled In
Walled In
Walled In is a 2009 horror-thriller starring Mischa Barton. The film is based on the best-selling French novel Les Emmurés by Serge Brussolo . It is the English-language debut of critically acclaimed French director Gilles Paquet-Brenner. The film was shot in Saskatchewan, Canada.-Plot:Sam Walczak...
Saturday:Dorothy, I Sell the Dead
I Sell The Dead
I Sell the Dead is a 2008 comedy horror film, the feature film debut from Irish director Glenn McQuaid. The film is a period horror comedy about grave robbing and stars Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden and Angus Scrimm.-Plot:...
, Grace
Grace (film)
Grace is a 2009 film written and directed by Paul Solet. It is based on the 2006 short film with the same title that featured Liza Weil and Brian Austin Green. The short film was used to obtain funding for the feature version....
, The Unborn, One Eyed Monster
FF Glasgow 2010
Friday: Frozen, Black Death
Black Death (film)
Black Death is a 2010 historical horror action film directed by Christopher Smith from an original screenplay by Dario Poloni. It stars Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne and Carice van Houten.-Plot:The film takes place in 1348 in plague-ridden medieval England...
Preview, 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, Stag Night
Stag Night
Stag Night is a 2008 American horror film, written and directed by Peter A. Dowling.-Plot:It tells about four men on a bachelor party in New York who ride the subway and, along with two strippers from the club, accidentally get off at a station that closed down in the 1970s...
Saturday: A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Lizard in a Woman's Skin is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci. It was released in 1971. The film follows the daughter of a respected politician by the name of Carol Hammond , who experiences a series of vivid, psychedelic nightmares consisting of depraved sex orgies and LSD...
, Amer
Amer (film)
Amer is a 2009 French-language thriller film written and directed by French directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.-Cast:* Marie Bos* Delphine Brual* Harry Cleven* Bianca Maria D'Amato* Cassandra Forêt* Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud...
, [REC] 2
REC 2
REC 2 or [●REC]² is the 2009 Spanish horror film sequel to 2007's REC. Written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, both of whom returned from the previous film, the story takes place immediately after the events of the first film, with producing company Filmax International describing...
, never-before-seen footage of Doghouse
Doghouse (film)
Doghouse is a 2009 British horror comedy and splatter film.A group of men travels to a remote village in England for a 'boys' weekend'. Upon their arrival, they found out that all the women in the town had been transformed into some kind of man-eating cannibals.-Plot:Vince is depressed over his...
, Centurion
Centurion (film)
Centurion is a 2010 British action thriller film directed by Neil Marshall, loosely based on the supposed disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion in Caledonia in the second century CE. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko and Dominic West....
Preview, Splice
Splice (film)
Splice is a 2009 Canadian/French science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley. The story concerns experiments in genetic engineering being done by a young scientist couple who attempt to introduce human DNA into their work of splicing animal...
, Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre
Reykjavík Whale Watching massacre or RWWM is an Icelandic 2009 horror film.- Plot :An epic tale about a group of tourists who go on whale watching expedition. During the expedition the ship breaks down and they are picked up by a nearby whaler...
FF Glasgow 2011
Friday: Little Deaths, I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil
I Saw the Devil is a 2010 South Korean thriller film directed by Kim Ji-woon, written by Park Hoon-jung and starring Lee Byung-hun and Choi Min-sik. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and had a limited U.S theatrical release. The film was Choi Min-sik's first major role since...
, Machete Maidens Unleashed
Saturday: Rubber
Rubber (2010 film)
Rubber is a 2010 French comedy film about a tire that comes to life and kills people with its psychic powers. It was directed and written by Quentin Dupieux. The film was shown at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
, Territories, The Shrine
The Shrine (film)
The Shrine is a Canadian horror film produced by Brookstreet Pictures. The film was directed by Jon Knautz and stars Aaron Ashmore, Cindy Sampson, Meghan Heffern, and Trevor Matthews...
, Mother's Day
Mother's Day (2010 film)
Mother's Day is an upcoming American horror- thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. It is a remake of Charles Kaufman's 1980 film of the same name and was written by Scott Millam.-Plot:...
, Hobo With A Shotgun
FF Glasgow 2012
FrightFest Glasgow will take place on Friday 24th and Saturday 25 February 2012 as part of the Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow, Scotland, started in 2005.-2010:2010's festival took place between 18-28th February. The opening gala featured Jean-Pierre Jeunet's latest film, Micmacs with the director there to present the film. Other guests included Peter...
. Films will start at 2PM on the Friday and 11AM on the Saturday, allowing for 3 more films to be shown than at the previous events.
Hostel Day
March 2006. A one off event once more at the PCC. Built around an early showing of Eli RothEli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
's Hostel with two films chosen by Roth.
Death Trance
Death Trance
Death Trance is a 2005 Japanese action/fantasy film directed by Yuji Shimomura, the action director for Versus and Devil May Cry 3. It stars Tak Sakaguchi of Versus fame as the anti-hero with co-stars Kentaro Seagal and Takamasa Suga.The film is the directorial debut of Shimomura, and similarities...
http://imdb.com/title/tt0443737/, The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man (2006 film)
The Wicker Man is a 2006 American remake of the 1973 British film of the same title. It was written and directed by Neil LaBute, based on a screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, and stars Nicolas Cage and Ellen Burstyn....
with pre-recorded intro' by Eli Roth
Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
, Mortuary
Mortuary (film)
Mortuary is a 2005 horror-thriller film directed by Tobe Hooper. It stars Dan Byrd, Alexandra Adi, and Denise Crosby.-Plot:After the loss of their father, the Doyle family, Leslie, Jonathan, and Jamie, move to the Fowler Mortuary in hope of starting a new life. The three find the mortuary to be in...
, Hostel with pre-recorded Eli Roth
Eli Roth
Eli Raphael Roth is an American film director, producer, writer and actor. He is known for his role as Donny "The Bear Jew" Donowitz in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds for which he won both a SAG Award and a BFCA Critic's Choice Award...
intro, Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood
Theatre of Blood is a horror film starring Vincent Price as vengeful actor Edward Lionheart and Diana Rigg as his daughter Edwina Lionheart. The cast includes such distinguished actors as Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, Robert Coote, Jack Hawkins, Michael Hordern, Arthur Lowe, Joan Hickson, Robert...
introduced by Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Kim Newman is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's Dracula at the age of eleven—and alternate fictional versions of history...
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League of Gentlemen Day
One day event returning to the PCC held in May 2005. A day built around the audience premiere of The League of GentlemenThe League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen are a group of British comedians formed in 1995, best known for their radio and television series.The League of Gentlemen may also refer to:* The League of Gentlemen ,...
's movie debut. The day started with a film selected by a League member. It also saw the audience premiere of Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
's The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, and the sequel to his 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses. The film is about the family of psychopathic killers from the previous film now on the run...
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From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by horror director Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes...
introduced by Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist. He is best known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen, and has both written for and acted in the TV series Doctor Who and Sherlock....
, R-Point
R-Point
R-Point is a 2004 Korean horror film written and directed by Su-chang Kong and starring Gam Wu-seong and Son Byung-ho. It is set in 1972 Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. However, most of the movie was shot in Cambodia...
, Shallow Ground
Shallow Ground
Shallow Ground is a 2004 Horror film written and directed by Sheldon Wilson and starring Timothy V. Murphy, Stan Kirsch, Lindsey Stoddart, Patty McCormack, and Rocky Marquette. A naked teenage boy appears at a soon-to-be abandoned sheriff's station, drenched in blood, on the one-year anniversary...
, The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse is a feature film spin-off of the popular British television comedy series The League of Gentlemen. Starring Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, the film was written by the cast with Jeremy Dyson, and directed by Steve Bendelack...
with Jeremy Dyson
Jeremy Dyson
Jeremy Dyson is an English screenwriter and, along with Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, a participant in The League of Gentlemen.-Early life:...
; Reece Shearsmith
Reece Shearsmith
Reeson "Reece" Shearsmith is an English actor and writer. He is most famous for his work as part of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson.-Early life:...
and Steve Pemberton
Steve Pemberton
Steve James Pemberton is an English actor, comedian, writer and performer, most famous as a member of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson.-Early life:...
, Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
and Nora Jane Noone
Nora Jane Noone
Nora-Jane Noone is an Irish film and television actress best known for her role in The Magdalene Sisters, where she played Bernadette.-Early life:...
with a sneak preview trailer of The Descent
The Descent
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating humanoids....
, Sin City
Sin City (film)
Sin City, also known as Frank Miller's Sin City, is a 2005 crime thriller film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez...
(another surprise movie), The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, and the sequel to his 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses. The film is about the family of psychopathic killers from the previous film now on the run...
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Lionsgate Horrorthon
Event run in conjunction with Lionsgate. The 70 seat screen at the Rex Bar http://www.rexbar.co.uk/introhistory.php in London's Soho means that audience attendance is alloted by competition.2007 Saw III
Saw III
Saw III is a 2006 Canadian-American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Leigh Whannell and story by James Wan and Whannell. Wan and Whannell directed and wrote Saw and Bousman wrote and directed Saw II. It is the third film in the seven-part Saw film series and stars...
screening of extended edition, Blood Trails
Blood Trails
Blood Trails is a horror film, released in 2007 by Lions Gate Entertainment and starring Rebecca Palmer, Ben Price and Tom Frederic. It was directed by Robert Krause and won the Dawn by Dead Horror Festival Audience Award in 2006.-Plot:...
with star Rebecca Palmer, Snuff-Movie
Snuff-Movie (film)
Snuff-Movie is a 2005 gothic horror film by British director Bernard Rose. It stars Jeroen Krabbé as a horror film maker named Boris Arkadin, whose pregnant wife was brutally murdered by a Manson-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s...
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2008 Saw IV
Saw IV
Saw IV is a 2007 Canadian-American horror film and midquel to 2006's Saw III. It was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by newcomers Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan and Thomas Fenton. The film was released in North America on October 26, 2007...
screening of extended edition, Catacombs, Bug
Bug (2006 film)
Bug is a 2006 American horror/thriller directed by William Friedkin, and starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon and Harry Connick, Jr..The film is based on the play of the same name written by Tracy Letts.-Plot:...
and 20 min preview of Five Across The Eyes
Five Across the Eyes (film)
Five Across the Eyes is a suspense/horror film directed by Greg Swinson and Ryan Thiessen and produced by Trauma One Entertainment. It was shot in 2005 in Morristown, TN and neighboring Greene County, TN.- Plot :...
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On Tour
FrightFest has held one off days across the UK.Nottingham - The Broadway Cinema 2004 Dawn of the Dead, The Machinist
The Machinist
The Machinist is a 2004 English-language Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar....
, The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie is a British horror film directed by Julian Richards, starring Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson and released in 2004. It is filmed in a found footage style.- Plot :...
, Monster Man
Monster Man
Monster Man is a 2003 American comedy horror film written and directed by Michael Davis and stars Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, Aimee Brooks, and Michael Bailey Smith.-Plot:...
Leicester - The Phoenix Arts Centre 2004 The Machinist
The Machinist
The Machinist is a 2004 English-language Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar....
, Creep
Creep (film)
Creep is a 2004 British horror film about a woman locked in overnight on the London Underground who finds herself being stalked by a hideously deformed killer living in the sewers below...
with Dir. Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith (director)
Christopher Smith, is a British film director and screenwriter.- Career :His four most prominent pieces of work are Creep, Severance, Triangle and Black Death. Smith was last working on a movie based about the UK children's book series CHERUB...
, Monster Man
Monster Man
Monster Man is a 2003 American comedy horror film written and directed by Michael Davis and stars Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, Aimee Brooks, and Michael Bailey Smith.-Plot:...
Cambridge 2004 Bubba Ho-tep
Bubba Ho-tep
Bubba Ho-tep is a 2002 American comedy horror drama film starring Bruce Campbell as Elvis Presley — now a resident in a nursing home. The film also stars Ossie Davis as Jack, a black man who claims to be John F. Kennedy, explaining that he was patched up after the assassination, dyed black,...
, The Locals
The Locals
The Locals is a low budget 2003 New Zealand made horror film directed by Greg Page and starring Kate Elliott. The film took in a modest sum at the box-office following negative reviews....
, The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie
The Last Horror Movie is a British horror film directed by Julian Richards, starring Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson and released in 2004. It is filmed in a found footage style.- Plot :...
, Blueberry.
Cambridge 2005 R-Point
R-Point
R-Point is a 2004 Korean horror film written and directed by Su-chang Kong and starring Gam Wu-seong and Son Byung-ho. It is set in 1972 Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. However, most of the movie was shot in Cambodia...
, Shallow Ground
Shallow Ground
Shallow Ground is a 2004 Horror film written and directed by Sheldon Wilson and starring Timothy V. Murphy, Stan Kirsch, Lindsey Stoddart, Patty McCormack, and Rocky Marquette. A naked teenage boy appears at a soon-to-be abandoned sheriff's station, drenched in blood, on the one-year anniversary...
, The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects
The Devil's Rejects is a 2005 American horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie, and the sequel to his 2003 film House of 1000 Corpses. The film is about the family of psychopathic killers from the previous film now on the run...
, Dead Meat
Dead Meat
Dead Meat is a 2004 Irish zombie film written and directed by Conor McMahon, starring Spanish theatre actress Marian Araujo and veteran Irish actor Eoin Whelan.-Plot summary:...
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Cambridge 2007 End of the Line, Hell's Ground, The Abandoned, All The Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is a 2006 American horror-thriller film, although it has also been described as a slasher film. Originally finished in 2006, the film premiered at a number of film festivals throughout 2006 and 2007. Notable premieres include Toronto Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival,...
, Motel Hell
Motel Hell
Motel Hell is a 1980 horror comedy film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Rory Calhoun as farmer, butcher, and meat entrepreneur Vincent Smith...
http://eatmybrains.com/shownews.php?id=880.
Spring Awakening Day 2009
Frightfest returned to the Prince Charles Cinema for a one day event.Embodiment Of Evil, Shuttle, Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2008 horror-rock opera musical film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. The film is based on a play written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich....
with director Darren Lynn Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman is an American film director and screenwriter.-Personal life:Bousman was born in Overland Park, Kansas, the son of Nancy and Lynn Bousman. He is a graduate of the Film School at Full Sail University. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park,...
, Lesbian Vampire Killers
Lesbian Vampire Killers
Lesbian Vampire Killers is a 2009 British comedy horror film written by Stewart Williams and Paul Hupfield, produced by Steve Clark-Hall and directed by Phil Claydon.- Plot :...
world audience premiere with director Phil Clayton with actress Myanna Buring
MyAnna Buring
MyAnna Buring is a Swedish actress best known for appearing in the 2005 horror film The Descent.- Early life :Buring was born in Sweden but grew up in the Middle East...
and the rest of the female cast members, Not Quite Hollywood
Not Quite Hollywood
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! is a 2008 Australian documentary film about the Australian New Wave of 1970s and '80s low-budget cinema...
, Turkey Shoot
Turkey shoot
A turkey shoot is an opportunity for an individual or a party to very easily take advantage of a situation.A "turkey shoot" is also a shooting contest where frozen turkeys are awarded as prizes. The shoot is most commonly held, using shotguns aimed at paper targets about 25-35 yards away...
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Forum
The festival opened a forum in July 2004 http://www.larrytech.biz/frightfest/index.php. Whilst most posting happens around the main events, posts are made about genre-related news, discussions and events throughout the year. Often organisers will join in discussions or release news about one off events via the forum.The forum is run on phpBB
PhpBB
phpBB is a popular Internet forum package written in the PHP scripting language. The name "phpBB" is an abbreviation of PHP Bulletin Board...
software.
Blogs
Regular blogs are now a feature of the festival's website. They began with The Alan Jones Diary and a guide to DVDs Gore in the Store. Recently it has grown to include more blogs which cover Video Games, TV, the Australian horror scene, foreign language genre fare, HD format releases, Memorabilia and Comics.The 2009 annual redesign of the website added two more blogs and a regular review blog from Alan Jones.
The organisors of the festival blog annually about their visits to the Cannes Film Festival and the Fantastic Fest in Austin Texas.
FrightFest Presents
In 2005 a brief "Fright Fest Presents" DVD label was created and distributed Dead MeatDead Meat
Dead Meat is a 2004 Irish zombie film written and directed by Conor McMahon, starring Spanish theatre actress Marian Araujo and veteran Irish actor Eoin Whelan.-Plot summary:...
, Malefique, Tears of Kali, Eyes of Crystal and The Roost
The Roost
The Roost is a 2005 horror film directed by Ti West. Zombies and homicidal bats terrorize four teenagers stranded on a mysterious farm.- Synopsis :...
within the UK.http://www.frightfestpresents.co.uk/
The label was an imprint of Revolver Entertainment
Revolver Entertainment
Revolver Entertainment is a marketing-lead, all rights film distribution company. Founded in 1997, the company has operations in both London and Los Angeles....
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FrightFest Features
On 23 May 2011 FrightFest Features DVD label was launched, the first 2 DVDs released were both films that had previously played in the festival: Italian director Federico Zampagliones 2007 film Shadow and the 2007 New Zealand action comedy The Devil Dared Me ToThe Devil Dared Me To
The Devil Dared Me To is a New Zealand film written by and starring Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. The film revolves around a fictional stuntman, Randy Cambell, who aspires to be the greatest living New Zealander in that profession...
. Films will be released theatrically and for home entertainment, the label is launched in conjunction with Wild Bunch
Wild Bunch (film company)
Wild Bunch S.A. is a French film production and international sales company. Originally a division of StudioCanal, the company has produced films such as Land of the Dead, Southland Tales and Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?. They have also produced Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream, Vicky...
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Quiz
In 2005 the FrightFest quiz was introduced. The first quiz was spread over the weekend but was then streamlined. In 2007 the quiz was devised by Alan Jones and was remarked upon as being especially challenging. This quiz was conducted by British Horror institution David McGillivrayDavid McGillivray (director)
David McGillivray is an actor, producer, playwright, screenwriter and film critic.Originally a critic for Monthly Film Bulletin, McGillivray wrote his first film script, Albert's Follies, for friend Ray Selfe in 1973...
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2010 saw the introduction of Andy Nyman's Quiz from Hell, an audiovisual horror movie quiz projected on the massive Empire Screen 1. Hosted by Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman
Andy Nyman is an English actor and magician.Nyman first came to note with his performance as a hard nosed director in Musical! and then as Keith Whitehead in the cult film of the Martin Amis novel, Dead Babies...
, the quiz saw several hundred horror fans answering questions from a range of categories including ‘What happens next? - Guess the Death’, Movie Monsters, horror soundtrack themes and trivia. The Quiz from Hell, with its opening horror movie montage, audiovisual clips and all questions, was put together by Simon Williams and Lee-Jay Bannister, the brains behind the London-based film-themed pub quiz You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat. The quiz returned in 2011 as Andy Nyman's Quiz from Hell 2.
Ticketing
Tickets are sold with the option of a weekend pass or individual tickets. 2007 saw the introduction of Day Passes. Weekend passes go on sale, typically, on 1 July each year with individual tickets on sale a month later. Tickets are bought online, by phone or in person.Since 2005, a growing group have congregated in person to buy tickets for the festival. The start time of this queue has been earlier each year earning it the nickname "The Sleepy Queue".
Weekend pass holders are presented with a "goodie bag"" of freebies. This is a mixture of promotional items and posters, badges, T Shirts and DVDs.
External links
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- http://www.eatmybrains.com/showfeature.php?id=9 Review of FrightFest 2004 at Eatmybrains.com
- http://www.kinoeye.org/02/17/wilkinson17.php Kinoeye Review of FF 2002
- http://www.eatmybrains.com/showfeature.php?id=9 Review of FrightFest 2004 at Eatmybrains.com