The organisers of the Film 4 Frightfest have just unveiled a huge, huge program for this year's festival and I'm pretty much blown away by how many films they've secured, and how many of them are really exciting prospects. There's loads of premieres too, alongside the typical roster of guests, Q&As and other larking about.
But the main reason I'm excited is because it's Frightfest. I've never been to another festival with such a superb atmosphere, where the excitement is palpable, and where big surprises can happen at any moment. It has never disappointed.
For the first time, there are to be three screens this year. There's the main festival screen, the 'slightly riskier, edgier' discovery screen and something they're calling the rediscovery screen which is showcasing older films, restorations and hits of festivals past. They've never had anything like this number of films before. It's a new Frightfest record.
Here are the listings for each screen.
MAIN SCREEN
THURSDAY AUG 23
OPENING FILM ' THE SEASONING HOUSE (World Premiere)
COCKNEYS VS ZOMBIES (World Premiere)
GRABBERS (London Preview)
FRIDAY AUG 24
NIGHTBREED: THE CABAL CUT (UK Premiere)
TOTAL ICON DARIO ARGENTO + MOVIE (tbc)
HIDDEN IN THE WOODS (UK Premiere)
V/H/S (UK Premiere)
[REC]³ Génesis (UK Premiere)
STITCHES (UK Premiere)
SATURDAY AUG 25
EUROCRIME! THE ITALIAN COP AND GANGSTER FILMS THAT RULED THE '70s (UK Premiere)
OUTPOST II: BLACK SUN (UK Premiere)
PAURA 3D (UK premiere)
UNDER THE BED (European Premiere)
TULPA (World Premiere)
MANIAC (UK Premiere)
SUNDAY AUG 26
THE THOMPSONS (UK Premiere)
THE HORROR CHANNEL PRESENTS THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SHOWCASE + ANDY NYMAN'S QUIZ FROM HELL 3 (Special Event)
SLEEP TIGHT (UK Premiere)
BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO (London Preview)
SINISTER (UK Premiere)
DEAD SUSHI (European Premiere)
MONDAY AUG 27
AMERICAN MARY (World Premiere)
AFTER (UK Premiere)
CHAINED (UK Premiere)
THE POSSESSION (European Premiere)
CLOSING MOVIE ' TOWER BLOCK (World Premiere)
DISCOVERY SCREEN
FRIDAY AUG 24
GUINEA PIGS (English Premiere)
THE VICTIM
ELEVATOR (UK Premiere)
A NIGHT OF NIGHTMARES (European Premiere)
SAWNEY: FLESH OF MAN (World Premiere)
ERRORS OF THE HUMAN BODY (UK Premiere)
WE ARE THE NIGHT
SATURDAY AUG 25
MAY I KILL U? (World Premiere)
KILL ZOMBIE! (UK Premiere)
NIGHTMARE FACTORY (English Premiere)
BEFORE DAWN (World Premiere)
REMNANTS (World Premiere)
WRONG TURN 4: BLOODY BEGINNINGS (UK Premiere)
SUNDAY AUG 26
WE ARE THE NIGHT (Preview)
THE INSIDE (World Premiere)
COMMUNITY (World Premiere)
GUINEA PIGS
THE VICTIM
MONDAY AUGUST 27
REMNANTS
BEFORE DAWN
A NIGHT OF NIGHTMARES
ELEVATOR
RE-DISCOVERY SCREEN
SATURDAY AUGUST 25
INBRED (Free Special Event)
THE ARRIVAL OF WANG (London Preview)
CRAWL (London Preview)
SAWNEY: FLESH OF MAN (World Premiere)
SUNDAY AUGUST 26
THE MUMMY'S SHROUD (Restored Version World Premiere)
RASPUTIN, THE MAD MONK (Restored Version World Premiere)
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT (Restored Version World Premiere)
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Restored Version World Premiere)
MONDAY AUGUST 27
WE ARE THE NIGHT (Preview)
ERRORS OF THE HUMAN BODY (UK Premiere)
MAY I KILL U?
THE INSIDE (World Premiere)
I'll be back later with my picks of the fest.
Festival passes go on sale at the Empire Leicester Square box office tomorrow, Saturday 30th June, at 11am, or at 12.30 via telephone and the web. People are already queuing in Leicester Square now.
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