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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 12h

Closing FrightFest Halloween is Mag Mag, the debut feature from Japanese comedian Yuriyan Retriever. After her lover is killed by a ghost, a woman’s quest for revenge unravels into a twisted tale of love, obsession, and death, blending sharp humour with chilling horror

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 12h

The penultimate film at FrightFest Halloween is Coyotes. Colin Minihan returns with a gripping eco-horror where a family trapped by wildfire in the Hollywood Hills faces not only the flames but a pack of ravenous coyotes closing in. A tense, fiery fight for survival

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 1d

Saturday afternoon at FrightFest Halloween is the International Premiere of Posthouse. Director Nikolas Red delivers a chilling supernatural tale of a film editor and his estranged daughter who unleash a mythic creature while restoring a lost silent horror film!

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John (Magic Rat) @magic-rat-media.bsky.social · 2d

Updated my @frightfest.bsky.social Definitive Film List on @letterboxd.social to include this year’s upcoming Halloween event in that there London Town. Cracking looking line-up over two days this year… #FrightFest #Filmsky #Horror #Halloween letterboxd.com/magic_rat/li...

FrightFest - The Definitive Film List

With the announcement of the line-up for the 2013 FrightFest Halloween All-nighter, I thought it was about time there was a comprehensive list dedicated to the UK’s foremost horror film festival on Le...

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 2d

The UK Premiere of AFFECTION by Director BT Meza screens at FrightFest Halloween. Starring Happy Death Day’s Jessica Rothe, this gripping sci-fi horror follows Ellie, trapped in a memory-resetting nightmare where love, identity, and reality unravel with shocking revelations!

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 3d

Opening Saturday at FrightFest Halloween is Dolly, a jaw dropping, gory, grindhouse style horror by director Rod Blackhurst. When Chase and Macy stumble upon a creepy doll altar, they awaken Dolly, a deranged, childlike killer. To survive, Macy must face its twisted delusions!

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 6d

Remember when Deathgasm rocked FrightFest in 2015? Now Deathgasm 2 is here, premiering at FrightFest Halloween! Years after the demon apocalypse, Brodie’s down on his luck and resurrects the band for more metal-fuelled mayhem and undead chaos that’ll blow the roof off

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 7d

Kicking off FrightFest Halloween is the UK debut of Paramount's wildly entertaining horror PRIMATE, where a friends’ tropical getaway becomes a brutal fight for survival. Directed by FrightFest alumni Johannes Roberts, strap in for a terrifyingly gory ride! 🩸🐒 @paramountscares.com

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 10d

Morning FrightFesters...a reminder that passes and single tickets are on sale from noon today via our website, for our Halloween event! 👀

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 12d

We return to the ODEON Luxe West End, taking over both screens, to present our annual 2-day #Halloween event. Be prepared for crazed animals, electrifying J-Horror, Heavy Metal mayhem, ancient Filipino monsters & maniac doll fetishists! Programme/Tickets:
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FrightFest | The Dark Heart of Cinema

The Dark Heart of Cinema - The U.K.’s best, brightest and largest independent international thriller, fantasy and horror film festival with three major events each year.

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Kat Hughes @kathughes.bsky.social · Sep 12

If you went to @frightfest.bsky.social and enjoyed HUMAN you can now buy the t-shirt seen on lead character Dani:

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StuPitt - Rocks Are Cool

Timeless and reliable for everyday wear. Crafted from 100% Cotton (4-6 oz) for comfort and durability. Double-needle stitching, ribbed crew-neck, and tear-away…

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · Sep 12

The Straight on Till Morning Show will have its @frightfest.bsky.social 2025 edition, 8pm tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social, featuring Virginie Selavy, @annodracula.bsky.social and me discussing our festival highlights. feminaridens.com/2025/09/05/s...

Straight On Till Morning show: FrightFest 2025

In this episode of the Straight On Till Morning Show, I host a programme on the FrightFest festival, which took place from 21st to the 25th August 2025 in London. I talk to Kim Newman, author of Ni…

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · 26d

Fancy another free screening? How about tickets to a preview screening of The Strangers Chapter 2?? Tickets available from 6pm today. Go to frightfest.co.uk to get yours before they're gone!

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · Sep 5

"Horror has emerged as cinema’s most bankable – and experimental – genre"

Henry Wong's deep-dive article for Esquire Magazine is well worth a read, and always interesting to see what our very own @alanfrightfest.bsky.social has to say!

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#horror #HorrorCommunity

From ‘Weapons’ to ‘Sinners’: The Reasons for 2025’s High-end Horror Resurgence

In an unpredictable landscape, horror has emerged as cinema’s most bankable – and experimental – genre. With a spree of intriguing releases and some of the industry’s most exciting directors attached,...

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · Sep 4

One of Frightfest's favourite movies from last year is let loose! Courtesy of The Movie Partnership, the monster horror comedy THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR will be available on digital download from 8th September. Pre-order at Apple TV

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · Aug 26

In Callum Devlin’s stoner comedy horror THE WEED EATERS (2025), "four millennials see in the New Year with very old dope and murderous munchies". International première at @frightfest.bsky.social
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The Weed Eaters (2025) - Projected Figures

In Callum Devlin's stoner comedy horror THE WEED EATERS, 4 millennials see in the New Year with very old dope and murderous munchies

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks for your suggestions, will pass these on to the team

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FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social · Sep 3

Sorry to hear this Amber please feel free to get in touch privately about it so we can try to improve attendee going experiences at the festival

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · Aug 27

Links to all my reviews of this year's @frightfest.bsky.social (apart from THE TOXIC AVENGER, which should be published soon). projectedfigures.com/frightfest-2...

FrightFest 2025 - Projected Figures

Glasgow The American Backyard, The Birdwatcher (short), By The Throat, Conveyance (short); The Doom Busters, Hearts of Darkness: The Making of the Final Friday, House of Ashes, In Our Blood, The Last ...

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Kate Anjou @turningofpages.bsky.social · Aug 27

Monday at @frightfest.bsky.social pt. 1 - hanging with the Deadbolt film crew and Nick “The Chatterer” Vince (who, ironically, has one of the loveliest smiles) 🖤💀

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Mr Phil @podcastdoors.bsky.social · Aug 27

Celebrating another @frightfest.bsky.social in London's Leicester Square this Bank Holiday weekend - always a delight to watch the latest horror films with friends and filmmakers.

Mr Phil with Chris Collier outside the Odeon, Leicester Square.

Mr Phil with Steve Oram and Simon Rumley at the Odeon, Leicester Square

Mr Phil with Kosmas & Saw outside the Odeon, Leicester Square

Mr Phil with Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, Lulu Adams and John Adams outside the Odeon, Leicester Square

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Caitlyn @scaredsheepless.bsky.social · Aug 28

My review of Blood Shine from @frightfest.bsky.social is now live. I adored it and would you just look at that poster 😍

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The Geek Show @thegeekshow.bsky.social · Aug 29

We tag over to @autistichorror.bsky.social for one of the final movies of this year's @frightfest.bsky.social, it's also one of the more well regarded - Viljar Bøe's thriller, Above the Knee.

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Above the Knee (Frightfest 2025): Bone Crackingly Intense Psychological Horror - The Geek Show

We tag over to Mike for one of the final movies of this year's frightfest, it's also one of the more well regarded - Viljar Bøe's thriller, Above the Knee.

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Kat Hughes @kathughes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Next from the @frightfest.bsky.social media wall is the team behind YOUR HOST, including actor Jackie Earle Haley:

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Red carpet interviews: Jackie Earle Haley & the 'Your Host' team at FrightFest

DW Medoff’s Your Host was just one of many movies that received its world premiere at the year’s FrightFest film festival. The event is five whole days of horror, and screens around seventy feature fi...

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Kat Hughes @kathughes.bsky.social · Sep 1

Final two @frightfest.bsky.social media walls of today incoming. First, the team behind the fantastic BLOCKHEAD

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Danny Horn, Joe Sims & Matt Harlock talk 'Blockhead'

Matt Harlock’s Blockhead was one of THN’s picks of this year’s FrightFest festival. We weren’t the only ones keen on it though as the film managed to sell out not one, but both of its screenings at th...

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