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FrightFest is one of the World’s leading Fantasy / SF/ Horror & Thriller Film Festivals. Leicester Square, London August Bank Holiday, Halloween & Glasgow.
FrightFest Glasgow update! Only a handful of festival passes left and single tickets for the following films are sold out:

The Restoration at Grayson Manor
Short Film Showcase
The Convenience Store
Red Riding
Bone Keeper

Seats are going fast for everything else! Just 28 days from our opening film!
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Tickets and passes going fast, don’t miss out on a fantastic line-up!
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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Fiendishly excited for this @frightfest.bsky.social 🖤👻
Frightfest single tickets go on sale today from 10am via the Glasgow Film Festival website!!

Check out our event guide from the link below for all the film info, plus features & interviews! 📷

FrightFest Glasgow Guide: shorturl.at/0sAQf
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Frightfest single tickets go on sale today from 10am via the Glasgow Film Festival website!!

Check out our event guide from the link below for all the film info, plus features & interviews! 📷

FrightFest Glasgow Guide: shorturl.at/0sAQf
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Closing out FrightFest Glasgow is the World Premiere of DEATH KEEPER! Reclusive immortal Luke can only stay young by taking lives. As evil Malagor rises, Luke must protect the innocent and face a deadly battle of Good vs Evil. Director Tristan Barr & cast join us for a Q&A.
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Get ready for KARMADONNA! Yelena’s pregnancy is threatened by a mysterious call from a voice claiming to be God, forcing her to cross names off a deadly hit list. Aleksander Radivojević’s psychedelic, darkly political fable explores crime, corruption, and phone obsessed society.
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's the World Premiere of RED RIDING! After her mother’s overdose, Red moves to her grandmother’s Scottish estate, uncovering vanished children, a monstrous wolf, and dark family secrets. Director Craig Conway with Producer Neil Marshall & cast join us for a Q&A.
January 23, 2026 at 7:28 PM
It’s the UK Premiere of THE CONVENIENCE STORE! Based on the acclaimed video game, a college girl’s night shifts turn terrifying when strange events and a mysterious package force her into dark choices. Jiro Nagae’s supernatural thriller blurs imagination, hauntings, and far worse!
January 23, 2026 at 7:26 PM
We bring you another selection of Short Films in our Showcase on Saturday at FrightFest Glasgow!

Plastic Surgery:
A doctor on her last day before maternity leave is thrown into chaos when a hidden threat emerges.

Director: Guy Trevellyan.
Cast: Anna Popplewell, Daniel Ings
January 23, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Saturday at FrightFest Glasgow kicks off with the International Premiere of VIOLENCE! In an alternate 1980s of graffiti and crime, antihero Henry must navigate gang wars, drugs, and betrayal to save his ex-lover. Connor Marsden’s punk-fueled action-horror hits like a sledgehammer!
January 23, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We’re 6 weeks from our first film at FrightFest Glasgow! We kick off with the World Premiere of JAILBROKEN A relentless single location thriller where Joe must obey a caller’s orders to save his kidnapped family. Director Vasily Chuprina & lead Bryan Larkin join us for a post-screening Q&A
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM
THE CURSE closes out Friday at FrightFest Glasgow with its UK Premiere. Receptionist Riko investigates a string of mysterious deaths tied to social media, facing a deadly online curse. Kenichi Ugana’s shocking satire updates The Ring for the TikTok age.
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
We bring you the UK Premiere of THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR! Irish playboy Boyd gets experimental nano-tech hands, that take on a murderous life of their own! Glenn McQuaid’s campy, melodramatic sci-fi horror comedy hits big. Director & cast join us for a post-screening Q&A
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
It’s the UK Premiere of BOORMAN & THE DEVIL! David Kittredge’s documentary revisits EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC as John Boorman, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher and more reflect on ambition, artistry and the legendary Hollywood misfire. Essential for genre fans.
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Howard J Ford returns to FrightFest with the WORLD PREMIERE of THE BONE KEEPER. A cosmic crash awakens an ancient cave terror. Decades after a disappearance, a new expedition becomes the hunted. Howard and cast join us for a post-screening Q&A.
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Friday begins with the Wolrd Premire of BURY THE DEVIL. In a daring single-take thriller, a hospice nurse trapped with a dementia patient uncovers a dark, otherworldly secret. Director Adam O’Brien delivers 86 minutes of nerve-shredding tension and twisty exorcism terror.
January 22, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Here's the low down on Glasgow FrightFest 2026 plus ticketing information. #FrightFest @frightfest.bsky.social
www.film-news.co.uk/news/Undergr...
FrightFest celebrates 21 years at Glasgow Film Festival with 5 world premieres
FrightFest returns to the Glasgow Film Festival for its 21st year, running from Thursday 5 March to Saturday
www.film-news.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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MUFF, the comedy-horror short I wrote and produced, heads to @frightfest.bsky.social - the dark heart of cinema 🖤@glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social on March 6.

“You just need the right accessory to slay.”
January 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Looks great! Clara looked like a mermaid once in Black Sails where Anne Bonny was part of a pirate raid on a ship. Back in the water again!
The third of our short films in our Short Film Showcase is the UK Premiere of THE PEARL COMB, marking the directorial debut of Ali Cook, exploring mystery and medical miracles. Starring Beatie Edney, Ali Cook, Simon Armstrong, Clara Paget, Roxana Cook
January 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
It’s full scream ahead as FrightFest announces its @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social 2026 line-up. The nation’s favourite horror fest presents three days of trauma, terror & tantalising thrills, embracing the latest genre discoveries from around the world. Details: www.frightfest.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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A Desert has just been released on Shudder. Saw it at @frightfest.bsky.social and it was excellent, a twisted film with bonus points for having a great performance from David Yow of @jesuslizard.bsky.social fame. Thoroughly recommended
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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Finally, I branched out into the world of production notes writing an in-depth story from page to screen about Matt Stuertz's HUMAN which screened at @frightfest.bsky.social, Grimmfest and @sohohorrorfest.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Hello FrightFesters! Just a nudge to remind you that next Wednesday we publish our schedule for FrightFest Glasgow and next Friday passes go on sale via the GFT site. Info can be found here: frightfest.co.uk/filmsandevents Set your reminders, we've got one hell of a lineup for you!
January 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Following our popular Halloween premiere, FrightFest and Paramount invite Glasgow audiences to an exclusive early screening of PRIMATE. What starts as a tropical getaway quickly becomes a fight for survival. Catch it at ODEON Luxe Glasgow Quay, 20 Jan 7pm. Tickets from £12.50: shorturl.at/FSF3S
January 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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My Church... 🤘
A huge thanks to everyone who attended our events, engaged with us online, and helped make FrightFest 2025 unforgettable. We exist because of our amazing FrightFesters and are so grateful. Can’t wait to see you all again in 2026, you’re all stars! 🙌🏾
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM