Abertoir - The International Horror Festival Of Wales is one of the many such events around the world that gets an enthusiastic thumbs up from the folks here at ScreenAnarchy. Taking place in Aberystwyth from 10-15 November, this year's line-up boasts an impressive range of new and classic horror flicks, including
Bone Tomahawk,
Tales of Halloween,
The Invitation,
The Witch and
Aaaaaaaah! with live commentary from director Steve Oram. Repertory screenings include
The Abominable Dr. Phibes,
Deep Red and a special outdoor screening of Neil Marshall's
The Descent.
This year's fest also features a large number of Asian titles, including the UK premieres of Nishimura Yoshihiro's The Ninja War of Torakage, Ham Tran's Hollow, Shinagawa Hiroshi's Deadman Inferno and Asato Mari's Final Frame. They will also be screening parts 1 and 2 of Higuchi Shinji's Attack on Titan and have bagged the European Premiere of Fire Lee's Robbery - co-presented by Fantasia.