Festivals: Frightfest
FrightFest 2026 Review: ODDITIES, Adrienne Barbeau Gets the Wicked, Substantial Horror Role She Deserves
When two self-destructive best friends accidentally kill their drug dealer, they have to flee town. Stopping at a roadside antique shop, they quickly discover that the older woman running the place isn't as sweet as she seems.
FrightFest 2026 Review: HOME BODIES, Sibling Tension Rises in a Smart Home Trap
Two children, raised in total isolation by an automated house, begin to confront the mysteries of their existence after an enigmatic stranger arrives from outside.
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FrightFest 2026 Review: ITHAQUA, A Chilling Western Gothic Nightmare
Set in a harsh 1821 Canadian winter, the folk horror film Ithaqua follows the starving residents of an isolated fur-trading fort as they turn against each other and face a primordial, hunger-inducing creature.
FrightFest 2026 Review: In Korea-Set Horror NERVOUS, Sara Bolger Loses the Ability to Hear Men
The opening film at this year’s Tubi Frightfest London, Nervous is an ambitious psychological thriller set in the South Korean countryside. Irish actress Sarah Bolger reunites with director Abner Pastoll after the success of 2019’s A Good Woman is Hard...
HY3NA: Our First Look at Matthew Ninaber's Hyper-Stylized Thriller (Exclusive)
A desperate young woman falls under the control of a seductive predator, becoming both a pawn in a lethal power dynamic and the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders.
BLOOD SECRET: The Horror Collective Acquires Supernatural Horror Ahead of FrightFest Premiere
When a reconciliation dinner with her best friend turns into a nightmare of inexplicable, terrifying events, an isolated woman must fight to survive the night in a house she suspects is genuinely haunted or hostile.
STARSUCKERS Official Trailer: A Dream Celebrity Getaway Turns Into a Gory Nightmare
An ordinary couple wins a dream weekend getaway with a glamorous celebrity power couple, only for the vacation to spiral into murder, manipulation, and psychological games as the stars' manicured image completely unravels.
STARSUCKERS: The Butler Brothers' Dark Satire to Premiere at FrightFest 2026
When an ordinary couple wins an exclusive weekend with their celebrity idols, they discover the glamorous power couple are hiding murderous secrets, forcing them into a twisted game of deception and survival where fame, desire, and identity become deadly obsessions.
FrightFest 2025 Review: CRUSHED, Faith, Family, And The Unforgivable
A family's faith and resilience are tested when their daughter is kidnapped, leading to a harrowing journey of discovery and justice.
FrightFest 2025 Review: DEATH CYCLE, Gabriel Carrer Delivers Another Brutally Violent Horror Thriller
As Abby recovers from a hit and run that left her crippled and her sister dead, she is visited by Luca, a reporter from out of town investigating a series of brutal murders committed by a maniac on a motorcycle....
Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 Preview: The Dark Heart of Cinema Gets Even More Frightening
Ever since it was first staged in 2000, FrightFest has enlivened -- or perhaps I should say endarkened -- central London over the Bank Holiday weekend. Now known as Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, the 2024 edition kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, August...
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CURSED IN BAJA: Anchor Bay Entertainment Acquires New Horror Flick From Jeff Daniel Phillips
Pirelli, an ex-lawman, travels to Mexico searching for the heir to a Los Angeles fortune, while confronting his own complicated past. But what he finds in Baja challenges him to the core.
THAT'S A WRAP Review: Silly, Sexy Horror-Comedy Evokes With Sex And Murder
The cast of director Mason Maestro’s new slasher flick "That's a Wrap." has gathered together for the wrap party. As the festivities go on everyone splinters off, to celebrate the flick, but mostly each other. However, they are unaware that...
FAILURE! Trailer: Ted Raimi And Alex Kahuam Bringing Their One Take Thriller to FrightFest
Failure!’, follows business tycoon James (Raimi – The Quarry, Ash v Evil Dead, Creepshow), a loving family man who has a crushing bank debt which he must resolve within an hour or lose his business. Greedy associates, back-stabbing friends and...
THE BLUE ROSE: George Baron's Surrealist Noir to Premiere at FrightFest
With the announcement of the lineup of Pigeon Shrine Frightfest 2023 behind us our focus will be drawn to specific films in the coming weeks. One of the first to cross our desk is The Blue Rose, described as a...
FrightFest 2023: Full Lineup Announced, Fest Bookended by SUITABLE FLESH And THE SACRIFCE GAME
The summer festival season is in full swing and it is time to look at what our friends at FrightFest have in store for everyone in London this coming August. Joe Lynch's Suitable Flesh is set to open the...
FrightFest 2023: Poster Art Revealed
Our friends at FrightFest have revealed the poster art for this year's edition, happening at Cineworld Leicester Square from Thursday August 24th through Monday August 28th, 2023. Created once again by frequent collaborator Graham Humphreys the poster sticks with this year's...
FrightFest 2023: UK Genre Fest Announces Glasgow Film Festival Line-up, Including SISU, CONSECRATION And SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING
FrightFest has announced its line-up of films for their program at this year's Glasgow Film Festival. A sort of mid-point of the year for FrightFest the UK genre festival is returning to Glasgow for its 18th year. The three day...
FrightFest Halloween 2022 Line-up Announced! A Simon Boswell Doc, Joe LoTruglio's Debut And Dystopic Switzerland Feature in Day-long Event
I love going to a film festival during the warm months, ducking out of the Summer heat into a cool, dark theatre to watch fantastic movies with a swarming mass of my peers. However, there is something to be said...
FrightFest 2022: Found-Footage Horror Comedy MEAN SPIRITED Added to This Year's Lineup
Last week FrightFest announced the lineup for this year's festival, happening in London at the end of August. If you've ever worked in the film festival setting you know that things are constantly in flux, lineups can be constantly changing...
