FrightFest returns to the Odeon Luxe West End in Leicester Square. Taking over both screens on 1st and 2nd November. The Halloween special will feature nine premiere titles from six countries. Each film will be screened twice.
Opening the event is the UK premiere of Sam Yates’s Magpie, a psychological thriller with a classic neo-noir atmosphere, Daisy Ridley will be in attending the screening alongside her husband, actor Tom Bateman, writer/producer of Magpie.
The second film on Friday is the UK premiere of Parvulos, a zombie ‘Lord of the Flies,’ from Mexican director Isaac Ezban.
The first day closes with the World premiere of Airell Hayes’s Advent, which charts one woman’s countdown decent into Christmas supernatural hell. Airell will be joined by the film’s stars including Nicholas Vince.
The Saturday kicks off with the World premiere of The Bitter Taste, Guido Tölke’s outlandish tale of the undead.
Then there is the UK premiere of Alien Country, an extraterrestrial invasion comedy, directed by Boston McConnaughey, Renny Grames, who are planning to attend.
Next is the UK premiere of The Draft. An Indonesian body count terror which delights in honouring horror cliches while subverting them totally into a gruesome gore-fest.
This is followed by the UK premiere of Time Travel is Dangerous, a meta-universe fantasy from writer-producers, the Shakespeare Sisters, co-written and directed by Chris Reading. The film stars Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Jane Horrocks, Mark Heap, and narrated by Stephen Fry.
Also attending is Teddy Grennan, the director of Catch a Killer. The International premiere of a neo-noir serial killer thriller featuring Sam Brooks and Tu Morrow.
Completing the line-up is the UK premiere of Emma Benestan’s Cannes Critics' Week closer, Animale, a shape-shifting horror drama about toxic masculinity.
Passes and tickets go on sale at noon on Saturday 5th October:
Prices:
Two-day pass - £79
Friday 1st day pass - £33
Saturday 2nd Day pass - £59
Single tickets - £14.99
Full ticket details are at:
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