Film4 Frightfest

Still haunted by the first reel death of his douchebag best bud, extreme bike racing superstar Joe (Bryce Draper) is coaxed out of retirement by another douchebag best bud Pablo (Ariel Levy) who’s setting up...

Relapsing in a big way, barely functional drug addict Michael (Zack Gold) is just about keeping it together, hiding his habit from his loved ones and working all the hours God sends to pay for his wedding to...

Before I sat down to watch Monolith I imagined it would be somewhat boring, given the plot seemed to centre around a child being locked in a car and his mother frantically smashing away at it with a wrench to...

For most people, the word red when placed in the context of Christmas conjures festive imagery of holly, fairy lights and St Nick’s infamous suit. For horror fans however, it means another seasonal...

The Master Cleanse follows Paul, a regular guy whose life has unraveled in spite (or perhaps because) of his best efforts. With his optimism crumbling slowly, Paul discovers the Lets Get Pure program in which...

Crow is a clear attempt to create a British eco-horror, focusing on the horror of evil modernism and greed in the face of natural beauty and serenity; however, the film is so poorly handled in terms of its...

It’s almost impossible to dilute writer/director Emiliano Rocha Minter’s feature debut We Are The Flesh, to reduce it to something as simple and accessible as a synopsis but here goes… A brother...

Set 70 years in the future, Realive aims to offer a modern twist on Frankenstein. When Marc Jarvis (Tom Hughes - I Am Soldier) is diagnosed with terminal cancer he chooses to commit suicide rather than endure...

Inspired loosely by true events, a teenager with autism, Danny (Richard Pawulski), ventures into the serene countryside as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Award. Little does he know, however, that classmate...

The best way to describe Adam Rifkin’s dark comedy horror, Director’s Cut is ‘so meta it hurts’. Now, we all love a nod to audience, an in-joke about the genre or even honourable mentions or homage to...

Conspiracy theories were once the reserve of the so-called ‘freaks’ of society – the outcasts and loners looking for the fantastical in the mundane. However, with the rise of social media and the...

Pet tells the story of animal shelter worker Seth (Dominic Monaghan), who, after being rejected by high school crush Holly (Ksenia Solo), decides the best way to change her mind is to lock her up in an animal...

My first experience of FrightFest was somewhat dampened by this truly boring, obviously low-budget "horror" film. Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word tells the story of a 17-year-old teenager who was falsely...

While his films have attracted as much critical condemnation as they have plaudits, there can be little doubt that, over the course of five movies, Rob Zombie has delivered a style very much his...

A work of taut skill and playful interaction, Abner Pastoll’s rural game of appearances, Road Games, is a lithe and elegant addition to this year’s Frightfest line up. When British hitchhiker Jack meets...

Billing your opus as ‘one of the most violent things you will ever see’ (or words to that effect) is always asking for trouble – and Blood Feast does that in the most literal way possible, with a...

Back in June at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, David Watson caught up with an old film school buddy (who’s far more successful the bastard) for a pint, writer/director Steve Barker, on the eve of...

The Love Witch follows the tale of Elaine, a beautiful young woman who wants more than anything to find a man that will love her with all the passion she would love them. After an experience in the past that...

A group of bored teens enter inside an abandoned factory in an attempt to cheer up their depressed friend, Neesa (Julin Jean - Cherry Bomb, 2009). Once inside, the group discover a box of mysterious items...

Set on the coast of North Korea, The Chamber follows the pilot of a small submersible craft who is ordered by his superiors to take a three man special ops team on a secret mission into North Korean territory....

Mercy follows the tale of one family, divided between two sets of estranged half brothers, as they return home to say a final goodbye to their mother as she approaches her death. However, as they come together...