Film4 Frightfest

Offering up an Irish take on the ‘folk horror’ genre that seems to be having something of a revival, Bring Out The Fear sees Frightfest fan (and New Blood alumni) Richard Waters bring his latest project...

“At some point you just have to accept your nightmares – they are part of you, family – like an old friend.” Haunting, creepy as hell, atmospheric and oh-so effective, Offseason is one not to miss...

First time writer/director Leroy Kincaide opts for demonic possession for his debut feature, throwing in some night terrors and a shadowy (potential) demon for good measure. Bethan Waller takes lead duties...

Life can be hard. The bank calling you to chase up payments. Your wife claiming you hate her mother. The reality of becoming a father for the first time and the inevitable battles over baby...

Woozy. Dreamlike. Hallucinatory. Psychedelic. Phantasmagoria. Fever dream. These are all words you can expect to find peppering reviews of Kevin Kopacka’s lush, ravishing Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes partly...

Offering up some Mexican chills for the Frightfest genre smorgasbord, The Exorcism Of Carmen Farias is one of those films to sit firmly in the ‘good but not great’ category. There is nothing...

Frightfest has always liked to roll out a comedic creature feature for the late night audience – Zombeavers anyone? So it makes perfect sense that writer/director Pierce Berolzheimer’s Crabs! is offered...

By Alan Graham This doesn’t feel like a film made in 2021. Not really. Instead it feels like a TV pilot from 1990 has somehow been flung forward to modern times, an attempt by some coked-up executive...

A fast-paced thriller that throws up more than its fair share of surprises, Night Drive is another of those Frightfest offerings this year that, arguably, the less you know going in the better. Part...

Throwing up something of a new slant on the home invasion chiller, Motherly actually appears to be being dubbed an ‘isolation thriller’. And it’s easy to see why, as the Canadian feature centres on...

Ahead of the World premiere screening of his debut feature film THE LAST RITE, writer / director Leroy Kincaide talks about his new movie, the enlightenment of being an undertaker, his personal experiences...

I'll be honest, any film billed as 'unbearably tense and ruthlessly bleak' automatically gets my attention, which is why New Zealand offering Coming Home In The Dark has been on my radar since being announced...

We found ourselves quite enjoying Driven at last year's Frightfest, which came courtesy of director and writer team Glenn Payne and Casey Dillard. Well, the good news is the duo are back with their latest...

It cannot have been that often that Frightfest welcomes a Cannes Festival award-winner to the London genre shindig, but in the shape of Knocking director Frida Kempff they have just that. A winner for her...

One of the things I most love about Arrow Video Frightfest is when the gang scour the globe for some fresh blood from overseas - and I'm delighted to say they've done it again this year. High on my list of...

It’s Full Scream ahead as Arrow Video FrightFest 2021 announces its second wave of hugely anticipated Discovery Screen and First Blood titles - a summer collection of provocative, edgy and transgressive...

As Arrow Video FrightFest stalks the dark recesses of the big screen again, the search resumes for new writers in the horror genre through its New Blood initiative. New Blood reunites FrightFest with Giles...

Arrow Video FrightFest, the UK’s biggest horror and fantasy film festival, is back at the Cineworld Leicester Square from Thurs August 26 – Monday 30 August, 2021 for five days of the very best of global...

Ahead of FrightFest’s UK special screening of THE WOMAN WITH LEOPARD SHOES at the Glasgow Film Festival, director Alexis Bruchon talks about his love of Noir, casting his brother and directing in his...

Frightfest have launched the 16th edition of Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow, which, despite continuing COVID-19 restrictions, is back to present a virtual six-pack of tasty titles; an extravaganza of the dark...

Dementia is a horrible disease. Often robbing people of their dignity, seeing memories of happy times simply fade away, straining familial relationships to breaking point and leaving relatives backed into...