Arrow Video Frightfest unveils 2022 London line-up Simon Fitzjohn July 29, 2022 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Arrow Video FrightFest, the UK’s most popular horror and fantasy film festival, is back at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square and the Prince Charles Cinema from Thursday August 25 – Monday 29 August...
Frightfest unveil Halloween line-up Simon Fitzjohn October 3, 2021 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Following on from its hugely successful August five-day event, Arrow Video FrightFest is back at the Cineworld, Leicester Square with a bumper two-day Halloween event on Friday 29th Oct and Sat 30th October,...
Frightfest 2021 Preview: Coming Home In The Dark Simon Fitzjohn August 21, 2021 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews 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...
Frightfest 2021 Preview: Killer Concept Simon Fitzjohn August 19, 2021 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews 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...
Frightfest 2021 Preview: Knocking Simon Fitzjohn August 18, 2021 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews 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...
Frightfest 2021 Preview: The Exorcism Of Carmen Farias Simon Fitzjohn August 10, 2021 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews 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...
Frightfest announces second wave of 2021 films Simon Fitzjohn July 22, 2021 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews 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...
Arrow Video Frightfest Interview: Neil Marshall Simon Fitzjohn October 8, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Previews Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film THE RECKONING, Neil Marshall talks about the desire for creative freedom, putting leading lady Charlotte Kirk through hell, his love for FrightFest...
Arrow Video Frightfest move October event online Simon Fitzjohn September 23, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Arrow Video FrightFest will go virtual for the second time in 2020, having taken the difficult decision to cancel its planned physical event at the Cineworld, Leicester Square. due to continuing COVID...
Arrow Video Frightfest unveil October extravaganza Simon Fitzjohn September 17, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Following the cancellation of the traditional 5-day August event, Arrow Video FrightFest is back at the Cineworld Leicester Square from October 22 – 25, 2020, with a packed programme of thirty-four new...
Arrow Video Frightfest Digital preview: The Honeymoon Phase Simon Fitzjohn August 20, 2020 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Getting its UK premiere at Frightfest - and marking the feature directorial debut of Phillip G Carroll Jr (who also writes), The Honeymoon Phase looks set to be one of the more interesting offerings at the...
Arrow Video Frightfest Digital preview: The documentaries Simon Fitzjohn August 17, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews If horror film documentaries are your thing (and if not, why?) then you are spoiled for choice at Arrow Video Frightfest Digital as they present not one, not two, but three offerings. They all look good to...
Arrow Video Frightfest Digital preview: I Am Lisa Simon Fitzjohn August 14, 2020 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Another film getting the 'world premiere' treatment at Frightfest is monster/revenge mash-up I Am Lisa. Helmed by Patrick Rea, who has a crazy amount of genre material on his resume (69 directorial gigs if...
Arrow Video Frightfest Digital preview: The Swerve Simon Fitzjohn August 9, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Heading to Arrow Video Frightfest Digital for its UK premiere after picking up plenty of plaudits at, among others, the Brooklyn Horror Festival, The Swerve looks set to be one of the memorable offerings up...
Arrow Video Frightfest unveil short film showcase Simon Fitzjohn August 6, 2020 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews The films may be short, but there is no shortage of scares as Arrow Video FrightFest 2020 showcases the best new short films from the UK and around the world, with six countries representing three continents....
Arrow Video Frightfest Digital preview: Playhouse Simon Fitzjohn August 5, 2020 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Fancy a world premiere with your Frightfest package? And possibly a British film to boot? If so, Playhouse may be your thing - a film that not only ticks the above boxes, but also marks the feature debut...
Arrow Video Frightfest Digital preview: 12 Hour Shift Simon Fitzjohn August 4, 2020 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Genre favourite Brea Grant moves back behind the camera for just her second feature - and her first full-length outing since 2013's Best Friends Forever - with organ trafficking chiller 12 Hour...
Arrow Video Frightfest Digital preview: The Columnist Simon Fitzjohn August 3, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews Fancy a bit of Dutch horror with your Frightfest smorgasbord this summer? If so, then you are in luck, courtesy of director Ivo van Aart's The Columnist, which looks to push the boundary of internet...
Greg Day gives the lowdown on Arrow Video Frightfest 2020 Simon Fitzjohn June 30, 2020 Editor's Choice, Features, London, London Previews Those devilish chaps at Frightfest certainly know how to keep us horror fans on our toes. No sooner had the agony of the (totally understandable) cancellation of August's five-day London genre shindig sent...
Arrow Video Frightfest unveil Halloween line-up Simon Fitzjohn October 4, 2019 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews We've barely caught our breath from the summer spectacular and those devilish Frightfest chaps are back to unleash their Halloween offering. We'll preview each of these films nearer the all-dayer itself,...
Arrow Video Frightfest unveil short film showcase Simon Fitzjohn August 11, 2019 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Previews From unseen forces to dangerous desires, from the remorseful living to the remorseless dead, from under the earth to creepy closed doors, Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 continues the festival’s fine...