Chillerama, Deadheads and more!
From Thurs 25 August to Monday 29 August the UKâ??s premiere event for horror fans will be at the Empire Cinema in Londonâ??s Leicester Square to present 37 films in two screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strand will play in Empire 4. There are eleven countries represented, with seven world premieres and a record-equaling twenty UK or European premieres.
This yearâ??s line-up reflects a healthy resurgence of home grown talent, with a record ten Brit titles in the line-up, including Ben Wheatleyâ??s brutal chiller KILL LIST (pictured above), Cristian Solimenoâ??s psychological twister THE GLASS MAN, THE WICKER TREE (the eagerly awaited companion piece to â??The Wicker Manâ??) and cyber-space shocker PANIC BUTTON. Then thereâ??s Alex Chandonâ??s riotously gore-soaked INBRED, Susan Jacobsonâ??s sinister thriller THE HOLDING, trippy terror GUINEA PIGS, directed by Ian Clarke and the closing night film A LONELY PLACE TO DIE. Plus, in the Discovery Screen, we have Sean Hoganâ??s dread-ridden gem THE DEVILâ??S BUSINESS and Dan Turnerâ??s nerve-shredding thriller STORMHOUSE.
From America there are a plethora of exciting titles including the eagerly-awaited TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL, which is well worth the wait, as is the zombie comedy DEADHEADS. DETENTION is the movie Scream 4 should have been and Lucky McKeeâ??s THE WOMAN and Ti Westâ??s THE INNKEEPERS are further prime examples of American contemporary horror at its very best. Also, from the depraved minds of Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan, Adam Green and Joe Lynch we have the anthology CHILLERAMA. Plus, FrightFesters will be one of the first audiences in the world to see the blockbusters FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D and FRIGHT NIGHT 3D.
Two countries to have never ever made a horror film before are represented this year â?? Switzerlandâ??s stunning SENNENTUNTSCHI: CURSE OF THE ALPS and Israelâ??s remarkable RABIES (pictured below). From Europe there is also the Dutch sensation SAINT and the German subterranean shocker URBAN EXPLORERS. From Australia we have the opening night film DONâ??T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK.
This yearâ??s Discovery strand offers twelve titles, including the gripping, twisty A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE, the Swedish fear-freezer BLOOD RUNS COLD, the vampire indie MIDNIGHT SON. the fantastic Paul Naschy documentary THE MAN WHO SAW FRANKENSTEIN CRY and the intense home-invasion movie KIDNAPPED.
Other special events in the main auditorium include our usual bestselling attraction – The International Short Film Showcase, which this year, is sponsored by The Horror Channel, the line-up for which will be announced soon. This terrifying treat is double-billed with the clamoured for return of â??ANDY NYMANâ??S QUIZ FROM HELL 2.
Total Film Magazine will be presenting LARRY FASSENDEN IN CONVERSATION WITH JAMIE GRAHAM, plus AMERICAN HORROR: A PANEL DISCUSSION where Larry Fessenden will be joined on stage by Ti West, Lucky McKee, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Andrew van den Houten to discuss the US scare scene. This is your chance to get the inside track on where American horror is right now.
Plus thereâ??s a free screening of THE DEAD accompanied by a live commentary by the Ford brothers. One of the hits of last yearâ??s festival, this is a chance to get the low-down on what really happened behind the scenes.
Although this yearâ??s guest list is still to be finalized, we can reveal that, alongside those joining the panel discussion, are Dick Maas, director of SAINT, Michael Steiner, director of SENNENTUNTSCHI, Robin Hardy, director of THE WICKER TREE, Emily Hagins, director of MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE, Buddy Giovinazzo, Karim Hussein and David Gregory, directors of THE THEATRE BIZARRE, and the cast and crews from Ben Wheatleyâ??s KILL LIST, Alex Chandonâ??s INBRED, Cristian Solimenoâ??s THE GLASS MAN, The Pierce Brothersâ?? DEADHEADS, Susan Jacobsonâ??s THE HOLDING, Chris Crowâ??s PANIC BUTTON, Julian Gilbeyâ??s A LONELY PLACE TO DIE and Sean Hoganâ??s THE DEVILâ??S BUSINESS. Plus there will be plenty of surprise guests â?? in the true FrightFest fashion.
Festival & day passes go on sale from 2nd July. Tickets for Individual films on sale from 1st August.
Source: Press Release
