Frightfest 2016 Line-Up Announced

The line-up for the 17th annual Frightfest has been announced, read on for more…

We’ve barely recovered from last year’s event but Frightfest is almost upon us again. The world of horror will descend on the British capital from Thursday 25^th August, running until Monday 29^th August. This year the event moves out of the London West End for the first time in its history, and will instead take place at the Vue in Shepard’s Bush. The move is primarily motivated by building work at the original location, but does mean that there will be a lot more space, and more space means more films.

Last year’s event showcased 76 of the best new genre films on the market, a very impressive number. Never ones to rest on their laurels, the Frightfest organisers have an enormous 62 films on display this year, giving the audience a little more space to breathe, but not much. But just what delights do they have to offer us?

Opening the festival is My Father Die with Train To Busan bringing the festivities to an end.  Possible highlights so far include The Woods, Cell and Rob Zombie’s 31. The Woods in particular should go down well as director Adam Wingard has a history with Frightfest. The full line-up is thus:

MAIN SCREEN

·        My Father Die, Sean Brosnan

·        Cell, Tod Williams

·        Let Her Out, Cody Calahan

·        From A House On Willow Street, Alastair Orr

·        The Chamber, Ben Parker

·        Mercy, Chris Sparling

·        They Call Me Jeeg Robot, Gabriele Mainetti

·        Pet, Carles Torrens

·        White Coffin, Daniel de la Vega

·        The Rezort, Steve Barker

·        Abattoir, Darren Lynn Bousman

·        The Master Cleanse, Bobby Miller

·        The Woods, Adam Wingard

·        Beyond The Gates, Jackson Stewart

·        Blood Feast, Marcel Walz

·        Downhill, Patricio Valladares

·        Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word, Simon Rumley

·        Broken, Shaun Robert Smith

·        Realive, Mateo Gil

·        31, Rob Zombie

·        The Windmill Massacre, Nick Jongerius

·        Monolith, Ivan Silvestrini

·        Director’s Cut, Adam Rifkin

·        Red Christmas, Craig Anderson

·        Train To Busan, Yeon Sang-ho

DISCOVERY SCREEN

·        Through The Shadow, Walter Lima Jr

·        Enclosure, Patrick Rea

·        Ibiza Undead, Andy Edwards

·        Night Of Something Strange, Jonathan Straiton

·        The Devil’s Candy, Sean Byrne

·        Attack Of The Lederhosen Zombies, Dominik Hartl

·        Offensive, Jon Ford

·        The Love Witch, Anna Biller

·        Knucklebones, Mitch Wilson

·        Let’s Be Evil, Martin Owen

·        Egomaniac, Kate Shenton

·        Crow, Wyndham Price

·        Bad Blood: The Movie, Tim Reis

·        We Are The Flesh, Emiliano Rocha Minter

·        Blood Hunters, Tricia Lee

·        Francesca, Luciano Onetti

·        Another Evil, Carson D. Mell

·        Population Zero, Julian T. Pinder

·        Benavidez’s Case, Laura Casabe

·        The Similars, Isaac Ezban

·        Cruel Summer, Phillip Escort

·        House Of Salem, James Crow

·        The Creature Below, Stewart Sparke

·        The Unkindness Of Ravens, Lawrie Brewster

·        Hallows Eve, Brad Watson

·        The Unravelling, Thomas Jakobsen

·        Paranormal Drive, Oleg Assadulin

·        Here Alone, Rod Blackhurst

·        The Evil In Us, Jason William Lee

·        Road Games, Abner Pastoll

·        Hostage To The Devil, Marty Stalker

·        Lost Solace, Chris Scheuerman

·        The Killing Of America, Sheldon Renan

·        Fury Of The Demon, Fabien Delage

·        Beyond The Walls, Hervé Hadmar

·        Karaoke Crazies, Kim Sang-Chan

·        Man Underground, Michael Borowiec

·        Shelley, Ali Abasi

·        Found Footage 3D, Steven DeGennaro

Weekend tickets go on sale on Saturday 2^nd July at 12 noon, with single film tickets available from 23^rd July. Full festival passes are priced at £185, with day passes ranging from £30 – £60 depending on the day; single tickets will be £14. All tickets are available through the Frightfest website.