Today is Friday the 13th, and as such, it is only fitting that Soho Horror Film Festival have announced their first wave of titles. The festival will once more return to the Whirled Cinema in Brixton this November (22nd – 24th November) and into the homes of ticket holders from 28th November to 1st December for their latest virtual event. Today also marks the sale of super limited early bird tickets. Read on to find out what tasty treats the festival attendee have announced to tease us with.
This November, the Soho Horror Film Festival returns for its 7th anniversary, bringing fearless film lovers their next favourite scary movie, year on year. And now, they’re giving a peek at their 2024 line-up with a first reveal of the frights and sights to come, with early bird full festival passes on sale now!
Following a record breaking and critically acclaimed Pride edition in June, the festival continues their commitment to platforming LGBTQ+ filmmakers in the genre into its main event. Festival alumni, esteemed filmmaker and podcast personality Michael Varrati returns with the International Premiere of their feature debut THERE’S A ZOMBIE OUTSIDE. Twisted, sexy and fiercely smart, the film follows an upstart but struggling filmmaker and horror lover who’s macabre creations begin to tear from the celluloid into his anxiety riddled real life. Starring Ben Baur, Tiffany Sheppis and Peaches Christ, this New Nightmare splice of meta-cinema really takes the phrase “life imitating art” to bloody, barely beating, heart.
And for those that are unable to attend the physical festival, worry not; screening exclusively online as part of Sohome Horror Fest 2024 is CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS, the latest queer slasher from festival favourite Alice Maio Mackay. When true-crime podcaster and sleuth Lola visits her hometown at Christmas for the first time since running away and transitioning, the vengeful ghost of a historical murderer and urban legend seemingly arises to kill again!
In similar festive fury, the virtual festival will also exclusively host the UK online premiere of Graham Skipper’s soberingly dark, yet bracingly beautiful THE LONELY MAN AND THE GHOST MACHINE. A Christmastime meditation on mortality that finds the last man on earth search for solace in annihilation. And one more returning director to the festival comes in the form of underground punk auteur Christopher Bickel (2021’s BAD GIRLS), who will be presenting his psychedelic latest film PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT, a grisly and gritty acid road trip to an unassuming hippie commune in search of the creators behind a long lost cult vinyl.
While a new face to the festival, certainly not one to hardened horror fans: Isaac Ezban (The Similars, Evil Eye, The Incident) will be bringing to London his latest unique take on the genre, PARVULOS. A dystopian coming-of-age horror story, set after a grim viral calamity destroys the earth, three brothers must navigate an isolated rural existence through an unimaginable loss, all the while hiding a terrifying secret. Soho Horror Fest is delighted to host a special preview of this monochrome masterpiece, ready to destroy you.
And finally, in festival tradition, each of the 30 feature films to be presented, will be preceded by a thematically tied short film or two. A few of which will include the UK Premieres of: SKEETER, the latest from Chris McInroy (We Joined A Cult, Death Metal), STAN BEHAVIOUR starring Ru Paul’s Drag Race star Ginger Minj, and PARTY TIME, which finds two party clowns planning the daring heist of a Princess Diana Beanie Baby from a birthday satanic summoning ritual!
And that’s just a microcosm of the almost 75 film array on offer at Soho Horror Film Festival this November. Not to mention some frankly unhinged live events, special guests and freshly found footage… all set to be announced in 4 weeks time on Friday 11th October, so mark your calendars!
From 22nd-24th November the festival will head underground to the Whirled Cinema, Brixton for a 3 day in-person extravaganza. Then, in their continued efforts to remain as inclusive and accessible as possible, the festival will maintain its vanguard of online accessible screenings, running from the 28th Nov – 1st December, with a unique programme of films and events to both the in-person and virtual festivals.
The full line-up of films and events will be revealed on Friday the 11th of October and more information can be found at www.sohohorrorfest.com. Limited early bird festival passes are on sale now.
