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FrightFest Halloween (2020): Films ranked
One last thing, before I go, and retire that pumpkin image for good. I have the tough job of ranking each and every film I’ve seen across the past five days. This time it’s been […]
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FrightFest Halloween (2020) Day 5: Slaxx, caveats and other stylish things
This the end, beautiful friends. The closing night of FrightFest Halloween, and the last of 13 dedicated days the guys have given us – across three different festivals. 2020 has been a hell of a […]
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RELIC (2020) Review – Arrow FrightFest Halloween 2020
RELIC (2020) Directed by Natalie Erika James I was going to cover this one as part of my usual diaries, but Day 4 was getting too full – thanks to some generous pr teams giving […]
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FrightFest Halloween (2020): Alien On Stage
ALIEN ON STAGE Directed by Lucy Harvey & Danielle Kummer This documentary was originally going to be part of my FrightFest diaries. Though, as per Relic, the Day 4 entry was fast filling up, and […]
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FrightFest Halloween (2020) Day 3: Don’t tailgate the owners
Day three! And what a mixed one it looks like – let it never be said horror isn’t a diverse genre. There’s a high-octane chase movie, a home invasion with a twist and what’ll hopefully […]
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FrightFest Halloween (2020) Day 2: The Banishing, and other strange things
Day 2 is here, with more exciting horrors on offer. Compared to the August event, it looks like the FrightFest guys have the online format down to a T, and it’s pleasantly surprising to watch […]
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FrightFest Halloween (2020) Day 1: Held by some sinners
It’s time for a home-invasion sequel. After situations dictated that they cancel their annual Halloween night, the FrightFest team have put together something extraordinary: a second online event that spans not just one, but five […]
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Arrow Video FrightFest: Halloween event goes digital
It’s a home invasion sequel! Arrow Video FrightFest will go virtual for the second time in 2020. Unfortunately, the gang have taken the difficult, but completely right, decision to cancel their planned Halloween event at […]
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FrightFest (2020): films ranked
It was always going to be strange seeing FrightFest go digital. Not that I socialise much normally, but without the big screen, the between-film chatter and rushed pints with festival friends it surely couldn’t be […]
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FrightFest (2020) days 1 & 2: sharks, wolves and other things to trigger you
It’s a home invasion! For the first time in its 21-year history, the Summer leg of FrightFest has left its natural home of London to take over living rooms around the UK. Across all four […]
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Interview: Ruben Pla on The Horror Crowd (FrightFest 2020)
Every year, FrightFest gives us some great documentaries on top of the latest slashers, stalkers and monster movies. This year, one of them is The Horror Crowd: an affectionate documentary that gives an intimate glimpse […]
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Arrow FrightFest announces line-up for digital event in August
The dark heart of cinema will beat again! Not letting little things like a global pandemic prevent them from sharing the newest movies, this year the Arrow FrightFest team are bringing horror to your home. […]
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Glasgow FrightFest (2020) day 2: buttholy water
After a late-night, made even later by the loud sounds of next door’s TV through the paper-thin walls, I awoke to a Scottish breakfast and day 2 of FrightFest Glasgow. The first was varied enough, […]
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Interview with Brian Hanson and Richard Handley on The Black String
Of the many oddities that I saw at FrightFest this year, including Stiffler being a killer, maybe the weirdest was watching Agent Cody Banks grown up and calling a sex-line. This is how The Black […]
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Interview with Zach Lipovsky on Freaks
This interview contains possible spoilers I saw a lot of movies I loved at the London leg of FrightFest, though none quite topped Freaks for me – which I caught during the Glasgow event. The […]
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FrightFest (2019): Films ranked
Well, that’s another FrightFest down. The twentieth anniversary made for a bloody wonderful long weekend spent with some of the most exciting voices in contemporary horror and fantasy cinema. Still, you can have too much […]
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Frightfest (2019) day 5: A good witch is not hard to find
The final day is upon us: after four days with 19 films, we come to the final five. As is normal by this point, I’m knackered, and some of the movies I’ve seen have started […]
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FrightFest (2019) day 4: Homophobia, entitlement and other problems with humanity
Four days down, and as per every other year that I’ve attended, FrightFest 20 has been a success. I’d go as far as saying, in terms of sheer consistency, it’s been among the best I’ve […]