FrightFest
Signature and FrightFest team up for new FrightFest Presents partnership
May 1, 2018 | David FarnorSignature Entertainment and FrightFest have inked a deal to continue the horror film festival’s signature label, FrightFest Presents.
The thriving banner first began in 2016, combining the horror festival’s tastes with the reach of online video to bring a curated … Read More
Netflix UK film review: Leatherface
January 9, 2018 | Matthew TurnerThis Texas Chainsaw prequel lacks the original’s terror but gets by on style, strong performances and a bucket or two of the red stuff.
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VOD film review: The Villainess
September 13, 2017 | Roxy SimonsBloody, violent, and absolutely exhilarating, this female-led revenge thriller is guaranteed to get your heart racing.Read More
Shudder UK film review: Still/Born
August 29, 2017 | Josh Slater-WilliamsThis assured debut is a solid entry in the maternal horror genre.
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FrightFest film review: Cold Hell
August 28, 2017 | Ian WintertonA small-scale thriller but, like its kick-ass and unstoppable heroine, it punches well above its weight. Read More
FrightFest film review: Sequence Break
August 27, 2017 | Martyn ConterioGraham Skipper’s body horror fantasia is ambitious, but fails to hit the spot.Read More
Shudder snaps up six horror films ahead of 2017 FrightFest
August 21, 2017 | David FarnorHorror subscription streaming service Shudder has snapped up six films ahead of FrightFest this week.
The horror extravaganza kicks off on Thursday 24th August in London’s Leicester Square, bringing the best scares from around the world to a cinema full … Read More
Interview: Adam Wingard talks Death Note and moving from “mumblegore” to Netflix
August 21, 2017 | Anton BitelAdam Wingard is one of the most important horror directors of the new millennium.
The filmmaker debuted with the ultra-low-budget, Bill Moseley-starring Homesick and ‘acid horror’ Pop Skull. Both were collaborations with E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills), but his next … Read More
Netflix’s Death Note joins FrightFest 2017 line-up
July 1, 2017 | David FarnorNetflix’s Death Note will have its European premiere at this year’s FrightFest.
Returning to its old home of the Empire (now Cineworld) Leicester Square in August, the 2017 FrightFest sees the festival embrace VOD more than ever, with the opening … Read More
Interview: Gary Stretch talks My Father Die, Sean Brosnan and VOD
April 3, 2017 | Matthew TurnerFrightFest Presents unleashes its latest film on DVD today: My Father Die, the feature directorial debut of Pierce Brosnan’s son, Sean Brosnan (read our review here). A brutal Southern Gothic revenge thriller that pits a father against his son in … Read More