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Abertoir

2 November – 14 October 2021

Wales' much-loved horror festival is running two events this year, with an online event in Aberystwyth followed by an online event for those unable to attend due to Covid-19 risks and related safety measures. It will open with Welsh language festival hit The Feast and will later feature a special guest appearance by legendary Blood On Satan's Claw star Linda Hayden.

The festival runs from 2 to 7 November with an online event 12 to 14 November.

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Latest reviews

  • The Curse Of Frankenstein
    Review preview for The Curse Of Frankenstein

    The sensitivity of Lee’s performance helps to draw out the ambiguities in Shelley’s work, and the moral complexities which, acknowledged or not, are a critical component of the story’s staying power.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Victor Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life - only for it to behave not as he intended.
  • Offseason
    Review preview for Offseason

    Keating is a master of building up atmosphere and is much more interested in that than in conventional plot mechanics.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    After receiving a mysterious letter, a woman travels to a desolate island town and soon becomes trapped in a nightmare.
  • We're All Going to The World's Fair
    Review preview for We're All Going to The World's Fair

    This film is long overdue.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A teenage girl becomes immersed in an online role-playing game.
  • See For Me
    Review preview for See For Me

    A beautifully self-contained, self-sufficient little film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A legally blind housesitter turns to a mobile app service for help when the remote mansion she’s looking after is targeted by a gang of thieves.
  • Slumber Party Massacre
    Review preview for Slumber Party Massacre

    Esterhazy is showing us that she knows how to play the game by the old rules – before she subverts them.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A reimagining of the famous slasher film.
  • Titane
    Review preview for Titane

    The audience laughed at times that were not meant to be that kind of funny, a primate exhalation of surprise and relief.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    A dancer becomes pregnant after having sex with a car.
  • The Lift
    Review preview for The Lift

    There were a lot of bad horror films made in this era but The Lift is in a different class, and loveably so.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring in the elevators of a new office building.
  • Cry Of The Banshee
    Review preview for Cry Of The Banshee

    Handsome sets and costumes give the film a certain glamour that helps to obscure its weaknesses.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    In 16th Century England, a cruel witch-hunting magistrate, who often tortures innocent villagers for his entertainment, runs afoul of a witch who conjures a banshee to kill the magistrate and his family.
  • The Hands Of Orlac
    Review preview for The Hands Of Orlac

    One of the most impressive horror films of the silent era.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. He is given new ones - taken from a man executed for murder.
  • Blood For Dracula
    Review preview for Blood For Dracula

    The film has that trademark combination of high artistic ambition and crude pornographic content, sometimes charming or am,using, sometimes repellent.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    An ailing vampire count travels to Italy with his servant to find a bride.

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