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  The Elderly

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  Cerezo and Gómez remind us that we are living through some of the strangest days our world has known right now.

  An octogenarian, who enters into a state of dementia after the sudden suicide of his wife, sparks a series of paranormal events that will put his family's lives at risk.
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  Jethica

  Review preview for Jethica

  Much of the film is concerned with loneliness.

  When Jessica's stalker surprises her in New Mexico, she must seek help from beyond the grave to get rid of him for good.
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  The Menu

  Review preview for The Menu

  This may become a cult movie.

  A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
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  The Whip And The Body

  Review preview for The Whip And The Body

  Here you will find that combination of style, charisma and viciousness which made Lee unforgettable as Hammer’s Dracula, but several shades darker.

  The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorised, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly engaged to his brother.
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  Slash/Back

  Review preview for Slash/Back

  If you only see two films about young indigenous women fighting aliens this year, make sure that this is one of them.

  A group of teenage girls living in the sleepy hamlet of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, discover an impending alien invasion and set out to defend their homeland.
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  Gwaed Ar Y Sêr

  Review preview for Gwaed Ar Y Sêr

  A little horror film with a lot of ambition.

  A group of celebrities are scheduled to appear at a concert in a village hall. An elderly man and his choir of schoolchildren, fearing that the celebrities will steal their limelight, take drastic measures to stop their appearance…by murdering them.
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  The Beast Must Die

  Review preview for The Beast Must Die

  A real oddity, one of those curiosities which become landmarks in cinematic history.

  A wealthy game hunter invites a group of people to his remote mansion, suspecting one of them to be a werewolf. What follows is part action thriller, part Gothic whodunnit.
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  The Offering

  Review preview for The Offering

  Corduner is on exceptional form and imbues the early part of the film with warmth and hope.

  Saul works as the undertaker for the local Hasidic community, and a corpse carries a Jewish demon with plans for his unborn child. His family must dive into Kabbalah lore to ward off the entity and protect their future.
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  Satanic Hispanics

  Review preview for Satanic Hispanics

  Although multiple directors were involved, it maintains impressive consistency in both style and tone, each of them adding their own quirks and flourishes without anything jarring.

  An anthology of short horror films.
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  Wolf Manor

  Review preview for Wolf Manor

  The wolf cam POV shots are a charming if somewhat over-familiar device, accompanied by growling, and this helps to alleviate what is always the biggest difficulty for werewolf films: showing too much of the monster.

  Shooting a vampire movie in an old abandoned house should have worked like a dream. However, with the full moon, the nightmare begins. The body count rises as the cast and crew encounter the mansion's resident werewolf.

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Features

• Made in the moment
  Pete Ohs, Andy Faulkner, Ashley Denise Robinson, Callie Hernandez and Will Madden discuss Jethica
• Out of nightmare
  Oliver Park on Jewish horror, taking it slowly, and The Offering
• Pattern recognition
  Kyle Edward Ball on crafting terror in Skinamarink
• Laughter in dark places
  Steve Oram talks characters, comedies, science fiction and Cerebrum
• The stuff that dreams are made of
  Andy Mitton on Covid, nightmares, infectious ideas and The Harbinger
• Red in tooth and claw
  Berkley Brady on venturing into the wild with Dark Nature
• Inside his head
  Addison Heimann on experiencing a breakdown and making Hypochondriac