The annual Los Angeles celebration of horror, science fiction and fantasy cinema is back with another mixture of festival favourites, brand new titles and genre classics.

The festival runs from 25 September to 9 October.

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Cloud
Cloud
An online scammer, reselling faulty products at preposterously high rates, is on the run after some of his customers decide to hit back.
Maldoror
Maldoror
Two girls vanish. Police recruit Paul Chartier joins a covert unit tracking a sex offender. After the operation falters, Chartier pursues the perpetrators independently, disillusioned with legal constraints.
Sky Peals
Sky Peals
A lonely man starts to piece together the story of his estranged father after his death and discovers the older man didn't believe he was human.
Rumours
Rumours
World leaders become stranded in the woods during a G7 summit.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
A young convict in a penal colony seeks revenge.
The Nice Guys
The Nice Guys
An unlikely duo of detectives searches for a missing girl in 1977 Los Angeles.
The Babadook
The Babadook
A character in a pop up book haunts the nightscape of a six-year-old boy
A Nightmare On Elm Street
A Nightmare On Elm Street
A child molester killed by vigilantes seeks revenge on their children through their dreams.
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort
National Guardsmen on an remote exercise run into trouble on the bayou.
Total Recall
Total Recall
Unable to afford his dream holiday, Doug decides to have false memories of one implanted instead, leading to a shocking discovery.
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