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FrightFest

2007

Undead were out in force for the Zombie Walk <i>Photo: Anton Bitel</i>
Undead were out in force for the Zombie Walk Photo: Anton Bitel

Blood, gore, haunted houses, grisly graveyards and things that go bump in the night - yes, it's time for another Frightfest. After eight years, the UK's leading festival of dark fantasy and horror film has got it down to a fine art.

Frightfest 2007 will be running in the London's Odeon West End between August 23 and 27. As always, it features a diverse range of films from around the world, exploring all aspects of the genre, from the teen terror of All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and Disturbia to the creepy psycho-thrills of Mr Brooks. There will also be a guest appearance by 1408 director Mikael Håfström, with the opportunity for attendees to ask him questions about his work, and the final day will see a massive zombie march across London which anybody can join in for free.

Full passes to Frightfest cost £140, with individual films priced at £10.

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  • WAZ
    Review preview for WAZ

    Shankland dispenses with subplots almost as quickly as bodies, but his debut rattles along at a nice, taut pace.

    Richard Mellor · 2.5 out of 5
    A detective caught in a battle of wits with a killer is forced to pay for his past failings.
  • All The Boys Love Mandy Lane
    Review preview for All The Boys Love Mandy Lane

    Mandy is the final girl to end all final girls.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Mandy Lane is the object of everyone's desires at a party in a remote cabin, but is there someone out there who wants her too much?
  • Day Watch
    Review preview for Day Watch

    The action sequences are stunning, the special effects impressive.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    The forces of good and evil battle over a device with the power to save or destroy Moscow.
  • Black Water
    Review preview for Black Water

    In a watertight script, no option available to the characters is left unconsidered, and each has its deadly downside, leaving viewers to wonder what they themselves would have done.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Three young adventurers find themselves stranded in a mangrove swamp with a killer crocodile waiting in the water.
  • KM 31
    Review preview for KM 31

    In terms of mood, it is masterful, however, the film falls down slightly due to a surfeit of subplots.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An accident blackspot holds a supernatural secret.
  • Shrooms
    Review preview for Shrooms

    I'm questioning a movie that just positively begs someone to watch while consuming a large wad of illegal hallucinogens - I should give up asking for sense.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    A trip too far...
  • The Orphanage
    Review preview for The Orphanage

    Sanchez and Bayona never lose sight of the requirements of the genre, providing plenty in the way of seat-gripping tension and finding suitable shocks in the everyday.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Ghost story about a family who live in an orphanage.
  • Postal
    Review preview for Postal

    Boll should be defended, even admired, for his willingness to swim against the political tide - but that alone, unfortunately, is not enough to make Postal worth watching.

    Anton Bitel · 2 out of 5
    An adaptation of the computer game about a state employee who snaps and goes on a killing spree.
  • Black Sheep
    Review preview for Black Sheep

    Black Sheep has a certain charm which enables it to keep its one joke going all the way through.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Genetic experiments aimed at producing the perfect sheep go horribly wrong...
  • Skinwalkers
    Review preview for Skinwalkers

    Skinwalkers had me occasionally howling with laughter, whether it intended to be funny or not.

    Darren Amner · 3.5 out of 5
    A creepy tale of werewolves living among us.

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