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FrightFest

2011

Troll Hunter is among the films screening
Troll Hunter is among the films screening

FrightFest notches up a deadly dozen of editions this year and runs from August 25 to 29.

In addition to the features and shorts, filmmaker Larry Fessenden will also be in conversation and there will be a live DVD commentary of The Dead by directors Howard J Ford and Jon Ford.

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Latest reviews

  • Midnight Son
    Review preview for Midnight Son

    Midnight Son is atypical, funny and intriguing.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    Twisted romance with a vampiric edge.
  • The Innkeepers
    Review preview for The Innkeepers

    You can’t help thinking that West would have made a better (and perhaps more genuinely unsettling) film if he’d focused more on the inner demons of his young protagonists

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    An old inn is about to shut its doors for the final time and two of its employees get more than they bargain for when they go ghost hunting.
  • Saint
    Review preview for Saint

    An unashamedly trashy treat.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    After being murdered, bishop St Niklas seeks revenge every 32 years by giving the parents and children a Christmas they will never forget.
  • Atrocious
    Review preview for Atrocious

    What it lacks in structural coherence, Atrocious makes up for in atmosphere.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    "Found footage" horror seeking the truth behind the murders of a family at an isolated house in the woods.
  • Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
    Review preview for Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

    The film's biggest disappointment is that it just isn't very scary.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    A girl starts to hear voices in the hidden basement of a mansion her father is restoring.
  • Urban Explorers
    Review preview for Urban Explorers

    Edited, directed and shot by Andy Fetscher (Bukarest Fleisch), Urban Explorer offers a cruel lesson in the ugliest aspects of Germany's recent history.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A warren of tunnels beneath Berlin holds trouble for a group of thrill-seekers.
  • Kidnapped
    Review preview for Kidnapped

    A lethal little stab at a well-worn template.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Criminals subject a family to a night of terror.
  • A Lonely Place To Die
    Review preview for A Lonely Place To Die

    A thoroughly thrilling and unpretentious little flick that takes its genre by the scruff of the neck and drags it kicking and screaming through Scotland's menacing undergrowth.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Mountain climbers become caught up in a game of cat and mouse after discovering a kidnapped girl buried in the wilderness.
  • The Woman
    Review preview for The Woman

    Horror film of the year so far, and likely to be one of the most memorable and celebrated of the coming decade.

    David Graham · 4.5 out of 5
    A successful country lawyer captures and attempts to 'civilise' a woman he finds in the woods.
  • Fright Night
    Review preview for Fright Night

    What's noticeable about Gillespie's version is how little really has to change to make it work.

    Owen Van Spall · 3.5 out of 5
    Is horror movie addict Charley Brewster’s suave new nextdoor neighbour Jerry Dandridge really an evil vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths?

A–Z of FrightFest 2011 reviews

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