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FrightFest

22 August – 25 August 2014

Lost Soul
Lost Soul

Film4 Frightfest is back with another selection of films to send shivers down your spine. Held at the Vue West End cinema in London's Leicester Square, it's the biggest event on the UK's horror film calendar. This year guests include Robert Englund, Maika Monroe and the legendary Alan Moore, plus there's the usual line-up of eagerly anticipated premières, much loved classics and curious obscurities onscreen. Attendees can also expect competitions, giveaways and more.

Film4 Frightfest runs from 21 to 25 August.

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  • The Passage
    Review preview for The Passage

    Pretentious? Maybe. Confusion? Certainly.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Young Australians setting out to disprove an urban legend find themselves caught up in a different supernatural horror.
  • Blood Moon
    Review preview for Blood Moon

    The film is rarely actually scary but it contains enough gore to please the average genre fan.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A group of travellers captured by outlaws face a bigger threat - a creature known by natives as a skinwalker.
  • Killer Mermaids
    Review preview for Killer Mermaids

    The whole, torn between routine slasher film and otherworldly creepfest, struggles to find a clear voice.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Young tourists who visit an abandoned fort once used by the Nazis encounter a seductive and deadly mythical creature.
  • Doc Of The Dead
    Review preview for Doc Of The Dead

    It's not quite as comprehensive as might have been hoped, but it still has a lot to say and a lot of fun doing it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary exploring the zombie genre.
  • The Signal
    Review preview for The Signal

    The film gaily sets about asking a number of questions it has no intention of answering.

    Max Crawford · 3 out of 5
    Three college students disappear under mysterious circumstances while tracking a computer hacker through the Southwest.
  • The Samurai
    Review preview for The Samurai

    Considerably more enjoyable than it ought to be.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young police officer is drawn into a mysterious maniac's murderous plans.
  • Digging Up The Marrow
    Review preview for Digging Up The Marrow

    Smart, witty and genuinely scary in places, Digging Up The Marrow delivers much more than you'd expect.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Documentarians exploring monster art meet a man who claims the monsters are real - and that he knows where to find them.
  • Late Phases
    Review preview for Late Phases

    Late Phases contains one of the best portrayals of a blind person ever put on screen.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A retirement community is threatened by werewolves.
  • All Cheerleaders Die
    Review preview for All Cheerleaders Die

    When it comes to action, the physical abilities of the cheerleaders make them genuinely scary predators.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A gang of cheerleaders embark on a supernatural path of vengeance.
  • WolfCop
    Review preview for WolfCop

    It takes real skill to make a film this stupid this effectively.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A lazy small town policeman becomes a lycanthropic crime fighting hero when the moon is full.

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