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FrightFest

27 August – 31 August 2015

Emelie
Emelie

This year's Film4 Frightfest is bigger than ever. It will open with sinister supernatural drama Cherry Tree and feature a total of 76 films, including 20 world premières and 16 European premières, with screenings split between the festival's traditional home in the Prince Charles Cinema and the spacious Vue West End cinema in London's Leicester Square. Guests are yet to be announced but we'll keep you informed - there are usually lots. There will also be competitions, prize give-aways and other fun.

The festival runs from 27 to 31 August.

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  • They Look Like People
    Review preview for They Look Like People

    A remarkable first film.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A man staying with a friend he hasn't seen for years receives a call, in the wee small hours, telling him to prepare for war, leave the city and beware of infection. Should he protect his friend from the impending apocalypse, or from himself?
  • Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key
    Review preview for Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key

    Undulating bodies and splattering blood stand in for more explicit imagery and give the impression of spectacular excess.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The mistress of a burnt-out novelist is brutally murdered - and she's only the first.
  • Hellraiser
    Review preview for Hellraiser

    Though it's no longer likely to shock horror audiences, Hellraiser remains highly watchable, and there is no doubting its importance in the history of cinema.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An unfaithful wife faces demonic horrors after her dead lover escapes from Hell.
  • Road Games
    Review preview for Road Games

    Though its tendency to whimsy means it’s not quite as tightly plotted as it needs to be, this charismatic little thriller still manages to punch above its weight.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Two strangers travelling together in rural France find themselves in a dangerous situation after agreeing to stay in an older couple's mansion.
  • These Final Hours
    Review preview for These Final Hours

    A compelling, interesting and well-acted redemption tale.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    The world is about to end and a young man is heading to one last party when he encounters a young girl searching for her father.
  • The Unfolding
    Review preview for The Unfolding

    The premise, rich in possibility, is enhanced by haunting cinematography, eerie music and a colour palette which sees initially subdued tones fade almost into black and white.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A paranormal researcher and his girlfriend investigate a supposedly haunted house as the world faces a growing threat of nuclear war.
  • Emelie
    Review preview for Emelie

    It's likely to be most appealing to people just too young to be officially allowed to see it.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A replacement babysitter seems to have sinister intentions towards her young charges.
  • Landmine Goes Click
    Review preview for Landmine Goes Click

    The spectre of the war looms large in a film that explores the origins of violence, feuding, and the enactment of men's aggression toward one another on the bodies of women.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    When a young American steps on a landmine in the remote Georgian countryside, he knows that if he takes his weight of it, he'll die.
  • Curtain
    Review preview for Curtain

    One of the freshest entries in the horror genre for years.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Where does the mysterious interdimensional portal behind the shower curtain in Danni's new apartment lead?
  • Last Girl Standing
    Review preview for Last Girl Standing

    Akasha Villalobos' utterly committed performance makes for one of the most compelling horror heroines we've seen in years.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    What happens to the final girl once the credits have rolled?

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