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FrightFest · 2015

FrightFest 2015

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15 films · 5 reviews

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Afterdeath

Review preview for Afterdeath

Afterdeath deserves credit for trying to do something different.

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
Five young people wake up on a beach washed up by the tide. Where are they? What brought them there, and what are the strange creatures that surround them?

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Gez Medinger, Robin Schmidt; Writer: Andrew Ellard; Stars: Miranda Raison, Sam Keeley, Daniella Kertesz, Elarica Gallacher, Lorna Nickson Brown)

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Banjo

A bullied office employee calls on his childhood invisible friend to help him get revenge on his colleagues and domineering boss.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Liam Regan; Stars: Laurence R. Harvey, Dan Palmer, James Hamer-Morton, Dani Thompson, Vito Trigo)

Bite

Bitten by a strange insect on a jungle holiday, a young woman returns home and instinctively starts building a hive - but that's only the start of it.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2015; Director: Chad Archibald; Stars: Elma Begovic, Jordan Gray, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen, Lawrene Denkers)

Body

An accidental death and the fear of reprisals leads three young women into a spiral of trouble.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen; Stars: Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina, Adam Cornelius, Larry Fessenden)

Contracted: Phase II

A sexually transmitted disease with gruesome symptoms spreads to the point where it could threaten the survival of the human species.

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Josh Forbes; Stars: Alice Macdonald, Matt Mercer, Najarra Townsend, Elisha Yaffe, Charity Daw)

Curtain (The Gateway)

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?

(Country: US; Year: 2015; Director: Jaron Henrie-McCrea; Writer: Jaron Henrie-McCrea, Carys Edwards; Stars: Danni Smith, Tim Lueke, Martin Monahan, Rick Zahn, Preston Lawrence)

Full review See: Interview with Jaron Henrie-McCrea about Curtain

Farhope Tower

Five paranormal investigators venture into the infamous Farhope Tower, known for its dark history of unexplained suicides, with dreams of landing a Reality TV deal. But they get more than they bargained for.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2015; Director: April Mullen; Stars: John White, Tim Doiron, Evan Williams, April Mullen, Lauren Collins)

Hostile

A woman's life gradually falls apart as she realises she can't cope with her adopted daughters' behaviour - but is there another presence behind it all?

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Nathan Ambrosion; Stars: Julie Venturelli, Luna Belan, Shelley Ward, Anatolia Allieis, Nathan Ambrosioni)

Madman

The North Sea Cottages summer camp for gifted children is reopened as a counsellor-training centre. Over the campfire, the group leader recounts the bloody episode that got the place closed down – a rampage by the demented farmer ‘Madman’ Marz who killed his family, escaped a lynch mob and is said to still haunt the woods if his name is uttered...

(Country: US; Year: 1982; Director: Joe Giannone; Stars: Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire)

The Mutilator

When Ed’s father asks him to lock up the family beach house for the winter, it seems like the perfect excuse to hold a Fall Break party. After all, his dad has forgiven him for accidentally shooting mum several years ago… hasn’t he? But no sooner do Ed’s gang arrive on the island than they find themselves stalked by a mysterious figure with an axe to grind.

(Country: US; Year: 1985; Director: Buddy Cooper, John Douglass; Stars: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock, Connie Rogers, Frances Raines)

The Shelter

A homeless man comes across a warm, bright house with the door open, and creeps inside to sleep. In the morning however the house won't let him leave.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2015; Director: John Fallon; Stars: Michael Paré, Lauren Alexandra, Rachel G. Whittle, Amy Wickenheiser, Gayle James)

Tenderness Of The Wolves

The true story of a cannibal paedophile murderer who got away with his crimes for many years by being a police informant.

(Country: Germany; Year: 1973; Director: Ulli Lommel; Stars: Kurt Raab, Jeff Roden, Margit Carstensen, Ingrid Caven, Wolfgang Schenck)

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.

(Country: UK; Year: 2015; Director: Eugene McGing; Writer: Eugene McGing; Stars: Lachlan Nieboer, Robert Daws, Nick Julian, Kitty McGeever, Lisa Kerr)

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Zombie Fight Club

Review preview for Zombie Fight Club

These are not so much the high-kicking tough guy lowlifes of Gareth Evans' hit as the offspring of some ITV reality show supplied with guns and lingerie and crack.

Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
Two people try to survive in Taipei as a horde of zombies and a recently arrived SWAT team do battle over a stash of drugs.

(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2014; Director: Joe Chien; Writer: Joe Chien; Stars: Andy On, Jessica Cambensy, Michael Wong, Terence Yin, Abby Fung)

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