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FrightFest · 2023

FrightFest 2023

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3 films · 3 reviews

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My Dreams Have Been Dark Of Late

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Warren keeps the effects simple and trusts in Lincoln’s acting to do the rest.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
An armoured knight has a very bad day.

(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Joshua Warren; Writer: Joshua Warren; Stars: Alexander Lincoln)

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Pareidolia

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There are, as it were, multiple dimensions to Aaron and Aiden Truss’ deliciously creepy little film.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
A woman alone in her house can't be sure if the changing pictures and shapes around her are real, or whether something is watching her.

(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Aaron Truss; Writer: Aaron Truss; Stars: Diane Franklin, Graham Cole, Carolyn Pickles, Joe Acres, Dawn Perllman)

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

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The use of visual techniques borrowed from giallo helps to communicate Clari’s growing sense of horror, her sudden inability to escape from something which she had previously learned not to think about.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
Haunted by strange visions and nightmares, Clari receives a mysterious call from a long lost friend who hides a dark secret from their past.

(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Sebastiano Pupino; Writer: Thalia Kent-Egan; Stars: Carolina Lopes, Mike Sweeney-Collier, Gaz Hayden)

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