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FrightFest · 2026

FrightFest 2026

Discovery Screen 4

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10 films · 1 review

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Buddy

A brave girl and her friends must escape a kids' television show.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Casper Kelly; Writer: Casper Kelly, Jamie King; Stars: Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt)

Buddy

A brave girl and her friends must escape a kids television show.

(Country: US, Israel, Canada; Year: 2026; Director: Casper Kelly; Writer: Casper Kelly, Jamie King; Stars: Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Delaney Quinn, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt, Seamus Flynn, Madison Polan, Bryson JonSteele, Bennie Taylor, Mark Aaron Buerkle)

Crazy Lips

After her brother is accused of murdering four people, his sister, desperate to prove his innocence, goes to a psychic for help. The price asked is far more than she expected, and the answers are nothing she could ever have imagined. And what is the FBI doing investigating a murder in Japan?

(Country: Japan; Year: 2000; Director: Hirohisa Sasaki; Stars: Hitomi Miwa, Kazuma Suzuki, Ren Ôsugi, Hiroshi Abe)

The Flesh Itself

Three deserter soldiers from the South American Paraguayan War in 1870 struggle to survive as they cross a desolate border region. Stumbling upon an isolated house inhabited only by a mysterious farmer and a silent young woman, they mistakenly think they are safe.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Ian SBF; Stars: Jorge Guerreiro, George Sauma, Pierri Baitelli, Jade Mascarenhas)

Fresh Meat

A group of influencers venture into an abandoned prison to create content, unaware that one deranged inmate never left. Inadvertently unleashing the ravenous sole survivor, they're now trapped.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Daniel Turres; Stars: Joelle Farrow, Hannah Galway, Mika Amonson, Tyson Wong)

Frogman

Three friends go back to one of their home towns, Loveland, many years after the mythic creature was first spotted. Since then the town has commercialised and cashed-in on the cryptid craze - but is there something real?

(Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Anthony Cousins; Stars: Nathan Tymoshuk, Chelsey Grant, Benny Barrett, Ali Daniels)

Frogman Returns

A sequel to cryptid horror film Frogman.

(Country: US; Year: 2026; Director: Anthony Cousins; Stars: Nathan Tymoshuk, Natalie Tran, Chelsey Grant, Alexis Alotta)

Ghostkeeper

During a New Year’s Eve snowmobiling trip, three friends veer off the path to explore a private property. Stranded by a heavy snowfall, they stumble upon an abandoned hotel and seek refuge for the night. But before long, they meet a menacing woman who shares the building with her knife-wielding son and a mysterious creature who feeds on human flesh.

(Country: Canada; Year: 1981; Director: Jim Makichuk; Stars: Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden, Georgia Collins)

Gore From Outer Space

A woman is sent to execution for the murder of her daughter, believing she has been kidnapped. She tells her story to a nun.

(Country: Japan; Year: 2021; Director: Hirohisa Sasaki; Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Sadao Abe, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tomomi Kuribayashi)

Rubberhead: The Life And Monsters Of Steve Johnson

Review preview for Rubberhead: The Life And Monsters Of Steve Johnson

Though its subject may be technical, this is essentially a rock n’ roll story.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
The inside story of a monster-maker par excellence who has worked with some of the most exciting directors in the genre world.

(Year: 2026; Director: Nick Taylor; Stars: Steve Johnson, Linnea Quigley, John Landis, Tom Holland, Bill Corso)

Full review See: Interview with Nick Taylor about Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters Of Steve Johnson