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Grimmfest

3 October – 7 October 2012

Grabbers
Grabbers

Manchester's premiere horror and cult film festival returns this year for another instalment of strange and creepy goodness. There's a great line-up of films and guests include The Woman star Pollyanna McIntosh and Nightbreed's Nicholas Vince. The action kicks off on October 3, featuring highly-anticipated headliner American Mary.

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Latest reviews

  • Yellow
    Review preview for Yellow

    An astonishing and compelling assemblage of contradictions: it is messy yet controlled; enigmatic and elliptical yet clean and crystal-clear; and it casts a modern eye back on the old school.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    A serial killer makes taunting phone calls.
  • Attack Of The Werewolves
    Review preview for Attack Of The Werewolves

    In Moreno's genre comedy, not only are the horrors of a century-old Romanian vendetta exposed to the full moon's half light, but also a trail of hidden ordnance and long-buried bodies from the more recent, entirely real and utterly homegrown Spanish Civil

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A writer returns to his Galician village expecting to receive an award, but the villagers have very different plans for him.
  • Crawl
    Review preview for Crawl

    Scores high in the derivative stakes but low on satisfaction.

    Neil Mitchell · 2 out of 5
    When a garage owner hires a mysterious hitman to dispose of his business rival, things go from bad to worse.
  • American Mary
    Review preview for American Mary

    An entertaining, intelligent film about how our choices influence our lives.

    Lindis Kipp · 5 out of 5
    A disenfranchised medical student goes AWOL into the lucrative underworld of unnecessary surgery.
  • Sinister
    Review preview for Sinister

    You could be forgiven for wondering if Sinister is based on a true story.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A ghost story and found footage meet a hackneyed true-crime novelist.
  • Some Guy Who Kills People
    Review preview for Some Guy Who Kills People

    Kevin Corrigan holds it all together with a brooding, anxious performance.

    James Benefield · 3 out of 5
    Released from an asylum, a young man struggles to rebuild his life, but he's still threatened by the high school bullies who caused his breakdown. It's time to make them pay.
  • Cockneys Vs Zombies
    Review preview for Cockneys Vs Zombies

    The real comedic heart of the film is with the still-kicking Brit-veteran oldies.

    David Graham · 3.5 out of 5
    Bank robbers fight their way out of zombie-infested London.
  • Grabbers
    Review preview for Grabbers

    Grabbers is a thoroughly charming and welcome blend of terror and blarney.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    A small island community is terrorised by monsters from the sea.
  • The Devil Rides Out
    Review preview for The Devil Rides Out

    Still has the power to send shivers down the spine.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When two friends discover a third has become caught up in a Satanist cult, the race is on to save his soul and that of a beautiful stranger.
  • Basket Case
    Review preview for Basket Case

    The sort of film that any aspiring director of schlocky shock should be proud of having as their debut.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Cult horror à la basket.

A–Z of Grimmfest 2012 reviews

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