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Grimmfest

3 October – 6 October 2013

After enjoying huge success in 2012, Grimmfest is back to thrill - and chill - Manchester horror fans, with a line-up of scary movies that includes international festival hits, old favourites and cutting edge shorts. There's some great documentary stuff that will really make you think and, of course, there's a party. Screenings will take place in the Dancehouse Theatre, Stockport Plaza and the Lass O'Gowrie.


The festival runs from 3 to 6 October.

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Latest reviews

  • 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.
  • Stalled
    Review preview for Stalled

    These two British upstarts show just how much can be done when you're brave enough to keep things intimate.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    A janitor is trapped in the toilets when a zombie outbreak strikes the office party.
  • The Machine
    Review preview for The Machine

    What James has tried to do is film a Hollywood Blockbuster on an independent British budget, and it shows.

    Neil Mitchell · 2 out of 5
    A cybernetics expert tries to create an android super-soldier.
  • Big Bad Wolves
    Review preview for Big Bad Wolves

    Definitely one of this year’s most accomplished thrillers.

    David Graham · 4 out of 5
    Two vigilantes kidnap a suspected child-killer.
  • My Amityville Horror
    Review preview for My Amityville Horror

    This documentary offers a uniquely personal account of events in the house from an eyewitness who has never really been heard before.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A documentary about the famous Amityville 'haunting' case focusing on Daniel, who was ten at the time and remembers something very different.
  • John Dies At The End
    Review preview for John Dies At The End

    It may sound like a spurious stream-of-consciousness from someone who’s taken too many drugs in their life, but it’s not.

    Sophie Monks Kaufman · 4 out of 5
    Two friends use a drug that enables them to warp space time in an attempt to save the world.
  • The Wicker Man
    Review preview for The Wicker Man

    Truly a milestone in British cinema.

    Max Blinkhorn · 5 out of 5
    A policeman gets more than he bargained for on a remote Scottish isle.