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Grimmfest

6 October – 9 October 2016

Things go off the rails in Train To Busan
Things go off the rails in Train To Busan

Manchester's premier horror film festival returns with some great offerings from this year's crop of fright-inducing films. Ken Foree will be attending as a special guest for a Q&A with fans.

The festival runs from 6 to 9 October.

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  • The Rift: Dark Side Of The Moon
    Review preview for The Rift: Dark Side Of The Moon

    The Rift takes a bold idea and struggles to bring it to life.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A team of American and Serbian agents are sent to retrieve remains of a downed satellite. But when they locate the site, all is not as it seems.
  • My Father Die
    Review preview for My Father Die

    A raw, blistering work which audiences witness rather than watch.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young man is out for revenge.
  • The Chamber
    Review preview for The Chamber

    An engaging, riveting watch.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    A submarine endeavours to locate a mysterious item at the bottom of the Yellow Sea off the dangerous shores of the Korean Peninusla. When an explosion causes it to overturn and take on water, the four-man crew enter a pressure cooker situation.
  • 31
    Review preview for 31

    It's exploitation cinema but it's made with care.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A group of carnival performers are kidnapped and forced to fight for their lives in a deadly maze.
  • Train To Busan
    Review preview for Train To Busan

    As befits a film set on a rapid commuter train, the pace rarely lets up.

    Owen Van Spall · 4 out of 5
    A train journey is complicated by the presence of the living dead.
  • Beyond The Gates
    Review preview for Beyond The Gates

    Crampton is clearly having a whale of a time.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    Two brothers get into trouble playing the old VCR board game that led to their father's disappearance.
  • Darling
    Review preview for Darling

    It's a style that could easily descend into chaos or comedy, yet somehow director Keating keeps his balance, and lingering shots of walls and windows, beds and chests of drawers are imbued with terror.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young woman alone in a supposedly haunted house gradually loses her grip.