Take a deep breathe! Because the official Film4 FrightFest line-up has been announced. The event taking place from Thursday 25 August to Monday 29 August at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square is jam packed with horror features from far and wide and will consist of seven world premieres and a record-equalling twenty UK or European premieres! The full listing of the 37 features to debut over that late August weekend are shown below. Notable highlights include UK horror flicks ‘The Wicker Tree’ (directed by ‘The Wicker Man’ writer and helmer Robin Hardy), Chris Crow’s ‘Panic Button’ and ‘Guinea Pigs’. The festival will also see the UK premieres of ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’, ‘Final Destination 5’, ‘Tucker & Dale Vs Evil’, Ti West’s ‘The Innkeepers’, Joseph Kahn’s ‘Detention’ and Lucky McKee’s ‘The Woman’. A preview of ‘Fright Night 3D’ will even play at the popular London-based fest. Lucky attendees will also get to check out first-time horror features from both Israel and Switzerland in the form of ‘Rabies’ and ‘Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps’ respectively.
PROGRAMME – SCREEN 1
THURSDAY AUG 25
18:30 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (UK Premiere)
21:15 FINAL DESTINATION 5 3D (UK Premiere)
23:30 THE THEATRE BIZARRE (European Premiere)
FRIDAY AUG 26
10:40 ROGUE RIVER (UK Premiere)
12:45 THE HOLDING (World Premiere)
15:05 The Total Film Interview: Larry Fessenden in conversation with Jamie Graham
Plus – American Horror: A Panel Discussion
17:00 URBAN EXPLORERS (UK Premiere)
19:05 THE GLASS MAN (World Premiere)
21:55 TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL (London Preview)
23:55 VILE (World Premiere)
SATURDAY AUG 27
11:00 TROLL HUNTER (Preview)
13:15 THE WICKER TREE (European Premiere)
15:35 PANIC BUTTON (World Premiere)
18:00 FRIGHT NIGHT 3D (Preview)
21:00 THE WOMAN (UK Premiere)
23:30 CHILLERAMA (European Premiere)
SUNDAY AUG 28
10:30 THE DIVIDE (Preview)
13:00 THE HORROR CHANNEL PRESENTS THE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SHOWCASE + ANDY NYMAN’S QUIZ FROM HELL 2
16:00 THE INNKEEPERS (UK Premiere)
18:35 SAINT (UK Premiere)
20:50 KILL LIST (UK Premiere)
23:30 DETENTION (UK Premiere)
MONDAY AUG 29
10:45 GUINEA PIGS (World Premiere)
13:10 DEADHEADS (UK Premiere)
15:30 SENNENTUNTSCHI: CURSE OF THE ALPS (UK Premiere)
18:30 INBRED (World Premiere)
21:00 A LONELY PLACE TO DIE (UK Premiere)
FrightFest day passes go on sale from tomorrow, 2 July. Tickets for Individual films are on sale from 1 August. Bookings available by calling 08714 714 714 or go to www.empirecinemas.co.uk
Film4 FrightFest
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