Horror Hangout

Be prepared for the weird, the wild and the wonderful as FrightFest, the UK’s number one horror and fantasy film festival, returns to London in 2025.

Here’s part 1 of the our lineup preview covering all main screen films!

00:00 - Intro

08:04 - The Home

9:45 - Cognaitive

11:57 - Night of Violence

13:38 - Appofeniacs

15:17 - What She Doesn't Know

16:56 - Transcending Dimensions

18:07 - A Serbian Documentary

20:15 - The Toxic Avenger

22:...

Every generation has its story about the horror of growing up.

Deadgirl is a 2008 American horror film written by Trent Haaga and directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel. It stars Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan as teenage boys who discover a naked female zombie, portrayed by Jenny Spain. When one of the boys wants to keep her as a sex slave and the other objects, their friendship is tested.

00:00 Intro

08:08 Mount Rush-H...

New Primary User... ME.

M3GAN 2.0 is a 2025 American science fiction action film that is the sequel to the 2022 film M3GAN. It was written and directed by Gerard Johnstone from a story by Johnstone and Akela Cooper. It stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, and Jemaine Clement, with Amie Donald physically portraying M3GAN while Jenna Davis voices the character.

Two years after M3GAN's rampage, her creator, Gemm...

Time didn't heal anything.

28 Years Later is a 2025 post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film produced and directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. The third instalment in the 28 Days Later film series, following 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), it stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams in his feature film debut, and Ralph Fiennes.

A group of survivors of the rage virus live on a s...

You're safer in the water.

Dangerous Animals is a 2025 survival horror film directed by Sean Byrne and written by Nick Lepard. The film stars Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Rob Carlton, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke and Jai Courtney.

When Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feedin...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Chad Michael Ward, the director of Fairy Dust, a dark fantasy feature film that is now funding on Indiegogo.

Fairy Dust tells the story of Saga, a neurodivergent tomboy in 1980s England who would rather spend her days alone fighting imaginary monsters and her nights dreaming of a beautiful princess to avoid the problematic realities of growing up too fast in a world that’s ready to eat her whole...

Experience the first true survival horror film!

Sweet Home (Japanese: スウィートホーム, Hepburn: Suwīto Hōmu), also known as The Mamiya House, is a 1989 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and produced by Juzo Itami. It was released alongside a video game of the same title that inspired the Resident Evil game series released by Capcom. Special makeup effects in the film were done by Dick Smith.

A TV production crew are ...

Winning just might be the death of you.

Fear Street: Prom Queen is a 2025 American slasher film directed by Matt Palmer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Donald McLeary, based on the novel The Prom Queen (1992) from the Fear Street book series. Produced by Chernin Entertainment, it is the fourth installment in the Fear Street film series.

The film stars India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, David Iacono, Ella Rubin, Chris...

Tonight they will rise from the darkness beneath the city... To feed!

Rats: Night of Terror (Italian: Rats - Notte di terrore) is a 1984 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Bruno Mattei.

In a post-apocalyptic earth, where most of humanity lives underground, a group of surface people stumble upon an abandoned lab that was trying to bring life back to the earth's surface, but the place is run over by vicious rats.

00:00...

Death runs in the family.

Final Destination Bloodlines is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein and written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor, based on a story developed by them and Jon Watts. It is the sixth installment in the Final Destination film series following Final Destination 5 (2011).

The film stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a college student who inherits visions of a previ...

Are you a friend of Frendo?

Clown in a Cornfield is a 2025 American slasher film directed by Eli Craig and written by Craig and Carter Blanchard. It is based on the 2020 novel by Adam Cesare, and stars Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Kevin Durand, and Will Sasso.

A fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge.

00:00 Intro

19:08 Horror News

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One night is all that stands between them and freedom. But it's going to be a hell of a night.

From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 American action horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino from a concept and story by Robert Kurtzman.

Starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, Ernest Liu, and Juliette Lewis, the plot follows a pair of American criminal brothers, who take a family as hostages t...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Felipe Vargas, the director of Rosario, a new supernatural horror which hits select theatres from TODAY!

Rosario spends the night with her grandmother's body while she waits for the ambulance to arrive, during a severe snowfall, Rosario is attacked by otherworldly entities that have taken control of her grandmother's body.

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Every night a different nightmare.

Until Dawn is a 2025 American survival horror film directed by David F. Sandberg from a screenplay and a story by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler. It is derived from the 2015 video game published by PlayStation Studios, and is set in the same universe while featuring an original standalone story that expands upon the game's mythology.

It stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A'zion, Ji-yo...

Ben Errington is joined by Eli Craig, the director of Clown in a Cornfield, a new slasher based on the cult novel of the same name written by Adam Cesare. The movie releases in cinemas on 9th May!

Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As...

Dance with the devil.

Sinners is a 2025 American period horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, the film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers who return to their hometown to start again, only to be confronted by a supernatural evil.

The film also features Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and D...

A twisted tale of love, revenge and puppetry.

Judy and Punch is a 2019 Australian period black comedy film written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes in her feature directorial debut, based on a story by Foulkes, Eddy Moretti, Lucy Punch, and Tom Punch. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Tom Budge, Benedict Hardie, Gillian Jones, Terry Norris, Brenda Palmer, and Lucy Velik.

The film follows the titular couple struggling to ...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Meghan Adara, the star of indie horror film Amelia, which is funding now on Indiegogo!

A small quaint village is terrorised by a series of unexplained deaths. Unbeknownst to the villagers a malevolent entity has taken residence. Will it be stopped in time?

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They bite!

Critters is a 1986 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Stephen Herek in his directorial debut, and co-written with Domonic Muir. It stars Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy "Green" Bush and Scott Grimes in his film debut.

The plot follows a group of small, furry aliens with carnivorous behavior escaping from two shape-shifting bounty hunters, landing in a small countryside town to feast on its i...