In Andrew Mudge’s The Arborist, a grief-stricken mother and son awaken a haunting when they begin work on the estate of a ...

Despite its name, FrightFest is a film festival that screens more than carbon cutter horror films. The festival expands out ...

Having both starred in entries within the Twisted Childhood Universe, actors Stephen Staley and Natasha Tosini have now ...

Luke Tedder’s The Caretaker is one of four films screening at this year’s FrightFest as part of the First Blood strand. This ...

After wowing genre audiences with Alone with You, writing and directing duo Emilly Bennett and Justin Brooks are back with ...

Each year FrightFest hosts a plethora of genre offerings to the rabid masses, but hidden amongst the overwhelmingly large programme are a smattering of First Blood films. These movies are specifically ...

In 2019, Joe Begos took over FrightFest’s Saturday night primetime slot to screen Bliss. The film was a mesmeric variation of a vampire story that focused on the creative struggle. Despite its more ...

If there is one sub-genre of horror that remains unkillable, it is the slasher. Ever since it was popularised by films such ...

In Woody Bess’ late night FrightFest offering, Portal to Hell, debt collector Dunn (Trey Holland) has his life turned upside ...

Each October scare attractions begin appearing all across the globe. These sites allow attendees to get into the Halloween spirit and enjoy a fright or two within some hard crafted spooky environments ...

In writer and director Juan Albarracín’s El Instinto, an agoraphobic man, Abel (Javier Pereira), seeks help to cure his condition from his neighbour, dog trainer José (Fernando Cayo). Whilst José ...

Writer and director Parish Malfitano brings one of the strangest films to this year’s FrightFest. Although his film, Salt Along the Tongue, is not overly zany like some of the festival’s past ...