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\nHorror Channel FrightFest 2016<\/B>

\n25-29 August 2016

\nVue Shepherd’s Bush, London

\nFrightFest website<\/A>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 returns with a packed programme for the bank holiday weekend, 25-29 August, and this year the venue is the Vue Cinema in Shepherd’s Bush. Here’s the line-up announcement from FrightFest:<\/I><\/p>\n

‘In its 17th year, the world renowned genre film festival will present 62 new feature films, embracing sixteen countries and bringing together established filmmakers, British first-timers and emerging international visionaries from six continents.<\/p>\n

The opening night attraction is the European Premiere of MY FATHER DIE, Sean Brosnan\u2019s brutal and beautiful feature debut \u2013 an ultra-stylish, uber violent revenge thriller that\u2019s a calling card for Brosnan\u2019s brilliant talents. And our closing night film is another breakneck paced masterpiece – the UK Premiere of TRAIN TO BUSAN, so join \u2018The Commuting Dead\u2019 as director Sang-ho Yeon takes you on a first class horror action thrill-ride, mixing slaughter, suspense and splatter with incredible visual \u00e9lan.<\/p>\n

In between these two banner titles are the scream of the crop from all over the globe, strongly represented in our line-up of World Premieres by the incredible Italian supercar tension-ratcheting MONOLITH, the gory Dutch treat THE WINDMILL MASSACRE, the stunning South African nightmare FROM A HOUSE ON WILLOW STREET, Tricia Lee\u2019s creepy Canadian chiller BLOOD HUNTERS and three American shock absorbers KNUCKLEBONES, ENCLOSURE and the Eurotrashy radical BLOOD FEAST remake. <\/p>\n

Reflecting a productive year for British horror, there are twelve UK World Premieres, including Shaun Robert Smith\u2019s intensely powerful BROKEN, Jon Ford\u2019s visceral revenge thriller OFFENSIVE, Wyndham Price\u2019s dark fantasy CROW, Kate Shenton\u2019s auto-satire EGOMANIAC, Ben Parker\u2019s claustrophobic THE CHAMBER, Marty Stalker\u2019s shock-doc HOSTAGE TO THE DEVIL and Andy Edward\u2019s sun, sea and sex gore-fest IBIZA UNDEAD. <\/p>\n

Five of the UK World Premieres make up the \u2018First Blood\u2019 strand, in which home-based directors are given a chance to shine with their debut efforts. These are: Phillip Escott\u2019s harrowing CRUEL SUMMER, Brad Watson\u2019s urban gang shocker HALLOW\u2019S EVE, James Crow\u2019s deadly HOUSE OF SALEM, Stewart Spark\u2019s 666 Short Cuts To Hell entry THE CREATURE BELOW and Lawrie Brewster\u2019s PTSD-inspired THE UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS.<\/p>\n

Other festival highlights in the Main Screen strand include the European Premiere of Adam Wingard\u2019s intense chiller of the moment, THE WOODS. destined to be one of the key horrors of 2016. We also have this year\u2019s most ferocious possession movie in Cody Calahan\u2019s LET HER OUT, as well as Todd William\u2019s superb Stephen King adaptation CELL, starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. Then there is the top box office Italian sensation THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT, Adam Rifkin\u2019s tour-de-force DIRECTOR\u2019S CUT, starring Penn Jillette, Rob Zombie\u2019s ultra-violent grindhouse slasher 31, \u2018Saw\u2019 man Darren Lynn Bousman\u2019s graphic novel inspired ABBATOIR, Simon Rumley\u2019s latest visionary masterpiece JOHNNY FRANK GARRETT\u2019S LAST WORD, Jackson Stewart\u2019s supernatural switcheroo BEYOND THE GATES, the zombie theme park hell ride THE REZORT, the full-blooded cracker RED CHRISTMAS, the cryogenic chiller REALIVE, the home invasion twister MERCY, the darkly unpredictable PET, starring Dominic Monaghan and the beguilling THE MASTER CLEANSE, with The Big Bang Theory\u2019s Jonny Galecki and Anna Friel. <\/p>\n

South America is rapidly becoming a major genre player and FrightFest is proud to be presenting seven specialities from Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Mexico. Daniel de la Vega\u2019s WHITE COFFIN is co-written by FrightFest favourite Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Laura Casbe\u2019s BENAVIDEZ\u2019S CASE stretches surrealist boundaries, Patricio Valladares\u2019 DOWNHILL mines H. P. Lovecraft for inspiration, THROUGH THE SHADOW puts Henry James\u2019 classic tale of terror \u2018The Turn of the Screw\u2019 through a south of the border filter, THE SIMILARS is pure \u2018Twilight Zone\u2019 inspiration, FRANCESCA a thrilling Buenos Aires take on giallo and WE ARE THE FLESH comes with serious artistic endorsements from fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu.<\/p>\n

The Discovery Screen strand is as bold as ever and includes a restored version of Shelden Renan\u2019s controversial documentary THE KILLING OF AMERICA, Anna Biller\u2019s gloriously art-directed THE LOVE WITCH, the cursed silent movie FURY OF THE DEMON, the Berlin Film Festival break-out, SHELLEY, the visionary sci-fi fantasy LOST SOLACE and the darkly hilarious ghost-busting ANOTHER EVIL. Then there\u2019s Julian T. Pinder\u2019s chilling murder investigation POPULATION ZERO, Martin Owen\u2019s High-tec underground thriller terror LET\u2019S BE EVIL, Tim Reis\u2019 slimy creature feature BAD BLOOD: THE MOVIE and Michael Boroweic\u2019s acute study of alien paranoia, MAN UNDERGROUND. <\/p>\n

Plus, you can witness the stag party from hell in THE UNRAVELLING, the bad taste shenanigans of NIGHT OF SOMETHING STRANGE, , the viral thrills of THE EVIL IN US, the vehicular chills of PARANORMAL DRIVE, the die-hard dystopia of HERE ALONE, the eye-popping shocks of FOUND FOOTAGE 3D, and the \u2018goriously\u2019 insane ATTACK OF THE LEDERHOSEN ZOMBIES.<\/p>\n

Ahead of its FrightFest Presents DVD release, there is an encore airing for ROAD GAMES, this time with a live interactive commentary with director Abner Pastoll and a London premiere for one of the most popular movies shown earlier this year at FrightFest Glasgow, Sean Byrne\u2019s THE DEVIL\u2019S CANDY.<\/p>\n

The Duke Mitchell Film Club is back with the UK premiere of Kim Sang-Chan\u2019s outrageously infectious KARAOKE CRAZIES and a first showing of all three episodes of the mesmerising French TV mini-series BEYOND THE WALLS. <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s special events, retrospective programme, the guest list and the Short Film Showcase entries will be announced in the coming weeks.’<\/p>\n

Festival and day pass sales go on sale Sat 2 July at noon and are only available to buy on the FrightFest website<\/A>. <\/p>\n

Single tickets will go on sale on Sat 23 July.<\/p>\n

For full programme details amd timetables go to the FrightFest website<\/A>. <\/p>\n

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