As FrightFest 2023 gets underway, we look back and recreate the first annual Shock Around the Clock film festival, the place where it all started.
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Raindance 2022: Bawa’s Garden
An arrestingly minimalist and slow-paced look at architecture, nature and the nature of the outsider.
Raindance 2022: Marcel!
Jasmine Trinca’s tale of narcissism, mother and daughter bonding and a road trip gone bad is not exactly fun but is nevertheless oddly rewarding.
The Scabrous World Of Highly Questionable Film Festivals
When a festival continually emails you to say that your non-existent film has been accepted for screening and awards, you might raise an eyebrow or two.
The Fight Club: Announcing The London Action Film Festival
Fans of shoot-ups, fist-fights and general on-screen chaos now have their very own film festival.
Mayhem And Magic: A Festival Report
Oliver Morris explores the new normal of the 2021 Mayhem Film Festival and finds it better than ever.
All Night Psychosis
The rise and fall of subversive late-night programming at The Festival Of Fantastic Films.
Blood, Guts And Beer: Brew York’s Freaky Franchise
A limited-edition collection of increasingly strong and adventurous Imperial Stouts with a horror movie theme – what’s not to like?
In The Shadow It Waits: A Live Zoom Horror Film
A horror film performed live via video conferencing that has more ambition than scares.
Raindance 2020: Eastern
Tradition and revenge in the wild west of modern Poland.
Raindance 2020: The Woman With Leopard Shoes
An impressively old-school yet very modern crime thriller that keeps you guessing throughout its many twists and turns.
Raindance 2020: My Thoughts Are Silent
A quiet, cynical and darkly humorous look at Ukrainian life and hopeless dreams of escape that feels both alien and entirely relatable.