thursday 27th February
Screen 1
11am - Short Film Showcase 1
2pm - Sheryl
5pm - Short Film Showcase 2
8pm - All This Time
Screen 2
11Am - The Shuttered Room
2pm - The Tenant
5pm - Threads
8pm - The Stuff
Screen 3
11am - The Whisper Within The Woods
2pm - Thursday Afternoon Shorts
5pm - The Greasy Strangler
8pm - Steven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart
Screen 4
1pm - Staycation
4pm - Hole AKA Jama
7pm - The Crucifix: Blood of the Exorcist
9.30pm - Four Long Shorts
Screen 5
1pm - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
4pm - Metropolis
7pm - Cat People
9pm - Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Screen 7
11am - Long Weekend
2pm - The Lift
5pm - Butcher, Baker Nightmare Maker
8pm - Angst
10pm - Late Night Shorts
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Classic Movie Lineup
99 Mins - 1967 - UK
A series of horrific murders is traced to a creature that inhabits a very strange house.
126 Mins - 1976 - france
A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
112 Mins - 1984 - Uk
The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization.

93 Mins - 1985 - USA
A delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.
76 Mins - 1936 - Uk
A Fleet Street barber recounts the story of Sweeney Todd, a notorious barber who in the last century murdered many customers for their money.

100 Mins - 1927/1984 - Germany
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
In 1984 Giorgio Moroder put colour to the palettes and gave it an 80s soundtrack, we are showing this version.

73 mins - 1942 - USA
An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.
87 mins - 1983 - Austria
A troubled man gets released from prison and starts taking out his sadistic fantasies on an unsuspecting family living in a secluded house.
97 mins - 1978 - Australia
When a suburban couple go camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.
95 mins - 1983 - Netherlands
A lift technician finds himself drawn into a web of mystery and peril as he investigates the perplexing deadly accidents occurring in the elevators of a new office building.

96 mins - 1981 - USA
An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her at all costs.
80 mins - 1956 - USA
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
80 mins - 2017 - USA
Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.
To see this feature you need a full festival or day pass.
New Indie Movies
91 Mins - 2024 - UK
Trapped with a mysterious vampire in an endless time loop, Grace must unlock the secrets of the house, the previous night’s party, and her own past, to find any hope of escaping and returning to her normal life and young child.

80 Mins - 2024 - Uk
Steven Berkoff's own feature length interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's original short story about a servant who plots to murder his master because of his 'vulture' eye.
Many of the cast including Steven Berkoff will be present for the Q&A at the end.
71 Mins - 2024 - USA
After she’s dumped by her serial killer boyfriend for not being “hot enough”, Sheryl, a beauty-obsessed woman, goes on a murderous, blood-soaked quest to create the perfect face, while simultaneously navigating her new relationship with the cop investigating the murders. In the end, she must try to learn to accept herself as she is... even if that means she is a looks-obsessed, psycho killer.

93 Mins - 2024 - USA
How is the world affected by a catastrophic event? Everyday people live through a government mandated quarantine during a global pandemic while desperate scientists race to find a cure before it’s too late.
Lead virologist Edward Bellows races to find a cure to the Nix virus as the world collapses under the weight of this worldwide horror. Meanwhile, roommates Britt and Marnie, are forced to live together, while a couple, Matt and Cathy, separated between continents, must all deal with their newfound realities.
83 mins - 2023 - Uk
Rebuilding her life after tragic events twelve-years ago, stepmother and wife Sam, is suddenly haunted and tormented by sinister forces. Can she find the answers that ruined her childhood, and silence the whisper within the woods.
93 mins - 2024 - UK
A gruesome discovery in the grounds of their new home plunges a young couple into a maelstrom of demonic possession and violent revenge.

71 mins - 2024 - Slovenia
Kevin and Mia are con artists, who seduce and rob wealthy women. Their robbery of the wealthy seductress Emma goes awry. In a remote forest, Emma wakes up and flees. They set out to hunt her down. A game of cat and mouse begins.
'Four Long Shorts'
27 mins - 2024 - canada
In the bustling home of horror writer Jodi Sloan (LUCY DAVIS), she battles creative block by exploring gripping ideas, only to discard them in absurd ways. On one particularly uninspired day, Ben, (ERIC JOHNSON) her overly optimistic mailman interrupts her solitary routine delivering not only her mail but also a cup of tea, eerily tailored to her tastes. Despite Jodi's discomfort, she engages in awkward yet polite conversation, mirroring the contrived nature of her writing.
35 mins - 2025 - USA
Leatherback follows two young scientists in the 90s, Yulon Ackster and Anthony Schmitt, as they develop revolutionary technology, documented by a two-person camera crew. Yulon’s intense ambition drives him to push their work beyond its intended limits, while Anthony insists on ethical progress. As the camera crew capture their differing philosophies and strained exchanges, it becomes clear that their relationship is unravelling under the weight of Anthony’s growing unease and Yulon’s unchecked ambition. Despite their breakthroughs, an unsettling tension looms as ethical lines blur in pursuit of advancement.
25 mins - 2024 - Turkey
In the Balkan region, where lawlessness prevailed during the war, a man receives a threatening death letter from the gang he used to be a member of. Thereupon, he plans to escape to America with his pregnant wife. On the last night, after being threatened by the gang, the man leaves the house to persuade the gang members, but does not come back. Instead, an hour later, gang members enter the house.The gang leader starts a game in which he tells the woman that if she fulfills his wishes, she can see her husband again as a reward.
25 Mins - 2024 - France
In the Basque Country, a gigolo flirting with very old women has no idea what kind of evil forces he will deal with...
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'Short Film Showcase 1'
2 mins - 2024 - UK
Do you really know who you are dating?!
19 mins - 2024 - Uk
A short documentary about a group of ghost hunters investigating a haunted house with multiple spirits. Includes disturbing scenes of likely supernatural occurrences
4 mins - 2024 - Uk
A supernatural game of fetch transpires between a reluctant man and… what?
6 mins - 2024 - UK
A woman has to face her demons and overcome her grief of her recent tragic loss.
15 mins - 2024 - UK
Sally joins a dream summer trip to Sicily with her childhood bestie Poppy, hoping to re-connect before they start university. Confronted with Poppy’s volatile new friend Alex, Sally is strangely drawn to the traditional puppets decorating their villa, and the strings that bind the two friends threaten to rip them apart.
'Strings' is produced by students aged 16-20 as part of Project Paradiso, a cross-cultural UK-Italy educational filmmaking initiative from Young Film Academy (YFA).
4 Mins - 2024 - Uk
Late at night, Jenny, a babysitter with a bad attitude, slacks off from her duties. When she hears a strange noise she goes to investigate and discovers she should have been vigilant.
4 mins - 2024 - Uk
A young Londoner paints his new flat, discovering some unforseen company.
3 mins - 2024 - UK
A culinary artist perfects his pièce de résistance and cordially invites you to dinner.....
14 mins - 2024 - Uk
Alison is tormented by the vengeful spirit of her tragically lost child. She is a mother town between love and doubt. Is it just her imagination, or is something else more sinister at play? Amidst confusion and tension, the truth slowly unravels.
8 mins - 2024 - Uk
A woman wants desperately to sell her bungalow on Christmas Eve. But what could she be hiding...

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'Late Night Shorts'
16 mins - 2025 - UK
A trio of Essex girls offer their special brand of hospitality to a morose and mysterious stranger.
12 mins - 2023 - Uk
After an affluent man leaves a rough sleeper to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, he's haunted by a figure that may be a vengeful spirit - or his own guilty conscience.
11 mins - 2024 - Uk
A couple of city dwellers move to the suburbs and are bombarded by their hyperactive neighbours who aggressively try to get them to try a strange, new health product.
11 mins - 2024 - Japan
A man and a woman are having sex. A woman he's never seen before suddenly appears...
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'Thursday Afternoon Shorts'
15 Mins - 2024 - Belgium
When nightclub singer Poppy is confronted by a black-eyed man she is overcome by fear. The event triggers a buried sexual trauma that she has to overcome in a kaleidoscopic world of glitter, music and blood
14 mins - 2024 - UK
A lonely techno DJ questions his mechanical existence as metal begins to break out of his skin after being forced to employ a sonic algorithm that guarantees success with the crowd... and a ‘supermodel’.
15 Mins - 2024 UK
When a successful, but emotionally exhausted woman seeks to find herself on a solo hike, she must face a primal darkness or lose herself entirely.
15 Mins - 2024 - Uk
When a divorced father’s ten-year-old daughter adamantly claims she can see a giant spider lurking in their bathroom, he ignores her and dismisses the idea. Is it the child’s wild imagination, or a self-absorbed parent who refuses to acknowledge the terrifying reality lying in plain sight?
15 Mins - 2024 - Russia
A serial killer after his death is destined to meet his victim. A little girl expects retribution but she does not realize that there is a creature that loves the killer so much that this love protects him from the abyss of hell. That her tormentor could be loved at all.
15 Mins - 2024 - UK
As a straight laced middle class family sit down to a Sunday dinner to celebrate the life of their late matriarch, they suffer vivid hallucinations of a twisted past after accidentally scattering her ashes on the roast chicken.
15 Mins - 2024 - Spain
J, the Scrap Yard Watchman, is on duty one more night, accompanied by El Jefe, when a serial killer and the victim the clumsily let escape arrive at his humble junkyard.
15 MinS - 2024 - UK
Brian Smith, an indie film producer whose luck has run out, kills the last of his passion for the indie filmmaking scene he has.
'Short Film Showcase 2'
20 Mins - 2024 - Spain
Robert Preston and Julia Desmond struggle against Arion’s logic, the Artificial Intelligence in charge of the most advance military computer system, developed to help them achieve their targets following the most efficient way.
14 mins - 2024 - Italy
A shy and insecure girl becomes a social media idol thanks to the selfies taken by her smartphone that portray her as beautiful. However, all this will soon have a macabre price: like a modern Dorian Gray with a digital portrait, with each new shot the phone's camera will steal a little of her lifeblood.
9 Mins - 2024 - UK
Hallowed is a psychological thriller centred around the protagonist Father Black. After news of a terminal diagnosis, he embarks on a maddened and desperate journey to church where he hopes to bargain with God.
The film explores themes of revenge, trauma and guilt through a surrealist exploration of Father Black's subconscious, and his interactions with an otherworldly entity.
23 mins - 2024 - UK
When a young Jewish woman begins to lose her faith, she must find God or risk giving birth to an unimaginable terror.
11 Mins - 2024 - UK
HOUSE HUNTERS paints a twisted picture of an all-too-believable future, where prospective tenants are prepared to go to just about any lengths to secure a place to call home.
In this festering world, the scarcity of houses has created a market where money alone is no longer enough. Landlords rule, and one particularly blood-thirsty Estate Agent will not give up until she makes that commission – whatever the cost…
7 Mins - 2024 - Italy
DAGON is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, DAGON.
15 Mins - 2024 - Italy
In a modern art gallery, Sara, a resentful employee, organizes the theft of a painting together with the notorious thief Dolcevita. The two are discovered and captured by Lucio, an elderly custodian, who turns out to be a psychopathic artist, creating his works with human parts.
14 mins - 2024 - Spain
A thirsty vampire goes into the night searching for blood. However, his encounter with a ghostly presence in a subway wagon will take him on a strange sensory journey, during which he will adopt different forms, as well as ways to exist through and despite others.