thursday 19th February
You can buy individual tickets for each session from the 5th February, alternatavely you can purchase a day or full festival pass.
Screen 5
Screen 5 - 11am
An executive in charge of a Middle Eastern nuclear plant discovers that his son is the Anti Christ and sets out to stop him from using the nuclear power at his fingertips to wipe out mankind.
Stars Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward and Virginia McKenna
1977
Italy
Directed by Alberto De Martino
1pm
Screen 5 - 1pm
A woman recovering from a car accident in which she lost her unborn child finds herself pursued by a coven of devil worshipers.
Stars Edwige Fenech, George hilton, Ivan Rassimov
1972
Italy
Directed by Sergio Martino
3pm
Screen 5 - 3pm
A district attorney and two inspectors discover that a girl's apparent suicide is linked to a teenage prostitution ring which employs a motorcycle-riding killer to tie up loose ends.
Stars: Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adolph
1974
Italy
Directed by Massimo Dallamano
5pm
Screen 5 - 5pm
A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.
Stars Adrienne King, Kevin Bacn, Betsy Palmer
1980
IUSA
Directed by Sean S Cunningham
7pm
Screen 5 - 7pm
A vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.
Stars Michael Paul Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey
1990
Italy
Directed by Claudio Fragraso
9pm
Screen 5 - 9pm
A teacher who is having an affair with one of his students is reluctant to present an alibi when his lover witnesses the first in a series of murders connected to their school.
Stars Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Christina Galbo
1972
Italy
Directed by Massimo Dellamano
Screen 7
11am
Short Film Showcase 1

Screen 7 - 11am
Life can be hard. But for Lila, being a functioning adult is harder.
United States
6 Mins
Directed by Lisa Ovies
Screen 7 - 11:06am
A young man, abandoned by society, slowly decays in his council flat.
United Kingdom
5 mins
Directed by Euan Pollock Foulis, Saorsie Selway
Screen 7 - 11:11am
A struggling artist takes on a mysterious commission to paint a portrait in an abandoned church. As she works, eerie supernatural events unfold, tying her work to dark forces. Her ambition blinds her to the danger, leading to a horrifying confrontation between her passion and the sinister secrets of the church.
United Kingdom
5 Mins
Directed by Lucas Pelizaro
Screen 7 - 11:16am
Mia receives her first sexbot and tries to make it work
Belgium
5 Mins
Directed by Tresor Katalay
Screen 7 - 11:21am
Lucy and David are a young couple trying to get a foot on the first slippery rung of the London housing ladder. Lucy is six-months pregnant, making the whole situation even more stressful.
Visiting a potential flat one evening, they are disturbed by the unsettling behaviour of the Estate Agent. He seems determined not to let them leave. Soon they realise why. Someone...or something...else is already living there.
United Kingdom
5 mins
Directed by Barney Pell Scholes, Thomas Harnett O'Meara
Screen 7 - 11:26am
One hell of a distraction.
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Bizarre and brisk psychological horror IN is a hypnotic fusion of raw realism and unbridled fantasy.
Ireland
3 mins
Directed by Van Poynton
Screen 7 - 11:29am
A fowl creature got inside the house! An influencer’s obsession with protein might cost him his life.
A scoop of Jim Henson, a tablespoon of Joe Dante, a splash of Sam Raimi and a pinch of Nick Park; blend it all well and you’ll get a good portion of Chicken Feed.
United Kingdom
5 mins
Directed by Alejandro Alberola
Screen 7 - 11:34am
When a woman accidentally cuts herself on her forgotten dollhouse, she’ll unwittingly awaken Housewife, a primordial monster with strange ideas about how to care for her children. Based on the character created by Miranda Parkin.
United States
5 Mins
Directed by Greta Guthrie, Jacob Lazarow
Screen 7 - 11:39am
The dead of night. Jess’ husband is missing. She finds herself drawn into a game where there's only one rule: don't cross the line.
United Kingdom
5 Mins
Directed by Charlie Lilly
Screen 7 - 11:44am
A man keeps receiving strange phone calls from a supernatural presence whilst waiting at a bus stop.
United Kingdom
4 mins
Directed by Sebastian Roberts
Screen 7 - 11:49am
A man flies into a rage after spotting his girlfriend on a 'date' with his best friend.
United Kingdom
4 mins
Directed by George Helmer
Screen 7 - 11:53am
TBC
United Kingdom
6 Mins
Directed by Jack Burney
1pm
Screen 7 - 1pm
After killing his abusive father to protect his mother, Gyutark serves his youth in prison. Released into a hostile world where he and his ailing mother face persecution from villagers, Gyutark flees to find work at a distant warehouse. When his mother collapses and needs expensive surgery, his meager wages aren't enough. Desperate to save the only person who ever loved him, he crosses into the criminal underworld...
South Korea
2 hours 1 minute
Directed by Lee Daehan
3:30pm
Screen 7 - 3:30pm
The Damnation’ takes place in the small largely Indigenous Canadian communities of Creek and Buffalo Mines. Since the closing of the mines a number of years ago the area is a shell of its once thriving past. The area is mostly made up of seniors and Indigenous people who have inhabited the area for hundreds of years. To further complicate matters developers - led by a mysterious religious figure have appeared and are clearcutting the land. These developments and age-old colonial sentiments have helped un-earth a malignant evil that begins not only destroying the environment; but feeding on the blood of locals.

Canada
1 Hour 20 mins
Directed by Christopher Darton, Sébastien Godin
5pm
Screen 7 - 5pm
A desperate woman arrives at the House of Abraham to end it all at the hands of a mysterious leader, who offers guests a safe haven to die. Soon it becomes clear she has a secret agenda that throws the weekend into sinister and unexpected directions.
USA
1 Hour 31 Minutes
Directed by Lisa Belcher
9pm
WORLD PREMIERE
Screen 7 - 9pm
On a cold winter night in rural Iowa, Tom’s life changes with a single impact on an empty, star-lit road. As he seeks refuge at his Grandma’s house during a seemingly cheerful Christmas gathering, an unsettling silence hangs over the small town.
Missing persons, power cuts, and strange movements in the woods hint that something unnatural is drawing closer. When a terrifying presence breaches the safety of Grandma’s home, Tom must confront forces far darker than his own guilt.
USA.UK
16 mins
Directed by Max Ward
Screen 7 - 9:16pm
Los Angeles, 1980. Beneath the glittering lights of the Sunset Strip, a horrifying tale of obsession and bloodshed unfolds. Carol Bundy, a lonely nurse, crosses paths with Doug Clark, a charming but dangerously unstable man. Drawn into his web of deceit and depravity, Carol's quiet existence spirals into a nightmare she never imagined.
USA
1 hour 27 mins
Directed by Chad Ferrin
Screen 8
11am
Screen 8
Zaccaria is an old man living alone in a remote shack. Around him, strange symbols appear in nature—signs of a dark force he once called. When two men and a wounded girl arrive, Zaccaria must return to the woods to face the entity again, hoping to save the girl’s life. A silent horror story about guilt, sacrifice, and the unknown.
Italy
1 Hour 28 Mins
Directed by Eugenio Villani
2pm
Screen 8 2pm
A troubled metalhead teen is blamed for the atrocities of a malevolent entity as the ‘Satanic Panic’ sweeps through small-town America in the early 90s.
United States
1 hour 36 mins
Directed by Douglas Forrester
4pm
Short Film Showcase 2
Screen 8 - 4pm
A cult performs a dark ritual that awakens a demon. This malevolent spirit manifests within a fan, turning it into an instrument of death. The curse strikes a family on vacation, who are brutally killed by the seemingly harmless appliance. When all hope seems lost, Father Samuel, an immortal priest who has made a pact with God to battle demons on Earth, steps in. Summoned directly by Jesus, Father Samuel prepares for a surreal and deadly showdown to exorcise the possessed fan.
Italy
25 mins
Directed by Michael Monni & Matteo Sardi
Screen 8 - 4:25pm
To rescue her possessed boyfriend, Van must confront her demons, beginning with her parents.
United Kingdom
12 mins
Directed by Max r Lincoln
Screen 8 - 4:37pm
Michalis moves out for the first time. His new place — a small apartment in downtown Athens — looks ideal. Until the storage room door won’t open.
Set in the heart of a city that hides more than it reveals, the film builds a claustrophobic, psychological coming-of-age thriller. A mother who never truly steps back, a door that refuses to stay shut, and a series of existential flutters that slowly take on a menacing shape.
Greece
21 Mins
Directed by Dimitris Vavatsis
Screen 8 - 4:58pm
When a charming but ruthless serial killer knocks on the door of another serial killer, he meets someone who not only understands his nature but also has something far more dangerous to offer.
United Kingdom
14 mins
Directed by Adolfo Vico
Screen 8 - 5:12pm
Three victims, each guilty of falling into their temptations are confronted by a haunting creature. They must face a difficult trial to either be deemed worthy of living - or to meet their brutal end.
United Kingdom
13 mins
Directed by Jude Brownhill
Screen 8 - 5:25pm
Pepa gets the virtual baby of her dreams, but playing mother soon turns into a nightmare.
Spain
12 Mins
Directed by Carlos Cobos
Screen 8 - 5:37pm
Itch is a short folk horror story for the dating app generation. It follows Jules and her second date Thomas, an awkward man with an infectious charm...
United Kingdom
11 mins
Directed by Joe Savage
Screen 8 - 5:48pm
Reeling from a fight with her partner, Amy escapes to a secluded Airbnb seeking solace in the stillness of the countryside. But the moment she arrives something feels off – the friendly but overbearing host, the unsettling quiet that fills the house, and a mysterious locked room. As night falls, Amy becomes aware of a terrifying presence lurking in the shadows: a grotesque, towering creature that stalks her relentlessly – but only moves when unseen. Trapped, injured, and spiralling into panic, Amy must rely on her wits and whatever reflective surface she can find to survive the night. The Tenant is a claustrophobic horror short that twists perception, isolation and fear into a single unblinking stare.
United Kingdom
14 Mins
Directed by Ollie Hilton
Screen 8 - 6:02pm
On the eve of its auction, Emily returns to her long-abandoned childhood home—a place once filled with light, now steeped in silence and shadow. She’s come for a final reckoning with her estranged step-brother, Daniel, and the dark past they share. As night falls, buried grief resurfaces and long-hidden truths claw their way to light. In the house that shaped them, Emily must confront not only Daniel—but the haunting legacy that refuses to stay dead.
United Kingdom
14 mins
Directed by Jack Richardson
Screen 8 - 4pm
We follow a young librarian in the late hours of the evening, unbeknownst to the evils that soon materialise. As a sadistic spirit begins to tempt and torment, to what extent will her skepticism (and sanity) endure?
United Kingdom
2 mins
Directed by Charles Robson
7pm
Opening Night Movie
Screen 8 - 7pm
In 1893, a fisherman’s wife becomes the first person to cure someone of tuberculosis. A doctor, intent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practising medicine, investigates - only to discover the source of her unearthly power.
United Kingdom
20 mins
Directed by Ali Cook
Screen 8 - 7Pm
When a highly dangerous fungus escapes from a secret laboratory, a former bioterrorism agent is called back into action. Alongside two young employees, he must confront an invisible and out-of-control threat.
United States
1 hour 39 mins
Directed by Jonny Campbell
9pm
