The
FrightFest All-Nighter 14 returns to its spiritual home, The Prince Charles
Cinema, on Saturday October 25, with five killer titles, including the
world premiere of Anthony DiBlasi’s LAST SHIFT.
We
kick off with a special preview of The Vicious Brothers EXTRATERRESTRIAL,
a fine blend of ‘Close Encounters’ and ‘Communion’ with some of the most
extraordinary special effects and camerawork you’ll see in 2015. Next up, THE
ABCs OF DEATH 2, needs no introduction. The first was a huge draw at FrightFest
Glasgow and now we can scream along to 26 more deaths by 26 handpicked
filmmakers. This is followed by the world premiere of Anthony DiBlasi’s demonic
horror LAST SHIFT, which had to be dropped from the August line-up
because of altered release and completion dates as did our next attraction -
the highly anticipated sequel THE PACT II, which has its UK premiere. And
Giallo fans will not want to miss our last presentation - the ‘Airplane’ of the
Italian thriller genre in the sublime Astron-6 homage THE EDITOR.
Guests
attending include The Vicious Brothers, Anthony DiBlasi and Andy Nyman, So, be
sure to be part of our terror tribe for the night-ride of your lives
Horror
fans around the country can join in the fearsome fun on Saturday 1
November, when the event travels to the GFT Glasgow and the Edinburgh
Cameo. On Friday Oct 31, the event hits the Watershed Bristol.
London
line-up:
21:00 EXTRATERRESTRIAL (Special Preview)
Five
teenagers party in a remote cabin in the woods unaware the region has become a
hot bed of bizarre events, military activity and space invader sightings. Then
a UFO crashes in the forest and driven by curiosity they decide to
investigate. This ambitious second feature from The Vicious Brothers
is a wonderfully effective sci-fi fantasy; a close encounter of
the shocking kind, which delivers thrills and terror in a surprising
special effects package
Director:
Colin Minihan. Cast: Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma,
Melanie Papalia, Jesse Moss,
Michael Ironside. 106 mins. US 2014
23.40 ABC’s OF DEATH 2 (UK Premiere)
Get
ready to learn your ABC's again with 26 new directors and 26 new
deaths. Some of the talent in the impressive mix include Vincenzo Natali
(SPLICE), E.L. Katz (CHEAP THRILLS), the Soska Sisters (AMERICAN MARY),
Aaron Keshales and Navot Papushado (BIG BAD
WOLVES) and Larry Fessenden (HABIT). The follow-up to the most ambitious
anthology film ever conceived, Provocative, shocking, funny and
confrontational, it’s another global celebration of genre filmmaking.
Directors:
A lot. Cast: Andy Nyman, Tristan Risk, Mark Grossman, Ryan Winsley, Conor
Sweeney. 120 mins. US 2014
02:15 LAST SHIFT (World Premiere)
A
rookie cop’s world is turned upside down when she comes face to face
with Paymon, King of Hell. From Anthony DiBlasi, director of the past
FrightFest presentations MISSIONARY, CASSADAGA and DREAD, comes a new frontier
in fear. Officer Jessica Loren has the last shift at a transitioning police
station, assigned to wait for a crew picking up bio-hazard waste from the
armoury. But unbeknownst to her, cult leader John Michael Paymon has
haunted the department ever since he committed suicide in captivity. Jessica is
about to find out how dangerous he still is, now alone on the graveyard shift.
Director:
Anthony DiBlasi. Cast: Juliana Harkavy, Natalie Victoria,
J. LaRose, Joshua Mikel, Amber Watson. 90 mins. USA 2014.
04:30 THE PACT 11 (UK Premiere)
Surpassing
the original movie by going into deeper psychological areas to stir up its
scares, directors Patrick Horvath and Dallas Richard Hallam's latest episode in
the Judas Killer saga once more unfolds a murder mystery linking two intriguing
realities that skirt the fine line between being paranormal supernatural and
entirely plausible. This time a trauma scene cleaner learns she's the adopted
daughter of one of the maniac's past victims and now she's the target of a
possible copycat murderer. How an FBI profiler and her cop boyfriend fit into
the creepy picture make for neat twists and jolting shocks.
Directors:
Dallas Richard Hallam, Patrick Horvath. Cast: Caity Lotz,
Camilla Luddington, Scott Michael Foster, Patrick Fischler, Mark
Steger. 96 mins. US 2014.
06:15 THE EDITOR (Special Preview)
From
Astron-6 (MANBORG and FATHER’S DAY), comes the AIRPLANE of Giallo. Editor
Rey Ciso is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, the four wooden
fingers on his right hand a reminder of the dangers of exhaustion. Then the lead
actors from the Giallo he’s cutting turn up dead…A brilliant homage
to 1970s’ Italian thrillers mixing crime with horror. Watch out
for big hair, bad dubbing, inappropriate nudity, ‘hysterical blindness’
and a terrific ClaudioSimonetti soundtrack.
Directors:
Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy. Cast: Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, Paz de la
Huerta, Udo Kier, Laurence R.
Harvey. 106 mins. Canada 2014.
Alan Jones,
co-director, said today: “Thank you all for making our August Bank Holiday
event so wildly successful – the reviews were the best ever and our
move to the Vue, Leicester Square, couldn’t have been better received. So
we felt it was now an appropriate time to celebrate our roots and the
interactive community that makes FrightFest unique amongst global
genre festivals.The Prince Charles Cinema is where it all began 15
years ago and this Halloween you can join us for an intimate trip down
memory lane and an ultimate shock around the clock experience”.
Passes
for the London event cost £40 and go on sale from Friday
3 October. To book go online http://www.princecharlescinema.com/events/events.php?seasonanchor=fr1ghtf3st
or call the
Prince Charles Cinema on 0207 494 3654
Tickets
can also be bought at the cinema
For
details of regional screenings please visit www.frightfest.co.uk
Note
that the regional venues may not be playing all of the titles screening at
the London event so please check local listings
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