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Benjamin Damini as Genesis Fantasia International Film Festival goes to the toilets with the Brazilian gross-out horror Bowels of Hell directed by Gurcius Gewdner and Gustavo Vinagre. A São Paolo apartment complex experiences serious plumbing issues as toilets seem to be violently sucking residents into the pipes. Malu (played by Martha Nowill) is a party event planner who is not only struggling from the toilet-caused death of her son from years back, but is also attempting t

Helge (played by Pilou Asbæk) Set against the dark and foreboding backdrop of the Faroe Islands in the late 1800s, Kaspar Kalle’s No Rest For The Wicked is a gothically enthralling tale of lost love, and longing from the grave. Having its world premiere at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival, No Rest For The Wicked follows a young fisherman who, after encountering a stranger at sea, finds his life turned upside down and his eyes opened to experiences behind the s

Rihito Itagaki as Shota J-Horror legend Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On) returns with supernatural curse thriller The Mouths which has its North American premiere at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Packed with long-haired ghost ladies, mystery curses seeking to be unravelled, and creepy atmospheric set pieces, The Mouths follows a group of college friends who, after visiting a cursed tree, begin to experience haunting phenomena. Shota (Rihito Itagaki), encourages a g

Vince played by Brodie Townsend Sex and the supernatural collide in Corrin Evan’s erotic psychological horror Corpus, which has its world premiere at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Set in the sweaty summer of 1998 on the outskirts of New York City, Corpus follows a nightlife photographer who finds himself in an unusual and highly dangerous situation after following his crush to a party. Sayo (Jeff Wahlberg) is a drug dealer as well as a photographer who dec

There’s nothing quite like a traditional family Christmas, but what happens when uninvited (and previously dead) relatives crash dinner and all hell breaks loose? Having its world premiere at this year's Fantasia International Film Festival, Unholy Night, directed by Michael Gabriele, is a festive fright which explores whether traditions from days of yore should be respected more in modern society. Gino (played by Marc Bendavid) begrudgingly attends his yearly Italian-Canadia

Mother knows best, and there’s no better depiction of this mantra than Hanna Bergholm’s Nightborn which will be having its North American premiere at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. The first year of parenthood is a literal circle of hell, with sleepless nights, countless arguments with partners, changing bodies, and edging onto the brink of insanity, and a young couple in Finland are discovering just how difficult raising a newborn can be. Saga (Seidi Haarl