

[FrightFest 2026]: Bunny Rabbit
Kate Wilson as Bunny In a post-apocalyptic world Bunny (Kate Wilson) tries to survive in a landscape where there is very little food or resources after the loss of her father (Andy Golledge). With not much left to survive on, she turns to human flesh and attempts to avoid those who are trying to hunt her too. The most compelling draw to Bunny Rabbit is our lead, Wilson; she plays a driven, strong but quiet character who keeps the story running even during its occasional downt

Alice Boyd-Leslie
13 hours ago2 min read


[FrightFest 2026]: Frogman Returns
In 2023 director Anthony Cousins made his directorial debut with found footage yarn, Frogman, which followed one man’s need to prove the existence of the titular urban legend. Well now Cousins is back with Frogman Returns – a title that spoils whether the existence of the legendary figure is proved at the end of the first. And what we get here is another enjoyable journey into the weird world of modern cryptids, this time leaning increasingly into fantasy. Frogman Returns pic

Russell Bailey
16 hours ago2 min read


[FrightFest 2026]: Dracula: The Night Around Us
Seward's Eye Embracing the classic gothic vampire tale by Bram Stoker, director and writer Chris Schwab puts a modern spin on it with Dracula: The Night Around Us, which has its UK premiere at this year’s FrightFest. A depressed doctor, who works at an institution for the criminally insane, comes up against an ancient evil foe and must do whatever he can to protect his neighbour Mina, and her young daughter Lucy. Doctor John Seward (Eric Toms) finds his day-to-day life dismal

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
20 hours ago2 min read


[FrightFest 2026]: Home Bodies
Emma and Ian Ho as Red and Blue Questioning their place in the world and pushing back against authority is all part and parcel of growing up, but what happens if a child’s whole life has existed within a single abode with nothing but a voice they call Papa overseeing them? This scenario is explored in director Casey Walker’s Home Bodies, which internationally premieres at this year’s FrightFest. Red and Blue (played by real life siblings Emma and Ian Ho) are twins who have li

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
20 hours ago2 min read


[FrightFest 2026]: The Flesh Itself
Set against the latter years of the Paraguayan War, which ravaged through South America during the 19th Century, Ian SBF’s The Flesh Itself is a claustrophobic edge-of-your-seat psychological horror having its UK premiere at this year’s FrightFest. Following three deserters who seek haven at the home of an old man and a young woman, they soon find themselves in a hellish nightmare that threatens their lives and their souls. Three deserter soldiers struggle to make their way a

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
2 days ago2 min read


[FrightFest 2026]: Ghost In The Cell
Proving that once again, Indonesia is setting the stage for incredible genre releases is Joko Anwar’s Ghost In The Cell. The comedy-horror sets itself in a high-security prison where inmates are being viciously murdered and their bodies put on display in bizarre manners. In one of Jakarta’s most violent prisons, separate inmate factions are continuously at war, with shankings between inhabitants a regular occurrence, as well as the prison being overseen by a sadistic head-gua

Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana
2 days ago2 min read

