For the first time Film4 FrightFest, the UK's biggest, best and most beloved horror fantasy festival, is bringing its critically acclaimed Halloween event to the Vue West End. It's going to be shock around the clock on October 29th from 6pm to dawn with five must-see genre movies of the moment and a fabulous midnight movie which will be announced separately.

The event kicks off with the world premiere of Bad Meat, director Lulu Jarmen's splatter sensation - so under-the-radar it doesn't even have an IMDb listing. A Boot Camp for troubled teens becomes a nightmarish charnel house when spoiled meat transforms the staff from sadistic fascists into something much, much worse… Get ready for spilt blood, vomit, faeces and bile – and not only on screen - ... »

Midnight Son is a gem of a vampire move that I was lucky enough to see at this year's FrightFest event. The lead character of Jacob is played by Zak Kilberg, a talented actor who gives a stunning performance of a young man who is desperately trying to come to terms with the fact that he's a little bit different to everyone else. We spoke to Zak about this and his plans for the future.

HC: Did you know from a young age that you wanted to be an actor?

ZK: Oh yes! Took my first acting class at 7 years old and fell in love with it.

HC: Where did you get your first big break?

ZK: Still waiting on that. Maybe Midnight Son! I've acted in 12 Indie films over the past 6 years but Midnight Son is by far my favourite. T ... »

Andy Nyman is one of our finest character actors. He's also an accomplished magician, voice-over artist, director, in fact the list just goes on. At FrightFest 2011 he gave a career best performance in Cristian Slomineo's stunning feature The Glass Man. We chatted to Andy about this beautiful film and his plans for the future.

HC: You're a FrightFest regular, what do you think it is about this festival that makes it so special?

AN: I've been attending FrightFest since its very first year; I always look forward to it. The first thing that makes it so special is the fact that Alan, Paul, Ian and Greg all adore the movies that they show. It is so born out of passion it is impossibly infectious. The second really notable thing a ... »

Well FrightFest 2011 turned out to be one of the very best yet. Its programme was one of the most varied with plenty of horror genres touched upon and loads of special guests popping in to mingle with the attendees.

The event kicked off in style with the very polished shocks of Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark. This UK premiere got everyone in the mood for five days of fear, frights and full-on fun. From here on in it was a wild ride of slacker zombies, found footage frights and multi-story scares.

There were many notable movies such as Troll Hunter which does exactly what it says on the tin. One of the noisiest films of the festival its mix of creature feature and found footage genres really came together well. Saint was also an u ... »

The urban vampire movie Midnight Son was one of my favourites of FrightFest 2011. A realistic blend of human emotions and pure horror it proved that the vampire genre was far from dead thanks to a very intelligent script and a superb cast. Maya Parish plays the female lead Mary and we’ve been luck enough to talk to her to bring you this exclusive interview.

HC: Did you know from a young age that you wanted to be an actress?

MP: I did, yes. I started doing theatre at five years old and I've always felt at home on the stage. Both acting and dance have been very important in my life from childhood on. They are the forms of expression that I've found that bring me the most freedom, stillness, and ability to be completely present from one moment t ... »

Well that was FrightFest 2011 and I think all who attended will agree that is truly was one of the best yet. The programme was an eclectic mix from all horror genres and from all around the world.

That's the beauty of FrightFest, you get to experience films one the big screen that you wouldn't normally have the chance to. Titles such as Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, Chillerama and Saint looked amazing up on Screen 1. But what about the wonderful pieces on the Discovery Screen? There was the superb Stormhouse, Midnight Son and The Devil's Business.

I have to highlight Cristian Solimeno's stunning piece The Glass Man, it left me speechless. If Andy Nyman doesn't pick up every Best Ac ... »

Just sat through the World Premiere of Alex Chandon's Inbred. The Empire was packed and it seemed like most of the cast and crew had turned up too. This bloody but fun splatterfest had the audience not only laughing along to the ever more elaborate death sequences but to the rather catchy song the yokels sing.

The festival finishes tonight with another much talked about movie and like a lot of the movies of FrightFest its another UK premiere. This one is a tense thriller directed by Julian Gilbey entitled A Lonely Place To Die.

Five mountaineers are climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they stumble across an air pipe sticking out of the forest ground emitting panicked cries from a small girl speakin ... »

Alex Chandon is a writer and director of numerous award winning short movies, and SFX wizard and director of cult titles Pervirella and Cradle Of Fear. At FrightFest 2011 he brought his latest movie Inbred with him to give it its World Premiere. Alex took time out to speak to us about his varied career and his plans for the future.

HC: Have you always been a horror fan and if so what was the first horror movie to really grab your attention?

AC: Hi. Yes, ever since I was very young. I still call Jaws a horror film and I was taken to see that on its first release, aged 6. It freaked me out, gave me nightmares, and kick started my obsession with movies. My cool mum then let me watch the first half of BBC 2's horror do ... »

Winner of the most interesting title of the whole of FrightFest Michael Steiner's Sennentuntschi: Curse Of The Alps is a winning combination of traditional themed horror and contemporary shocks. Michael took time out to give us this exclusive interview.

HC: Have you always been a fan of the horror genre?

MS: Yes, I grew up with it, especially with the Italian horror-movies of the 80s. The success of VHS brought all these movies to Switzerland, because we have a large number of Italian immigrants here. So our Italian schoolmates showed us their "hard stuff" and we were grouping in front of the TV - glued to it out of fear. Because the VHS-format was so new, there were hardly any restrictions regarding violence and explicit content. Later on the video ... »

Comedy and horror go hand in hand but only few directors can get the balance right. Deadheads made sure it kept the gore and guffaws in equal measure which made for an entertaining experience. It did feel like an 80s horror with nicely realised effects but what makes it really fun is you can tell the actors had a ball with this.

The film follows zombie slackers Mike and Brent as they travel across country to find the former’s old girlfriend and love of his life. But will those nasty bounty-hunting agents with a secret agenda catch them before they do?

Though this is a movie about zombies it has a steady beating heart throughout with more emotional moments than you’d first expect.

The cast get to grips with the bizarre situation and play it totally straight which adds ... »

Flesh Art from Nicholas Thompson and Christopher Goodman is a bleak, apocalyptic vision with state-of-the-art effects and a disturbing storyline. We chatted to Nicholas about this gory piece and what advice he would give to people wanting to ake their own horror short.

HC: So are you a big fan of the horror genre?

NT: Of course I love Horror always have! but Horror like any other genre is most effective when it is done right! The aspect of Horror I really enjoy is creeping menace. When someone has established a lot of tensi ... »

Well the final day of FrightFest 2011 dawns and many will be starting to feel a tad tired from 4 days of fear-filled film viewing. So the FrighFest boys have designed a day stuffed with top quality films each very different to keep the audience upright, alert and entertained.

There's two very anticipated World Premieres today on the main screen; Richard Parry's A Night In The Woods and Alex Chandon's Inbred. Then there's three UK premieres, Deadheads (pictured) from Bret Pierce, Michael Steiner's Sennentuntschi Curse Of The Alps and A Lonely Place To Die from Julian Gilbey.

Over in the Discovery Screen you have the option to watch four other movies; Matthew Parkhill's The Call ... »

After the claustrophobic and slightly surreal beauty of Kill List (probably one of the most attended movies of the whole festival) the crowd were exposed to one of the most original of the whole programme, Joseph Kahn's Detention.

High school outcast Riley Jones has a secret crush on cool kid Clapton Davis but can't stand the angst anymore so decides to commit suicide. Suddenly a serial killer dressed as the horror movie icon 'Cinderhella' arrives to help her along... and that's when aliens start appearing in the night skies, a stuffed grizzly bear becomes a time machine and the head jock turns into human fly.

I really can't hang a label on this piece from one of the world's most renowned music promo directors. It has splashings of horror, self awareness, time travel, sharp ... »

I love horror movies set across the Holiday season, stuff such as Silent Night, Deadly Night and Santa's Slay. Saint (or to give it its proper name Sint) is just such a movie but with enough new spin on it to make it original enough.

It's December 5th: time for the Saint Nicolas festivities to commence in earnest. Student Frank and friends prepare to party, dressed up as the legendary Saint and his little helpers, the Black Peters. But the real centuries' old Saint Nick was a sadistic killer, a rogue bishop-turned-pirate, burnt to death by vigilantes, who returns from Hell for vengeful slaughter whenever there's a full moon. And the Black Peters were really charcoal-encrusted zombies. No one believes the fable, of course. But then a medieval schooner is spotted sailing towards Amsterdam harbou ... »

This FrightFest, Horror Channel is proudly sponsoring The International Short Film Showcase, a collection of 10 of the most exciting and interesting short movies from around the world.

These little and perfectly formed pieces of cinema are from some of the most talented people around and show just how diverse the horror genre can be. If the directors name is in red then it links to an exclusive interview.

Alistair (Australia) Director: Aaron Cartwright
Two ruthless killers on the loose choose the wrong home to invade. Waiting is an evil presence beyond their comprehension…and it's hungry. Surreal and dark this piece proves that home invasion stories can have original ... »

Andy Nyman's Quiz From Hell 2 was a brain-aching challenge that tested the horror movie knowledge of even the most dedicated horror fan. This fun and very competitive occurrence is quickly becoming one of the must attend events at FrightFest, not only thanks to the rather quirky questions but also to the fabulous host. Andy is a really talented guy and on stage he has the crowd in his hands. He's a FrightFest regular and one of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet.

And now…The Horror Channel Presents The International Short Film Showcase!

After the late night excess of Chillerama (and boy wasn't it fabulous?) we staggered bleary eyed into the first movie of the day, Xavier Gens much anticipated movie The Divide.

New York City has been decimated in the holocaust, pandemonium breaks out and a random collection of people make a chaotic sprint into the basement of their apartment building. As the survivors sit in the makeshift fallout shelter, eating from a dwindling supply of canned food, they start asking the uncomfortable questions.

Bleak, raw but with lashings of intelligence it covers old topics such a paranoia and trust but with a smart edge that is joyously gripping. The cast give stunning three dimensional performances; think of Day Of The Dead with an even more of an apocalyptic tone (yes, t ... »

The Horror Channel is proudly sponsoring the FrightFest International Short Film Showcase this year. It's an eclectic and incredibly exciting mix of worldwide cutting edge short films with themes such as werewolves, bats, bugs, nasty orphans, zombies, homicidal blind dates and bananas that have gone bananas.

Love Bug from Ben Kent is an in-your-face full-on splatter-fest with an intelligent plot, great effects and some laugh-out loud moments. We chatted to Director Ben Kent about this short and what he'll be working on next.

HC: So are you a life long horror fan?

BK: Jaws has been my favourite film as long as I can remember. At about eight I was thrilled when the babysitter let my brother and I stay up and ... »

Another busy day at FrightFest 2011. It's packed with some real special events the stand-out being The Horror Channel Presents The Short Film Showcase. This stunning collection of horror movie shorts demonstrates just a varied genre horror can be. We have mutant sea monsters, paranormal terror, animated vampires and deranged artists. Check it out and see the best in up and coming talent. Also go to the Articles section of this site and catch exclusive interviews with some of the directors

This is followed by the return of a favourite from last year, Andy Nyman's Quiz From Hell. This fun but damn difficult quiz of genre knowledge really does test your memory an ... »

One of the more controversial movies of the festival is The Woman from director Lucky McKee. Written by McKee and Jack Ketchum this is the one that will test the audience the most. Packed with stark and disturbing imagery the film is a gritty and raw piece of cinema with a payoff that is as brutal as it is necessary.

When Chris Cleek discovers a primitive woman in the wilderness on a hunting trip, he traps and locks her up in a cellar to domesticate her into a civilised human being. Assigning other Cleek family members to her care, the treatment of the woman shifts from compassionate to vicious; from sexual to violent. McKee tests the limits of viewers' tolerance with genuine shocks and scares that don’t need sharp weapons to make a disturbing statement.

Though it may sound as ... »

Another surprise before Fright Night 3D was a trailer and a clip from Joe Lynch's anticipated movie, Knights Of Badassdom. Wild, hilarious and gory in equal measure this looks as if Joe has got a huge hit on his hands. Saying that, Joe is a great guy and everyone here knows what a talented and very creative director he is.

Right onto Fright Night. I hold reservation on this one till I see as it's a remake of one of my favourite movies from the 1980s. Fingers crossed they can pull it off.

Before Fright Night 3D hit the screen we were treated to a trio of tasty treats from some truly original movies.

First up was a short montage of clips from Elfie Hopkins, the new movie from Ryan Andrews. Looking incredibly surreal and downright bizarre with a beautiful haunting tone it stars Rupert Evans, Kate Magowan plus Jaime and Ray Winstone in a twisted tale of cannibalism set in a British rural hunting village.

Next came a bloody snippet from Stalker which is the directorial debut from Martin Kemp. Though it was hard to tell how this movie will feel in tone, the garrotting sequence we saw was brutal and had me wanting to see more. It hits DVD on October 17th.

Then we were t ... »

A group of people who use a social networking site come together to claim a prize they have won; an all expenses trip to New York. All seems well and agree to hand in their mobile phones as part of the terms and conditions. Then things take a sinister turn. You see, they are forced to play an online game whilst 30,000 feet in the air that means their friends and families will die if they don’t do as they are told.

Serving as a warning to those of us who post too much informat ... »

One of the movies I have been most looking forward to is The Troll Hunter, mainly because its very different to everything else around at the moment.

This smart updating of the "found footage" genre finds a group of documentary filmmakers attempting to expose an infamous bearskin poacher - who actually turns out to be Norway's only living troll hunter. Culling the rock-scarfing, Christian-blood-chugging ogres has become a necessity because they are the real reason behind such natural concerns as global warming; hiding in dense forests and underneath snowy mountain ranges. And some trolls are massive, Godzilla-sized!

By perfectly blending comedy and creature feature genres the movie is a satisfying experience with some real moments of pathos such as the scene where ... »

Stormhouse is an intelligent and clever paranormal piece from the creative pen of Jason Arnopp. This talented guy has created an atmospheric and downright cracking shocker that will have horror fans sleeping with the lights on for weeks. FrightFest attendees had a chance to see this movie last night so we had a quick chat with Jason about his varied career so far and how Stormhouse came about.

HC: Are you a big fan of the horror genre?

JA: Oh God yes. Always have been. Doctor Who injected the razor-edge joy of being scared into my veins when I was four years old. I grew up during the Tom Baker era of Doctor Who which has often been referred to as "gothic", because it was so often paying 'homage', s ... »

FrightFest has built up a reputation of showing exclusive previews, trailers and snippets from movies that have yet to be released or even completed. Last night we got the first taste of the zombie shocker Outpost: Black Sun. It seems to take up the story exactly where the first instalment finished and looks pretty cool with a hoard of nasty Nazi zombies stomping around present day.

Also Marc Morris gave us a sample of his anticipated third instalment of Grindhouse Trailer Classics which is due out soon. You may have caught Volume 1 of this acclaimed series on the Horror Channel recently. If not catch it on Tuesday night at 12 ... »

FrightFest is an emotional roller-coaster of an event. One minute you're laughing at some wild over-the-top grisly slasher, the next you're gripped with tension and fear as some psycho with a plan evokes mayhem and torture on an innocent. It can also move you intently and over the years films such as Pan's Labyrinth and Let The Right One In have had me fighting back the tears of emotion. This year the award for almost making my blub was the World Premiere of The Glass Man, a superior look at one man's fight against life itself.

Andy Nyman and James Cosmo deliver stunning performances here in a story that twists and turns and sinks into a hell pit of human emotion and internal struggle. Very different and very rewarding Cristian S ... »

Director Scott Leberecht has fashioned a vampire tale with a fresh independent spirit and its showing here on the Discovery Screen at FrightFest 2011, its name is Midnight Son.

When a strange skin disease forces security guard Jacob to avoid sunlight and crave blood, he struggles to control increasingly violent impulses to move from black market donor packs to sucking on living victims. Then the local police start targeting him as a suspect in a series of grisly murder.

Leberecht makes telling points about basic humanity to fashion a minor masterpiece brimming with vibrant performances and creepy unpredictability. It's an incredibly powerful piece and we've been lucky enough to chat to Scott.

HC: Where did the idea ... »

All eyes have now turned to one of the most anticipated movies of the whole festival, Cristian Solimeno's The Glass Man which stars one of the UK's most talented people, Andy Nyman.

Martin Pyrite has lost his job. But instead of telling his wife he continues his work routine and gets into enormous monetary difficulties. Then late one night, a sinister debt collector bangs on his door with an offer – if Martin helps him carry out an important task he’ll wipe the financial slate clean. What that assignment is and what it entails takes Martin on a ... »

The Holding got its world premiere this afternoon. This brutal rural horror wasn't as straight forward as you'd expect it to be. Set in the beautiful English countryside it concerns Cassie whose husband has mysteriously disappeared and left her to run their farm with her two girls. Then a man named Aden, a guy who knows all of Cassie's secrets, arrives and all hell breaks loose. But how far would you go to protect what you value most?

Now this may read like a sort of Emmerdale but with guns and bloody violence but this piece from Susan Jacobson is a well studied dissection of madness and dark, dark family secrets. She manages to cull some solid performances from the small ensemble who deliver every kind of emotion you could think of. The injection of subtle effect sub-plots holds it above simi ... »

Hard to choose a stand out amongst these so will just have to try them all out!

One item that went really well last year was the discussion on censorship and this year we have American Horror: A Panel Discussion where the aforementioned Fessenden will be joined on stage by Ti West, Lucky McKee, Adam Green, Joe Lynch and Andrew van den Houten to discuss the state of American horror. That should be a real highlight as the ... »

The FrightFest Discovery Screen opens its doors today and is once again packed with some real genre gems. It kicks off with a documentary that's really getting horror fans excited, The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry. This tribute to Spanish actor Paul Naschy has contributions from Mick Garris, John Landis, Joe Dante and Caroline Munro.

Also today you can catch one of the most intelligent vampire movies of recent times, Scott Leberecht's, Midnight Son. When a strange skin disease forces security guard Jacob to avoid sunlight and crave blood, he struggles to control increasingly violent impulses to move from black market donor packs to sucking on living victims. One nightly bar crawl he meets Mary but their budding romance soon suffers from Jacob's worsening condition. Then the local police start targeting him a ... »

Buddy Giovinazzo is a well known favourite with genre fans. His debut movie Combat Shock made a huge impression on fans of the genre but he had to wait a decade to make his next picture.

Buddy is at FrightFest 2011 for he's directed a segment in the anticipated anthology movie The Theatre Bizarre so we chatted to him about his career and how he became involved with this project.

HC: You made quite an impact with your debut feature Combat Shock, what was it like to get such a reaction for your first movie?

BG: A shock, no pun intended. CS was not successful on its initial release. In fact it took years before the film achieved the acclaim that it eventually received. It all started with Steve Bissette and Chas ... »

Before we had the UK premiere of Final Destination 5 we were treated to a few scenes from up and coming Brit horror flick Cockney's Vs Zombies. With a cast that includes Michelle Ryan, Honor Blackman, Alan Ford and Richard Briers (yes, him from The Good Life) this looks like and truly awesome piece of undead cinema, packed with gore drenched humour and blood-splattered set-pieces. Writer James Moran assured us his zombies shamble and stagger with none of this running nonsense we've seen some cinematic zombies do. Fingers crossed the FrightFest team are able to show it at Glasgow FrightFest early next year.

After a brief filmed introduction from Tony Todd, Final Destination 5 - 3D ... »

FrightFest 2011 kicked off in fine style with a stunning and affectionate homage to John Carpenter and Kurt Russell, Jakes West's Escape From London. This spot on homage to cult character Snake Plisskin and the movies Escape From New York and Escape From L.A. was just what the crowd has come to expect from FrightFest and really got us in the mood for the event.

Next came a filmed introduction from Guillermo del Toro explaining why he couldn't be with us this year presenting the latest film he’s written, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark. This stylish and beautifully shot chocker may be devoid of real gore but has plenty of "jumpy moments" to keep horror fans hap ... »

FrightFest 2011 starts to day 6.30pm with the premiere of the much anticipated paranormal shocker Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark. But what other gems are waiting for horror fans over the next five days?

There's so many to choose from across both the Main Screen and Discover Screen that its hard to pick out must see movies.

Apart from Hollywood titles such as Fright Night 3D and Final Destination 5 (also in 3D) titles getting people talking are the monster mash movie Troll Hunter, controversial piece The Woman, seasonal slasher Saint, urban vampire tale Midnight Son and anticipated story compendium features The Theatre Bizarre and Chillerama.

If you're atten ... »

The Horror Channel is proudly sponsoring the FrightFest International Short Film Showcase this year. It's an eclectic and incredibly exciting mix of worldwide cutting edge short films with themes such as werewolves, bats, bugs, nasty orphans, zombies, homicidal blind dates and bananas that have gone bananas.

One of the shorts showing is Brutal Relax from David Muñoz, Adrian Cardona and Rafa Dengra which boasts probably the highest body count of the entire festival. It's also one of the funniest shorts of the Showcase so we chatted to David and Adrian about Brutal Relax and if there'll be more adventures of Mr Olivares.

HC: Are you and the other two directors' big horror movie fans?»

FrightFest 2011 is only a matter of hours away and once again boasts an eclectic and exciting mix of fear-filled movies from all over the world, many of them either UK or World premieres. There'll also be plenty of special guests and surprises in store with the Horror Channel on hand recording all the best bits from this five day festival of fear.

The Horror Channel is sponsoring The International Short Film Showcase and to find out what terrifying treats are in store check out the interviews with the directors in our FrightFest thread in the Articles section.

Don't forget to keep checking the Ho ... »

Final Destination 5 will be getting its UK premiere at FrightFest 2011. In Final Destination 5, Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man's premonition saves a group of co-workers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death's sinister agenda.

This is the second of the Final Destination films to be shot in 3D, and is directed by Steven Quale who is marking his major feature film directorial debut.

The film brings together an ensemble cast led by Emma Bell, and Nicholas D'Agosto, alo ... »

One of the shorts showing is Bats In The Belfry from João Alves which is an inventive and fun animated piece about vampires in the Wild West who come up against a no nonsense anti-hero named Deadeye Jack. We spoke to João about Bats In The Belfry and the exciting plans he has for the future.

HC: Are you a big fan of horror movies?

JA: It's my favourite genre. One of my first movie memories is hiding behind the living r ... »

The Horror Channel is sponsoring the FrightFest International Short Film Showcase this year. It's an eclectic and incredibly exciting mix of worldwide cutting edge short films with themes such as werewolves, bats, bugs, nasty orphans, zombies, homicidal blind dates and bananas that have gone bananas.

One of the shorts showing is Alistair from Aaron Cartwright which is a full on paranormal shocker that packs quite a hefty punch. We spoke to this impressive director about Alistair and where the idea came from.

HC: Have you always been a big fan of horror movies?

AC: Yes I have been a huge fan of Horror films since I was a child. I grew up on Hammer Films, TV shows like Night Gallery, ... »

Werewolves, bats, bugs, nasty orphans, zombies, homicidal blind dates and bananas that have gone bananas – yes, it's the FrightFest International Short Film Showcase, an eclectic mix of worldwide cutting edge short films, this year presented by Horror Channel.

One of the shorts showing is Cold Call from Clive Ford which is an unpredictable and atmospheric chiller. Here he chats about where the story came from and the next project he's working on.

HC: Are you a big fan of horror movies?

CF: I'm a huge fan of horror movies. Being bought up in the 80s when cinema was on it's knees, local fleapit cinemas used to let anyone over about 12 in to see any film, no questions asked. I grew up on supernatural horror films ... »

Werewolves, bats, bugs, nasty orphans, zombies, homicidal blind dates and bananas that have gone bananas – yes, it's the FrightFest International Short Film Showcase, an eclectic mix of worldwide cutting edge short films, this year presented by Horror Channel.

One of the shorts showing is The Last Post, the directorial debut of writer, columnist, actress and model Axelle Carolyn. This multi-talented lady found time to chat to us about her anticipated paranormal piece.

HC: You're a FrightFest regular, what is it about the festival that sees you returning year after year?

AC: Well, first of all, I'm a Londoner, so it's on my doorstep. But mostly, it's one of the very first horror festivals I ever ... »

FrightFest 2011 is just over a week away and this site will once again be blogging live from the event giving you the very latest news and gossip from the world's most distinguished celebration of horror cinema. To get you in the mood here's an interview with a favourite of the Horror Channel, writer/director Tim Sullivan, whose cracking shocker 2001 Maniacs has been showing on the channel. Tim is part of the directing team of Chillerama, an anticipated anthology movie that is getting its UK Premiere at FrightFest so we decided to have a chat with this talented chap.

HC: So are you a fan of the old anthology movies of the 50s and 60s?

TS: I am a HUGE fan of the anthologies of the 7 ... »

To celebrate this year's FrightFest event, Horror Channel is screening a selection of some of the best movies from previous years.

Every night at 10.55pm from August 15th to August 31st (apart from our Director's Night on the 25th) you can see such gruesome masterpieces as Rob Zombie's House Of 1000 Corpses, Pontypool, Miike Takashi's shocking Audition and the UK TV premieres of Jamie Blanks' yuppies-in-peril thriller »

Based on Tom Holland's cult favourite from 1985, Fright Night is shaping up to be a remake worth talking about. It's getting a special preview at FrightFest 2011 on Saturday August 27th before it goes on general release in September.

Senior Charlie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all - he's running with the popular crowd and dating the hottest girl in high school. In fact, he’s so cool he's even dissing his best friend Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse). But trouble arrives when an intriguing stranger Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. He seems like a great guy at first, but there’s something not quite right - and everyone, including Charlie's mom (Toni Collette), doesn't notic ... »

FrightFest have been advised by Vertigo Films that Guinea Pigs will now not be ready in time to show due to various post-production complexities.

A future screening, either at their Halloween event at the Vue Cinema in Leicester Square or at the Glasgow FrightFest event in 2012, is being discussed so let's keep our fingers crossed for that.

In its slot instead – 10.45am Monday August 29th – the festival will be hosting the world premiere of Vertigo Films' A Night In The Woods, currently testing through the roof at secret previews.

Starring Scoot McNairy (Monsters), Anna Skellern (The Descent 2) and Andrew Hawley, the Richard Parry directed shocker details what happens on a camping trip in Dartm ... »

Werewolves, bats, bugs, nasty orphans, zombies, homicidal blind dates and bananas that have gone bananas – yes, it's the FrightFest International Short Film Showcase, an eclectic mix of worldwide cutting edge short films, this year presented by Horror Channel.

Among the prime cuts are the sinister Little Munchkin, from the director of forthcoming Jaime Winstone flick Elfie Hopkins, Axelle Carolyn's directorial debut, The Last Post, starring Jean Marsh, and the demented Banana Motherf**ker from the team behind the brilliant Papa Wrestling.

They may be short – but they're not sweet!

Horror Channel, part of the CBS Chello Zone portfoli ... »

The FrightFest Discovery Screen is back and has a line up of cinematic gems that are just waiting to be, well, discovered! This year attendees will have the chance to watch a documentary on a Euro horror legend, road trip terror, vampiric shocks, a slasher movie from Israel and a haunted house chiller. And that's just the first day! Also look out for a special presentation of one of the finest zombie movies of recent times, The Dead. Directors Jon and Howard Ford will be giving a live commentary divulging all the anecdotes that make this one of the most satisfying horror movies made.

Over the next few weeks we'll be looking at these movies more fully so keep checking back.

Friday 26th August
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Yesterday we brought you news of the films that are showing at this year's awesome FrightFest event. Below you’ll find the screening dates and times for all the movies showing on Screen 1. Tomorrow we’ll be posting all the movies that are showing on the Discovery Screen.

Horror Channel is very proud to be sponsoring The Short Film Showcase on Sunday 27th August, we’ll bring you more details of which movies that are being shown during this anticipated section very soon. What we can say is that this year returning talents will play along with the next wave of genre film-makers in what will be an exciting afternoon of terrifying treats!

We'd just like to say "Hello", to all ... »

The full line up for Film4 FrightFest 2011 has been announced with a record ten British titles plus first-time horrors from Israel and Switzerland. That's not to mention Hebrew horror, killer Santas, carrot-wielding maniacs, demented descents, a Werewolf musical, the end of the world and Troll Hunters – oh yes, this is THE horror event of the year. Here is the full PR:

From Thursday 25 August to Monday 29 August the UK's premiere event for horror fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London's Leicester Square to present 37 films in two screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strand will play in Empire 4. There are eleven countries represented, with seven world premieres and a record-equalling twenty UK or European premieres.

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With the line up for FrightFest 2011 only a matter of days away I thought you’d might like to see some snaps from the movie that will open this years event, The Guillermo del Toro produced creature creeper Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.

Starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey, this will be the film's UK premiere ahead of a planned nationwide release in September, courtesy of Optimum Releasing.

Based on the 1973 US TV movie and bearing del Toro's distinctive touch of class, first-time director Nixey explores a demonic tooth fairy myth in a tense flight of terrifying fantasy orchestrated with stylish verve and stunning sound design that will rock the Empire cinema to its rafte ... »

The new poster for FrightFest 2011 has been unveiled. The FrightFest team think top graphic designer and long-standing Frightfester Graham Humphreys has surpassed even his usual incredibly high standards this year. What do you think?

This from their arch illustrator:

"As it is the 12th year - my idea was a demonic creature crawling out of Big Ben (midnight, of course). It's also a sly nod to Shock Around The Clock and there’s a sneaky reference to Quatermass And The Pit as well.

This year's mega movie line-up (which is boasting over 40 titles) will be announced on 1st July. If you missed the news from last week the opening and closing movies have already been announced.

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The Guillermo del Toro produced creature creeper Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark is set to open this year's Film4 FrightFest. Starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey, this will be the film’s UK premiere ahead of a planned nationwide release in September, courtesy of Optimum Releasing.

Based on the 1973 US TV movie and bearing del Toro's distinctive touch of class, first-time director Nixey explores a demonic tooth fairy myth in a tense flight of terrifying fantasy orchestrated with stylish verve and stunning sound design that will rock the Empire cinema to its rafters.

Film4 FrightFest will close with the European premiere of the harrowing and nerve-jangling British survival shocker A Lonely Place To Die, direc ... »