Category: GFF strand – FrightFest

Really fun zombie comedy. A family of grifters manage to turn the zombie apocalypse to their advantage.

The Mortuary Collection is a horror anthology, with 4 short stories told by the undertaker to a prospective new recruit. Clanchy Brown plays a Tall Man-type character, a looming Lurch with a gorgeously ominous voice. Side bar: How old is Clancy Brown now? Coz I would still ride him til my fanny got scorch marks.…

Thoroughly enjoyable possession romp. Good dose of humour. A hoax exorcist becomes real and goes viral.

Class Frightfest shorts. Live Forever is a wee sing-along about dying in horror films, really fun. Cubicle is a little horror short set entirely within a bathroom cubicle. Loved it. Really effective with very little.

Ok, so Death of a Vlogger is a zero budget, no name, passion project made by a bunch of 20-year old pals in their flat. That being understood, it’s really fucking good. It really makes you wonder at what can be accomplished with skill alone. It’s basically shot on a phone, webcam, and fairly standard…

Synchronic is about a drug which causes you to become unstuck in time. It has a fun X-Files episode vibe. It has that sci-fi mixed with crime procedural, plus a buddy-cop dynamic. It stars Jamie Dornan from Fifty Shades of Grey and Andrew Mackie from Avengers, who have great chemistry and make very believable best…

Black Circle is a movie about a cursed vinyl LP. It’s done in a 1970s style, when scientific research into altered consciousness legitimised interest in psychics and astral projection. Strong start peters out towards the end and it completely loses momentum. Overall though, I’d say I enjoyed it.

Here Comes Hell is a horror comedy in the style of Evil Dead meets Agatha Christie. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

The Dead Centre is a zombie/demonic possession riff set in a mental health ward. Utter shite. 

Level 16 is a teen dystopia set in a prison finishing school with a dark secret. Like Handmaid’s Tale meets One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest but boring.