FRIGHTFEST LONDON

THE RED MASK ​ 

WORLD PR​EMIERE - MAIN SCREEN

Director: Ritesh Gupta. Stars: Inanna Sarkis, Helena Howard, Kelli Garner, Jake Abel. UK 2025. USA 2025. 91 mins.

When outspoken queer screenwriter Allina Green is chosen to pen the final installment of the legendary slasher franchise ‘The Red Mask’, anger, outrage, and online death threats from die-hard fans causes a rift in her relationship with reticent fiancé Deetz. Desperate for a creative breakthrough, the pair escape to a secluded Airbnb, where Allina concocts a dangerous game to play to unlock her writer’s block. But when two uninvited houseguests crash the scene, the weekend turns dark and a twisted contest devolves into a duel to the death in a love letter to the stalk and slash genre.