3RD OCTOBER 2024
2024 HALLOWEEN LINEUP
Following the success of its spectacular 25th Anniversary August five-day event, the UK’s most popular genre film festival returns to the Odeon Luxe West End in Leicester Square. Taking over both screens on Friday, November 1st, and Saturday, November 2nd, the Halloween special will feature nine premiere titles from six countries spanning Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, making it a truly spine-chilling display of global talent. Each film will be screened twice.
Opening the event is the UK premiere of Sam Yates’s MAGPIE, a darkly intense psychological thriller that thrives in its classic neo-noir atmosphere. The film elicits tension that is seconds away from permanently snapping. Daisy Ridley delivers a tour de force performance as a neglected wife on the edge and will attend the screening alongside her husband, actor Tom Bateman, writer/producer of Magpie.
The second film on Friday is the UK premiere of PARVULOS, a thought-provoking, zombie ‘Lord of the Flies’, helmed by Mexican director Isaac Ezban, whose fantastic eye for gothic tableaux makes for a powerful and shocking treat.
The first day closes with the World premiere of Airell Hayes’ ADVENT, which charts one woman’s countdown descent into Xmas supernatural hell. Inspired by the terrifying true story of the blue whale game, this is a new kind of Christmas ghost story. Airell will be joined by the film’s stars, including Nicholas Vince.
Saturday kicks off with the UK premiere of THE BITTER TASTE, Guido Tolke’s outlandish tale of the undead. Watch out for full-bore gore, chainsaws, eye-grazing stunts and one of the best OTT scores by Clemens Damerau.
Then we have the UK premiere of ALIEN COUNTRY, a balls-to-the-wall, extraterrestrial invasion comedy, directed by popular Youtubers Boston McConnaughey, Renny Grames, who are planning to attend.
Up next is the UK premiere of THE DRAFT! a fist-pumping Indonesian body count terror delights in honouring horror cliches while subverting them into a gruesome gore-fest.
The UK premiere of TIME TRAVEL follows. The Meta-universe comedy fantasy of the year from acclaimed writer-producer duo, the Shakespeare Sisters and is co-written and directed by Chris Reading. The film stars British comedy royalty in Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Jane Horrocks, and Mark Heap and is narrated by Stephen Fry. Many of the cast will be attending.
Also attending is Teddy Grennan, the director of CATCH A KILLER, which will receive its International premiere Grennan has fashioned one of the most exciting neo-noir serial killer thrillers of the year, featuring breakout performances from Sam Brooks and Tu Morrow.
The UK premiere of Emma Benestan’s Cannes Critics' Week closer, ANIMALE, a shape-shifting horror drama that takes toxic masculinity by the horns, completes the line-up.
Passes and tickets go on sale at noon on Saturday 5th October. Prices: Two-day pass - £79 | Friday 1st day pass - £33 | Saturday 28th Day pass - £59 Single tickets - £14.99 All tickets are subject to ticket costs.