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A scene from Fragment..

When Fragment, an Australian thriller from first-time writer-director Andrew Miles is released on DVD in November, it will mark the end of a long and chequered journey for the filmmaker.

The plot follows Lloyd, a war photographer who is diagnosed with a brain tumour after fragments of depleted uranium penetrate his skull. He fears the tumour is killing him but discovers he's acquired the power to reanimate the dead by photographing them.

After witnessing a snuff movie, he brings the victim of the film, the beautiful and enigmatic Victoria, back to life, only to find out he's also brought back her dead killer. Wayne Bradley plays Lloyd, with Bree Robertson as Victoria and Ian S. McPhee, Miles. best friend, as the killer.

Miles started shooting the thriller in Sydney using $20,000 of his own money. The original DoP quit after the first weekend and his camera assistant...

Grimmupnorth 2010 is coming to Manchester for a second time this Halloween! Readers may remember last year’s coverage from the first Grimmfest last October ‘09. Well, we’re going back for more this year too. Festival director Simeon Halligan and his crew have spent all year finding some amazing new titles to screen at Manchester’s biggest horror film festival, including Evil: In The Time Of Heroes, which I missed at Eiff so am well up for seeing. There’s also the inventively named Canadian shocker, Dead Hooker In A Trunk, the Japanese genre mash-up Alien Vs Ninja, Thai thriller Slice, Zombie mock-u-mentary Reel Zombies and a horror doc featuring all kinds of industry insiders, The Splat Pack. There’s also a ton of activities and seminars for festival goers to participate in too. Personally I’m looking forward to the special screening for my favourite Argento film, Deep Red.

Not only will our very own London correspondent Ben Austwick be there to cover the fest but it's one of the best lineups ever!

How about the world premier for Pa giant insect comedy Infestation? Check.

Sneak preview of La Horde? Check.

UK premier of Cannes premier Hierro? Check.

The surprisingly good Giallo, the latest from Dario Argento? Check.

The world premier of The Descent part 2? Check!

Full schedule after the break. (Yes we copied Dread Central's post. Thanks UncleCreepy!)

Main Programme - Empire 1

# Thursday 27 August

18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale,...

The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film 4 FrightFest has released what could very well be one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place August 27th - August 31st, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!

If you need any more reasons to fly across the pond check out the schedule below!

Main Programme - Empire 1

Thursday 27 August 18.30 Triangle (World Premiere)

The Boat That Shocked! Film4 FrightFest is delighted to open this year’s festival with the first ever showing of British director Christopher Smith’s latest spellbinding horror fantasy. When Jess (Melissa George) hits a seagull driving to her local harbour little does she know it signals a harrowing omen for her yachting trip with friends. From epic ocean vistas to poignantly shocking finale, Triangle is Smith’s best, polished and most mature work.

95 minutes Director: Christopher Smith UK/Australia 2009

Melissa George...

An Australian horror film, "Fragment," which has already seen theatres down under, is releasing the first official trailer and movie poster. Previously known as "Shape," and now "Fragment," this film offers a tale of resurrection and murder. Looking chilling enough to preview "Fragment," will be making its way to North American theatres after distributors are found. Have a look at one of the more mature themed trailers inside.

And special thanks to Ian S. Mcphee who has a given, this horror enthusiast, the heads up on the official "Fragment," website. Additional photos, cast and crew information can be found at the homepage below. As well, a second poster, possibly official, is now up on the "Fragment," website. Check it out.

A synopsis...

When Lloyd, a photographer slowly dying of a brain tumor, realises the growth killing him is breathing life into the recently dead, he uses his camera lens as the conduit to reanimation.

The ongoing trend of visceral Australian horror delves into dark psychology as well with Fragment, the feature debut of writer/director Andrew Miles. The recently completed film was produced by Kelvin Crumplin and executive-produced by Graham Broughton and Michael Favelle (the latter of whom provided Fango with an exclusive first look at the trailer; you can see that preview, and a couple of exclusive photos, below).

“It began with a fantasy I had about breaking into someone’s apartment and finding a beautiful dead woman lying on the floor naked, and wondering who she was,” Miles explains. “This idea then floated around as a David Lynch-type short story, where a guy spends the afternoon with the woman’s body. This time, however, she is alive and then dead again, like a time loop. But it was basically about falling in love with a dead woman and finding out who...