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UK genre fans are currently enjoying five days of nailbiting action with the 2016 edition of the Horror Channel FrightFest now underway in Shepherd's Bush, London, and we are chronicling the event with the official FrightFest TV daily highlights packages. Day Three's subjects? Director Steve Barker discusses The Rezort; Director James Crow discusses House Of Salem; Director Brad Watson discusses Hallows Eve; Director Lawrie Brewster discusses The Unkindness Of Ravens; Directors Phillip Escott and Craig Newman discuss Cruel Summer; Director Marcel Walz discusses Blood Feast; Director Jackson Stewart and Actors Jesse Merlin and Graham Skipper discuss Beyond The Gates; Director Jon Ford discusses Offensive; and Director Anna Biller discusses The Love Witch....

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Late this summer, West London's Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 will host an eclectic collection of horror films, including Rob Zombie's 31, Sean Byrne's The Devil's Candy, Darren Lynn Bousman's Abattoir, Jackson Stewart's Beyond the Gates, and Adam Wingard's The Woods:

Press Release: From grindhouse to art-house, feel-good to squeal-good, blockbuster to ghostbuster FrightFest returns in all its gory glory, now housed at the 12-screen Vue Cinema at Shepherd’s Bush, West London, from Aug 25 - Aug 29.

In its 17th year, the world renowned genre film festival will present 62 new feature films, embracing sixteen countries and bringing together established filmmakers, British first-timers and emerging international visionaries from six continents.

The opening night attraction is the European Premiere of My Father Die, Sean Brosnan’s brutal and beautiful feature debut – an ultra-stylish, uber violent revenge thriller that’s a calling card for Brosnan’s brilliant talents. And our...

London-based genre festival to feature 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres.

Horror Channel FrightFest has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 17th edition, taking place at its new home of the Vue Shepherd’s Bush from Aug 25-29.

Sean Brosnan’s revenge thriller My Father Die [pictured] receives its European premiere as the opening film, while the UK premiere of Sang-ho Yeon’s Cannes title Train To Busan closes this year’s festival.

In total, the 62-strong feature line-up includes 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres. Ivan Silvestrini’s Monolith, Tricia Lee’s creepy chiller Blood Hunters and Nick Jongerius’ gory The Windmill Massacre are among the world premieres.

Meanwhile, Adam Wingard’s eagerly anticipated The Woods will receive its European premiere in the Main Screen strand, playing alongside the likes of Stephen King adaptation Cell, Italian box office hit They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out.

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New UK shocker meets funding goal and flies into post-production. Director Lawrie Brewster (The Lord Of Tears) announced today that his upcoming folk horror thriller The Unkindness Of Ravens not only met its crowdfunding goal, it broke the record for most-funded UK horror film ever on Kickstarter! From the press release: Over 550 backers have…

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UK filmmaker returns with the ambitious The Unkindness Of Ravens. British indie filmmaker Lawrie Brewster made a splash a last year with his killer ‘owl man’ horror flick The Lord Of Tears, an elegant and atmospheric feature that received much acclaim. Now, Brewster and his team are back at it, prepping the ultra-explicit (and lyrically titled)…

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