FRIGHTFEST/FILM4 GORE

Britain recently discovered that horror films make money and its knack for the genre has earned it seven entries out of the 26 new titles showing at this August’s Fright Fest in central London.

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Billled as "a controversial mix of 'must see' films and 'yet to be discovered gems'" and promising to be "bigger, bolder and badder than ever", the 9th annual Film 4 FrightFest runs from four days from Thursday, August 21 to Monday, August 25th at Odeon West End.

First up on this horror and fantasy slate is hoodie scarer Eden Lake, starring Kelly Reilly (pictured).

Another Brit star on hand will be Stephen Dillane, fresh from Savage Grace, in Freakdog.

This year eleven countries are represented, from four continents, delivering six world premieres and sixteen UK premieres, which include the highly controversial French flick Martyrs; in-your-face 3D slasher Scar 3D; Clive Barker’s The Midnight Meat Train; the Japanese eye-popping splatter-fest Tokyo Gore Police; Swedish vampire chiller Let The Right One In’ Alex Aja’s Mirrors; Frank (‘Basket Case’) Henenlotter’s twisted sex caper BAD BIOLOGY and the eagerly-awaited Death Race, which closes the festival on an adrenaline-fuelled high.

Other top titles include: the startling Mum and Dad and supernatural shocker The Disappeared.

As usual, the array of films will be backed up with related appearances, Q & A’s, sneak previews, a short film strand, signings, competition prizes and give-aways.

Amongst the confirmed directors to date are: Eden Lake’s James Watkins, Bad Biology’s Frank Henenlotter, Martyr’s Pascal Laugier; Mum and Dad’s Steven Sheil; Autopsy’s Adam Gierasch; The Dead Outside’s Kerry Anne Mullaney; The Disappeared’s Johnny Kevorkian; Stacey Edmunds & Doug Turner from I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer and Joey Evans, for Bubba’s Chili Parlour.

To book tickets call the dedicated hotline 0871 224 1983 or go online to: www.odeon.co.uk.

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