Horror Hangout

FrightFest yet again descends on the Glasgow Film Festival and hosts Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner cover the event (for the 5th year running) remotely alongside input from 'horrorspondent' Mal Jutley! Covering films including but not limited to Jailbroken, Bury the Devil, The Restoration at Grayson Manor, The Curse, Boorman & The Devil, Violence, The Convenience Store and Red Riding. 0...

The doctor will SLAY you now! Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by New Fear's Eve directors PJ Starks and Eric Huskisson to discuss the slasher film that is now streaming on Screambox! Follows three best friends who involuntarily prepare for Hooper Industries' annual New Year's Eve party, which turns deadly when a murderer sets his sights on them. Trailer - https://youtu.be/nRHzPglVBtU www.horrorhango...

Do you believe in Magick? Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by The Trick directors Chris Baker and Matt Fitch to discuss the horror short which premieres at FrightFest Glasgow on Saturday 7th March! A mysterious stranger with a deck of cards performs a trick far more sinister than anyone could imagine. www.horrorhangout.co.uk Podcast - https://fanlink.tv/horrorhangout Patreon - https://www.patreon.com...

Burn it all down. Scream 7 is a 2026 American slasher film that is a sequel to Scream VI (2023) and the seventh installment in the Scream film series. It is directed by Kevin Williamson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Guy Busick, from a story by James Vanderbilt and Busick. The film stars Neve Campbell, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, and Courteney Cox repris...

Nothing stays buried forever. Ben Errington is joined by Bury the Devil director Adam O'Brien and producer Philip Kalin-Hajdu to discuss the single-take possession horror film that has its world premiere at FrightFest Glasgow this week! When a hospice nurse finds herself trapped with a dementia patient, she begins to suspect something else is wrong with the woman, something otherworldly, and must...

Hell has frozen over. Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo, is an independent comedy horror film, filmed sometime in 1988 but released in 1995 by Troma Entertainment. Two friends go hunting in the woods of Northern Michigan. While wandering the woods, they accidentally break a sacred circle, releasing a terrible monster: the Wendigo. The Wendigo goes on a terrible killing spree, leaving a gun-toting h...

Rest. In. Pain. Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Jasmine Kheen, the star of slasher feature The R.I.P Man, which is streaming now on digital platforms. A serial killer with a dental condition targets teenagers in a wealthy town. A detective tries to identify and understand the murderer's motives. A young man confronts his past to stop the grisly killings. www.horrorhangout.co.uk Podcast - https://...

They're already here. Ben Errington is joined by Chad McClarnon, the director of The Other People which had its world premiere at Cinequest 2025, its UK premiere at FrightFest 2025 and will screen at Screams by the Sea next month. In a town plagued with sudden deaths and missing persons, a troubled eight-year-old girl befriends a boy that lives in the dark. Trailer - https://vimeo.com/1098702979/...

Traces evil to its roots. Fréwaka is a 2024 Irish folk horror film written and directed by Aislinn Clarke, starring Bríd Ní Neachtain, Clare Monnelly, and Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya. Follow a student of nursing palliative care, who is plagued by a trauma from her past that has a disorienting effect on her present, her relationship, her career and her ability to function. 00:00 Intro 22:40 Horror Ne...

A killer surf movie! Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Plankenstein director Diq Diamond and star Amy Jennings to discuss the cursed surfboard movie which is available on digital platforms now. A cursed Hawaiian surfboard meant to guard royal heirs awakens. Police Captain Merry Miller must protect her stepdaughter Lili's royal bloodline while stopping the board from claiming surfers' souls in Kailu...

Something's wrong with Ben. Primate is a 2025 American natural horror film directed by Johannes Roberts, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ernest Riera. It stars Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng, and Troy Kotsur. Home from college, Lucy reunites with family including pet chimp Ben. Ben contracts rabies during a pool party and turns aggressive. Lucy...

He's not letting anyone off the hook... Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Meathook director Jermey Ashley to discuss the slasher movie which is available to stream on digital platforms now! Two years after the horrific massacre of her friends by an infamous killer, recluse Jordyn grapples with her past. When a string of similar murders occurs, Jordyn must to face her fears head-on with the help of...

You live here now. Return to Silent Hill is a 2026 supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Christophe Gans, co-written by Sandra Vo-Anh and Will Schneider, and produced by Victor Hadida through his Davis Films banner. Loosely based on the 2001 video game Silent Hill 2 by Konami, it is the third Silent Hill film and a reboot. Starring Jeremy Irvine and Hannah Emily Anderson,...

50 YEARS OF DISRUPTING MEDIA! Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974. It is the longest running independent film studio in the world. The company produces low-budget independent films, or B movies, primarily of the horror comedy genre, all geared exclusively to mature audiences. Many of them play on...

Something's wrong with Ben. Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Primate director Johannes Roberts to discuss the chimpanzee gone wild gory creature feature that hits UK cinemas on Friday 30th January! Home from college, Lucy reunites with family including pet chimp Ben. Ben contracts rabies during a pool party and turns aggressive. Lucy and friends barricade in pool, devising ways to survive the vici...

Fear is the new faith. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a 2026 post-apocalyptic horror-drama film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland. It was shot back-to-back with its predecessor 28 Years Later (2025), and serves as the fourth installment overall in the 28 Days Later film series. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry. D...

These woods were never empty. Ben Errington is joined by Project Songbird developer Conner Rush to discuss the first-person cinematic narrative psychological horror game that releases later in 2026 from FYRE Games. Take control of Dakota, a career musician who, amidst writer's block, decides to isolate themself in a cabin in the remote Appalachian forest in order to record their next album. Take i...

He's waited centuries. Dracula (developed with the working title Dracula: A Love Tale) is a 2025 English-language French Gothic romantic fantasy film, written and directed by Luc Besson, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It stars Caleb Landry Jones as the eponymous character, alongside Christoph Waltz and Zoë Bleu. When a 15th-century prince denounces God after the loss of his wife h...

Fear has a frequency. Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Air Shift director Chris Maes and star Ashlee Lawhorn to discuss the indie horror-thriller film which is available on streaming platforms now. A small-town radio disk-jockey is taken hostage by a deranged killer during her overnight shift. As the night progresses, a mysterious force outside unleashes zombie-like attackers, who see the radio st...

Prepare for the end. End of Days is a 1999 American action horror film directed by Peter Hyams and written by Andrew W. Marlowe. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, with Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, Rod Steiger, CCH Pounder, Derrick O'Connor, Miriam Margolyes, and Udo Kier in supporting roles. Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride....

Here's the Horror Hangout roundup of favourites, honourable mentions, new discoveries and disappointments for the year that was 2025! With special guest Emma Cownley and contributions from previous and future collaborators. 00:00 Intro 03:31 Horror News 05:53 What We've Been Watching 20:14 Guest Picks (Part 1) 28:31 Honourable Mentions 45:33 Disappointments 1:12:25 Top Movies (10-9) 1:39:16 Guest...

MERRY CHRISTMAS! The Big Fat Horror Movie Quiz returns for another end of year spectacular with question master Andy Conduit-Turner overseeing the biggest trivia showdown yet. This time it's the teams of Aaron Truss and Jake West, Kat Hughes and Jed Shepherd plus host Ben Errington alongside Charley Errington going head-to-head-to-head. 00:00 Intro 03:38 Quiz - Choosing Questions 12:55 Quiz - Spee...

The ghost is not real, it is only in your ear... Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by A Ghost In Your Ear writer and director Jamie Armitage to discuss the play that uses binaural sound technology to immerse the audience in the terrifying auditory world of the show. An actor arrives late at a sound studio for a last-minute job that he is yet to see the script for: an audiobook recording of a particula...

This Christmas... you'd better be good. Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 2025 Christmas slasher film written and directed by Mike P. Nelson. It is the second remake of the 1984 film of the same name after Silent Night (2012), as well as the seventh overall installment of the Silent Night, Deadly Night series. The film stars Rohan Campbell as Billy Chapman, along with Ruby Modine, David Lawrence Bro...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by The Drowned director and writer Samuel Clemens to discuss the slow-burn psychological horror thriller. After stealing a priceless painting, three men arrive at a secluded safe house by the sea to discover their fourth accomplice missing. Was one of them responsible, or is there a more sinister presence lurking at the water’s edge. Trailer - https://youtu.be/-rc94xz...