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If you don't get it this time, he'll have to drill it into your head! Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (also known as just Phantasm III) is a 1994 American science fantasy horror film a sequel to Phantasm II (1988) and the third installment in the Phantasm franchise, written and directed by Don Coscarelli. The film stars Angus Scrimm as the Tall Man, Reggie Bannister, and A. Michael Baldwin. Mike an...

Be prepared for the weird, the wild and the wonderful as FrightFest, the UK’s number one horror and fantasy film festival, returns to London in 2025. Here’s part 1 of the our lineup preview covering all main screen films! 00:00 - Intro 08:04 - The Home 9:45 - Cognaitive 11:57 - Night of Violence 13:38 - Appofeniacs 15:17 - What She Doesn't Know 16:56 - Transcending Dimensions 18:07 - A Serbian Doc...

Every generation has its story about the horror of growing up. Deadgirl is a 2008 American horror film written by Trent Haaga and directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel. It stars Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan as teenage boys who discover a naked female zombie, portrayed by Jenny Spain. When one of the boys wants to keep her as a sex slave and the other objects, their friendship is tested. 0...

New Primary User... ME. M3GAN 2.0 is a 2025 American science fiction action film that is the sequel to the 2022 film M3GAN. It was written and directed by Gerard Johnstone from a story by Johnstone and Akela Cooper. It stars Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ivanna Sakhno, and Jemaine Clement, with Amie Donald physically portraying M3GAN while Jenna Davis voices the character. Two years after M3GAN...

Time didn't heal anything. 28 Years Later is a 2025 post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film produced and directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. The third instalment in the 28 Days Later film series, following 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007), it stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams in his feature film debut, and Ralph Fiennes. A group of survivors...

You're safer in the water. Dangerous Animals is a 2025 survival horror film directed by Sean Byrne and written by Nick Lepard. The film stars Hassie Harrison, Josh Heuston, Rob Carlton, Ella Newton, Liam Greinke and Jai Courtney. When Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he car...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Chad Michael Ward, the director of Fairy Dust, a dark fantasy feature film that is now funding on Indiegogo. Fairy Dust tells the story of Saga, a neurodivergent tomboy in 1980s England who would rather spend her days alone fighting imaginary monsters and her nights dreaming of a beautiful princess to avoid the problematic realities of growing up too fast in a worl...

Experience the first true survival horror film! Sweet Home (Japanese: スウィートホーム, Hepburn: Suwīto Hōmu), also known as The Mamiya House, is a 1989 Japanese horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and produced by Juzo Itami. It was released alongside a video game of the same title that inspired the Resident Evil game series released by Capcom. Special makeup effects in the film were done by...

Winning just might be the death of you. Fear Street: Prom Queen is a 2025 American slasher film directed by Matt Palmer from a screenplay he co-wrote with Donald McLeary, based on the novel The Prom Queen (1992) from the Fear Street book series. Produced by Chernin Entertainment, it is the fourth installment in the Fear Street film series. The film stars India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, Da...

Tonight they will rise from the darkness beneath the city... To feed! Rats: Night of Terror (Italian: Rats - Notte di terrore) is a 1984 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Bruno Mattei. In a post-apocalyptic earth, where most of humanity lives underground, a group of surface people stumble upon an abandoned lab that was trying to bring life back to the earth's surface, but the place is run o...

Death runs in the family. Final Destination Bloodlines is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein and written by Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor, based on a story developed by them and Jon Watts. It is the sixth installment in the Final Destination film series following Final Destination 5 (2011). The film stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a college student wh...

Are you a friend of Frendo? Clown in a Cornfield is a 2025 American slasher film directed by Eli Craig and written by Craig and Carter Blanchard. It is based on the 2020 novel by Adam Cesare, and stars Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Kevin Durand, and Will Sasso. A fading midwestern town in which Frendo the clown, a symbol of bygone success, reemerges as a terrifying scourge. 00:00...

One night is all that stands between them and freedom. But it's going to be a hell of a night. From Dusk till Dawn is a 1996 American action horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino from a concept and story by Robert Kurtzman. Starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Tarantino, Ernest Liu, and Juliette Lewis, the plot follows a pair of American criminal brothers, wh...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Felipe Vargas, the director of Rosario, a new supernatural horror which hits select theatres from TODAY! Rosario spends the night with her grandmother's body while she waits for the ambulance to arrive, during a severe snowfall, Rosario is attacked by otherworldly entities that have taken control of her grandmother's body. www.horrorhangout.co.uk Podcast - https://...

Every night a different nightmare. Until Dawn is a 2025 American survival horror film directed by David F. Sandberg from a screenplay and a story by Gary Dauberman and Blair Butler. It is derived from the 2015 video game published by PlayStation Studios, and is set in the same universe while featuring an original standalone story that expands upon the game's mythology. It stars Ella Rubin, Michael...

Ben Errington is joined by Eli Craig, the director of Clown in a Cornfield, a new slasher based on the cult novel of the same name written by Adam Cesare. The movie releases in cinemas on 9th May! Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Co...

Dance with the devil. Sinners is a 2025 American period horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, the film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers who return to their hometown to start again, only to be confronted by a supernatural evil. The film also features Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jay...

A twisted tale of love, revenge and puppetry. Judy and Punch is a 2019 Australian period black comedy film written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes in her feature directorial debut, based on a story by Foulkes, Eddy Moretti, Lucy Punch, and Tom Punch. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Tom Budge, Benedict Hardie, Gillian Jones, Terry Norris, Brenda Palmer, and Lucy Velik. The film follows the...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Meghan Adara, the star of indie horror film Amelia, which is funding now on Indiegogo! A small quaint village is terrorised by a series of unexplained deaths. Unbeknownst to the villagers a malevolent entity has taken residence. Will it be stopped in time? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/amelia-a-drama-horror-feature-film www.horrorhangout.co.uk Podcast - https:...

They bite! Critters is a 1986 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Stephen Herek in his directorial debut, and co-written with Domonic Muir. It stars Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy "Green" Bush and Scott Grimes in his film debut. The plot follows a group of small, furry aliens with carnivorous behavior escaping from two shape-shifting bounty hunters, landing in a small count...

A celebration of independent horror and genre cinema... by the sea! This week Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner attend Screams by the Sea at Pavilion Dance South West in Bournemouth. This episode includes interviews and reviews, plus catch-ups with previous guests and new friends. Screams By The Sea is a one-day event packed with thrills, chills and amazing opportunities. The main stage shows...

You'll never know what bit you. Lake Placid is a 1999 American comedy horror film directed by Steve Miner and written by David E. Kelley. It is the first installment in the Lake Placid film series and stars Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Platt, Betty White, Meredith Salenger, and Mariska Hargitay. In the film, a giant crocodile terrorizes the fictional location of Black Lake,...

Andy Conduit-Turner is joined by Andy Edwards, the director of Rumpelstiltskin - a new adaptation of the classic fairytale which recently premiered at FrightFest Glasgow. A haunting tale of the scariest villain from our collective childhoods returns - only darker, bloodier and nastier this time. Once upon a time, Miller attempted to marry his daughter off to the King by promising she could spin st...

The nightmare becomes reality. Nightmare City (Italian: Incubo sulla città contaminata; released in the US as City of the Walking Dead) is a 1980 Italian-Spanish science-fiction horror film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It stars Hugo Stiglitz as a TV news reporter who witnesses the collapse of order in a city overrun by irradiated blood-drinking ghouls. Victims rise from the dead to join the host, ad...

FrightFest yet again descends on the Glasgow Film Festival and so do hosts Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner alongside special guest and friend of the show, Emma Cownley! Covering films including but not limited to House of Ashes, The Last Sacrifice, By The Throat, The Doom Busters, In Our Blood, A Mother’s Embrace, The American Backyard, Scared to Death and Rumplestiltskin. 00:00 Intro 16:10...