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With one world, one European and five UK premieres, the UK’s biggest horror fantasy festival returns to its second home at the Glasgow Film Festival for the 6th year with their darkest, deranged and daring line-up ever.

Expect the totally unexpected with this eclectic programme featuring a trilogy of sexual terror, uncut Korean serial killers, psychotic tyres, Polish demons, maniacal matriarchs, crazed war veterans and a terrific schlock doc.

With guest directors and filmmakers from all over world (to be announced soon), surprises on screen and off, and our unique community feeling, FrightFest at the Gff has now become a must-attend occasion on the horror fantasy fan’s calendar.

The full line-up

Fri 25

6.30pm. Little Deaths (World Premiere)

One killer anthology from the UK’s most promising horror filmmakers, Andrew Parkinson (I, Zombie), Simon Rumley (Red, White & Blue), and Sean Hogan (Isle Of Dogs), composed of three disturbingly sensual...

FilmShaft loves FrightFest. The awesome people behind the best horror festival in the whole wide world have announced their Glasgow line-up, so prepare for a scare!

Also there’s the European premiere of Hobo With A Shotgun to look forward to and get excited about.

Below is the full press release and line-up:

“Expect the totally unexpected with this eclectic programme featuring a trilogy of sexual terror, uncut Korean serial killers, psychotic tyres, Polish demons, maniacal matriarchs, crazed war veterans and a terrific schlock doc. With guest directors and filmmakers from all over world (to be announced soon), surprises on screen and off, and our unique community feeling, FrightFest at the Gff has now become a must-attend occasion on the horror fantasy fan’s calendar.”

Fri 25

6.30pm. Little Deaths (World Premiere)

One killer anthology from the UK’s most promising horror filmmakers, Andrew Parkinson (I, Zombie), Simon Rumley (Red, White...

Premiering at the ongoing FanTasia Film Festival is The Shrine, Jon Knautz's follow-up film to Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer. Starring Aaron Ashmore and Trevor Matthews (Jack Brooks) the indie is about a group of young journalists who investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice but their ambitious ways may lead them to becoming the cults next victims. This afternoon we got our hands on the first trailer that can be viewed below. Tell us what you think. Cindy Sampson, Ben Lewis, Connor Stanhope, Paulino Nunes, Monica Bugajski, Stefan Hayes, Vieslav Krystyan, Alexander Krstich also star. No details on a Us distributor yet.

Update: 'Sammy' writes in again telling us that Canadian actress Cindy Sampson (The Last Kiss, The Factory) has been cast as Carmen, one of the journalists who travel to a small Poland town to investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice. We're being told by B-d reader 'Sammy ' that Smallville and The Thaw star Aaron Ashmore has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming feature The Shrine from Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer director Jon Knautz. Ashmore will play Marcus, one of the three journalists who investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice in a small town in Poland. The female lead has yet to be cast. Filming starts on August 10th in Toronto. The official website is also online. Ben Lewis, Connor Stanhope, Paulino Nunes, Monica Bugajski, Stefan Hayes, Vieslav Krystyan and Alexander Krstich also star, according to IMDb.