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FrightFest’s long tradition of introducing new horror titles continues this year with the world premiere of The Red Mask, screening on 23 August at the Odeon Luxe West End.

The film is directed by Ritesh Gupta, whose previous work has earned Emmy nominations and international advertising awards, and features Helena Howard, Inanna Sarkis (After We Collided), Jake Abel and Kelli Garner. It is produced by Atit Shah (Remember Me), Aimee Schoof and Isen Robbins (Queen of the Ring).

The Red Mask centres on Allina Green, an independent screenwriter tasked with reviving a cult 1980s slasher franchise. In an attempt to immerse herself in the material, she and her fiancée Deetz isolate themselves in a remote cabin. Events take a darker turn when the screenplay begins to change unexpectedly and two strangers arrive claiming to have booked the same location. As the situation escalates, Allina is forced to confront both the...

We have an exclusive look at the first clip from The Red Mask, in which a screenwriter’s attempt to revive an ’80s slasher blurs the lines between homage, horror, and reality.

The meta horror film will have its world premiere at FrightFest in London on August 23.

When hotshot indie screenwriter Allina Green is hired to revive a cult slasher franchise, she and her fiancée Deetz retreat to a remote rental to ‘method-write’ a fresh take. But as Allina’s script begins to rewrite itself and two unsettling strangers show up claiming to have booked the same cabin, her weekend writing retreat becomes a terrifying descent into fandom, identity, and a legacy she never asked to inherit.

Helena Howard (I Saw the TV Glow), Inanna Sarkis (Seance), Jake Abel (Malignant), and Kelli Garner (Lars and the Real Girl) star. Dead Meat’s James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca make cameos.

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Be prepared for the weird, the wild and the wonderful as FrightFest 2025, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival, returns to The Odeon Luxe Leicester Square for its annual five-day extravaganza, taking over seven screens, including the two at the Odeon Luxe West End.

Running from Thursday August 21 – Monday 25 August, FrightFest will showcase sixty-nine features from across the world, embracing twenty-five main screen premieres and forty-four Discovery Screen titles, including the popular ‘First Blood’ strand, the latest genre documentaries, and a 4K restoration retrospective of one of the most game-changing British shockers ever. Plus, there’s the regular short-film strand, now extended to four showcases - to be announced later. This year there are nineteen world premieres, with fourteen countries represented, spanning four continents.

Exclusive: Filming is underway in Los Angeles on under-the-radar feature drama The Red Mask, starring Helena Howard (The Wilds), Inanna Sarkis (After), Jake Abel (Malignant) and Kelli Garner (Lars And The Real Girl).

The film marks the feature debut of Ritesh Gupta who has previously made commercials for brands including Budweiser and Beats. Writers are Samantha Gurash and Patrick Robert Young.

The synopsis reads: “When outspoken queer screenwriter Allina Green (Howard) is chosen to pen the final installment of legendary slasher franchise The Red Mask, anger, outrage and online death threats from die-hard fans causes a rift in her relationship with reticent fiancé Deetz (Sarkis). Desperate for a creative breakthrough, the pair escape to a secluded airbnb where Allina concocts a dangerous game for the two to play to unlock her writer’s block. But when two uninvited houseguests, Ryan and Claire, crash the scene, the weekend takes a dark turn.

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