Programme highlight: Noise A huge box office smash on its Korean release earlier this year, Noise is easily one of the scarier films in this year’s line-up! Noise is a very satisfying mystery and a classic horror experience. Abertoir Horror Festival, 12-16 November. www.abertoir.co.uk

So looking forward to @abertoirfest.bsky.social …the shorts look fun…

Giddy doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling about next week

Vincent Price is the officially-unofficial patron of Abertoir and his daughter Victoria returns for our 20th! She'll be talking about her father’s golden age of horror alongside author Peter Fuller; & both are joined by John L. Probert for a live commentary screening of Theatre of Blood!

Programme highlight: Mag Mag / The Invisible Half Two totally different films from Japan, two new filmmakers, and both offering a fresh take on J-horror tropes. Mag Mag and The Invisible Half screen at Abertoir Horror Festival, 12-16 November. Tickets on sale now! www.abertoir.co.uk

Perdita Durango (1997) d. Álex de la Iglesia Today's film is another one with an @abertoirfest.bsky.social connection. Music is by Simon Boswell who will be performing a selection of his film music live next week at the festival. 🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Very much looking forward to this one...

Programme highlight: Reflection in a Dead Diamond We’ve shown almost all of Cattet & Forzani’s films and their latest may just be their most accessible – yet still wildly stylish and niche – film to date! This homage to Eurospy films may be horror-adjacent but we absolutely couldn’t resist!

Programme highlight: UK PREMIERES We’re proud to screen these films for the first time in the UK! See them with us next week: 💀 Bokshi 💀 Touch Me 💀 The Ghost 💀 A World War II Fairytale: The Making of Michael Mann’s The Keep 💀 Mārama 💀 Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris’ Grand Guignol

The Mad Magician (1954) d. John Brahm Vincent Price's daughter Victoria Price will be in attendance at @abertoirfest.bsky.social next week, co presenting "Vincent Price: 20 Golden Years of Classic Horror, 1953-1973" with Peter Fuller...

This is where Maggie and I will be next week for all five days of the festival…🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The full five days for me - although some of that time will inevitably involve nursing a moderate hangover in front of a massive Welsh fry-up.

Stellar line-up at Abertoir this year. FAB Press will be there. Come and say hello. And if you can only put aside one day we’d strongly suggest the Friday, which will be crowned with an epic Simon Boswell stage production, full live band, projections, light show and all.

Just ONE WEEK TO GO ‘til Abertoir 2025! Time for a roll-call – who’s joining us for 5 days? Or perhaps 1 or 2? Or a handful of films? Let us know below! In a week’s time we’ll be kicking things off with an opening reception at 4pm before opening with The Bride of Frankenstein in all her glory.

Programme highlight: The Old Dark House / The Bride of Frankenstein We’re going right back to the foundations with two films by groundbreaking director James Whale. The Old Dark House cemented an enduring trope, while The Bride of Frankenstein established one of the finest monsters in the canon.

Looking forward to seeing this in a couple of weeks.

Programme highlight: Eyes Without a Face/Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris’ Grand Guignol What better excuse to show French gothic masterpiece Eyes Without a Face than its perfect pairing with David Gregory’s new documentary, Theatre of Horrors? Tickets on sale now! www.abertoir.co.uk

Bydd Gŵyl Arswyd @abertoirfest.bsky.social yn dathlu ei phen-blwydd yn 20 oed ym mis Tachwedd eleni, gyda rhaglen 5 diwrnod o premieres, clasuron gothig a gwesteion arbennig iawn. ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/gwyl-arsw...

The @abertoirfest.bsky.social will celebrate its 20th anniversary this November, with a 5-day programme of premieres, gothic classics and very special guests. Find out more: ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-eve...

To mark our 20th anniversary, Dellamorte & Wojtek have re-worked the festival's jingle into a spooky disco masterpiece! With just two weeks to go, we thought it was time to turn up the excitement with a suitably celebratory banger to look forward to the festival with! youtu.be/vtOEXphhEeg?...

The @abertoirfest.bsky.social celebrates its 20th anniversary with a host of gothic-themed films, events and special guests, including Garth Marenghi, Victoria Price, and a special live music performance from Simon Boswell. Explore the whole programme and book your tickets here: abertoir.co.uk

We're a few weeks away from Abertoir 2025 and delighted to reveal this year's poster, with artwork as always by Peter Stevenson! Passes (full and day) are available now and individual tickets will be available from tomorrow, Saturday 25 October! Explore: abertoir.co.uk/event/aberto...

Programme highlight: Touch Me & Queens of the Dead ✨ These two tales of queer horror might be soaked in neon but both have a darker underbelly, exploring themes of dependency, addiction, self-identity and confidence, all with a twist. Screening at Abertoir, 12-16 November! www.abertoir.co.uk

Bangor! Our Nia hosts this event Saturday celebrating Gwaed ar y Sêr! She'll be talking to the director Wil Aaron and there's a chance to see the film's new re-score! Dewch draw i Fangor am ddwrnod llawn arswyd Cymraeg - a chofiwch deud helo i Nia tra bo' chi yno! www.storiel.cymru/whats-on/eer...

Can’t make the whole thing? Limited day tickets are now available for our in person festival! WWW.SOHOHORRORFEST.COM

Great mix of old and new! Very excited for this… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

It's always good, but this is an absolutely BANGING line up from the folks at Abertoir. Let's goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

We’ve been teasing it all week – and now, the Abertoir 2025 line-up is HERE! 👻 Premieres, gothic classics, special guests and live events a-plenty, we’re so excited to welcome you all back to Aberystwyth for another celebration of all things horror! abertoir.co.uk/event/aberto...

With the full line-up right on the horizon, we’ve got one last tease: this year’s closing film, Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead. This queer celebration sees lumbering zombies come knocking at the door of a warehouse party, and we can’t think of a better way to wrap up the festival this year!

Looking forward to this one… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Long-time attendees of the festival will know how excited we are about this one! Reflection in a Dead Diamond is a Euro-spy homage from visionary directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani and we can’t wait to show their latest as big and as loud as we can – as it should be seen!

Another film announcement to warm you up for the full line-up reveal: the UK premiere of Mārama, a gothic tale of colonialism that sees a Māori woman uncover dark family secrets in a lonely English mansion. + Q&A with director Taratoa Stappard, we can't wait to hear more about the film!

We’re excited to join festivals all over the world screening Mag Mag, the debut film from iconic Japanese comedian Yuriyan Retriever! Retriever’s absurdist comedy makes for an entirely unpredictable and satirical take on J-horror tropes. Keep your eyes peeled for more announcements this week...

One month to go 😱 Keep those eyes peeled: we’ll be announcing more films throughout the week before unveiling the full festival line-up very soon…! For now, why not remind yourself of what we've already got in store... abertoir.co.uk/news/boswell...

✨ SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2025 ✨ The short film programme at #Abertoir2025 represents a bumper crop of the best in horror, sci-fi and fantastic filmmaking. 28 films from 12 countries around the world, we’re proud to unveil this year’s competition. abertoir.co.uk/event/aberto...

It's all about community ❤️ Massive shoutout to our incredible friends from @abertoirfest.bsky.social and @fwfilmfestival.bsky.social who supported GRINDFEST! 🙌 Their festivals are not to be missed! If you're a fan of horror or just enjoy a good scare check out their socials for more details! 📽️🎞️

I've never been to a film festival before, or Aberystwyth. I committed to both before the programme was revealed, and now that I see the treasures within, I feel like I've bought 34 lottery tickets and (finally) won the gothic horror jackpot. @abertoirfest.bsky.social abertoir.co.uk/news/boswell...

To celebrate passes going on sale we've unveiled... Classic films - The Keep, Phenomena, The Crazies… Premieres - Touch Me, Bokshi, Theatre of Horrors… Special guests - Simon Boswell (performing live!), Lynn Lowry, Victoria Price… …and more! Read all about it: abertoir.co.uk/news/boswell...

Phew, @abertoirfest.bsky.social passes ordered!

Passes for Abertoir 2025 are now LIVE! Full details: www.abertoir.co.uk/abertoir

Tomorrow!!! 🤩

LFG

We are delighted to welcome Dr Nia Edwards-Behi (she/her) who is co-director of @abertoirfest.bsky.social, Wales’ International Horror Festival to GRINDFEST and will be joining the Round Table discussion on Women In Horror ahead of Mary Harron's AMERICAN PSYCHO.

I cannot say how excited I am for this. Not *just* this screening (though - wow). The best week of the year for sure!

Passes for Abertoir 2025 will go on sale from 12pm, 12th September! The full festival pass will be £85, and includes all special events. Full details, including other ticket options on sale at a later date, are on our website. abertoir.co.uk/tickets/

Nia's been musing about one of her faves in honour of Texas Chain Saw Day. Over on Letterboxd! letterboxd.com/abertoir/sto...

BIG filmic thumbs up to @bournemouthecho.bsky.social, @filmhubsw.bsky.social, @abertoirfest.bsky.social, @horrorstudies.bsky.social #vinegarsyndrome and of course the beautiful art deco Regent for your much valued support in making GRINDFEST an ongoing key event in the film festival calendar!

New on @letterboxd.social! Nia reflects on the rise of 'women in horror' in the past 15 years ahead of an appearance at @dirtinthegate.bsky.social's Grindfest VII: letterboxd.com/abertoir/sto...

✨ SURPRISE! ✨ We’ve only gone and secured a spot on Garth Marenghi’s latest tour, Garth Marenghi’s This Bursted Earth! And just like that, we have our first programme announcement for Abertoir 2025! Read more: abertoir.co.uk/news/garth-m...