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Dracula: Rise of the Vampire
UK : 1h 49m : 2025 : Directed by Dean Meadows
10.00 : The Ballroom, The Palace Hotel : Tickets £7.00
Starring Eileen Daily and Pauline Peart
Dracula commits a bloodthirsty massacre in a London church, former disgraced detective, Gabriel Lee, must return to the field alongside his ex-partner to battle the undead and prevent a vampire apocalypse.
+ Tales of Terror Presents: Sweet Revenge WORLD PREMIERE
UK : 2m : 2025 : Directed by Debbie Fox
What happens when sweets turn sour...
+ Forever Night WORLD PREMIERE
UK : 7m : 2025 : Directed by Martin Payne
Leonard's quiet and lonely night on the sofa takes an unexpected turn - and lasts forever.
Grind UK PREMIERE
USA : 1h 24m : 2025 : Directed by Mark Cantu
12.30 : The Ballroom, The Palace Hotel : Tickets £7.00
Starring Ginger Lynn
A group of film students screen a cursed movie and unleash cosmic horror.
+ The Bloody Riddle UK PREMIERE
Canada : 14m : 2025 : Directed by Kevin McGuinness
This film investigates the infamous Black Dahlia case.
+ Mr Average UK PREMIERE
UK : 8m : 2025 : Directed by Steven Lancefield
Carly and Tony embark upon the internet date from hell....
Head Like a Hole
Canada : 1h 33m : 2025 : Directed by Stefan MacDonald-Labelle
15.00 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
Voted best feature film at the BUT Film Festival
In financial dire straits, a man accepts a strange, high-paying job where he must take up residence in a home and measure a hole in the wall of the basement to determine whether or not it's growing in size.
+ G.A.W. WORLD PREMIERE
UK : 3m : 2024 : Directed by Andre Harrison
In October of 2024, a young couple, Sydney and Jack, disappeared in the woods near the Hackney Marshes whilst camping and getting high. A gen Z hotspot for most, an ancient ritualistic burial ground to others. Their footage was never found…
+ The Vocho from Hell UK PREMIERE
Mexico : 13m : 2024 : Directed by Gerardo Oñate
On a rainy night on the streets of the Distrito Federal, before the era of ride-sharing apps, a gloomy young lad boards a peculiar taxi, unaware that a couple of beers and a few confessions later, he'll seal his fate and be taken by the driver to the fiery, hellish destination he very much deserves.
+ The Resilience UK PREMIERE
Mexico : 8m : 2025 : Directed by Vadir Sottelo
Dolores, a young seamstress experiences a physical nightmare when a cockroach invades her ear, triggering a physical and mental metamorphosis. Between horror and transformation, her survival instinct is pushed to the limit.
Pat Higgins presents: That Bloody Quiz Show
15.00 : The Laurel & Hardy Suite, The Palace Hotel : Tickets £7.00
Join Pat Higgins ("One of the Masters of Horror" - The Dark Side) for this special quiz show that will test the horror knowledge of both our special guests and our audience! From mainstream hits to festival favourites, from Suspiria to The Snarling... How much do our guests really know? Maybe they can ask the audience! That Bloody Quiz Show sets out to sort the monsters from the maniacs.
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A Mother's Recall SUBTITLES
Argentina : 1h 35m : 2025 : Directed by Mauro Ivan Ojeda
17.30 : The Ballroom, The Palace Hotel : Tickets £7.00
A married couple adopts Genaro, and when the boy arrives at his new home he meets his siblings Nuria and Samuel. As the days go by, Genaro suspects that his new family is suffering from a paranormal siege that keeps them in a state of anguish and gloom. Nuria is a teenager who learns the strange and terrifying secrets of her family and manages to forge a special bond with Genaro. Both are united by an evil presence that brings with it a series of sinister events.
+ Dawn
UK : 16m : 2025 : Directed by Hayden Devlin
Returning from travels, a young woman's life is turned upside down as she struggles to tend to her partner, a proud man who battles a growing sickness.
+ Red Flag
USA : 13m : 2024 : Directed by Malin Barr & Cleo Handler
A newly-single woman, just out of a dysfunctional relationship, is introduced to the concept of red flags, but takes it a bit too literally as she heads back into dating.
Angel Lust WORLD PREMIERE
UK : 1h 45m : 2026 : Directed by Michael Fausti
20.00 : The Ballroom, The Palace Hotel : Tickets £7.00
In 1782, Ophelia Danube faces the hangman’s noose for her forbidden desires. But death may not be the end. A mysterious mentor offers her a chance to find her lover Celeste again -not just once, but across the endless corridors of time. As Ophelia’s obsession drives her through era after era, dark forces conspire to make certain that some loves are truly doomed
Horror on Sea 2026: 'Access Granted' Your Route to the Screen
2h: Presented by Brian Warrens FRSA
17.30 : The Laurel & Hardy Suite, The Palace Hotel
Tickets free but must book
Join POT Studios Ltd's Brian Warrens FRSA, and guests for a special event dedicated to demystifying the path to filmmaking. We are committed to providing a friendly, all-inclusive space designed specifically for aspiring creators who may face diverse challenges in their daily lives.
This two-hour session will be a powerful opportunity to showcase examples of compelling film content and engage in a discussion forum that breaks down the 21st-century production pipeline. Whether your challenge is financial, physical, geographical, or otherwise, our goal is to show you the practical, accessible routes to getting your project made, ensuring that a lack of traditional access never stands in the way of your unique cinematic vision.
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+ Absorption WORLD PREMIERE
UK : 14m : 2026 : Directed by Debbie Lane
In the depths of the underground, the cave dweller lurks, waiting for a chance to be reborn. Drawing on her powerful dark-arts mastery, she sets her sights on Sarah, a seemingly innocent victim. What ensues is a tale of infinite energy; an unchangeable force that is merely converted from one form to another. Energy will never die... but people will.
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Evil Within SUBTITLES UK PREMIERE
Brazil : 1h 20m : 2025 : Directed by Rodrigo Aragão
22.30 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
A girl's quest to find her mother, who vanished during Carnival, brings her to an abandoned building where supernatural forces lurk in the shadows.
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+ The Grapes of War UK PREMIERE
Finland : 5m : 2025 : Directed by Malakias
Don´t Mess With Food!
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