The 2008 Film 4 FrightFest has announced its line-up. The horror-centric film festival, which runs from August 21-25 at the Odeon West End in London's Leicester Square, is always a good place to discover scary movies that will soon be talked about the world over.
Kicking off this year's festival is Eden Lake, a buzzed about British movie that comes off as a mix of Them and Last House On The Left, with a couple having their camping holiday rudely interrupted by a gang of young thugs with violence in mind. Expect it to be controversial when it's released later this year.
Another film with shades of French horror Them is The Strangers, which stars Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a couple whose home is terrorised by masked youths – scary teens are big this year – just for kicks.
The festival will end with the UK premiere of Death Race, Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of cult violence-fest Death Race 2000.
We've yet to see most of the rest, but with films about such subjects as a murderous cricketer (I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer), a couple who live in an airport picking off immigrants (Mum & Dad) and a short film entitled The Amazing Trousers, there's probably something for most horror tastes. The full line-up is below. Go to www.frightfest.co.uk for full details.
DAY ONE - THURSDAY 21ST AUGUST
6.30 pm - Eden Lake
9.00 pm - I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer
11.15 pm - Scar 3D
DAY TWO - FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST
10.30 am - Time Crimes
12.30 pm - The Substitute
2.40 pm - Trailer Park of Terror
4.50 pm - Mum & Dad
7.15 pm - The Strangers
9.15 pm - Freakdog
11.45 pm - Bad Biology
DAY THREE -SATURDAY 23RD AUGUST
12.30 pm - Fear(s) of the Dark
2.30 pm - Manhunt
4.40 pm - The Chaser
7.20 pm - Bubba's Chili Parlor
10.00 pm - Midnight Meat Train
Midnight - Tokyo Gore Police
DAY FOUR - SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST
11.30 pm - From Within
1.30 pm - Let The Right One In
4.00 pm - The Broken
6.15 pm - Autopsy
9.00 pm - Martyrs
11.30 pm - Jack Brooks Monster Slayer
DAY FIVE - MONDAY 25TH AUGUST
11 am - The Dead Outside
1.20 pm - The FILM4 FrightFest Short Film Showcase
3.40 pm - The Disappeared
6.30 pm - Mirrors
9.00 pm - Death Race