In our upcoming Straight On Till Morning show I discuss FrightFest 2023, sponsored by Pigeon Shrine, which took place from 24-28 August 2023 in London, with Kim Newman, author of Nightmare Movies and co-writer of Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema, and film critic Dr Anton Bitel. Among the themes covered this year were cosmic monsters, single take films, political horror, diversity of characters, folk horror and documentaries.
Tuesday 5th September, 8pm, Resonance 104.4FM. Repeats Wednesday 6th September, 10am.
Pic credit: The Moor (2023)
Films discussed:
How to Kill Monsters
Minore
Monolith
Transmission
Suitable Flesh
Werewolf Santa
Punch
Herd
Failure!
Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives
Creeping Death
T Blockers
Doctor Jekyll
Founders Day
Departing Seniors
Raging Grace
Spookt
New Life
Poundcake
The Moor
To Fire You Come At Last
Trim Season
Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow
Enter the Clones of Bruce Lee
The J-Horror Virus
River
Where the Devil Roams
My Mother’s Eyes
Good Boy
Virginie Sélavy 