Arrow Video's FrightFest is part of the Glasgow Film Festival, which starts on Wednesday, March 2, with an Opening Gala screening of ‘The Outfit’, starring Mark Rylance.
The horror festival organisers will be taking over GFT1 all day on Friday, March 11, and Saturday, March 12, with 11 spooky, gory and scary films, along with numerous guests, Q&As and giveaways.
The opening film of Frightfest scheduled for the evening of Thursday, March 10, was meant to be Russian shocker 'The Execution’ but this has been cancelled due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, with an announcement on a replacement film expected soon.
But here are the 11 slices of cinematic scare you can still see.
You can buy tickets for all films individually, or buy a Frightfest pass for all 11 Friday and Saturday screenings, at the Glasgow Film Festival website.
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5. Wyrmwood: Apocalypse
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse sceens at 11pm on Friday, March 11. Siblings Barry and Brooke join forces with fellow rebels to take on soldier Rhys, The Colonel and The Sugeon intent on slaughtering their way through a zombie-infested wasteland to find the living dead cure. With barely a moment to catch the breath, and more twists and turns than a pair of wrestling snakes, explosive, outlandish, playfull, roaring, no-holds-barred, laugh-out-loud, deranged, gory fun is guaranteed. Photo: Contributed
6. Mandrake
The world premiere of Mandrake is at 10.45am on Saturday, March 12. Probation officer Cathy Madden is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm. Director Lynne Davison will attend the screening. Photo: Contributed
7. The Ledge
The Ledge screens at 1pm on Saturday, March 12. Mountain climber Kelly captures on camera her co-backpacker friend Sophie’s lifeless body being thrown from a ledge by four men they met earlier and now she must run for her life. Grabbing whatever climbing gear she can, Kelly begins scaling the daunting rock face in order to escape the merciless pack. Director Howard J. Ford will attend the screening. Photo: Contributed
8. Some Like It Rare
Some Like It Rare is showing at 3.15pm on Saturday, March 12. Sophie and Vincent Pascal have run the family butcher shop for a decade, but business is bad. So grim it’s on the brink of bankruptcy and so is their marriage. But then Vincent kills a vegan activist who had vandalized their shop. And when he butchers the body and his wife accidentally sells it, customers can’t stop lining up for the tender cuts. Photo: Contributed