Love watching frightening films during the Halloween season?
The IFI Horrorthon returns later this month. The event, which showcases the very best in Irish and international horror film, takes place from 27th to 31st October.
Highlights of this year’s slate include the opening film, Sang-ho Yeon’s 'Train to Busan', in which passengers on a journey from Seoul to Busan are terrorised by a zombie outbreak.
This year’s closing film is the Indonesian thriller 'Headshot', directed by Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto, which centres on an amnesiac nursed back to health by a devoted doctor, until his violent past comes back to haunt him.
Speaking about the programme, Horrorthon spokesman Mick Fox said:
‘Programming this year proved to be the most rewarding to date. We kept discovering truly excellent genre films that made us programme more new films than ever before. 2016 is an excellent year for horror films, for horror fans, and it can be all enjoyed at IFI, over the Halloween weekend.’
Tickets are available here.
Check out the full festival schedule below.
TUESDAY 18th OCTOBER
20:30 SNEAK PREVIEW: OUIJA: ORIGINS OF EVIL
THURSDAY 27th OCTOBER
19:00 TRAIN TO BUSAN
21.25 FROM A HOUSE ON WILLOW STREET
23.10 31
23.10 DON’T YOU RECOGNISE ME?
The screening will be introduced by director Jason Figgis.
23.20 LOST SOLACE
FRIDAY 28th OCTOBER
13.20 IFI HORRORTHON HONOURS PETER CUSHING: TWINS OF EVIL
15.00 ATTACK OF THE LEDERHOSEN ZOMBIES
16.45 WHITE COFFIN
18.30 RAW
20.30 LAKE BODOM
22.20 DOUBLE BILL: THE DARK TAPES / THE RIFT
22.20 DOUBLE BILL: HIDDEN IN THE WOODS / SHE RISES
22.30 DOUBLE BILL: THE FLY / CRITTERS
SATURDAY 29th OCTOBER
13.00 IFI HORRORTHON HONOURS PETER CUSHING: CORRUPTION
14.50 MY FATHER DIE
17.00 THE CHAMBER
The screening will be introduced by director Ben Parker.
19.00 THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE
21.00 DON’T KILL IT
23.00 DEAD AND BURIED
23.10 IFI HORRORTHON HONOURS PETER CUSHING: THE VAMPIRE LOVERS
23.30 DEMON HUNTER
The screening will be introduced by director Zoe Kavanagh.
SUNDAY 30th OCTOBER
13.10 SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
15.15 EGOMANIAC
The screening will be introduced by director Kate Shenton.
17.15 JOHNNY FRANK GARRETT’S LAST WORD
19.10 SURPRISE FILM
21.10 PET
23.00 FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2
23.10 FOUND FOOTAGE 3D
23.20 CRONE WOOD
The screening will be introduced by director Mark Sheridan.
MONDAY 31st OCTOBER
13.00 DIRECTOR’S CUT
14.50 BEYOND THE GATES
16.40 LET HER OUT
18.30 PATCHWORK
20.30 CLOSING FILM: HEADSHOT
