THERE'S a spooky kind of buzz going on around the forthcoming Horror-on-Sea festival, the sixth one to take place in Southend, thanks to its founder, local film aficionado Paul Cotgrove and organisers from The White Bus film group.
But what to see, what to see?
If you've just landed on our blustery shore and this is the first you've read about it, the festival is one of the biggest of its kind in the UK, and takes place across two weekends from January 19 – 28, at the Park Inn Palace Hotel on the seafront at the end of Southend High Street.
The festival not only celebrates the genre in all its 'gory', but is an important platform for giving up-and-coming writers, directors, producers and actors an opportunity to showcase their work to a knowledgeable and enthusiastic audience.
It receives submissions from across the world, with America, Europe, India and Brazil represented amongst the 30 feature films and around 40 shorts.
This year, the second weekend offers the chance to see a variety of short films with free admission. These will be shown between 11am and 12 noon on Saturday January 19 and Sunday January 28.
There are various price packages depending on how many films you want to see and when, but a basic guideline is that it's £6 a ticket per film showing, between £20 - £25 for a full day, and between £40 - £60 for a full weekend pass.
You can find out more details about each individual film and more specific prices at horror-on-sea.com, but to whet your bloodthirsty appetite in the interim, feast your eyes on this concise programme.
All films are classified 18.
Film Programme
Friday, 19 January
10am
Islamic Exorcist - India 1h 23 mins
+ Daughter of the Lake - USA 15 mins
+ Not Alone - Greece 5 mins
12.30pm
Pitchfork - USA 1h 34 mins
+ Mea Maxima Culpa - Canada 16 mins
+ The Mountain King - Canada 5 mins
3pm
Darken - Canada 1h 22 mins
+ The Plan - France 13 mins
+ Monitor Against Mexicans over Nationwide - Uruguay and Mexico 5 mins
5.30pm
Blessed are the Children - USA 1h 38 mins
+ Down Under - Spain 20 mins
8pm
Mask of Thorn - UK 1h 42 mins
+ Judge - UK 10 mins World Premier
10.30pm
Dead Love - UK 1h 41 mins
Saturday, January 20
10am
Holy Terrors - UK 1h 13 mins
+ Devil Town - UK 16 mins
+ Happy Valentines - UK 9 mins
12.30pm
Egomaniac - UK 1h 12 mins
+ The Weird World of Molly Brown- UK 15 mins
+ Chihuahua Man - UK 5 mins
3pm
Escaping the Dead - Denmark 1h 16 mins
+ Extinction - UK 7 mins
+ Precious - UK 8 mins
3pm
Pat Higgins Masterclass: Fear and Film
5.30pm
Witches Brew - UK 1h 13 mins
+ The Flytipper - UK 16 mins
+ Life of the Party - UK 7 mins
8pm
The Snarling - UK 1h 23 mins
+ Alex - UK 10 mins - World Premier
+ Baby Monitor - UK 4 mins
10.30pm
Mania - USA 1h 28 mins
+ AR - Augmented Reality - UK 3 mins
Sunday January 21
10am
Beast - UK 1h 27 mins
+ Nick - UK 15 mins
12.30pm
Crispy's Curse - UK 1h 45 mins
+ Fugly - UK 5 mins
3pm
Blood on Satan's Paw - UK 1h 10 mins
+ Bella in the Wych Elm - UK 36 mins
5.30pm
Seizure - UK 1h 26 mins
+ The Welcoming - UK 7 mins
+ The End - UK 3 mins
8pm
Pumpkins - UK 1h 30 mins
+ Stag Do - UK 11 mins
+ Hush - UK 2 mins
10.30pm
She Kills - USA 1hr 41 mins
Friday, January 26 - Great Value Double Bill
7pm
Mortuary Massacre - USA 1h 23 mins
9pm
Charismata - UK 1h 40 mins
+ Unto Death - UK 8 mins
+ The Gardener - UK 3 mins
Saturday, January 27
11am
Horror Shorts - Free Admission!
+ Bride of Frankie - USA 19 mins
+ Beyond Macabre - UK 7 mins
+ Maelstrom - Spain 3 mins
12pm
The Girl with Two Faces - France 1h 15 mins
+ Lost Face - Australia 14 mins
2.30pm
No Solicitors - USA 1h 39 mins
(No Solicitors is now known as No Visitors)
+ Lucky Shrooms - Canada 8 mins
5pm
The Child Remains - Canada 1h 52 mins
+ The Zoo - Finland 4 mins
7.30pm
Bonejangles - USA 1h 18 mins
+ The Foodies - France 18 mins
10pm
Pazucus: Island of Vomit and Despair - Brazil 1h 50 mins
Sunday, January 28
11am
Horror Shorts - Free Admission!
+ Low Rise - UK 9 mins
+ Cambio - Spain 10 mins
+ I See You - UK 11 mins
12pm
Empire of the Sharks - USA 1h 26 mins
+ Taste - UK 13 mins
2.30pm
The Redeeming - UK 1h 25 mins
+ The Ingress Tapes - UK 8 mins
+ Dead Celebrities - UK 1 mins
5pm
Where the Skin Lies - UK 1h 31 mins
+ Clanker Man - UK 11 mins
+ Goodnight Gracie - USA 5 mins
7.30pm
Aux - UK 1h 23 mins
+ Long Drive Home - UK 15 mins
+ Head - UK 6 mins
10pm
Secret Santa - Canada 1h 18 mins
Please note that all films are subject to possible late change without notice
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