Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2022 Line Up Promises Doom And Gloom!

After a year in isolation, Arrow Video FrightFest is ‘coming home’, that’s to their second home of Glasgow Film Theatre! 2021 disappointed us all that we couldn’t enjoy the chaos together in person, 2022 is ready to make up those missing days. The Dark Heart of Cinema has unveiled their 2022 line up, one of Russian executions, return of Australian zombies and atmospheric chillers…Doom and gloom for us all!

17 years later Arrow Video FrightFest still loves being part of the internationally renowned Glasgow Film Festival (that line up revealed end of the month). Bringing 12 tasty treasures, an extravaganza of the dark arts, embracing the latest genre discoveries. Spanning eight countries in three continents, including World, International and UK premieres, from the world’s terror trove.

The fun starts Thursday night on 10th March with a stand-alone chance to see the UK Premiere of the film that’s cleaning up at the Russian box-office. The Execution is based on one of the Soviet Union’s most contentious crimes concerning a miscarriage of justice and the gruesome exploits of a brutal serial killer. An transfixing blend of vendetta horror and neo-noir which keeps the plot tangled until the blood-soaked finale.

Your darkest nightmares will be unleashed with two-day event kicks off on Friday (11th) with the Scottish premiere with Brendan Muldowney‘s supernatural horror The Cellar. Then we have the World premiere of Christoper Lee Parson feature debut, the extraordinary thriller A Cloud So High. An astonishing high-wire act, a thriller stylised to maximum overload for a uniquely unsettling viewing experience.

If you love Jack Clayton’s The Innocent’s you will enjoy Sebastian Godwin’s  creepy and atmospheric chiller debut feature Homebound. This is followed with another UK premiere, You Are Not My Mother. Extraordinary contemporary fable, rooted in eerie Irish folk horror, this quirky doppelganger mystery marks the arrival of one of Ireland’s emerging creatives the hugely talented writer/director Kate Dolan.

The long wait is over, the long overdue sequel to 2014 Glasgow FrightFest hit Wyrmwood, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse arrives for it’s UK premiere. Promising a hellish, blood-soaked, breakneck-paced, thrill ride into joyous Ozploitation 1970s ending the first day’s films.

The emerging genre talent continues in Saturday’s programme and the first film on show is the UK premiere of Mandrake. An impressive demonic crime thriller by Lynne Davison, who was mentored by Rocks director Sarah Gavron.

Hold on tight for the next film on the agenda from FrightFest favourite Howard J Ford’s and the UK premiere of his mountain-top pulse-pounder The Ledge. Another suspense-filled, deadly cat and mouse game thriller that will have you holding on to your seat for safety. This is followed by the UK premiere of Some Like It Rare, an outrageous gory, black comedy written and directed by French humourist Fabrice Eboué.

The evening opens up with the International premiere of Monstrous, directed by FrightFest veteran favourite Chris Sivertson (The Lost, I Know Who Killed Me and All Cheerleaders Die). This unique supernatural thriller stars Christina Ricci, who unleashes an emotionally powerful performance.

If Fellini directed Schindler’s List as a superhero adventure the result would be like Freaks Out. This epic fantasy extravaganza comes from Gabriele Mainetti (They Call Me Jeeg Robot) who will be attending the festival.

This year’s feast of fearsome frights ends with the Scottish premiere of the blood-spattered vampire spoof, Let The Wrong One In. Connor MacMahon wonderfully crafted and ridiculously silly rude horror comedy for Shaun of the Dead fans starring Anthony Head.

FrightFest co-director Alan Jones commentated: “It’s with great delight and with every single bloody bell and werewolf whistle available, we can proudly announce that FrightFest Glasgow 2022 will be an awesome in-person event featuring the best new fantasy, horror and thriller movies, plus all the expected trimmings.

Despite the gloom and doom being spoken about the future of the film industry in general, it’s heartening to learn that genre filmmakers have been as hard at work, creating ever more exciting, diverse, challenging and stimulating movies – twelve of which FrightFest will unveil over our highly anticipated and crowd-pleasing GFF strand of March 10 – 12”.

2022 Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow will take place  between 10th and 12th March.

FrightFest Weekend Passes are £75 and go on sale from 10am on Tuesday 1st February. Passes will be exchanged for admission wristbands, which must be worn at all times to access all FrightFest films on Friday 11th March and Saturday 12th March ONLY.

Tickets for THE EXECUTION, plus individual tickets for the Fri/Sat films are on sale from 10am on Wednesday 2nd February. Price: £11.50. £9.30 for all adult concessions

You can book your tickets and passes, three ways – Online at www.glasgowfilm.org/festival, Telephone: 0141 332 6535 (£1.50 fee per transaction, voice-mail available during peak business periods. Or in person from Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB during normal box office hours – Friday & Sunday to Thursday from 12:00 to 15 Minutes after the last performance starts. Saturday from 11am to 15 minutes after the last performance starts.