The annual Los Angeles celebration of horror, science fiction and fantasy cinema is back with another mixture of festival favourites, brand new titles and genre classics.

The festival runs from 25 September to 9 October.

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A Mother's Embrace
A Mother's Embrace
During massive 1996 Rio storm, firefighter Ana and her firefighter team must evacuate a collapsing nursing home, but the mysterious residents have other sinister plans.
Baal
Baal
A young woman reluctantly returns to her crumbling hometown, only to discover her brother has mysteriously gone missing. Consumed by guilt, she embarks on a harrowing journey to find him, which leads her deep into the dark wilderness surrounding the town.
Zero
Zero
Two Americans find themselves in Dakar, Senegal with bombs strapped to their chests and ten hours to find out why.
Shadowland
Shadowland
A study of an esoteric community hidden within the French Pyrenees, supposedly the home of the Holy Grail.
V/H/S/Beyond
V/H/S/Beyond
Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a science-fiction inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.
Above The Knee
Above The Knee
Amir has a secret. He's tormented by visions of his leg rotting and longs to cut it off, convinced it doesn't belong to him. So, he devises a plan - one that will drag everyone around him into his relentless quest for relief.
The Brutalist
The Brutalist
When visionary architect László Toth flees post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild his legacy and witness the birth of modern America, his life is changed forever by a wealthy client.
Cloud
Cloud
An online scammer, reselling faulty products at preposterously high rates, is on the run after some of his customers decide to hit back.
Maldoror
Maldoror
Two girls vanish. Police recruit Paul Chartier joins a covert unit tracking a sex offender. After the operation falters, Chartier pursues the perpetrators independently, disillusioned with legal constraints.
Sky Peals
Sky Peals
A lonely man starts to piece together the story of his estranged father after his death and discovers the older man didn't believe he was human.
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