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The Los Angeles-based celebration of fantasy, science fiction, horror and more is back for another amazing year, with a line-up that includes a huge Guillermo Del Toro retrospective.

The festival runs from 25 September to 9 October.

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Sisu: Road To Revenge
Sisu: Road To Revenge
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honour. When the Red Army commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless cross-country chase ensues
Reflection In A Dead Diamond
Reflection In A Dead Diamond
When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d’Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.
Queens Of The Dead
Queens Of The Dead
On what should be a fun night at a Brooklyn warehouse party, an outbreak of flesh-eating zombies forces a ragtag group of drag queens, partygoers and party-throwers to band together and somehow survive the night.
The Serpent's Skin
The Serpent's Skin
A young woman leaves her transphobic small-town, and develops a romance with tattoo artist Gen with whom she shares a paranormal connection. But their deep-rooted insecurities unknowingly release a demon, which possesses one of their ex-lovers and begins feeding on their friends by sucking out their lifeforce.
Angel's Egg
Angel's Egg
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Bugonia
Bugonia
Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
V/H/S/Halloween
V/H/S/Halloween
A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
Good Boy
Good Boy
Indy is a good boy; a faithful dog, he is always by his human Todd’s side. When Todd seeks quiet in an empty family home in the countryside, Indy finds there is a strange, malevolent presence lurking in the shadows — an evil that only he can sense.
Every Heavy Thing
Every Heavy Thing
An unassuming office worker at an online periodical becomes entangled in a conspiracy after witnessing a murder.
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son but soon realises that the city is far from being the non-violent refuge he seeks.
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Beyond Fest Features

Ice cool
Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani talk Reflection In A Dead Diamond
Abnormal filmmaking
Mickey Reece on subverting the technothriller with Every Heavy Thing
The family that slays together
Tina Romero on her father's legacy, queer community and Queens Of The Dead
The warrior's way
Daniel Bernhardt on Steven Kostanski's genius, Slash's beautiful eyes, and Deathstalker
Beyond control
Dakota Gorman on the transformative experience of film and Hellcat
Claiming her space
Julie Pacino and Lucy Fry on internalising the hero's journey and I Live Here Now
Magic and chemistry
Alice Maio Mackay, Alexandra McVicker and Avalon Fast on The Serpent’s Skin
Monster mayhem
William Bagley, Chris Mayers and Levi Burdick on Hold The Fort
Meet Ruggero Deodato
The legendary director of Cannibal Holocaust discusses his career
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