Eye For Film >> Festivals >> A-Z >> FrightFest >> 2026
Opening with Abner Pastoll's Nervous and closing with Marion Le Corroller’s dizzying début Species, this year's Frightfest has a line-up full of fabulous treats for genre fans. We're just adding details now so don't forget to check back for more.
The festival runs from 27 to 31 August.
View Films by Strand:
View previous years coverage of the FrightFest festival:
Frightfest Latest Reviews
A biotechnology professor is among those trapped at a biotech conference after a rapidly mutating virus is released.
An aspiring author gets more than she bargained for when she writes an article for the local paper about her small town’s dark history, prompting unwanted speculation on what monsters may lie within.
A mother battling trauma faces a surreal nightmare when toilets mysteriously transform into killer beings, forcing her to confront both her personal demons and these bizarre supernatural threats.
A man sleeping rough at Seoul Station is the catalyst for a zombie apocalypse.
A train journey is complicated by the presence of the living dead.
FrightFest Features
FrightFest News
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
Eye For Film continues to support festivals both locally and across the world. At the moment, we're covering:
Fantasia International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Eastern Europe's premier festival
Muslim International Film Festival
Sheffield DocFest
The UK's premiere documentary film festival
Cannes Film Festival
Archive of festival coverage
Sundance Film Festival
News, features and reviews from 2005-2026
Berlin Film Festival
Coverage of the lynchpin German festival.
