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Manchester's annual festival of sinister cinema returns with another strong line-up of thrills and chills from around the world. We're just adding the details now, so watch this space for more.
The festival runs from 5 to 8 October.
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Grimmfest Latest Reviews
![The Coffee Table](/images/stills/c/coffee_table_2022.jpg)
Black comedy about a young couple facing a tricky moment in their relationship.
![8 Found Dead](/images/stills/0/8_found_dead_2022.jpg)
Two couples go on a weekend getaway in the middle of the desert, only to discover that their Airbnb is already occupied. It's a long and bloody night told from four points-of-view.
![What You Wish For](/images/stills/w/what_you_wish_for_2023.jpg)
A chef with gambling problems flees to a Latin American villa where he assumes another man's identity.
![The Sacrifice Game](/images/stills/s/sacrifice_game_2023.jpg)
The story of Samantha and Clara, two students who are staying behind for the holidays at their boarding school, who must survive the night against uninvited visitors.
![Give Me An A](/images/stills/g/give_me_an_a_2022.jpg)
16 women filmmakers make their voices heard with this anthology of genre-themed short films, all made in direct response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
![Abruptio](/images/stills/a/abruptio_2023.jpg)
A man who is down on his luck wakes up one day to find that an explosive device has been implanted in his neck.
![Mother Superior](/images/stills/m/mother_superior_2022.jpg)
1975, Rosenkreuz Manor. Sigrun Fink, desperate for information about her biological family, starts a new position as nurse to the aging, ill and eccentric Baroness Heidenreich. For a shared longing binds them together: the old lady’s memory contains the secret to Sigrun's true identity; the nurse’s lifeforce holds the key to the future for the Baroness.
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