Eye For Film >> News >> Dead By Dawn line-up revealed

Dead By Dawn line-up revealed

Edinburgh horror festival celebrates 20 gory years.

by Jennie Kermode

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Dead By Dawn horror film festival will return to Edinburgh next month with a full slate of scary stuff. From Japanese psycho-thriller Abductee to US monster movie Big Ass Spider, there's plenty to thrill fans, plus there'll be special guests and opportunities to take home prizes.

Alongside new films like Jug Face and The Battery, both of which will have their directors in attendance, there's a welcome return to the big screen for genre classics like Hellraiser and An American Werewolf In London. There will also the annual Shit Film Amnesty, where attendees are invited to bring the very worst of their DVD collections and see who can win the lot.

The festival will take place in the Filmhouse from 25-28 May. You can see our coverage so far here.

Share this with others on...

Movies out this week include:

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Duel The Fellowship Of The Ring: Extended Edition The History Of Sound H Is For Hawk No Other Choice Rental Family The Return Of The King: Extended Edition The Two Towers: Extended Edition The Voice Of Hind Rajab
News

'It was all about degrees of truth' Richard Hawkins on satire and mischievousness in Think Of England

Sundance preview Titles to look out for at the festival's final Utah edition

Love out of conflict Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak on documenting their relationship in Birds Of War

Celebrating solidarity Felipe Bustos Sierra on safeguarding and authenticity in Everybody To Kenmure Street.

Orange pop Kathryn Ferguson on telling Irish stories, Wendy Erskine, Aidan Gillen and Nostalgie

Amy Redford's tribute to dad ahead of Sundance 'He loved this place and its people,' she tells press

More news and features

News
Festival Image

We're looking forward to Sundance, the Berlinale and the Glasgow Film Festival.



We've recently brought you coverage of Palm Springs, the French Film Festival UK, Thessaloniki Film Festival, DOC NYC, Leeds International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights, Abertoir, Halloween Frightfest, the Cheltenham Film Festival and the London Film Festival.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.

Interact
Competition Picture

As we move into 2026, don't forget that you can follow us on YouTube for trailers of festival films and more. You can also find us on Mastodon and Bluesky.

With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:

Oscar nominations Sinners breaks a record with 16 nominations. One Battle After Another is the runner-up

Lumière winners The Stranger and Nouvelle Vague dominate French awards

Golden Globes winners Hamnet and One Battle After Another crowned

European Film Awards Sentimental Value highly prized