2025.09.16
Here you'll find some of the feature films that will participate this year at the 36th Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, that will take place between October 31 and November 7.
A mysterious interdimensional portal releases a horde of mischievous and bloodthirsty creatures at a Finnish ski resort, turning a dream holiday for Zach, a US exchange student obsessed with 80s cinema, and his friends into a terrifying experience. What was meant to be an epic party full of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, with Christopher Lambert as the star guest, descends into absolute chaos as the Creeps run riot.
Riko, a receptionist at a fashion house, lives a quiet life in the city. One day, she notices worrying changes in the social media posts of her Taiwanese friend Shufen, who begins to upload cryptic videos. At almost the same time, a disfigured corpse appears on the coast of Taiwan. When Riko fails in her attempts to contact Shufen, she teams up with her ex-boyfriend Jiahao to investigate, only to discover that Shufen died six months earlier. Her social media profiles nonetheless continue to post disturbing messages.
Remake of the sword and sorcery classic of the same name produced by Roger Corman in 1983 The kingdom of Abraxeon is besieged by the Dreadites, heralds of the deceased sorcerer Nekromemnon. When the adventurer Deathstalker comes across a cursed amulet, he is tainted by dark magic and pursued by monstrous assassins. To survive, he must break the curse or die in the attempt.
Arnold is a middle-aged rat trapped in an existential crisis. His marriage is collapsing, his life strikes him as absurd, and he begins to suspect that everything around him is just a huge pretence. When his best friend dies in suspicious circumstances, Arnold becomes convinced that something isn't right. What begins as everyday paranoia becomes a desperate flight towards something that resembles freedom, if only in part. A new film by the director of Unicorn Wars (2022).
Livonia, 1692. In a small village flooded by the autumn rains, a sacred relic is stolen. The priest accuses Nez, the enigmatic innkeeper. The accusations are interrupted by the arrival of an 82-year-old vagabond, who proclaims himself to be the Dog of God, and asserts that he knows the whereabouts of the relic: it has been carried off to Hell. Chaos is unleashed in this spectacular Latvian animation, using the rotoscoping technique.
In the 15th century, Prince Vladimir rejects God after the sudden loss of his wife. He inherits an eternal curse: to become Dracula. Condemned to wander the centuries, he challenges fate and death itself, guided by one single hope: to be reunited with his lost love. Luc Besson directs this new version of the Bram Stoker classic.
Yu is transferred to the same high school as the protagonist, Ai. One day a student appears, crawling across the school yard, although no one pays him too much attention. A few days later, a human pyramid forms on the ground when the students arrive at school. Their teachers force them to join in. Yu attempts to disrupt the pyramid but proves unable, and the group dissolves as if nothing had happened.
After the sudden death of her mother, Alice (Olga Kurylenko) returns to the home where she spent her childhood. Time seems to have frozen inside the house, except for a strange surveillance system. As memories of a far from happy past rise to the surface of her mind, Alice begins to feel threatened by a strange presence which feeds on her fear and forces her to face up to terrible secrets.
The young Nawojka, who lives with her father and siblings on the family farm, conceals a terrible secret: a monstrous power which she believes she has inherited from her mother, awakens in her every time she feels desire. When the free-living and sensual Sandra, returns to the village, her powers begin to manifest themselves out of control.
Desperate to avenge the death of her daughter by all means possible, Irene Kelly travels through parallel dimensions to track and repeatedly annihilate her murderer. She stabs, shoots and tortures him each time with a rage that eats her up, but gives purpose to her life. As revenge consumes her, though, her humanity begins to subside.
March is consumed by grief after the tragic death of Nat. His daily life is turned upside down when he discovers that his wife's spirit has been reincarnated in a vacuum cleaner. As absurd as it may seem, their bond is revived, stronger than ever. But not everyone is happy. His family rejects this supernatural relationship. One of the most intriguing fantasy releases of the year.
Natalia, Mariela and Josefina are three inseparable friends who live on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and are in love with their childhood friend Diego. In the hot summer of 2001, following the outbreak of violence resulting in a profound economic and social crisis, the older and more worldly Silvia appears, and captivates Diego. Natalia, determined to win Diego back, asks for the help of her grandmother Rita, who leads her into the kingdom of spells and black magic. Adaptation of the short stories El carrito and La Virgen de la tosquera, by Mariana Enriquez.