13th AUGUST - FRIGHTFEST LONDON 2025
QUEER EYE ON HORROR AT LONDON’S FRIGHTFEST
Be prepared for the weird, the wild and the wonderful as FrightFest 2025, the UK’s No.1 horror & fantasy film festival, returns to The Odeon LUXE Leicester Square for its annual five-day extravaganza, taking over seven screens, including the two at the ODEON Luxe West End. Among this fearsome line-up are a number of films that will appeal to LGBTQ+ fans of horror and fantasy.
Running from Thursday August 21 – Monday 25 August, FrightFest showcases over seventy features from across the world and there are World Premieres for claw-chiller DON’T LET THE CAT OUT, from director Tim Cruz and starring Anthony Del Negro, who previously collaborated on gay stalker thriller Ladybug, an audience-pleaser at FrightFest in 2024, and Ritesh Gupta’s THE RED MASK, a twisted love letter to the stalk and slash genre.
From Australia, FrightFest welcome back transgender filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay who brings THE SERPENT’S SKIN, her terrifying and tender exploration of love, gender identity and personal growth. Also, from down under is Parish Malfitano’s SALT ALONG THE TONGUE, a uniquely different horror, mixing witchery, spirit possession and exorcism with sheer cinematic poetry. The work of veteran Belgian filmmaker Harry Kümel is celebrated with 4K restoration of two films from 1971, his erotic vampire tale, DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS and MALPERTUIS, a surreal gothic tale of warlocks and imprisoned Olympian gods.
Dare you venture into the ‘time warp’? What is the secret behind the success of The Rocky Horror Picture Show? In the year of its 50th Anniversary, Andreas Zerr’s SANE INSIDE INSANITY: THE ROCKY HORROR PHENOMENON charts it all, from humble two-page script written in crayon and Off West End smash hit to flop film adaptation and global Midnight Movie cult success. With fantastic archive footage, new key cast interviews and a wealth of trivia information, this is the ultimate chronicle about the Queen Mother of B movie musicals.
Iconic personalities are the subject of this year’s documentaries. In CAPTURED SOULS: IN CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM HUMPHREYS, where director Chris Collier explores the life and legacy of the UK's most iconic horror illustrator, best known for the original film poster designs for The Evil Dead and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Another infamous personality was Andy Milligan, a pioneer of avant-garde theatre a trailblazer of early Queer cinema, and one of the most divisive talents in exploitation/horror history. Now in THE DEGENERATE: THE LIFE & FILMS OF ANDY MILLIGAN the truth can be told about ‘The Fassbinder of 42nd Street’.
The 2025 film lineup can be found HERE
2025 ticket info can be found HERE