OFFICIAL SELECTION BELOW!
NEXT EVENT · SEPTEMBER 26th, 2026
LUMIERE CINEMA, LONDON
2026
MOST RECENT LINEUP
2026 is The British Horror Film Festival's seventeenth year and we have an amazing and horrific line up! There are a number of awards up for grabs at the Festival, including the prestigious British Horror Award for Achievement in Film on a Low Budget and the Rising Star Award for upcoming talent in the industry. Check back soon for the nominees!
FEATURE FILM 1
WRATH OF THE GODS
1h 37m
Young, grieving widow Anna returns to Hel Island to bury her late husband after his suicide. She is cast out by the eccentric locals for being a symbol of bad luck and evil. When children start going missing the island is forced to reckon with its dark history of familial abuse and the terrifying beast-like forces of the sea.
SHORT FILM SCREENING 1
WRITER / DIRECTOR
Justin Hardy
PRODUCERs
Chris Nunn & Alison Palmer
KEY CAST
Francis Magee, Christiane Schaldemose, Lynsey Rendall, Martha Robertson & John Haswell
THE MAN I WAVE AT
11m | Ben S Hyland
A man has an existential crisis trying to work out who the mysterious man is that he waves at.
MORPHEA
3m | Terry Blade
Morphea follows a shape-shifting, demonic siren who takes on countless forms across sacred waters and primal forests to stalk a mortal's dreams.
FISHGUTS
3m | Levi L Holmes
A Fisherman and a little herring are unexpectedly forced through every layer of fish-dom, all as he slices through its spine, a somewhat gory, silly film that uses physical processes for its frames. 16 intaglio etchings, on zinc and steel plates, are printed for much of the backgrounds.
THIS PLACE IS A SH*THOLE
4m | Will Wightman
a darkly comic horror short by Will Wightman that distills the agony of living in overpriced yet filthy shared flats. Shot ambitiously on an Insta360 camera, the film immerses viewers in a claustrophobic nightmare - where the chaos and grime of communal living spiral into something both horrifying and hilariously relatable.
MILO
12m | Ryan Jeffrey Ross
A teenager tracks his older brother to an RV park, only to discover something sinister.
I SPY
7m | David Yorke
An innocent game of I Spy between Julie and Ethan turns into a nightmare when an unseen presence joins the game.
THE EATING OF SIN
15m | Gaius Milne Brown
1630: a desperate young widow named Isabelle responds to a grim job notice in a remote nearby parish: to eat a meal over the body of one recently deceased; a request for a 'Sin Eater'.
THEY KILL BY NIGHT
17m | Grace Uther & Sam Uther
With reports of a serial killer on the loose, a curious woman locked out of her roadside motel room turns to the stranger next door for help.
JINX
1h 30m
After moving into her new home, Mia, a mute 12-year-old, discovers a cursed dollhouse hidden in the attic. When her younger brother vanishes into thin air, she must unlock the relic's dark mysteries before the ancient hex claims his soul forever.
SHORT FILM SCREENING 2
WRITER / DIRECTOR
Richard Carl Oakes
PRODUCER
Marc Zammit
KEY CAST
Anto Sharp, Chloe Hews & Christopher Mulvin
THE TRICK
5m | Matt Fitch & Chris Baker
A mysterious stranger. A deck of cards. And a trick that’s far more sinister than anyone could imagine. THE TRICK is a dark, suspenseful short that will leave you questioning what’s real… and what’s magick.
ARACHNOBODY
15m | Aku Hietikko
a symbolically colored short film about a character who suddenly falls ill and isolates himself. Seeking to return to normal life, he turns to a doctor whose help comes at a cost, reflecting a society where kindness is often given only when there's something to gain.
HOLLOW ONES
13m | Eric Kingsbury & Adrian Altobelli
A lonely house on a farm is haunted by a scarecrow, but what lives inside the house is far more dangerous...
EGGSECUTION
3m | Japhet Velazquez
A woman who loves eggs but one day, she is haunted by an egg monster.
NIGHT WHISPERS
7m | Adrian León
A one-night stand takes a terrifying turn for Tom when his date starts talking in their sleep.
THE RESIDUE OF DREAMS
3m | Terry Blade
a fractured mind's descent through a nightmare where the objects and rituals of childhood return in twisted form. Playtime fantasies morph into masked asylum tableau, living apparitions, and grotesque bodily hauntings.
SINS OF THE FLESH
14m | Max Ward
When a bride-to-be becomes demonically possessed, a devout couple call upon a mysterious priest to perform an exorcism... but he isn't who they think he is.
CRECHE & BURN
4m | Frank O'Neil
Staff at an office crèche fight to protect their children during a zombie outbreak.
GOODS
6m | Jack Berry
As famine tears through the UK, three women shelter on an isolated farm until a mysterious radio message promising supplies sends one of them into the wild, leaving the others wondering whether she will ever return.
The British Horror Film Festival Blood List is for screenplays of outstanding quality. These projects are up for the title of Best Unproduced Screenplay.
LAST YEAR'S AWARD WINNERS
BEST FEATURE FILM
GROUPCHAT
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LONER
BEST SHORT FILM
THE FACE
MOULD - SNAILS
GOOD DOG
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RELEASE THE HOUNDS
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HARD CASH
AS PALE AS DEATH
COCOON
BEST DIRECTOR
ANDREAS MORTENSEN | THE FACE
CHARLIE ROBB & DOUGLAS TAWN | LONER
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DAVID FÜSGEN | HARD CASH
JACK CHAMBERS | COCOON
BEST ACTOR
CHARLIE GUSTAFSSON | THE FACE
CHARLIE ROBB | LONER
EDDIE HOUSE | COCOON
MARCEL JORTZIK | GROUPCHAT
BEST ACTRESS
AMY TARA | GROUPCHAT
BRIANNA LOVE | AS PALE AS DEATH
ROSIE CLOSS | GOOD DOG
SAFIYA SHAMJI | COCOON
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
JAI ARMSTRONG | COCOON
MIKE WONNACOTT | AS PALE AS DEATH
TOBY WYNN-DAVIES | GROUPCHAT
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
GEORGIE RODGERS | GROUPCHAT
MORGAN GIBSON | AS PALE AS DEATH
MYRIAM LAURENT | COCOON
THE MILSOME AWARD FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY
AS PALE AS DEATH
COCOON
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HARD CASH
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LONER
BEST STUDENT FILM
GOOD DOG
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
MOULD - SNAILS
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RELEASE THE HOUNDS
THE RISING STAR AWARD
MEL MORLEY & DAN BROWNLIE
THE AUDIENCE AWARD
AS PALE AS DEATH
THE BRITISH HORROR AWARD
COCOON
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