![]() Red Rooms (Centerpiece Film/East Coast Premiere)Ĭanada | 2023 | 118 Min. Both an uncompromising breakup film and a wild new entry into the body horror canon, co-directors Alix Austin and Kier Siewert’s debut feature roars with a punk edge and killer practical effects and soars via dynamite performances from newcomers Paige Gilmour and Shane Quigley-Murphy. As she tries to end things, Axel begins turning into something different, something monstrous. ![]() Alix Austin, Kier Siewertĭakota has had enough of her unhealthy and toxic relationship with Axel, but the feeling isn’t mutual. Kill Your Lover (Opening Night Film/World Premiere) Image courtesy of Brooklyn Horror Film Festival And if you’re already sold on the festival, you can purchase tickets here and check out more on their website. This sidebar will have the 50th anniversary screenings of Messiah of Evil and Torso, as well as the 40th anniversary screening of Angst.īelow is the full festival lineup. The final sidebar is the staff picks, which align with their video store theme. Films will include the 1926 silent film A Page of Madness with a live score from The Flushing Remonstrance, the 35th anniversary screening of thessia home invasion film Door, a 25th anniversary screening of Ringu, the North American premiere of The J-Horror Virus, and a special lecture presentation by The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies. The Fear in Focus sidebar will be back as well, with a special Japan edition presented by Arrow Video. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s Femme, and Alice Maio Mackay’s T-Blockers. Other notable films screening this year are Larry Fessenden’s Blackout, The Adams Family’s Where The Devil Roams, Bertrand Mandico’s Conann, Sam H. The closing night film will be Jenn Wexler’s The Sacrifice Game. Pascal Plante’s latest film, Red Rooms, picked up for distro by Utopia, will be the festival’s centerpiece film. There will also be three more world premieres at the festival, with Jaco Bouwer’s Breathing In, Aimee Kuge’s Cannibal Mukbang, and Tyler Chipman’s The Shade. This will be their second time at BHFF following their short film Sucker from the last festival. The opening night film is the world premiere of Alix Austin and Kier Siewert’s Kill Your Lover. Following that, William Lustig will take part in a post-screening conversation. Starting the festival will be the inaugural Leviathan Award, presented to William Lustig at the 35th anniversary screening of Maniac Cop. Poster art by Adam Juresko, Image courtesy of Brooklyn Horror Film Festival What do they have in store for us this year? Let’s take a look. As always, BHFF will be set at Nitehawk Cinema’s Williamsburg and Prospect Park locations. Last year brought us many excellent films like Flowing, Repulse, and (now in theaters) Megalomaniac, and this year is looking to up the game even more. ![]() It may still be eighty degrees in New York, but that’s not stopping the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival from getting us all in the spooky season mood with the release of this year’s festival lineup! BHFF is a cornerstone of genre festivals and never fails to disappoint year after year.
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