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Part 2 of the entire short film programme that’ll be screening at this year’s festival. You honestly can’t get better sh...
06/09/2026

Part 2 of the entire short film programme that’ll be screening at this year’s festival. You honestly can’t get better short films than the 30+ that we have selected for you guys, you’re all in for such a treat.

Here is part 1 of the entire short film programme that’ll be screening at this year’s festival. We have to say that the...
06/09/2026

Here is part 1 of the entire short film programme that’ll be screening at this year’s festival.

We have to say that the quality and creativity on show here is simply unbelievable and we can’t thank the filmmakers enough for creating such greatness for our attending Dead of Nighters.

Hey, Dead of Nighters, what movies are you most EXCITED about at this year’s 10th edition of The Dead of Night Film Fest...
05/09/2026

Hey, Dead of Nighters, what movies are you most EXCITED about at this year’s 10th edition of The Dead of Night Film Festival?

In all the madness we missed one of our short film announcements!! Let’s all welcome out final officially selected short...
04/09/2026

In all the madness we missed one of our short film announcements!! Let’s all welcome out final officially selected short film.…..

Web (10mins)

‘Web follows a woman through one night of murder.‘

Alfie Beecher - Director
Ian Cooper - Writer
Daniel Sketchley - Producer
Shahrbanou Nilou - Key Cast

The feature films screening at this year’s 10th edition of The Dead of Night Film Festival. We are super proud of this e...
04/09/2026

The feature films screening at this year’s 10th edition of The Dead of Night Film Festival.

We are super proud of this epic selection and we absolutely can’t wait for you all to see them this October 10th and 11th, only Southport Bijou Cinema.

Grab tickets below.

https://filmfreeway.com/TheDeadofNightFilmFestival/tickets

Our final feature film announcement is left for this beauty. This is honestly one of the creepiest vampire movies we’ve ...
04/09/2026

Our final feature film announcement is left for this beauty. This is honestly one of the creepiest vampire movies we’ve ever seen. It oozes 70s atmosphere by the bucket and had some of the freakiest visuals we’ve seen!! Be ready for…..

Dracula The Night Around Us (1hr 10mins)

‘A disillusioned Dr. John Seward regains his faith in humanity from a bond with Mina and her daughter Lucy only to be hunted by and evil force that thrives on their destruction.’

Chris Schwab - Writer/Director
Metin Yigit - Producer
Eric Toms - Key Cast
Marlene McCohen - Key Cast

This movie is fu**ing bat-sh*t crazy!! With a capital C. You’ll never look at kids tv shows the same again. Let’s welcom...
04/09/2026

This movie is fu**ing bat-sh*t crazy!! With a capital C.

You’ll never look at kids tv shows the same again. Let’s welcome……

Monkeys Magic Merry Go Round
(1hr 31mins)

‘A children’s TV show host, ensnared in a case of amnesia, must confront his missing memories as his puppet co-stars turn on him.’

Aidan Leary - Writer/Director
C.R. Thompson - Writer
Michael Gilio - Key Cast
Frank Cesario - Key Cast

It’s time for the final three feature films to screen at this year’s festival. You’ve never seen a movie like this one, ...
04/09/2026

It’s time for the final three feature films to screen at this year’s festival.

You’ve never seen a movie like this one, full to the brim of puppets and gore and more gore and just for good measures, a tad more gore!!

Kylgor in the Grisly Abyss (1hr 15mins)

‘After the death of his people, Kylgor and his band of surviving barbarians set out for revenge, after succeeding in their quest they accidentally plummet into a giant underground abyss filled with horrific creatures, dangerous terrain, and a deep darkness lurking within.’

Mason Newton-DeRushie - Writer/Director
Jason DeRushie - Producer
Ry Barrett - Key Cast
Timothy Paul McCarthy - Key Cast

This is our final officially selected short film of the festival and boy is it a doozy!!!! A truly terrifying piece of c...
04/09/2026

This is our final officially selected short film of the festival and boy is it a doozy!!!! A truly terrifying piece of cinema….

And They Shall Handle Serpents (6mins)

‘A deranged takeout delivery driver, hoping to lead the wayward home to the Father, makes a terrifying adjustment to their orders.’

Stuart Valberg - Director
Jason Tostevin - Writer
Samuel Dunning - Key Cast
Holt McCallany - Key Cast

You’ll never know what you might find at the donation box….Our next officially selected short film is….Donation Box (5mi...
04/09/2026

You’ll never know what you might find at the donation box….

Our next officially selected short film is….

Donation Box (5mins)

‘A late night clothing donation takes an unexpected turn.’

Andrew Kasch - Director
Cody Goodfellow - Writer
Zoe Kasch - Key Cast

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