
ANOTHER DAY TO LIVE THROUGH
UK/Finland : 1h 22m : 2023 : Directed by Peter Simmons
10.00 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
In a non-linear chronology, we follow Satu, an ex-pat Finn returning to her homeland to get back to nature after a terrible loss. Here, in the wilderness, she encounters Lauri, a semi-retired military contractor and the two become trapped in a series of repeating scenarios, switching roles and identities in an isolated cabin with no apparent escape. As the climax approaches, the timelines coalesce and the truth comes into focus as time and identity take a backseat to circumstance and everything hinges on a handful of terrible choices.


+ THE WOODS ARE STILL PLAGUED
UK : 8m : Directed by James E Taylor
A couple of friends take a misguided shortcut through some mysterious woods with a tainted history.


+ UNTIL DEATH
UK : 19m : Directed by Velton J Lishke
When a man is faced with an impossible decision in the face of a deadly virus, he will learn just how far he will go for those he loves, even if it means doing something unthinkable.


FREEZE
UK : 1h 27m : 2023 : Directed by Charlie Steeds
12.30 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
On a rescue mission to the North Pole to retrieve an old friend and his lost expedition crew, Captain Mortimer gets more than he bargained for when his ship is frozen into the ice sheet and set upon by bloodthirsty fish-creatures. Mortimer and his surviving crew flee the ship, beginning a treacherous journey to find safety in a frozen desolate wilderness. Suffering from starvation, frostbite and a slow madness, they find shelter inside a snowy mountain, but are they as safe as they think, or have they entered the heart of the creatures lair.


+ HAUNTED THRILLS
USA : 26m : Directed by Mike Lyddon
A short documentary film about those gruesome, violent, and sexy pre-code horror and science fiction comic books of the early 1950's. Featuring 3 exclusive interviews with the original pre-code horror comic artists Everett Raymond Kintsler, Joe Sinnott, and Victor Carrabotta, this documentary is a love letter to those comics that were ultimately doomed by Dr. Fredric Wertham and the Comics Code Authority in the mid 1950's.


REVENGE OF BILLY THE KID DIRECTOR'S CUT
UK : TBC : 1991 : Directed by Jim Groom
15.00 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
14 minutes extra in this tale of a horny farmer, who has his way with a goat, producing a vengeful Billy.


+ SCATTERBRAINS
UK : 9m : Directed by Myles Horgan
Anntette's life is lived by jobs set out for her by her absent husband. The day unfolds the same as any other until she is forced to make a dangerous journey to the local shops but she accidentally leaves the gas on. Will she make it back in time and finish the job?


MIDNIGHT PEEPSHOW
UK : 1h 33m : 2022 : Directed by Various
17.30 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
Chiara D’ Anna (The Duke of Burgundy) is the Madame who owns a Soho Peep Show with a difference, in that the sights on offer are tailor made to its customers deepest fears and sins. Tonight, it welcomes a businessman who has a unique connection to an extreme fantasy website. He becomes witness to the three stories of three victims that found the website. But now the Midnight Peepshow has found him, it’s only a matter of time before he’s made to pay the ultimate price for dabbling in the dark side of desire.

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+ TO RAISE HER SPIRITS
UK : 10m : Directed by Joe Dearman
In this haunting stop motion animated black comedy a man attends a séance but is sceptical about such nonsense. Will they really contact spirits from the other side? Or will they find other skeletons in the closet in this harrowing tale of terror and mystery?
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+ FORE STREET
UK : 11m : Directed by Kevin Parker
A man breaks down on a street notorious for its concealed rumours about a nurse from 1984.


HALLOWEEN JACK 3D WORLD PREMIERE
UK : 1h 5m : 2023 : Directed by Phil West
20.00 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
10 years after the bloody murders by Halloween Jack at a holiday camp site, the three remaining survivors return to try and put their horrific past behind them... But Jack has other plans for them, in gut wrenching 3D!


+ THE CHAIN
UK : 11m : Directed by Michelle Devadas
A couple meet online during lockdown and immediately hit it off. Deceit, however, lurks under the surface; they each harbour a secret, one of which is deadly.


+ ERIC
UK : 14m : Directed by David Yorke
Joshua finally gets to meet Eric, the beloved dog of a girl he’s been dating. As the evening evolves, Josh begins to get a sneaking suspicion that Eric isn’t your typical house pet.


4 HALLOWEEN WORLD PREMIERE
Italy : 1h 15m : 2023 : Subtitles : Directed by Domiziano Cristopharo
22.30 : The Ballroom, Park Inn by Radisson Palace : Tickets £7.00
On Hallow's Eve, 4 destinies and fates intersect: while a serial killer is undecided about what mask to wear, a boy helps a bizarre grandmother buy a disguise to scare her grandchildren; meanwhile, a mad scientist decides to eliminate all depressed people through a deadly pizza dough, while a couple in crisis will have to come to terms with their deepest fears.
This film replaces formerly advertised Cross of the 7 Jewels
