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Horror Hangout #350 : FrightFest 2024
It’s time to take another journey directly into The Dark Heart of Cinema!
This week Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner attend FrightFest at Odeon in Leicester Square (London). The extensive episode includes interviews and reviews, plus catch-ups with previous guests and new friends.
00:14 Day 1 Intro
04:39 Broken Bird Review
09:52 Interview w/ Rebecca Calder (Star of Broken Bird)
11:51 Interview w/ Joanne Mitchell (Director of Broken Bird)
14:38 Interview w/ David Shackelford (Star of The Invisible Raptor)
17:25 Day 1 Roundup
18:47 Test Screening Review
20:00 The Invisible Raptor Review
21:11 Day 1 Roundup (cont'd)
24:54 Day 2 Intro
27:09 Interview w/ Livvy Hill (Star of An Taibhse - The Ghost)
30:57 Interview w/ Tom Kerrisk (Star of An Taibhse - The Ghost)
35:14 Interview w/ John Farrelly (Director of An Taibhse - The Ghost)
39:29 An Taibhse - The Ghost Review
41:53 Cinderella's Curse Review
44:00 Children of the Wicker Man Review
45:50 Interview w/ Colin G. Cooper (Director of Bath Bomb)
50:44 Bookworm Review
53:32 Scarlet Blue Review
54:41 Short Film Showcase 1 Review
56:58 Interview w/ Clinton Liberty (Star of Touchdown)
1:00:44 Interview w/ Josephine Rose (Director of Touchdown)
1:04:30 Interview w/ Radi Nikolov
1:08:16 Day 2 Roundup / Day 3 Intro
1:10:16 Shelby Oaks Review
1:12:20 The Mutilator 2 Review
1:15:23 Touchdown Review
1:17:43 The Lonely Man with the Ghost Machine Review
1:19:29 Scopophobia Review
1:22:18 Protein Review
1:25:40 7 Keys Review
1:27:26 Video Vision Review
1:33:57 The Monster Beneath Us Review
1:39:45 Delirium Review (w/ Emma Cownley)
1:41:50 Hauntology Review (w/ Emma Cownley)
1:44:04 Survive Review
1:46:44 Dead Mail Review
1:50:03 The Last Voyage of the Demeter Review
1:52:42 Traumatika Review
1:55:39 Interview w/ Jade Johnson (Star of Member's Club)
1:58:44 Interview w/ Dean Kilbey (Star of Member's Club)
2:05:39 Interview w/ Kat Hughes
2:11:36 Interview w/ David Gelmini
2:14:53 Day 3 Roundup / Day 4 Intro
2:16:10 Strange Darling Review
2:20:14 Member's Club Review
2:22:56 A Samurai In Time Review
2:25:30 Scared Shitless Review
2:30:17 Interview w/ Jon Spira (Director of The Life & Deaths of Christopher Lee)
2:35:49 Never Have I Ever Review
2:42:35 Azrael Review
2:45:14 A Nightmare On Elm Street 4K Restoration Review
2:48:40 Charlotte Review
2:50:39 Derelict Review
2:51:55 Schlitter - Evil in the Woods Review
2:54:39 Interview w/ Christopher Adamson (Star of Razor Blade Smile)
2:58:04 Interview w/ Dena Castello (Costume Designer of Razor Blade Smile)
3:01:28 Interview w/ Janine Pipe & Neil Marshall
3:06:24 Interview w/ Jake West, Aaron Truss & Neil Jenkins
3:21:23 Day 4 Roundup / Day 5 Intro
3:22:28 Razor Blade Smile 4K Restoration Review
3:26:21 Interview w/ Zoe Rose Smith & Thibault Chavanis
3:30:25 The Dead Thing Review
3:31:56 Short Film Showcase 3 Review
3:34:13 Outro / Thanks
3:41:45 The Dead Thing Review (w/ Emma Cownley)
3:43:09 Sant Clare Review (w/ Emma Cownley)
3:43:47 Outro / Thanks (cont'd)
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