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HORROR EVENT, THE SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST - CELEBRATING ITS 19th EDITION IN 2023





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Horrorfest 2023




The
19th Annual South African HORRORFEST
Hal
loween Season 2023


25 OCTOBER - 6 NOVEMBER


The South African HORRORFEST is the longest running and only event of its kind in the country
(if not the continent)
featuring new, classic and rare movies, pre-release screenings, dark literature,
live silent film soundtrack performance, Halloween dress-up, give-aways and more.

The majority of the movie selections will have their South Africa / Africa premieres at the Horrorfest,
Many will get cinema-only shows, others on-line only, and some both.
The upside of the virtual on-line festival element is that it enables the South African Horrorfest to
reach beyond Cape Town to the rest of the country for those who'd been wanting to attend for years!
Full festival line-up and booking will be updated
HERE
as they're confirmed.

In-person screenings will happen at the independent Labia Theatre in Cape Town,
keeping the cinema experience spirit alive!
BOOK HERE


Streaming movies will be hosted at Quicket
(Currently all on-line content will only be accessible within South Africa)

Several titles will get both cinema and streaming options.


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HERE YOU'LL FIND THE FULL 2023 LINE-UP - IN CINEMA AND STREAMING
(while unlikely, titles may be subject to change)

 



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EARLY 2023 MOVIE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

C L A S S I C S


The Exorcist



HORRORFEST Classics










FULL SA HORRORFEST '23 CINEMA SELECTION
incl. Africa Premieres and Classics:

THE EXORCIST (50th Anniversary) - festival warm-up screening
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Live Soundtrack Performance)
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Audience Participation)
SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM COLLECTION - CINEMA EDITION
MOTHER SUPERIOR (award winning Austrian Film)
R.L. Stine's ZOMBIE TOWN (feat. Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase)
ABRUPTIO (a disturbing cast of human size puppets)
HOW TO KILL MONSTERS (British horror-comedy)
SHARK EXORCIST (so-bad-it's-good madness)
THE 100 CANDLES GAME: THE LAST POSSESSION (Anthology Horror)
HEX (South African director)
KING KONG (90th anniversary - 16mm Film Screening)
FRIED BARRY (Director attending)
HAIL TO THE DEADITES (replaced PANDEMONIUM
)

Scroll down for more details or click posters to jump to movies:

29 SEPT 25 OCT 26 OCT 27 OCT 28 OCT 29 OCT 30 OCT
31 OCT 1 NOV 2 NOV 3 NOV 4 NOV 5 NOV 6 NOV



Special Advance Screening Give-Aways to Horrorfest Ticket Holders
will include SAW X and THE EXORCIST BELIEVER (October 3rd) :

Exorcist Believer  





STREAMING ANNOUNCEMENT :

To get you prepeared for the new remake, we're streaming all 4 TOXIC AVENGER movies from TROMA!
Part of THE X FEST chapter

Toxic Avenger




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Shadow Realm 1 Shadow Realm 2 Shadow Realm 3 Shadow Realm 4 Shadow Realm 5
         



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The Exorcist THE EXORCIST

50th Anniversary Screening
Horrorfest Warm-Up Show

Friday 29 September, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

Described by many as the scariest Horror movie of all time, it is hard to believe that this legendary film celebrates its 50th anniversary this year!

In anticipation of the official HORRORFEST film festival late-October, The Labia Theatre is giving you the opportunity to watch a special anniversary screening of the director's cut in cinema on 29 September.

This commemoration has even more significance in that director William Friedkin sadly passed away recently, and the new direct Blumhouse sequel EXORCIST BELIEVER releases early-October.

Note! : we're doing an EXORCIST BELIEVER advance screening give-away with all Horrorfest ticket buyers automatically eligible to score seats for this show before the movie's official theatrical release!

Trailer:



Our Exorcist Movie Review:




Shark Exorcist SHARK EXORCIST

Stephen King: "Shark Exorcist is a real movie..."

Wednesday 25 October, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

We kick #HORRORFEST23 off with some cult-flick fun!

A demonic nun summons Satan in the form of a ferocious shark, and unleashes terror upon the sleepy fishing town of Paris Landing.

This is neither JAWS, THE EXORCIST nor SHARKNADO, it's an entire abomination unto itself! - Best enjoyed when watching with a PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE spirit.

Regular Horrorfesters who remember THE VELOCIPASTOR will know what they're in for...

From cult-horror director Donald Farmer, maker of movies like Chainsaw Cheerleaders, Cannibal Cop, Catnado and Nundead!

Starring Angela Kerecz, Bobby Kerecz, Alaine Huntington, Channing Dodson, Madison Carney

Trailer coming soon :

 






Mother Superior MOTHER SUPERIOR

Winner "Best Film" and "Best Director" - Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

Thursday 26 October, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

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A young nurse - in search of identity - gets entangled in the occult cabal of her aristocratic patient, the Baroness Heidenreich who resides with her devoted groundskeeper, Otto… Their dark secrets will soon be revealed.

Written & Directed by Marie Alice Wolfszahn
Starring Isabella Händler, Inge Maux, Jochen Nickel, Tim Werths

" A visually sumptuous Gothic fairytale "


"SUSPIRIA" meets "HEREDITARY"

Trailer :






Rocky Horror Picture Show THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Audience Participation Sceening - One Cinema Show Only

Friday 27 October, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

For 48 years the cult classic musical film the Rocky Horror Picture Show has thrilled audiences around the globe. Still as irresistibly fun and fresh as always, the phenomenon is still going strong. Join us at the 19th Horrorfest with an audience participation screening (the best, if not only way to experience the movie!) - For those not bringing their own, or those unaware of all the extras to bring along (from slices of toast, rice, newspapers, rubber gloves, playing cards etc.) > The LoveCraft Experiment will have a stall outside the cinema where you can purchase participation packs.

The rousing party atmosphere of this gem will light up the Labia Theatre, the audience encouraged to arrive dressed as any of the Rocky Horror characters, or anything wild, exotic, crazy, Halloween-related.

Trailer :

 







HOUSE OF USHER

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

(La Chute de la Maison Usher, 1928)

Makabra Ensemble Silent Film Live Soundtrack Performance

Saturday 28 October, 9pm
Labia Theatre


> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

One Cinema Show Only!

This incredibly innovative 1928 French adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale will get its new score by The Makabra Ensemble performed live to the screen.

In this visually stunning and groundbreaking French version of Edgar Allan Poe's timeless story, Roderick Usher summons his friend to his crumbling old mansion in the remote countryside. Usher has been obsessed with painting a portrait of his dying wife Madeline. When she passes away, Usher has her buried in the family crypt, but the audience soon discovers the shocking truth.

Directed by Jean Epstein and co-written by legendary French filmmaker-to-be Luis Buñuel

The Makabra Ensemble consists of Sonja Ruppersberg (Terminatryx, Isobel), Sean Ou Tim (Lark, Mr Sakitumi), Matthijs van Dijk (The ShhArt Ensemble, Dawntreader), Simon Ratcliffe (Lark), Paul Blom (Terminatryx, V.O.D, F8), Ronnie Belcher (Terminatryx, The Damned Crows, Gramlich)

Special guests will be announced soon.

With over a dozen silent film adaptations, some of the movies The Makabra Ensemble re-scored since 2006 include Nosferatu, The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, The Phantom Of The Opera, Metropolis, Haxan, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Vampyr, Faust and more.

Trailer coming soon :

 








Zombie Town R.L. Stine's ZOMBIE TOWN

Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase reunite on screen again!

Sunday 29 October, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre


> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

One Cinema Show Only

Streaming details to follow

Two '70s / '80s legends finally reunite on screen!

DAN AYKROYD (GHOSTBUSTERS / BLUES BROTHERS) and CHEVY CHASE (VACATION & FLETCH movies) are back in this adaptation of GOOSEBUMPS and FEAR STREET author R.L. Stine's ZOMBIE TOWN!

Both starting out at SNL, Chase and Aykroyd's previous movie colabs include SPIES LIKE US, CADDYSHACK 2 and NOTHING BUT TROUBLE.

In ZOMBIE TOWN two teens uncover a centuries-old secret when they decide to watch a zombie movie on Halloween night. However, when the townspeople themselves turn into the undead, they must track down an infamous filmmaker and break the curse before it's too late.

Starring Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Marlon Kazadi, Madi Monroe, Henry Czerny
Directed by Peter Lepeniotis

Trailer :

 





Hex HEX

Monday 30 October, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre


> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

A holiday romance turns into a terrifying nightmare when a backpacker and a young woman become the unwitting playthings of a vengeful and horrific entity.

Shot in Cambodia by SA-born director Rudolf Buitendach.

Starring Ross McCall, Jenny Boyd, Kelly Blatz, Adrian Hough, Ren Hanami 

Trailer :

 








Shadow Realm Short Films SHADOW REALM SHORT FILMS - CINEMA EDITION

Tuesday 31 October, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

The Cinema Edition of the Shadow Realm short films consist of a selection of around a dozen movies from the five feature length short collections streaming via Quicket. The 10 hours+ of amazing short films from around the world covers all conceivable Horror sub-genres, subjects and styles.

You won't get to see these incredible works anywhere else.
The CINEMA EDITION will include:

THE SMILE (Netherlands)
MANTRA (France)
BOOKWORM (Spain)
FUNGUS (Australia)
THE WYRM OF BWLCH PEN BARRAS (UK)
ODDITIES (USA)
MENSVRETERS - MATRIKS (South Africa)
SHINIGAMI (France)
SPIRIT DOLL (South Africa)
DEMONS IN THE CLOSET (USA)
ALICIA (Spain)

5 more volumes (10 hours worth) will be streaming at Quicket
Check out the STREAMING volumes HERE

Shadow Realm Short Films - Cinema







The 100 Candles Game THE 100 CANDLES GAME: The Last Possession

Wednesday 1 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

A group of influencers decides to play a paranormal game in the mysterious Stonewall Mansion. To do this, they form a circle with a hundred lit candles and begin to narrate horror stories live for their social networks, without knowing that this place hides a dark past. They have awakened something evil. The youngsters will have to continue the game until the end if they want to survive.

Directed by Guillermo Lockhart & Charly Goitia

Starring: Brett Delbuono (OPPENHEIMER, LET ME IN), Kieran Bew (ALIEN VS PREDATOR, BEOWULF), McKaley Miller (MA, BONES), Melinda Dekay (DOLLS), Magui Bravi (WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND: SCARS)

Trailer :

 







Abruptio ABRUPTIO

Thursday 2 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre


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"Abruptio is a trippy, gory puppet horror masterpiece"

continuing our tradition of giving you mindblowing movies you're unlikely to see anywhere else in SA! Evan Marlowe's unique film is enacted entirely using lifelike puppets, with voices by the likes of Jordan Peele (Get Out, Nope), Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street), Sid Haig (House Of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects), James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Hana Mae Lee (Pitch Perfect), Rich Fuller (The Mighty Boosh), Christopher McDonald (Thelma & Louise).
Les Hackel is a guy down on his luck who wakes to find an explosive device has been implanted in his neck. He must carry out heinous crimes in order to stay alive while trying to identify the mastermind manipulating the now twisted and strange world around him.


Trailer :
 







How To Kill Monsters

HOW TO KILL MONSTERS

Friday 3 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

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Get ready for some British Horror-Comedy madness!

The only survivor of a grisly massacre joins forces with an unlikely group of rookie police officers and criminals to protect a police station from an onslaught of Lovecraftian creatures from another realm. Utilizing entirely practical effects, complete with copious amounts of fake blood and gore, "How to Kill Monsters" serves up a nostalgic popcorn horror experience. It's a film that will satiate horror enthusiasts, delivering an equal blend of thrills, deaths, and laughter.


Directed by Stewart Sparke
Starring Lyndsey Craine, Arron Dennis, Fenfen Huang, Daniel Thrace, Johnny Vivash, Nicolas Vince

Trailer :






Hail To The Deadites HAIL TO THE DEADITES
(has replaced PANDEMONIUM)

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

A documentary about THE EVIL DEAD fandom.

Featuring Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Chris Alexander, Betsy Baker, Martin Bruyère, Tom Sullivan, Theresa Tilly, Ellen Sandweiss, Bill Mosele.

As a longtime fan of the legendary Sam Raimi directed Evil Dead movies, filmmaker Steve Villeneuve ventured out to explore the fandom around these unique movies and its central character Ash (played with such gusto by Bruce Campbell).

Across conventions and film festivals, he tracks down cast and crew, and the most rabid fans and cosplayers to shed light on this immortal obsession - and oh yes, it includes the zombie slaying king, Mr. Campbell himself, baby! plus Ted Raimi, Chris Alexander, Betsy Baker, Martin Bruyère, Tom Sullivan, Theresa Tilly, Ellen Sandweiss, Dan Hicks, Sarah Berry, Richard Domeier, John Fallon and others.

Trailer :

 


Pandemonium Unfortunately
PANDEMONIUM
has been replaced by HAIL TO THE DEADITES

Hell Knows No Forgiveness

In this French visual & philosophical horror mind trip, several survivors get up from the wreckage of a devastating car accident, only to realize they are involved in an existential crisis over their past ... Nathan is one of them, descending into the depths of hell, where he is doomed to experience the pain of tortured souls along the way.

Written & Directed by Quarxx
Starring Hugo Dillon, Arben Bajraktaraj, Ophélia Kolb, Carl Laforêt, Manon Maindivide

Trailer :






King Kong

KING KONG

16mm Film Screening - One Cinema Show Only

Sunday 5 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre (no streaming)

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

Time to kick it old-school!
Don't miss the chance to see this classic 1933 movie in cinema from a 16mm film print! (courtesy of film collector Marco Pellis)

Celebrating its 90th anniversary, KING KONG has seen many remakes, but this is the original.

In KING KONG, actress Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) and director Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) travel to the Indian Ocean to do location shoots for Denham's new jungle picture. Along the way, the actress meets and falls for rugged First Mate John Driscoll (Bruce Cabot). Upon arriving at a mysterious island, Ann is taken hostage by natives who prepare her as a sacrifice to the enormous ape Kong who rules over their jungle. But when Ann is rescued and Kong is captured, the real trouble begins.

Directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack

Trailer :

 





 

Fried Barry FRIED BARRY

Director in attendance

Monday 6 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

The wild multi-award winning SA-made cult flick returns for another cinema screening to close the 19th annual HORRORFEST Film Festival & Halloween event!

Barry is a drug-addled, abusive bastard who - after yet another bender - is abducted by aliens. Barry takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town. What follows is an onslaught of drugs, sex and violence as our alien tourist enters the weird and wonderful world of humankind. Fried Barry is based upon the short film of the same name, which earned 57 official selections and 12 wins at festivals around the world, including several at the HORRORFEST (of them, Best Picture).

Director Ryan Kruger will introduce the movie and chat afterwards & take questions.

Starring Gary Green, Chanelle de Jager, Joe Vaz, Brett Williams, Joey Cramer, Sean Cameron Michael, Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Directed by Ryan Kruger


Trailer:

 



   

STREAMING MOVIE LINE-UP






ACCESS THE STREAMING CHAPTER HERE



Horrorfest Streaming


5 feature length SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM collections (see below)
MOTHER SUPERIOR
WHAT LURKS BENEATH
FOREVER HOME
LOVE WILL TEAR US APART
R.L. Stine's ZOMBIE TOWN
THE TOXIC AVENGER Parts 1-4 (X Fest chapter)
HAIL TO THE DEADITES
MASKING THRESHOLD
ENTER MYCEL
BOMBE
FROST
HEX

+ special addition:
DYLAN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (A Nightmare On Elm Street Fan Film),
watch it here for free:

 



Zombie Town ZOMBIE TOWN

Streaming until 6 November via Quicket

> ACCESS VIRTUAL STREAMING HORRORFEST HERE

The wild multi-award winning SA-made cult flick returns for another cinema screening to close the 19th annual HORRORFEST Film Festival & Halloween event!

Barry is a drug-addled, abusive bastard who - after yet another bender - is abducted by aliens. Barry takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town. What follows is an onslaught of drugs, sex and violence as our alien tourist enters the weird and wonderful world of humankind. Fried Barry is based upon the short film of the same name, which earned 57 official selections and 12 wins at festivals around the world, including several at the HORRORFEST (of them, Best Picture).

Director Ryan Kruger will introduce the movie and chat afterwards & take questions.

Starring Gary Green, Chanelle de Jager, Joe Vaz, Brett Williams, Joey Cramer, Sean Cameron Michael, Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Directed by Ryan Kruger


Trailer:

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   




> SHADOW REALM STREAMING SHORT FILM COLLECTIONS <


         
Shadow Realm 1 Shadow Realm 2 Shadow Realm 3 Shadow Realm 4 Shadow Realm 5
         


Shadow Realm Shorts Vol 1





SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM COLLECTION
Volume 1


Streaming via Quicket - ACCESS HERE

The Smile
Knit One, Stab Two
Mantra
Welcome To Candy's
Filter
Spirit Doll
Feather foot
Amy & I
Alicia
Super Happy Fun Clown
Fax Repair and You

Trailer :
 


SHadow Realm Vol 1







Shadow Realmm Shorts Vol 2




SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM COLLECTION
Volume 2


Streaming via Quicket - ACCESS HERE

Wait For It
Fungus
Oldtimers
Dreams
Jenny's Absnithe
Bad Boy Buck
La Bestia
Spaghetti

Trailer :



Shadow Realm Vol 1


   
   
   
Shadow Realm Shorts Vol 3




SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM COLLECTION
Volume 3


Streaming via Quicket - ACCESS HERE

Sylvie Made It
La Nueva
Manicure
Bookworm
Family Night
Shinigami
The Gorge
MensVreters - Matriks

Trailer :

 

Shadow Realm Vol 3





Shadow Realm Shorts Vol 4




SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM COLLECTION
Volume 4


Streaming via Quicket - ACCESS HERE

Bloodsucker
Ringworms
Oddities
Something's Wrong with Diana
Maryla
Awake
Septichexen
SLASHR
Demons In The Closet

Trailer :


Shadow Realm Vol 4




Shadow Realm Shorts Vol 5




SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM COLLECTION
Volume 5


Streaming via Quicket - ACCESS HERE

Rancid Cargo
Meantime
Tradition
Zip
Kiddo
The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras
Starr
Jeong-Dong
Routine


Trailer :

 

Shadow Realm Vol 5

 


   

 


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Horrorfest 2023



FULL SA HORRORFEST '23 CINEMA SELECTION
incl. Africa Premieres and Classics:

THE EXORCIST (50th Anniversary) - festival warm-up screening
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Live Soundtrack Performance)
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Audience Participation)
SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM COLLECTION - CINEMA EDITION
PANDEMONIUM (French Film)
MOTHER SUPERIOR (Austrian Film)
R.L. Stine's ZOMBIE TOWN (feat. Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase)
ABRUPTIO (a disturbing cast of human size puppets)
HOW TO KILL MONSTERS (British horror-comedy)
SHARK EXORCIST (so-bad-it's-good madness)
THE 100 CANDLES GAME: THE LAST POSSESSION (Anthology Horror)
HEX (South African director)
KING KONG (90th anniversary - 16mm Film Screening)
FRIED BARRY (Director attending)

Scroll down for more details and STREAMING line-up, or click posters to jump to movies:

29 SEPT 25 OCT 26 OCT 27 OCT 28 OCT 29 OCT 30 OCT
31 OCT 1 NOV 2 NOV 3 NOV 4 NOV 5 NOV 6 NOV


Special Advance Screening Give-Away to Horrorfest Ticket Holders
will include THE EXORCIST BELIEVER (October 3rd) :

Exorcist Believer  


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The South African Horrorfest made US publication
MovieMaker Magazine's list of The World's 50 Best Genre Festivals
and DREAD CENTRAL's list of Best Horror Festivals In The World


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THE 2023 HORRORFEST JURY MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT


Johannes Grenzfurthner




Juet Devanny Pinn



jury Steve Villeneuve





WATCH PARTY !

THE NUN
(2018)

Wednesday 6 September (on the eve of its cinematic release 5 years ago!)
8:30pm (GMT+2 / SAST) @ Prime Video
Watch Party link: https://watchparty.amazon/t6f5qux
The Nun

In anticipation of THE NUN II hitting cinema on Friday (or Thursday if you win a Horrorfest advance screening ticket - see below),
we thought maybe we should do an Amazon Prime Video watch party of the first movie to refresh our memories before
watching this Conjuring Universe sequel.
And if you don't have Prime, sync up with your DVD / Blu-ray / or alternative streaming service.



The Nun II

THE CONJURING UNIVERSE expands again with this second chapter in THE NUN saga!
An evil is spreading - In 1956 France, a priest is murdered - leading to Sister Irene once again coming face-to-face
with Valak, the demon nun... Want to grab FREE double tickets for special advance screenings in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, seeing it in cinema before the rest the world? (7 September, 8pm, popcorn & drinks included).
Then all you need to do is check out the YouTube video description of this clip :

 








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SPECIAL HORRORFEST ADVANCE SCREENING TICKET GIVE-AWAYS!
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Demeter



Insidious 5







2022 SA HORRORFEST AWARDS VIDEOS:


SHORT FILMS FEATURE FILMS
   



ALL 2023 HORRORFEST AWARDS
 







The South African Horrorfest made US publication
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2023 HORRORFEST LINE-UP

As with our previous editions, the 19th annual Horrorfest will feature a wide variety of indies, premieres, advance screenings,
documentaries, short films, live soundtrack performance and more.


First announcements :



The Exorcist

- This special anniversary screening is an early HORRORFEST warm-up on 29 September -




Horrofest Classics


PRE-RELEASE SCREENINGS AND S.A. PREMIERES


SEVERAL SHORT FILM VOLUMES


HORROR LINKED DOCUMENTARIES


MAKABRA ENSEMBLE LIVE SOUNDTRACK PERFORMANCE

Makabra Ensemble

The Makabra Ensemble

Live silent film soundtrack by THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE will be for the amazing Freench adaptation of
Edgar Allan Poe's THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
> BOOK TICKETS HERE



The Makabra members are Sonja Ruppersberg, Simon Ratcliffe, Matthijs van Dijk, Paul Andre Blom,
Sean Ou Tim, and Ronnie Belcher.


One of the HorrorFest highlights.
The Makabra Ensemble consists of a collection of diverse musicians, creating new soundtracks
to classic silent films, performing it live beneath the big screen!
It always coincides with the Halloween dress-up competition, which we'll do via the Facebook group.
With Covid seating restrictions
, updates will follow on how this will be handled.

All updates at:
www.facebook.com/ SouthAfricanHorrorfest

and join the Makabra Ensemble
's page at
www.facebook.com/ MakabraEnsemble


Visit the official site:
www.terminatryx.com/makabra





HORRORFEST GUESTS


We always try our best to get interesting local and international filmmakers, authors or anyone who can enhance
the festival experience to attend as guests and interact with the audience via Q&As, signings and more.
Past guests have included Resident Evil franchise producer-director team Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt (UK / USA),
documentarian & lecturer Calum Waddell (UK), Cosmesis special make-up FX master Clinton Smith (ZA),
actor Rob van Vuuren and the cast from SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE,
actress Fiona Horrigan (USA), producer Yash Patniak (India) and more.
2017 our special guest was Oscar nominated director Darrell James Roodt, and in 2018
the Garcia brothers with cast & crew of Hell Trip.
2020 saw Ryan Kruger attend two screenings of his movie Fried Barry.

CINEMA BOOKING AT QUICKET.CO.ZA

Quicket SA HorrorFest




BLOODY PARCHMENT LITERATURE NIGHT

Bloody Parchment SA HorrorFest

The BLOODY PARCHMENT literary event has gone virtual since Covid struck!
It will be hosted at The Horrorfest channel, but we'll look at an in-person ption for 2022
www.YouTube.com/TheHorrorfest

Stay tuned.

For more
details, contact nerinedorman@gmail.com

Join the Bloody
Parchment group page
RIGHT HERE



Penguin HorrorFest


For Bloody Parchment short story competition details,
head to www.bloodyparchment.blogspot.com

Get all HorrorFest Bloody Parchment short story anthologies at
Amazon, GoodReads and SmashWords.
Access the Bloody Parchment web page HERE



V.O.D - Voice Of Destruction
'Bloedrivier' album 21st anniversary special ltd. ed. red vinyl re-release.

SEE VIDEO BELOW

FOR VINYL ORDERS
CONTACT V.O.D







FILM FEST LIST

S.A. HORRORFEST made this Top 100 Horror / Fantasy Film Festival list
see it here



SAE


FACEBOOK



The South African HORRORFEST new Facebook Page can be liked at
www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanHorrorfest

The Group can be joined here:
www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest

Do invite your friends (and enemies) to like, join & spread it across the world!



FANGORIA INTERVIEW

Fangoria

Catch an extensive interview by Fangoria editor Chris Alexander
with South African HorrorFest creators Paul & Sonja
access it here




HORRORFEST POSTER HISTORY

Click Here for the poster design history of the HorrorFest



 


See the haunting music video for the title track of the new studio album SHADOW
by MAKABRA ENSEMBLE creators TERMINATRYX :





INTERVIEW

with South African HorrorFest co-creator, Paul Blom

Click Here or the image below


sonja and paul



schedule schedule schedule




Here is the 2022 South African HORRORFEST Cinema Schedule

A dozen in-person screenings at the independent Labia Theatre, Orange Street, Cape Town,
BOOK HERE



Stream movie will be hosted at Quicket
(Currently all on-line content will only be accessible within South Africa)






Bathory SA HorrorFest


   







booking booking booking



Physical cinema booking and streaming via Quicket


Quicket SA HorrorFest


[Phone bookings are no longer supported]

ACCESS ALL TICKETS & STREAMING AT QUICKET BELOW:

 








HorrorFest Market HorrorFest Market HorrorFest Market

 

The HORRORFEST HALLOWEEN MARKET returns this year!
- Free Access -
Outside the Labia Theatre on Saturday 28 October from noon until the 9pm
live silent film soundtrack performance to silent classic THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
by THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE.
BOOK HERE










HorrorFest After Party HorrorFest After Party HorrorFest After Party


Details to follow



Terminatryx.com


See the werewolf inspired music video for the song "VIRUS"
by MAKABRA ENSEMBLE creators TERMINATRYX :

 





   
Merch Merch Merch



Check out our kick-ass HorrorFest store

RIGHT HERE !


- or e-mail us for details -


HorrorFest T-shirts include:

SkullMoon Logo / Crest Design / Ouija Board

SA HorrorFest
on black T-shirts & vests
SA HorrorFest
on white and black T-shirts & vests
HorrorFest Tshirt
on black T-shirts & vests


Makabra Ensemble T-shirts include:

Nosferatu / Haxan / Metropolis / Faust


DVDs :

The TERMINATRYX / NOSFERATU DVD is now available!

This DVD contains the full 1922 silent vampire classic Nosferatu with its new, original soundtrack as composed and performed live to the screen at the 2006 festival by Terminatryx and very special guests (Simon & Sean from Lark, Francois from K.O.B.U.S. & Voice Of Destruction, and Matthijs from Dawntreader).
The DVD also contains Terminatryx music videos, photo galleries, HorrorFest extras, and the short film imPERFECTION.

e-mail us for details

a Flamedrop Productions / ENT Entertainment release


HorrorFest Sticker packs include:
SkullMoon Logo / Crest Design / HorrorFest Text

- e-mail us for order details -



   


Partners Partners Partners

S P O N S O R S / A F F I L I A T E S


Bothners

Mr Lucky Tattoos SA HorrorFest

Penguin

Sad Shirts SA HorrorFest

Sound Motion

Dark Waters

New ock


Black Ink



Visual Impact

Bathory SA HorrorFest



   
Give Aways Give Aways Give Aways



The 2022 SA HORROFEST Audience Prizes & Give-Aways
(terms & conditions apply - winners must be 18 or older)


Horrorfest Prizes

Each Ticket Bought Increases Your Chances Of Winning,
but, joining all our
Social Media
and sharing the event with ha
shtags #SAhorrorfest & #SAhorrorfest22 increases it even more!


Access All Social Media Links Here

CINEMA BOOKING STREAMING


PRIZES & GIVE-AWAYS INCLUDE:


DISNEY+ Subscriptions

MR LUCKY'S CAPE TOWN TATTOO VOUCHERS

PENGUIN BOOKS

MERCH FROM SAD SHIRTS

UIP MOVIE MERCH






Mr Lucky Tattoos SA HorrorFest




Sad Shirts SA HorrorFest




Penguin Random House SA Horrorfest




Past give-aways included all the above as well as:

Bathory SA HorrorFest






MAILING LIST




Join & Follow the HORRORFEST at :
HorrorFest Instagram
http://www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest



 

SA HorrorFest

 

 










Related film festivals you may enjoy:
www.xfest.org


www.celludroid.net


Get in the mood for Halloween and watch the short film "Marked", made by the HorrorFest organizers.
(all festival info further down)



visual impact




OFFICIAL HORRORFEST PROMO CLIP

[ director: paul blom / star: sonja ruppersberg / make-up fx: clinton smith / dop: marnus tredoux / editor: leon visser ]

> this clip is beeen expanded into the short film "Marked", and the Terminatryx "Virus" music video <




Browse the scrolling gallery below for some of movies screened at past S.A. HORRORFEST events.
Buy them from Amazon by clicking on the movie of your choice.



Search Amazon below for the Horror movies of your choice








South African HorrorFest


ABOUT THE SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST
In 2004 Paul Blom and Sonja Ruppersberg decided to rectify the issue of the absence of a dedicated Horror event in South Africa.
The first S.A. HorrorFest (then also known as the Horror Festacular) launched in 2005.
Besides being a Horror / Chiller / Thriller film festival (screening feature films and short films from around the world),
from the start it made a point of expanding into a broad Halloween event by incorporating
new live soundtrack performances to classic silent films by The Makabra Ensemble,
the Bloody Parchment literary chapter, Halloween dress-up competition, a night market and more.

Sonja Paul Zoltan HorrorFest
HorrorFest organizers Sonja & Paul at the Zombie Walk, with their boy Zoltan



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