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News,Trailers

Unwelcome trailer promises a creature feature that will grab you

The trailer for the latest film by Jon Wright, director of the Irish cult class Grabbers has arrived and it continues that film’s spirit of strange local horrors. Reuniting the creative team behind that creature feature, Unwelcome hints at something strange going on just beyond the woods of a home of a young British couple, a home in which you could say they are…un…wanted.

October 27, 2021
2022, Chris Walley, Colm Meaney, Douglas Booth, Grabbers, Hannah John-Kamen, Horror, Irish Film, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Jon Wright, Kristian Nairn, Mark Stay, Unwelcome, Warner Bros

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Dublin After Dark finds frights in the fair city Oct 29th

Following on from Culture Night’s event Dublin Will Be Written in My Heart, which showed off the city through the eyes of its filmmakers, another Fillum event will be finding its way to the Circular Bar this Halloween season, a night with a twist. Dublin After Dark will show a different side of the city, not strictly horror, but a darker shade of shorts, all screening on Friday 29th October.

October 22, 2021
2021, Dublin, Fillum, Halloween, Horror, Irish Film, October, Rialto, Short Film, The Circular, What's On

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Must be the Samhain na mBan at the Light House Cinema

The Light House Cinema can always be relied on when October rolls around to offer up a programme of classic, cult and quality horror movies, and 2021 is no exception. This October 18 – 31st, they’ll be screening a selection of greats with a very particular theme. Join the Smithfield cinema ‘standing in aaagh of all mná this Halloween, with their Samhain na mBan series of horrors and thrillers by women directors.

October 1, 2021
2021, Classic Horror, Directed by women, Halloween, Horror, Light House Cinema, October, Samhain, Samhain na mBan

Film Festivals,What's On

The IFI Horrorthon screams back onto screens this October

Spooky season is once again upon us film fans. The fun, watch-horror-movies-every-night spooky season of Samhain that is, as opposed to the unending nightmare of our daily lives. For those that love the former, the Irish Film Institute has you covered, as their annual Horrorthon series returns to the big screens at Eustace Street this October 22nd – 25th.

September 28, 2021
2021, Dublin, Horror, Horrorthon, IFI, IFI@Home, Live Cinema, October, Online, What's On

Reviews

Censor finds the nice in the video nasties

Director: Prano Bailey-Bond Starring: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Sophia La Porte Running Time: 84 minutes

What is it that we enjoy about horror? From the blood and guts found in slashers, to the mental torments we see in more psychological scares, we’ve been intentionally scaring ourselves with really fucked up horror stories for decades? Um, and we’re all just okay with this? Sounds pretty sadistic to be honest. Someone should censor us from ourselves.

August 25, 2021
2021, 80s, Censor, Horror, Michael Smiley, niamh algar, Nicholas Burns, Prano Bailey-Bond, Sophia La Porta, Vincent Franklin

Features,Interviews

Kate Dolan on You Are Not My Mother

Irish horror is having a moment and as big fans of the genre, we’re thrilled to see films like The Hole in the Ground and The Boys From County Hell pick up notice overseas, both for the qualities of the films themselves and for the talents involved in making them. Joining their ranks soon will be changeling chiller You Are Not My Mother, the debut feature film of Kate Dolan, director of Catcalls and many a class local music video on the Irish scene. The film is set for its world premiere later this year as an Official Selection of the Toronto International Film Festival. It will be shown as part of the prestigious festival’s Midnight Madness programme, a raucous night screening the best in action, horror, shock and fantasy cinema. The film is one of only six selected for Midnight Madness this year from around the world.
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August 18, 2021
2021, Carolyn Bracken, Directed by women, Fantastic Films, Hazel Doupe, Horror, Irish Film, Jordanne Jones, Kate Dolan, POV, Screen Ireland, TIFF, You Are Not My Mother

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Body swaps, blood and guts in Freaky

Director: Christopher Landon Starring: Kathryn Newton, Vince Vaughn Running Time: 101 minutes

When you’ve got a slam dunk of a premise, a genre movie that can be summed up in five words or less to producers, marketers and audiences alike, it might be easy to rest on your laurels. “Freaky Friday the 13th” as with director Christopher Landon’s previous “Groundhog Day but Scream” Happy Death Day films, is a clear, fun idea to build a movie around, and one that can spin a handy profit on a low-budget. Thankfully, Landon and co continue to have a lot of fun with their frights in Freaky , a horror comedy that revolves around a strong and silent slasher killer swapping bodies with the meek and mousy teenage girl he’d usually be menacing.

July 6, 2021
2021, Blumhouse, Christopher Landon, Comedy, Horror, Kathryn Newton, Universal, Vince Vaughn

Features,Interviews

Movie Memories: Glamour ghoul Rogue Aurora on drag, horror and gremlins

Rogue Aurora (She/Her) is a Drag Queen from Dublin who has a love for glamour, alternative fashion and the macabre. Unable to showcase her drag during lockdown, Rogue did what a lot of people did and turned to the internet where she would stream video games in full drag, take part in digital drag shows with other performers from all over the world and eventually start a YouTube channel where she regularly uploads videos of herself doing her makeup while discussing horror movies.

Film In Dublin caught up with Rogue to have a chat about some of her Movie Memories, horror origins, starting a Youtube channel and more.

June 24, 2021
2021, cult film, Drag, Horror, Interviews, LGBTQ+ Cinema, Movie Memories, Rogue Aurora

Film Festivals,Reviews

Review Round-Up: Irish Comedy at VMDIFF21

In our latest Review Round-Up, we’re looking back at a pair of homegrown comedies that caught our eye at the 2021 Dublin International Film Festival. These Irish comedy films both have a dark sense of humour and a heartening sense of ingenuity, highlighting some of the best in filmmaking on our island.

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Bleeding Hearts this Valentine’s Day thanks to IFI’s My Bloody Horrorthon

When every waking day is scary, the Horrorthon ain’t just for Halloween folks. The Irish Film Institute’s curation of the creepy and crawly, the Horrorthon will be offering a special selection of scares this Valentine’s Day to get your heart pumping and your pulse racing, all available to stream on IFI@Home.

February 8, 2021
2021, February, Horror, Horrorthon, IFI, IFI Horrorthon, IFI@Home, Online, Valentine's Day

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