9-12 October, Odeon Great Northern, Manchester UK.
Four jam packed days will take you on a journey into the dark heart of contemporary cinema, with terrifying horrors, gripping thrillers, mind bending sci-fi, and even a little comedy.
Our venue was the Odeon Great Northern, Manchester, with four days of movie premieres, Q&As, market stalls and signings.
PASSES AND TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.
This programme explores parental responsibilities and abuses, filial resentments and revenges, sibling guilt, and grandmotherly anxiety, in a series of tales that reminds us that blood ties can …
4.30pm Thursday 9th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
When a traumatised former war reporter is hypnotized as part of a past life regression event, he awakes not with memories of a glamorous previous existence, but finds …
6.30pm Thursday 9th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
Best friends Karl and Miles, who find themselves in a secluded cabin in the woods with what they think is an opportunity to get rich, with the only …
8.50pm Thursday 9th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
1942. A warship carrying hundreds of Australian soldiers across the Timor Sea to the frontline of WW2 is sunk by Japanese fighter planes, leaving a handful of raw recruit …
10.30pm Thursday 9th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human …
10.40pm Thursday 9th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
As a horrific plague rages through the city, turning its victims into frenzied, self-destructive shells of their former selves, grieving widower Jay seeks refuge in his family’s department …
10.30am Friday 10th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
At her surprise birthday party, an emotionally fragile woman begins experiencing disturbing, otherworldly phenomena—threatening to turn the best night of her life into a never-ending nightmare. https://…
1.00pm Friday 10th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
When a black bounty hunter moves into a rundown apartment complex, she finds herself forced to protect an orphaned boy from the predatory white landlord. Grimmfest Says: “If …
3.30pm, Friday 10th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
A couple of bickering young brothers left to fend for themselves in their new home start to suspect that they are not really alone in the house at …
6.20pm Friday 10th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
A retired university lecturer’s investigation into the mysterious death of an old friend leads to time loss, amnesia, chilling conspiracies and cover-ups, and cataclysmic cosmic horrors. A …
8.30pm Friday 10th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
We offer uncomfortable situations, performance anxieties, social faux pas, peer group pressures, the tentative, treacherous nature of romance, and the slippery, competitive nature of friendship, in a series …
10.45pm Friday 10th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
An obsessive, psychopathically perfectionist furniture designer takes his desire to create the perfect chair to truly… excessive lengths. https://vimeo.com/1083422674/0634f47e19?share=copy Grimmfest Says: Are …
10.30am Saturday 11th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
A computer hacker finds himself the target of a vengeful victim of his crimes. Grimmfest Says: Tom Botchii, director of ARTIK, makes a welcome return to Grimmfest with …
1.00pm Saturday 11th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
A group of young activists breaks into a slaughterhouse, aiming to expose the owners for processing meat unfit for consumption. Armed with cameras, they capture damning evidence only …
3.30pm Saturday 11th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
Musicians Daphne and Darcy Davenport have move from London to a cottage in Wales to complete their new album. But their field recordings capture something unearthly, and their …
6.00pm Saturday 11th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
As Christmas looms, a put-upon and sexually frustrated husband, feeling neglected by his wife following the birth of a child he has started to suspect isn’t his, makes …
8.30pm Saturday 11th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
In a post-apocalyptic world, a virus has transformed humans into violently deranged cannibals. A bereaved mother has lost everything and takes refuge in an isolated mountain cabin, until …
10.30pm Saturday 11th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
We offer encounters with Elder Gods, Cosmic Consciousnesses, dimension-spanning entities, and the darker, more repressed aspects of the Self, in a selection of Tales that might best be …
10.30am, Sunday 12th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
Autumn Equinox, late 20th century. Four friends travel to an isolated house deep in the forest to perform a witchcraft initiation ritual and complete the circle of the …
12.30pm Sunday 12th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
Luke Merritt lands a job at the cult-like Symbio Corporation, where a mind-altering kombucha turns employees into productive corporate cogs. As the drink begins to erase his identity, …
3.10pm Sunday 12th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
One year into a plague of flesh-eating, mind-altering worms, the nocturnal town of Ashland, Ohio, has embraced the parasites’ rule. Under cult-like Mayor Joshua, zealous Ranchers spread their …
5.35pm Sunday 12th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
After years of struggling with infertility, Robin and Daniel, realise their dreams of parenthood by adopting Kathelia, a mute orphan, with a dark and mysterious past. But Kathelia’s …
8.00pm Sunday 12th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
Actors rehearsing at the mysterious Heissenhoff theatre find themselves being stalked by a masked killer, and realise that they are to be the sacrifices in an elaborately planned …
10.10pm Sunday 12th Oct
Odeon Great Northern
Deep river valleys, tall limestone bluffs sawing through the sky… thousands of years ago, this unique portion of the Midwest escaped the crushing effects of the giant Ice …
5th – 8th Dec
Online
Battling against the legacy of childhood trauma, internalised misogyny, and the image-obsessed fat shaming of the LA music business, aspiring singer-songwriter Frankie Ramirez finally snaps, with bloody results… …
5th – 8th Dec
On Line
All screening events start at the advertised time. We do not screen any commercials before the start of the films.
GUESTS Q&As AND SIGNINGS. details HERE.
ACCOMMODATION + PARKING. Go here for Hotel deals and more.
THE FESTIVAL HUB. Pick up a bargain from one of the many market stalls, selling a variety of horror and cinema related goods. This year it is being organised by Stockport Alternative Market and you can find more info HERE
FOOD AND DRINK. Check out great offers from our partners within the Great Northern complex. GO HERE
GRIMMFEST MERCH. You can pick up the latest Grimmfest merchandise online via our friends at ZAVVI.
A gripping Manchester made thriller that we recommend you see on the big screen! As we roll out the cinema screenings of PAST LIFE in the UK, we …
PAST LIFE, the new movie from the head honchos at Grimmfest and which opened the festival back in Oct 2025, will be releasing in cinemas and on digital in …
Join us this Christmas for a special preview screening for the brand new remake of SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT from Cineverse (Terrifier 2&3) and StudioCanal (Train to Busan) . …
If you can’t find the information you need here, please get in touch: info@grimmfest.com
The annual Grimmfest film festival takes place annually, at the Odeon Great Northern in Manchester UK. The dates for 2025 are October 9th– 12th.
Yes. 2025 Full festival passes are available now. Right Here.
The festival runs as a live event across four days with numerous film premieres to watch on the big screen and other associated activities that horror and genre cinemas fans can attend. If you want to attend the full festival, you’ll need to come to the Odeon Great Northern in Manchester.
Yes. Grimmfest is open for submissions most of the year round. Submissions should be made via Film Freeway, where you will also find all of the necessary information about the submission process, the kinds of films we are looking for, and any spec requirements. Short and feature films with a focus on the fearsome, the fantastic, or the blackly comic are all welcome.
Manchester has a great many hotels, hostels, aparthotels, and other places to stay. Grimmfest generally has discount deals available, with hotel sponsors. Go here for more info.
Grimmfest has been running since 2009 and is now considered one of the most prestigious festivals of fantastic film in Europe.
We pride ourselves on presenting the very best in independnet genre cinema and host a broad selection of movie premieres on the big screen. As most of the films we screen are yet to be released in the UK, attending Grimmfest allows you to see them first before they get released to the general public.
We cram as many premieres as we can into the four day fest, so be prepared for many hours of movie watching. But we suspect you may well discover your new favorite film. You’ll also get the chance to rate each film you watch, allowing the Grimmfest team to identify the Audience favorite, which is presented with an award.
Grimmfest is a very welcoming film festival with many regular attendees as well as returning guests. There is no sense of “Us and Them”. We pride ourselves on our approachability, and on creating an inclusive, almost family atmosphere. If you are new to Grimmfest, you’ll definitely quickly make new friends from within the attendees and the extended Grimmfest team and volunteers. We are all members of the Horror Community, and this is a chance to get together, swap stories, experience the best of contemporary genre cinema, and socialise. Everyone is keen to discuss the selected films, often over a beer or food.
Please note: Grimmfest 2025 is primarily a ‘Live’ festival event. Grimmfest Online was launched during the Pandemic Lockdown, and moving forward we may offer content online as well as at the physical festival in the future. As far as possible, we strive to ensure that as much of the festival content is available on the big screen. We occasionally screen additional material online that is not available at the live event.
Outside of watching movie premieres and rereleased genre classics on the big screen, you can also attend film maker and film star Q&As, exclusive parties, meet the film makers, and attend autograph signings. It’s also a chance to network, and socialise with film makers and fellow film enthusiasts. You might also fancy perusing our festival hub where you can buy Grimmfest merchandise or pick up a bargain from one of the many stalls, which sell a whole variety of horror and cinema related goods, many of which are hand crafted.