GRIMMFEST NEWS

You’ll find all the latest news on our upcoming festivals and screening events right here. We’ll also keep you abreast on the latest news about new and classic horror movies and associated film, gaming and media news. This is where the Grimmfest team can share opinions, explore areas of interest, and inform on the world of genre cinema.

GRIMMFEST 2025 AWARD WINNERS

Grimmfest, Manchester's International Festival of Fantastic Film, celebrated its 17th anniversary this year with four ferocious, fear-filled days of the very best in genre cinema, screening at The ...

GRIMMFEST 2025 PROMO

Grimmfest is coming! Watch the official promo created by the incredibly talented Josh Woods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqvvzVBfGcg Check out the schedule, the full lowdown ...

MASSIVE GOODIE BAG FOR ALL WEEKEND PASS HOLDERS!

ZAVVI and 101 Films have kindly sponsored our 2025 GOODIE BAGS, and they are (in our opinion) the best we've ever offered! All you have to do to get one ...

GUESTS FOR GRIMMFEST 2025!

This year's Grimm grows ever closer, and as always we have a whole load of guests for you to spend a lot of fun time with! Aside from ...

FOOD AND DRINK OFFERS AT GRIMMFEST

LIONS DEN BAR 20% off all drinks at LIONS DEN BAR for all festival ticket and pass holders! Dont miss out on your chance to pop in and have ...

GRIMMFEST ANNOUNCES SURPRISE FILM & SHORTS PROGRAMMES.

Following on from the recent announcement of the features line-up, the Grimmfest Team are delighted to reveal that the “surprise” film completing that line-up will be a special ...

GRIMMFEST UNVEILS FULL FEATURE FILM LINE-UP FOR 2025!

The festival will be returning to the Odeon Great Northern in Manchester, 9th - 12th October, to showcase the very best in new genre cinema. Four fear-filled days, twenty one brand new feature films and more World and International premieres than ever before....

THE TOXIC AVENGER unleashes UK poster and trailer!

Toxie will be rampaging across UK and Ireland screens on 29th August! Produced by creator Lloyd Kaufman, the new take on Troma’s 1984 cult classic is written and ...

Learn the alphabet with Arnie!

On Friday 22nd August, we're screening two Arnie sci-fi classics - TOTAL RECALL & THE RUNNING MAN - so what better way to brush up on your ABCs than with the Austrian Oak himself? Altogether now, A is for......