Samuel LoveSince its launch in 2000 by Alan Jones, Paul McEvoy, Ian Rattray, and Greg Day, FrightFest has grown into a leading genre film festival. FrightFest: Beneath the Dark Heart of Cinema sees director Chris Collier chronicle its journey through archive footage and interviews with organisers and genre legends including Robert Englund and Eli Roth, creating an affectionate tribute to Britain’s favourite horror festival. Now available on Blu-ray for the very first time, this Limited and Numbered edition, signed by director Collier, offers collectors and FrightFest devotees a unique opportunity to own and treasure this definitive record of the festival’s extraordinary story.
Synopsis
When Alan Jones, Paul McEvoy, Ian Rattray, and Greg Day launched FrightFest in 2000, nobody could have predicted it would become one of the world’s leading genre film festivals. FrightFest: Beneath the Dark Heart of Cinema tells the story of how they built something remarkable from nothing, charting two decades of programming disputes, venue changes, and triumphant discoveries that turned a long weekend of horror films into a home for filmmakers and fans worldwide. Director Chris Collier assembles a vast archive of footage alongside candid interviews with the organisers and a remarkable lineup of contributors, including Robert Englund, Eli Roth, Adam Green, and Joe Lynch. The result is a warts-and-all love letter to Britain’s favourite genre festival, as honest about the hard times as it is celebratory about what FrightFest has meant to everyone who has passed through its doors.
On the Disc
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original Lossless 2.0 Stereo Audio
- Optional English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary with Director Chris Collier and Editor Craig Ennis
- Chris and Phil Present Commentary: The Podcast That Nobody Asked For
- Interview with Director Chris Collier
- Deleted Scenes
- Original Trailer
- Teaser Trailer
FRIGHTFEST: BENEATH THE DARK HEART OF CINEMA is available on Limited Edition Signed Blu-ray from 24 Foot Square
