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FRIGHTFEST 2024 PREVIEW: FRIGHT
Getting the obvious joke about Warren Dudley's Fright putting the 'fright' into FrightFest out of the way, the 1950s aesthetic film gets its world premiere in front of the festival audience on the 26th August.
FRIGHT tells the chilling story of young Emily, whose life is confined to a sprawling gothic mansion by her severe agoraphobia and her peculiar, domineering mother. As Emily teeters on the edge of sanity, she must confront the malevolent forces that lurk just beyond her door…
With its cut glass English accents and visual homages to horror classics like The Haunting and Psycho, FRIGHT marks Dudley’s fifth feature film. This follows the success of his 2021 multi-award-winning drama, Six Years Gone. Reflecting on the inspiration behind FRIGHT, Dudley shared:
The premise of Fright is something I have been contemplating for a few years but could not make work in a modern day environment. Then, when watching The Innocents late one night, I thought - hang on - that could be great!
Dudley also elaborated on the film's aesthetic, stating:
I wanted to evoke that feeling people my age would get when you’d be off sick from school and they’d put a creepy old black and white movie on BBC2 in the afternoon. I think my amazing cast and crew, and particularly my two leads (Gwyneth Evans and Jill Priest) have pulled it off.
FRIGHT also features Daniel Tuite, known for his role in Game of Thrones.
Fright Links: Official Website | Facebook
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Fright receives its world premiere on 26th August at 1pm in Discovery Screen 2. For tickets go to: https://frightfest.co.uk/tickets/
Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 takes place at The ODEON Luxe Leicester Square, London between Thursday Aug 22nd & Monday Aug 26th.
For detailed information on the line-up, ticketing details & event guidelines https://www.frightfest.co.uk/
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