18 August 2023 at 10:30:00 am
Caligari 100
Caligari 100 features an all-new black metal score to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a 1920 German horror film directed by Robert Wiene. Perth-based musician Ben Penfold-Marwick has created an eerie black metal score to accompany the silent horror classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Known as Caligari 100, this is the second feature in what Ben hopes will be an ongoing series of black metal scores to silent horror films. More info, merch, digital and physical releases are available at rassilonrecords.bandcamp.com
18 August 2023 at 10:30:00 am
The Guard Station
Michael is a temp security guard that suffers psychological trauma from a car accident in which his partner perished. Taking on a new job in a junkyard where a mysterious sinkhole has opened up he must now confront his fear of fire if he is to survive the night from the deadly, shape shifting creature that has arisen
18 August 2023 at 10:30:00 am
Dissociation
Abandon reality, or be consumed by it. "Dissociation" is an adaptation of HP Lovecraft's "The Picture in the House", following a curious genealogist who delves into the history of a vanished family, soon finding herself in a dangerous, life-threatening situation.
19 August 2023 at 10:30:00 am
Inheritance
After the Big Flash, the evolutionary race for species dominance recommences, and a human family must learn to adapt. Inheritance is an intimate story set against the backdrop of the end of the world as we know it which reminds us that even in the bleakest of times the very things that define us as human, such as love, compassion, and sacrifice, still prevail.
19 August 2023 at 10:30:00 am
Reborn
In the dystopian year of 2045, amidst rampant pandemics, a risky gene therapy promises immortality
but comes with unstable reactions and dire consequences. Billionaires resort to cloning themselves
as guinea pigs, while underworld figures establish makeshift labs to replicate the method, craving
their own share of eternal life
20 August 2023 at 4:30:00 am
International Horror Shorts
A selection of short horror films from around the world. By popular demand, the Perth Horror Film Festival is excited to unveil this creepy selection of International horror shorts. This series of films will have you laughing out loud one moment, then gripping your seat the next! Please note that this screening is rated R and is suitable for those who are 18+ only!
20 August 2023 at 4:30:00 am
La Nueva (The Newcomer)
Maria is the new teacher who arrives at an old religious school. On her first day, she will have to teach a group of rebellious teens who are part of a punishment class. An unexpected event will turn the classroom into a real hell. Not knowing the lesson can cost you your life.
20 August 2023 at 4:30:00 am
Undark
This film is a fictionalized version of a tragic true story of the so-called “radium girls”: female factory workers who suffered and died from radiation sickness, as a result of using radium-based paint on the glowing clock production. A mix of dark comedy, true story and body horror in the style of 1920-ies cartoons. The film follows Becky, working at the clock factory, discovering an unhealthy fascination with glowing paint.
20 August 2023 at 4:30:00 am
Keep Closed at All Times
In the depths of the basement, lurks something terrible, something horrifying, something awful... Don't open the door: Keep Closed At All Times! Starring Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Night of the Demons). Beware the Basement At All Costs!
20 August 2023 at 8:30:00 am
The Sacrifice
7 friends. 7 different paths.
After death, comes sadness and after life comes the beginning. 7 friends go on a journey of self-discovery after the death of their close friend. As they are left to mourn in the tragedy they take the opportunity to get away from the world and reconnect as friend. But soon after the darkness follows and they soon realise that they are made for something greater.
But what if the reality they are in doesn't exist? Until the sacrifice is made nothing will make sense.