FILM4 FRIGHTFEST SEASON

With the Film4 FrightFest set to strike fear into the heart of Leicester Square from Thursday 21st August, the Film4 channel will be bringing the horror home with a FrightFest season that leads up to the big weekend itself.

From Friday 15th August, we'll be bringing you 11 nights of double-bills featuring firm fear faves both classic and contemporary. It all kicks off with the UK TV Premiere of Km 31 Fri 15 August at 10.45pm, one of the hits of last year's festival. This spooky tale of a haunted stretch of road and a ghost with a grudge is the third most successful homegrown hit ever released in Mexico, and it'll get you in the mood for the long nights of horror that lie ahead.

The season also delivers some typically terrifiying tales from Japan, with Takashi Miike's Ring-like One Missed Call and a double-helping of the trend-setting JU-ON films - The Grudge (Fri 22 Aug at 12.55am) and The Grudge 2 (Sat 23 Aug at 1.20am). Master of Italian horror Dario Argento is represented by two of his darkest and most diabolical creations - the creepy mystery Deep Red (Tue 19 Aug at 1.30am) and the Satanic majesty of Suspiria (Tue 19 Aug at 11.30pm). And British filmmakers Neil Marshall and Danny Boyle do the their best to create domestic disturbances with their shockers The Descent (Wed 20 Aug at 10.45pm) and 28 Days Later (Fri 22 Aug at 10.45pm).

The season comes to a close on Bank Holiday Monday 25 Aug at 11.35pm, with a very special screening - a fully-restored version of the 1973 horror anthology film THE VAULT OF HORROR. This classic creepshow comes from the popular Amicus studio, which specialised in film collections of short, sharp shockers with a twist in the tale. Until now, THE VAULT OF HORROR has only been shown on TV and video in a cut version. However, we've given it a new lease of life and returned it to its former gory glory.

Full listings for the FrightFest season on Film4
Fri 15 Aug
10.45pm KM 31
12.45am Frailty

Sat 16 Aug
10:45pm The Cell
12.45am They

Sun 17 Aug
10.45pm Blade II
12.55am One Missed Call (2003)

Mon 18 Aug
11.25pm Dawn Of The Dead (2004)
1.20am The Entity

Tues 19 Aug
11.30pm Suspiria
1.30am Deep Red

Wed 20 Aug
10.45pm The Descent
12.35am The Island (short film)
12.55am The Blair Witch Project

Thur 21 Aug
10.50pm Blade II
12.55am Re-Animator

Fri 22 Aug
10.45pm 28 Days Later
12.55am Ju-on: The Grudge

Sat 23 Aug
11.30pm Freddy Vs. Jason
1.20am Ju-On: The Grudge 2

Sun 24 Aug
10.35pm Dawn Of The Dead
12.30am Suspiria

Mon 25 Aug
11.35pm Vault Of Horror
1.15am Death Watch