HELLBOY The Crow


HERE YOU WILL FIND DETAILS ON ALL THE ASPECTS OF AFRICA'S BIGGEST & MOST DEDICATED
HORROR EVENT, THE SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST - CELEBRATING ITS 20th EDITION IN 2024







Join & Follow the HORRORFEST at :

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HELLBOY



2024 SEES THE 20th ANNUAL EDITION OF THE
SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST FILM FESTIVAL & HALLOWEEN EVENT!

Horrorfest 2024


2024 HORRORFEST CINEMA SELECTION
incl. Africa Premieres and Classics
TICKETS AT QUICKET BELOW

Horrorfest at Quicket

 






FilmFreeway



The 20th Annual South African HORRORFEST
Hal
loween Season 2024


30 OCTOBER - 10 NOVEMBER


The South African HORRORFEST is the longest running and only event of its kind in the country
(if not the continent)
featuring new, classic and rare movies, pre-release screenings, dark literature,
live silent film soundtrack performance, Halloween dress-up, give-aways and more.

The majority of the movie selections will have their South Africa / Africa premieres at the Horrorfest,
Many will get cinema-only shows, others on-line only, and some both.
The upside of the virtual on-line festival element is that it enables the South African Horrorfest to
reach beyond Cape Town to the rest of the country for those who'd been wanting to attend for years!
Full festival line-up and booking will be updated
HERE
as they're confirmed.

In-person screenings will happen at the independent Labia Theatre in Cape Town,
keeping the cinema experience spirit alive!
BOOKING WILL BE LINKED HERE WITH MOVIE CONFIRMATIONS




Unfortunately this year there won't be streaming component to the HORRORFEST

EARLY 2024 MOVIE ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE LISTED HERE
INCLUDING CLASSICS

LEADING UP TO THE FESTIVAL WE HOST VARIOUS EXCITING ADVANCE SCREENINGS
OF NEW HORROR CINEMA RELEASES.
CHECK THEM OUT HERE:

 



PLEASE NOTE:
THE HORRORFEST IS AN OVER 18 EVENT
No Under 18s

The Exorcism LONGLEGS





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HORRORFEST 2024

MOVIE SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED !

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Film Festival Life SA HorrorFest





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2 0 2 4 HORRORFEST MOVIE SUBMISSIONS
ARE OPEN AT FILMFREEWAY:

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All HORRORFEST '24 news and updates will appear here, although some more instant and urgent
info will be across our social media, so please swing by there and subscribe / like / follow

See
below :

HorrorFest Instagram
HorrorFest YouTube
http://www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest


Horrorfest YouTube channel : The www.youtube.com/TheHorrofest

Facebook Page :
www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanHorrorfest
Instagram : www.instagram.com/terminatryx

Facebook
Group : www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorfest
Flamedrop YouTube channel : Flamedrop Productions

Twitter / X : www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest





HELLBOY



The South African Horrorfest made US publication
MovieMaker Magazine's list of The World's 50 Best Genre Festivals
and DREAD CENTRAL's list of Best Horror Festivals In The World

MOVIE MAKER LINK

DREAD CENTRAL LINK






LineUp LineUp LineUp

No Under 18s



Here you will find all the 2024 HORRORFEST movies and special selections.



HORRORFEST PROMO CLIP:

 





Access The Horrorfest channel at
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/THEHORRORFEST
for video content related to the annual film festival,
as well as weekly movie & series reviews,
filmmaker interviews, trailers, behind-the-scenes and more







Classics featured at the 2024 HORRORFEST include:

 


Texas Chain Saw Massacre Rocky Horror Picture Show Dante's Inferno Freaks


MORE MOVIE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED SOON !




2024 HORRORFEST CINEMA SELECTION
incl. Africa Premieres and Classics
TICKETS AT QUICKET BELOW

Horrorfest at Quicket

 


Texas Chain Saw Massacre

THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE

50th Anniversary Screening on Halloween Night - One Cinema Show Only

Thursday 31 October, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

After 50 years THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE is still striking terror into viewers around the world! Join us for a special screening to celebrate this half century milestone on Halloween Night at our 20th South African HORRORFEST.

A group of teenagers fall victim to a deranged family of cannibals in the Texas backwoods, in this gritty and intense Tobe Hooper movie - introducing the world to one of Horror's most noticeable and feared characters, the chainsaw wielding Leatherface.

(Loosely based on / inspired by serial killer Ed Gein)

Directed by Tobe Hooper
Starring Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal

Trailer :

 




Rocky Horror Picture Show THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Audience Participation Sceening - One Cinema Show Only

Friday 1 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

For almost half a century the cult classic musical film the Rocky Horror Picture Show has thrilled audiences around the globe. Still as irresistibly fun and fresh as always, the phenomenon is still going strong. Join us at the 19th Horrorfest with an audience participation screening (the best, if not only way to experience the movie!) - For those not bringing their own, or those unaware of all the extras to bring along (from slices of toast, rice, newspapers, rubber gloves, playing cards etc.)

> The LoveCraft Experiment will have a stall outside the cinema where you can purchase participation packs.

The rousing party atmosphere of this gem will light up the Labia Theatre, the audience encouraged to arrive dressed as any of the Rocky Horror characters, or anything wild, exotic, crazy, Halloween-related.

Trailer :

 




Dante's Inferno DANTE'S INFERNO (L'INFERNO)

Classic silent film live soundtrack performance by The Makabra Ensemble
One Cinema Show Only

Saturday 2 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE


This amazing piece of cinematic history from 1911 is the first ever Italian full length feature film!

Adapted from "Inferno", the first canticle of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy", this groundbreaking film classic chronicles Dante's travel through the Circles of Hell, guided by the poet Virgil.


This will be the 14th film re-scored by The Makabra Ensemble with a new original soundtrack - performed at the HORRORFEST's Labia Theatre home, featuring very special guests Sara Eksteen and Maxim Starcke.








Chainsaws Were Singing CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING

Sunday 3 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

Part of our X FEST chapter

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE


Trailer:
 






Dastur DASTUR

Monday 4 November, 6:15pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE
An Taibhse AN TAIBHSE (THE GHOST)

Monday 4 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE
Children Pf the Wicker Man CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN

Tuesday 5 November, 6:15pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE
Tripping The Dark Fantastic TRIPPING THE DARK FANTASTIC (Director's Cut)

Tuesday 5 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE
Solvent SOLVENT

Wednesday 6 November, 6:15pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE
Scared To Death SCARED TO DEATH

Wednesday 6 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE



1978 1978

Thursday 7 November, 6:15pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE
Vampire Zombies from Space VAMPIRE ZOMBIES ... FROM SPACE !

Thursday 7 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE



Trailer:
 



Terrifier 3 TERRIFIER 3

Friday 8 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

Part of our X FEST chapter

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE




Trailer:
 



Freaks FREAKS

Classic 1932 film projected from a 16mm film print
One Cinema Show Only

Saturday 9 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE

This legendary and controversial movie will get a special 16mm film projection.
Released 92 years ago(!), Freaks was originally intended as a vehicle for Lon Chaney, and is set amongst the backdrop of a traveling French circus and follows a conniving trapeze artist who joins a group of carnival sideshow performers with a plan to seduce and murder a dwarf in the troupe to gain his inheritance. However, her plot proves to have dangerous consequences. The film is based on elements from the short story "Spurs" by Tod Robbins,
Directed by Tod Browning
Starring Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates, Harry Earles


Trailer:
 




Breathing In BREATHING IN

Sunday 10 November, 8:30pm
Labia Theatre

Cast & crew attending

> BOOK CINEMA TICKETS HERE


Trailer:
 
   



MORE MOVIE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED SOON !









FilmFreeway











CHECK OUT WHAT YOU MISSED AT LAST YEAR'S HORRORFEST (2023)


Horrorfest 2023



Horrorfest 2023



FULL HORRORFEST '23 TRAILER :

 



HORRORFEST '23 AWARDS VIDEO :





Severin Bathory SA HorrorFest

 
2 0 2 3
H O R R O R F E S T


Thank You Horrorfest 2023

THANK YOU TO ALL FILMMAKERS, VIEWERS, SUPPORTERS AND AFFILIATES
FOR MAKING OUR 2023 HORRORFEST A BLAST!


HorrorFest Instagram
HorrorFest YouTube
http://www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest





2023 HORRORFEST LINE-UP

LineUp LineUp LineUp

No Under 18s


 



FOR FULL 2023 HORRORFEST DETAILS, CLICK HERE




JOIN OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA

FOR ADVANCE SCREENING UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR








LineUp LineUp LineUp




 







2023 HORRORFEST STREAMING MOVIE LINE-UP



Horrorfest Streaming


5 feature length SHADOW REALM SHORT FILM collections (see below)
MOTHER SUPERIOR
WHAT LURKS BENEATH
FOREVER HOME
LOVE WILL TEAR US APART
R.L. Stine's ZOMBIE TOWN
THE TOXIC AVENGER Parts 1-4 (X Fest chapter)
HAIL TO THE DEADITES
MASKING THRESHOLD
ENTER MYCEL
BOMBE
FROST
HEX

+ special addition:
DYLAN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (A Nightmare On Elm Street Fan Film),
watch it here for free:

 



 



Terminatryx.com












HorrorFest Instagram
HorrorFest YouTube
http://www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest



Severin Bathory SA HorrorFest

 

 
SA HorrorFest



 

Bathory SA HorrorFest









BLOODY PARCHMENT LITERATURE
BLOODY PARCHMENT LITERATURE

BLOODY PARCHMENT LITERATURE


Bloody Parchment SA HorrorFest

The BLOODY PARCHMENT literary event has gone virtual since Covid struck!
It will be hosted at The Horrorfest channel, but we'll look at an in-person option again soon
www.YouTube.com/TheHorrorfest

Stay tuned.

For more
details, contact nerinedorman@gmail.com

Join the Bloody
Parchment group page
RIGHT HERE




BLOODY PARCHMENT
author reading archive:
 




Penguin HorrorFest


For Bloody Parchment short story competition details,
head to www.bloodyparchment.blogspot.com

Get all HorrorFest Bloody Parchment short story anthologies at
Amazon, GoodReads and SmashWords.
Access the Bloody Parchment web page HERE











HELLBOY


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All HORRORFEST news and updates will appear here, although some more immediate and urgent
info will first feature on our social media, so please swing by there and subscribe / like / follow
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Xitter : www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest

Check out our movie reviews at The Horrorfest YouTube channel:

 




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2024
MOVIE SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED !

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Film Festival Life SA HorrorFest




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HELLBOY

As a HORRORFEST warm-up and an opener of our sister event the
CELLUDROID Film Festival (25 Sept - 6 Oct), we're hosting a special (free) advance screening of
HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN !
(courtesy Gravel Road Distribution)

To stand the chance of grabbing free double tickets
(popcorn & drinks included),
check out this video:

 




CELLUDROID

Get details on our sister event the CELLUDROID Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Animation Film Festival
at the QUICKET event page below, with all movie details, dates and booking info

10 in-person movie screenings + short film openers across 26 September - 6 October
at ROXY Woodstock (354 Albert Rd.)
WWW.CELLUDROID.NET

 







Beetlejuice 2

Want to catch BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE before everyone else in the world
at our special pre-release show?

Check out the clip below for details:

 

 




The Crow

THE HORRORFEST advance screening for the new version of THE CROW!
To be in line for FREE double tickets (Cape Town & Joburg) on 21 August'24
(before everyone else - popcorn & drinks included), check out this clip for details :
 







The Exorcism

Want to catch THE EXORCISM in cinema before everyone else?
Join us for a GRAVEL ROAD & HORRORFEST advance screening on 31 July.

Limited Tickets - All details in the video clip below:

 






Longlegs

Join us for a HORRORFEST and EMPIRE ENTERTAINMENT
Advance Screening of new Nicolas Cage serial killer movie LONGLEGS !
(in Cape Town and Johannesburg)
Details in the video clips below.
- This screening has concluded -

   



HORRORFEST 2024
MOVIE SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED !

Head to FilmFreeway.com


FilmFreeway










The South African Horrorfest made US publication
MovieMaker Magazine's list of The World's 50 Best Genre Festivals
and DREAD CENTRAL's list of Best Horror Festivals In The World


MOVIE MAKER LINK

DREAD CENTRAL LINK




THE 2024 HORRORFEST INTERNATIONAL JURY MEMBER PANEL
ANNOUNCED SOON







Our new YouTube channel,
THE HORRORFEST
goes beyond the festival to cover all Horror aspects,
from movies and books, to features, interviews, soundtracks, gaming and more

Accessed the channel here, subscribe and hit notifications




ALL 2023 HORRORFEST AWARDS
 







The South African Horrorfest made US publication
MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE's list of The World's 50 Best Genre Festivals
and DREAD CENTRAL's list of Best Horror Festivals In The World







Since 2019 Feature Film and Short Film submissions can now also be made via
FILMFREEWAY
in addition to

Fest
Home
and Click For Festivals

Film Festival Life SA HorrorFest




 



SA HorrorFest



MOVIE SUBMISSIONS

2025 South African HORRORFEST movie submissions will open at FilmFreeway after the 2024 event concluded

FilmFreeway SA HorrorFest






PRE-RELEASE SCREENINGS AND S.A. PREMIERES


SEVERAL DOZEN SHORT FILMS


HORROR LINKED DOCUMENTARIES


MAKABRA ENSEMBLE LIVE SOUNDTRACK PERFORMANCE

Makabra Ensemble

The Makabra Ensemble

Live silent film soundtrack by THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE will be for the first Italian feature film, released in 1911:
DANTE'S INFERNO
(L'INFERNO)

Special guests will include Sara Eksteen and Maxim Starcke


One of the HorrorFest highlights.
The Makabra Ensemble consists of a collection of diverse musicians, creating new soundtracks
to classic silent films, performing it live beneath the big screen!
It always coincides with the Halloween dress-up competition, which we'll do via the Facebook group.
With Covid seating restrictions
, updates will follow on how this will be handled.

All updates at:
www.facebook.com/ SouthAfricanHorrorfest

and join the Makabra Ensemble
's page at
www.facebook.com/ MakabraEnsemble


Visit the official site:
www.terminatryx.com/makabra





HORRORFEST GUESTS


We always try our best to get interesting local and international filmmakers, authors or anyone who can enhance
the festival experience to attend as guests and interact with the audience via Q&As, signings and more.
Past guests have included Resident Evil franchise producer-director team Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt (UK / USA),
documentarian & lecturer Calum Waddell (UK), Cosmesis special make-up FX master Clinton Smith (ZA),
actor Rob van Vuuren and the cast from SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE,
actress Fiona Horrigan (USA), producer Yash Patniak (India) and more.
2017 our special guest was Oscar nominated director Darrell James Roodt, and in 2018
the Garcia brothers with cast & crew of Hell Trip.
2020 saw Ryan Kruger attend two screenings of his movie Fried Barry.

CINEMA BOOKING AT QUICKET.CO.ZA

Quicket SA HorrorFest





V.O.D - Voice Of Destruction
'Bloedrivier' album 21st anniversary special ltd. ed. red vinyl re-release.

SEE VIDEO BELOW

FOR VINYL ORDERS
CONTACT V.O.D







FILM FEST LIST

S.A. HORRORFEST made this Top 100 Horror / Fantasy Film Festival list
see it here



SAE


FACEBOOK



The South African HORRORFEST new Facebook Page can be liked at
www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanHorrorfest

The Group can be joined here:
www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest

Do invite your friends (and enemies) to like, join & spread it across the world!



FANGORIA INTERVIEW

Fangoria

Catch an extensive interview by Fangoria editor Chris Alexander
with South African HorrorFest creators Paul & Sonja
access it here








HORRORFEST POSTER HISTORY

Click Here for the poster design history of the HorrorFest



 


See the haunting music video for the title track of the new studio album SHADOW
by MAKABRA ENSEMBLE creators TERMINATRYX :





INTERVIEW

with South African HorrorFest co-creator, Paul Blom

Click Here or the image below


sonja and paul



schedule schedule schedule




Here is the 2022 South African HORRORFEST Cinema Schedule

A dozen in-person screenings at the independent Labia Theatre, Orange Street, Cape Town,
BOOK HERE



Stream movie will be hosted at Quicket
(Currently all on-line content will only be accessible within South Africa)






Bathory SA HorrorFest


   







booking booking booking



Physical cinema booking and streaming via Quicket


Quicket SA HorrorFest


[Phone bookings are no longer supported]

ALL TICKETS & STREAMING WILL BE ACCESSIBLE AT AT QUICKET








HorrorFest Market HorrorFest Market HorrorFest Market

 

Updated soon










HorrorFest After Party HorrorFest After Party HorrorFest After Party


Details to follow



Terminatryx.com


See the werewolf inspired music video for the song "VIRUS"
by MAKABRA ENSEMBLE creators TERMINATRYX :

 





   
Merch Merch Merch



Check out our kick-ass HorrorFest store

RIGHT HERE !


- or e-mail us for details -


HorrorFest T-shirts include:

SkullMoon Logo / Crest Design / Ouija Board

SA HorrorFest
on black T-shirts & vests
SA HorrorFest
on white and black T-shirts & vests
HorrorFest Tshirt
on black T-shirts & vests


Makabra Ensemble T-shirts include:

Nosferatu / Haxan / Metropolis / Faust


DVDs :

The TERMINATRYX / NOSFERATU DVD is now available!

This DVD contains the full 1922 silent vampire classic Nosferatu with its new, original soundtrack as composed and performed live to the screen at the 2006 festival by Terminatryx and very special guests (Simon & Sean from Lark, Francois from K.O.B.U.S. & Voice Of Destruction, and Matthijs from Dawntreader).
The DVD also contains Terminatryx music videos, photo galleries, HorrorFest extras, and the short film imPERFECTION.

e-mail us for details

a Flamedrop Productions / ENT Entertainment release


HorrorFest Sticker packs include:
SkullMoon Logo / Crest Design / HorrorFest Text

- e-mail us for order details -



   


Partners Partners Partners

S P O N S O R S / A F F I L I A T E S


Bothners

Mr Lucky Tattoos SA HorrorFest

Penguin

Sad Shirts SA HorrorFest

Sound Motion

Dark Waters

New ock


Black Ink



Visual Impact

Bathory SA HorrorFest



   
Give Aways Give Aways Give Aways



The 2022 & 2023 SA HORROFEST Audience Prizes & Give-Aways
(terms & conditions apply - winners must be 18 or older)
2024 pri
zes announced soon


Horrorfest Prizes

Each Ticket Bought Increases Your Chances Of Winning,
but, joining all our
Social Media
and sharing the event with ha
shtags #SAhorrorfest & #SAhorrorfest22 increases it even more!


Access All Social Media Links Here

CINEMA BOOKING STREAMING


PRIZES & GIVE-AWAYS INCLUDE:


DISNEY+ Subscriptions

MR LUCKY'S CAPE TOWN TATTOO VOUCHERS

PENGUIN BOOKS

MERCH FROM SAD SHIRTS

UIP MOVIE MERCH






Mr Lucky Tattoos SA HorrorFest




Sad Shirts SA HorrorFest




Penguin Random House SA Horrorfest




Past give-aways included all the above as well as:

Bathory SA HorrorFest






MAILING LIST




Join & Follow the HORRORFEST at :
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SA HorrorFest

 

 



Want to catch THE EXORCISM in cinema before everyone else?
Join us for a GRAVEL ROAD & HORRORFEST advance screening on 31 July.

Limited Tickets - All details in the video clip below:

 








Related film festivals you may enjoy:
www.xfest.org


www.celludroid.net


Get in the mood for Halloween and watch the short film "Marked", made by the HorrorFest organizers.
(all festival info further down)



visual impact




OFFICIAL HORRORFEST PROMO CLIP

[ director: paul blom / star: sonja ruppersberg / make-up fx: clinton smith / dop: marnus tredoux / editor: leon visser ]

> this clip is beeen expanded into the short film "Marked", and the Terminatryx "Virus" music video <




Browse the scrolling gallery below for some of movies screened at past S.A. HORRORFEST events.
Buy them from Amazon by clicking on the movie of your choice.



Search Amazon below for the Horror movies of your choice








South African HorrorFest


ABOUT THE SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST
In 2004 Paul Blom and Sonja Ruppersberg decided to rectify the issue of the absence of a dedicated Horror event in South Africa.
The first S.A. HorrorFest (then also known as the Horror Festacular) launched in 2005.
Besides being a Horror / Chiller / Thriller film festival (screening feature films and short films from around the world),
from the start it made a point of expanding into a broad Halloween event by incorporating
new live soundtrack performances to classic silent films by The Makabra Ensemble,
the Bloody Parchment literary chapter, Halloween dress-up competition, a night market and more.

Sonja Paul Zoltan HorrorFest
HorrorFest organizers Sonja & Paul at the Zombie Walk, with their boy Zoltan



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