Grimmfest 2026 Unveils Full Lineup Featuring Deathgasm 2, Ithaqua, Oddities and More
Grimmfest 2026 Reveals Packed Lineup Featuring Deathgasm 2, Ithaqua, Oddities and More
Manchester’s Grimmfest: International Festival of Fantastic Film has unveiled the full feature film lineup for its 2026 edition, returning to the ODEON Great Northern from October 8–11 with four days dedicated to the latest in horror, thriller, science fiction, and fantastic cinema.
This year’s festival promises an impressive slate of World Premieres, International Premieres, UK Premieres, and Northern UK Premieres, alongside a special screening of a horror classic and appearances from genre talent spanning decades of filmmaking.
John Carpenter Classic Opens the Festival
Grimmfest 2026 opens with a special presentation of John Carpenter’s The Fog.
Genre icon Adrienne Barbeau will attend the screening to receive the festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award before participating in a special audience Q&A.
Victorian Vile Celebrates Period Horror
One of the festival’s headline strands, Victorian Vile, focuses on historical horror from around the world.
Among its highlights is Hammer’s Northern UK Premiere of Casey Walker’s Ithaqua, the frontier horror starring Luke Hemsworth and Kevin Durand.
Additional entries include:
* The Ones Who Grieve from director Quarxx
* Cypriot folk horror Motherwitch
* Māori Gothic horror Mārama starring Toby Stephens and Ariana Osborne
Spanish Screams Spotlights Modern Spanish Horror
New for 2026 is Spanish Screams, a dedicated showcase of Spanish-language genre cinema presented in association with the Cervantes Institute.
The lineup includes:
* World Premiere of They Always Come at Night
* UK Premiere of Under Your Feet, starring Maribel Verdú
* Evil Dress
* Reversion, starring Belén Rueda and Jaime Lorente
* Disforia
* The Whisper
New Nightmares Brings Creature Features, AI Horror and Crime
Outside the themed programming, Grimmfest’s New Nightmares section delivers an eclectic mix of premieres.
Highlights include:
* Crawlers, a Los Angeles-set spider horror starring Matilda Lutz
* The Room Below starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Alyssa Sutherland
* World Premiere of the brutal thriller Boxcutter
* Damien Fannon’s AI body horror Ivan
* Japanese-inspired ghost story Never After Dark
* Crime comedy Stronger Than the Devil starring Asia Argento
Northern UK Premieres Feature Fan Favorites
Returning festival favorites also headline the Northern UK Premiere lineup.
Among the most anticipated selections are:
* Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon, Jason Lei Howden’s long-awaited sequel
* Tyler Savage’s Lovecraftian horror Oddities
* Gig economy anthology Grind
* Social satire Sicko [Auru]
* Post-apocalyptic horror The Glorious Dead
* Steve Pink’s crime thriller Terrestrial
More to Come
Grimmfest has also confirmed that one additional surprise feature film remains to be announced before the festival begins.
The complete shorts lineup, guest announcements, and full screening schedule will be revealed in the coming weeks.
With a program ranging from creature features and folk horror to psychological thrillers, AI nightmares, and heavy-metal splatter, Grimmfest continues to showcase a broad cross-section of international genre filmmaking while giving audiences an early look at many of horror’s most anticipated independent releases.
Grimmfest 2026 takes place October 8–11 at the ODEON Great Northern in Manchester, England. Tickets and additional festival information are available through Grimmfest’s official channels.
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