HOPE (Advance Screening)

HOPE - Advance Screening

Join us for this exciting opening premiere of the 22nd annual South African HORRORFEST! Catch this official Cannes Festival selected movie before its public cinema release.

Trailer:

In this epic new sci-fi monster film, a village police chief and his rookie deputy must defend their local community from a mysterious creature after wildfires sever all communications; at the same time a local hunting party finds itself becoming the hunted deep in the mountains.

Written & Directed by Na Hong-jin (The Wailing)

Starring Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider), Hwang Jung-min, Michael Fassbender (Alien: Covenant), Zo In-sung, Taylor Russell (Escape Room), Jung Ho-yeon, Cameron Britton (Mindhunter)

The 22nd annual edition of the South African HORRORFEST Film Festival & Halloween event runs with cinema screenings at the Labia Theatre across 29 October - 8 November, with new and classic movies, short films you're unlikely to see anywhere else, Bloody Parchment literature night, Halloween dress-up and more.

The streaming chapter will be accessed across South Africa between 28 October and 15 November for those who may miss shows or live too far outside of Cape Town to join in the fun.

Currently active cinema tickets include 3 classics and the opening night advance screening:

HOPE (Advance Screening)

Thursday 29 October, 8:30pm, Labia Theatre

Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/400378-hope-advance-screening/

Trailer:

FAUST

Makabra Ensemble live silent film soundtrack centenary performance

Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/389114-faust-100th-anniversary-makabra-ensemble-live-soundtrack-performance

Trailer: tbc

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

Special 16mm Film Screening

Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/394804-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-16mm-film-screening

Trailer:

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Friday 30 October, 8:30pm, Labia Theatre

Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/389418-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-audience-participation-screening

Trailer:

This year we are also looking at resurrecting the on-line streaming chapter of the festival for those outside of Cape Town and in other parts of South Africa who can't attend the cinema shows. Details will appear on the Horrorfest main page.

For more about The Makabra Ensemble head to:

www.facebook.com/MakabraEnsemble 

and www.terminatryx.com/makabra

Horrorfest Teaser:

Full HORRORFEST 2026 LINE-UP at The LABIA Theatre will be announced mid-October and with announcement popping up before that - they will be listed on the main event page -

CLICK HERE

Movie Trailers at YouTube.com/TheHorrorfest : CLICK HERE  

Full movie line-up and tickets will be updated at https://www.quicket.co.za/organisers/576-south-african-horrorfest

Head to www.HORRORFEST.info for all festival details & updates, and join all the social media locations to stay in the loop and participate:

The Horrorfest Channel: www.youtube.com/TheHorrorfest

Like the festival page: www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanHorrorfest

Instagram: www.instagram.com/The_Horrorfest

Join the Facebook group : www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest 

Short story competition: www.bloodyparchment.blogspot.com 

Threads: www.treads.net/The_Horrorfest

Xitter: www.x.com/SAhorrorfest 

Like Bloody Parchment at: www.facebook.com/groups/220467498075567

See the Makabra Ensemble site at: www.terminatryx.com/makabra

Like the Makabra Ensemble Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/MakabraEnsemble

Event trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFh62j-3IpI 

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