South African HORRORFEST

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About

2026 marks the 22nd edition of the annual South African HORRORFEST film festival & Halloween event!

The exciting diverse Halloween season festival will run at The Labia Theatre across 28 October - 8 November with new, rare and classic movies & short films from around the world, which you're unlikely to see anywhere else, The Makabra Ensemble's live silent film soundtrack performance, Bloody Parchment dark literature event (at Exclusive Books venue tba), Halloween dress-up, Rocky Horror Picture Show audience participation screening, 16mm classic film screening and more.

We're also resurrecting the streaming chapter again this year for those outside of Cape Town (or if you miss any of the movies)! Accessible across 28 OCT - 15 NOV.

All movies and events will be listed above as they're confirmed between now and mid-October, so keep checking in (or follow our social media for instant updates - all links below, or see: https://linktr.ee/SAhorrorfest

The festival opening premiere show on 29 OCT is an advance screening of the epic new Korean sci-fi monster movie HOPE! Come catch it with us before anyone else gets to see it. Ticket link above, with many more to come.

Thus far classic movie selection tickets are active, including:

FAUST - live Makabra Ensemble soundtrack performance for the 1926 classic's centenary

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - audience participation screening

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - special 16mm film projection of the 1939 classic

Across the year and leading up to the Horrorfest we also have special cinema ticket give-aways of new releases, as well as advance screenings. Check out these clips for ticket competitions currently running:

ICE CREAM MAN Ticket Give-Away info:

RESIDENT EVIL Ticket Give-Away info:

IDIOTS Ticket Give-Away info:

Official website: www.horrorfest.info

Join our social media options listed below, or at this link: https://linktr.ee/SAhorrorfest

Please note: The HORRORFEST is an over-18 event

Official website: www.horrorfest.info

Instagram: www.instagram.com/The_Horrorfest

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest

FB Event Page: added soon

Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest

Threads: www.threads.net/The_Horrorfest

The Makabra Ensemble: www.facebook.com/MakabraEnsemble

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

Twitter / X : www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest

> Here's what you missed out on at the 2025 HORRORFEST <

HORRORFEST '25 Trailer:

All tickets at Quicket: https://bit.ly/45AKKzb

All Horrorfest links incl. social media: https://linktr.ee/SAhorrorfest

Official website: www.horrorfest.info

Instagram: www.instagram.com/terminatryx

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest

Event Page: www.facebook.com/events/1083779283133553

Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest

Threads: www.threads.net/@terminatryx

The Makabra Ensemble: www.facebook.com/MakabraEnsemble

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

Twitter / X : www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest

Reviews

4.6

from 35 reviews

THE SHINING

"Excellent as always! Please keep these horror festivals going!"

- Heinrich

THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (Körkarlen) - Makabra Ensemble Live Soundtrack Performance

"That was honestly one of the best live soundtrack performance screenings I've attended at the HorrorFest, and I've been to almost all 15 of them. The Makabra Ensemble just keeps getting better every year. It helps that the film was a real gem. More, please. "

- Jacques

THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (Körkarlen) - Makabra Ensemble Live Soundtrack Performance

"Undoubtedly one of the best shows I've seen this year. Masterful. Woefully under appreciated. I cannot wait until next year! *****"

- TheCoolGhoul

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (audience participation screening)

"My third year attending the event. I'm hooked. It's my favourite event of the year, by far."

- Inge

SHADOW REALM SHORT FILMS Vol. 2

"The quality of the short films this year has been outstanding. Particular highlights in this volume were HER BODY and LOOK TWICE, which both featured POC as lead characters and really did something interesting with the genre. Remarkable, contained storytelling. And those were just two of many short films. Real value for money."

- Jacques