COLD SNAP: SHORT HORROR FILMS FOR WINTER NIGHTS
ActOne Cinema presents a screening of short horror films to chill the blood and freeze the marrow, with ghosts, demon dolls, and terrors from folklore. Curated by Stephen Graves. Please note there will be no ads and trailers before the films. Tickets are £10 General Admission, £9 for <a href="https://www.actonecinema.co.uk/membership">Annual Members</a>, and £7 for the <a href="https://www.actonecinema.co.uk/reel-deal-membership-16---30-yo">Reel Deal Club</a>, + £0.60 booking fee (Standard and Plus Members do not pay booking fees) SANTA’S LITTLE HELPER (d. Lucy Foster, 2024, UK, 10 mins) Santa’s Little Helper is a festive gnome that sits around your house, watching over your kids and ensuring they behave… Or else risk being put on Santa’s naughty list. THE THAW (d. Sean Temple and Sarah Wisner, 2024, USA, 16 mins) In 19th-century Vermont, a young woman's parents drink sleeping tea to survive the harsh winter, but an early thaw leads to horrifying results. THE DEAD OF WINTER (d. Stephen Graves, 2023, 11 mins) After an affluent man leaves a rough sleeper to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, he’s haunted by a figure that may be a vengeful spirit - or his own guilty conscience. NO DIGGIN’ HERE (d. Adam Scovell, 2016, 3 mins) A short Super-8 response to M.R.James' "A Warning To The Curious," looking at the landscapes of Aldeburgh that inspired the original story. SNOW ANGEL (d. Liam Jeanson, 2024, USA, 7 mins) In a snow-covered graveyard, a man wrought with guilt has a chilling encounter. KRAMPUSS (d. Guðni Líndal Benediktsson, 2023, Iceland, 8 mins) On Christmas Eve, an Icelandic family comes face to face with the Yule Cat, a ravenous creature of folklore hungry for those who didn't get clothes for Christmas. FISITOR (d. Llŷr Titus, 2024, UK, 15 mins) Stalked by grief for his husband and a nightmarish creature from Welsh folklore, Ioan must do his best to survive Christmas Eve. ROGER IS A SERIAL KILLER (d. Don Swaynos, 2024, USA, 8 mins) A podcaster implicates her step-father in a series of unsolved murders, which makes for a compelling show but an awkward family reunion.PT1H20M182025-12-11COLD SNAP: SHORT HORROR FILMS FOR WINTER NIGHTS"COLD SNAP: SHORT HORROR FILMS FOR WINTER NIGHTS"Showtimes
December 11, 7:00 pm
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