It’s no secret that we at Warped Perspective are good friends of Abertoir, the international horror festival of Wales, which is now celebrating its 13th consecutive year – and it pains both my co-editor Keri and myself that neither of us are able to make it this year, particularly now that they’ve released their full line-up. It looks like a hell of a way to spend a week in November – particularly if you’re a fan of the slasher genre, which is the primary focus of the event this year.
True to form, Abertoir’s line-up is a nice mix of old classics and hot new productions, including four British premieres – and, as previously announced, they’ve got none other than Friday the 13th director Sean S Cunningham as guest of honour (quite a coup, considering how prominent that slasher franchise has been in the movie news lately).
Festival passes can be purchased by calling the Aberystwyth Arts Centre on 01970 623232, or visiting in person if you happen to be nearby. (Lucky you, Aber’s lovely this time of year. Probably bloody cold, but still lovely.)
Here’s the full line-up direct from the Abertoir site:
17:00 Drinks
18:00 Sleepaway Camp
20:00 In Fabric
22:45 Piercing
00:30 Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Wednesday, 14th November
10:30 The Tokoloshe
12:20 Occult Bolshevism – UK PREMIERE
14:00 Do Serial Killers Really Exist? A Presentation by Gavin Baddeley
15:15 Offsite Screening: Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D
19:40 Tumbbad
21:30 Pub Quiz
00:00 Slumber Party Massacre
Thursday, 15th November
11:30 Blue My Mind
13:30 Cut and Run: A Brief History of the Slasher – a presentation by Steve Jones
15:00 Short Films Competition Part 1
18:15 Last Man on Earth with Animat Live Soundtrack
20:30 Cam
22:30 The Black Forest – UK PREMIERE
00:30 Bloody Moon
11:00 Summer of 84
13:10 Short Films Competition Part 2
15:45 My Bloody Valentine
18:00 Friday the 13th
19:45 Sean S. Cunningham
22:45 The Last House on the Left
00:30 Party Hard, Die Young – UK PREMIERE
Saturday, 17th November
12:00 Sean S. Cunningham – Filmmaking Masterclass
15:00 Nicko and Joe’s Bad Film Club
17:30 One Cut of the Dead
19:30 Assassination Nation
21:45 Prom Night
23:15 Camp Abertoir Valentine’s Prom Night
Sunday, 18th November
11:30 Abrakadabra
13:20 Silent Shorts Vol IV
15:00 Scala Forever! A Presentation by Jane Giles
17:00 The Wind – UK PREMIERE
18:45 Anna and the Apocalypse
20:45 The Elvis Dead
Footnote: you might be interested in reading our review of Summer of 84.