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FANTASTIC FEST 2024

Our merry band of misfits, muckrakers, and miscreants is making it’s way to Austin, TX, for an 8-day carnival of cinematic delights – Fantastic Fest is back on Sept. 19th – 26th, taking place at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar cinema.

Fantastic Fest 2024 is upon us! The entire lineup is spectacular. Here are 6 films we are stoked for this year.

You can find the full Fantastic Fest 2024 Film Guide here!

PÁRVULOS

Director: Isaac Ezban (LOVED The Similars & Parallel)

Three young brothers living in a cabin in the middle of the woods hide a dark, disturbing secret in their basement.

• Year:
  2024
• Runtime:
  119 minutes
• Language:
  Spanish
• Country:
  México
• Premiere:
  US

TERRIFIER 3
Director: Damien Leone

After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. However, just when they think they’re safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare.

IN THEATERS: October 11, 2024

• Year:
  2024
• Runtime:
  125 minutes
• Language:
  English
• Country:
  USA
• Premiere:
  World

FRANKIE FREAKO

Director: Steven Kostanski

After calling a late-night party hotline that promises out-of-this-world fun, uptight yuppie Conor Sweeney must battle the pint-sized forces of evil that get unleashed through his phone line, led by the maniacal rock ‘n’ roll goblin Frankie Freako.

• Year:
  2024
• Runtime:
  82 minutes
• Language:
  English
• Country:
  Canada
• Premiere: International

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THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER LEE

Director: Jon Spira

Follows fresh interviews, archival footage, and various animation techniques like marionation to recreate one of the world’s leading actors on screen, bringing them back to life through innovative methods.

 

STRANGE HARVEST: OCCULT MURDER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE

Director: Stuart Ortiz

A faux true-crime documentary about two detectives’ pursuit of an infamous serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who terrorized Southern California for almost two decade

• Year:
  2024
• Runtime:
  94 minutes
• Language:
  English
• Country:
  USA
• Premiere:
  World

Fantastic Fest 2024 Sizle Reel

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