IT’S GRIMM UP NORTH

HALLOWEEN LAUNCH FOR HORROR FESTIVAL

Blood, guts and the utterly perverse. A Horror revival is hitting the UK with a vengeance so prepare to be taken to hell and back.

Grimm Up North is the first horror festival of its kind in the Northwest. It will showcase the very best in horror films, video gaming and merchandise at the PRINTWORKS Manchester.

Nothing before has been as big, as bold and as bloody.

There is a spine-chilling line up in store. Discover the hot new wave of British horror films. Watch freaky foreign frights, creepy classics and new US studio releases. They’ll be red carpet movie premieres and special guest appearances from stars and directors.

More movies are being added by the day but here are just a few of the highlights so far.

We are proud to announce that our opening film will be a gala premiere of The Descent 2, prior to its release in December.

To celebrate Printworks record breaking zombie walk attempt, we’ll be screening Romero’s classic Dawn of the Dead, just prior to it’s UK Bluray release and Marc Price’s micro budget shocker, Colin, helping to launch it’s UK cinema release.

Other blood curdling screenings not to be missed include the UK premiere of Manchester produced shocker, Splintered staring renowned Liverpool actor Stephen Martin Walters (Franklyn, Layer Cake) Also showing; Johnny Kevorkian’s The Disappeared, an urban mystery horror starring none other than Tom Felton know for his performances as Draco Malfoy Harry Potter . We’re also proud to present the UK premiere of Autumn, a new zombie movie based on David Moody’s renowned book of the same name, starring Dexter Fletcher (Lockstock, Layer Cake, Hotel Babylon)

We’ve a brace of full-on frighteners from Down Under, supernatural stalk and slash, The Ferryman, and the British premiere of Writer/Director Kate Glover’s Australian Outback take on the teen party massacre movie, Schooner of Blood.

US premieres include The Graves (With Tony Todd of Candyman fame), not released in the UK until Jan 2010. A special screening of Glenn McQuaid’s comic horror, I sell the dead to celebrate its UK DVD release. The film stars Stockport’s very own Dominic Monaghan (X-Men Origins: Wolverine; Lost; The Lord Of The Rings trilogy) and Hellboy himself, Ron Perlman.

Heading up the Foreign Frights section is the UK premiere of Juraj Jakubisco’s Bathory, which takes an unflinching look at the life and legends of Elizabeth Bathory, basis for Hammer’s infamous Countess Dracula. Staring Anna Friel. Well also be showing bizarre Japanese gore fest, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. We’ve also got Strigoi, recently described as ‘the Coen Bros do vampires in Romania!’

Not only will the weekend feature horror films, attendees will have the chance to check out props and prosthetics from the movies – a delight for any horror buff.

A Zombie ball, Halloween Horror Hunt and bloodcurdling entertainment through out the weekend will keep visitors busy between gory screenings. There will also be a horror fair with plenty of ghastly merchandise available.

Finally, ZOMBIE AID 2 kicks off on Sunday with what is expected to be a record breaking ‘walk of the dead’ through the streets of Manchester!

Rachel Richardson-Jones, festival organiser, said: “GRIMM UP NORTH will present a diverse cross section of today’s most interesting and anticipated horror films. We are confident there will be something to satisfy the tastes of all the horror fans out there.”

For further information, please visit the Grim Up North website.

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