Movie Reviews: Five from FrightFest 2025 London, UK
We had the opportunity to screen five of the films featured in the annual FrightFest this past summer in London. Promoting “the Dark Heart of Cinema,” FearFest 2025 included close to 100 features (both new films and recent restorations) and short film showcases across five days. Though it was not one of the ones we had a chance to view, I was excited to see that their programming included the new 4K restoration of Harry Kümel’s Malpertuis (The Legend of Doom House) based on the classic “Belgian-weird” novel of Jean Ray. A definitive translation of that novel is available from Wakefield Press and the film adaptation is available on physical media from Radiance or as a Digital Cinema Package for screenings from an AGFA library scan.
