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Mayhem Film Festival
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15-18 October 2026

Horror, Sci-Fi and Cult Film Festival based at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham, UK.
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Mayhem Film Festival @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social · 9d
Tickets for individual films as well as a limited number of Full Festival Passes are now available for this year's festival.

All details: www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/tickets-line...
mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social
Tickets for individual films as well as a limited number of Full Festival Passes are now available for this year's festival.

All details: www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/tickets-line...
September 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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oddballuk.bsky.social
A screening of John Carpenter classic In the Mouths of Madness, a 4K restoration of Guy Maddin’s 1992 film Careful (a throw back to the German Expressionist films of the 1920s), supernatural horrors, sci fi horrors, gore, chills and the hilariously titled comedy Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant
mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social Mayhem Film Festival @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social · 12d
With just over a month to go before our 22nd edition, we are excited to reveal this year’s full festival line-up.
This year's Mayhem Film Festival design - a blood red moon over water, with the Mayhem logo over the top of it. The dates below read '15-18 October 2026)
September 14, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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davidthlewis.bsky.social
Oh boy I’m I glad I got a pass to this year’s Mayhem, because this lineup looks absolutely sick!

I’ve been hearing about MARAMA so I’m so glad they got it. GAUA sounds extremely my jam. MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT has to be fun with a title like that.

October can’t come fast enough! 🎃
mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social Mayhem Film Festival @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social · 12d
With just over a month to go before our 22nd edition, we are excited to reveal this year’s full festival line-up.
This year's Mayhem Film Festival design - a blood red moon over water, with the Mayhem logo over the top of it. The dates below read '15-18 October 2026)
September 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social
With just over a month to go before our 22nd edition, we are excited to reveal this year’s full festival line-up.
This year's Mayhem Film Festival design - a blood red moon over water, with the Mayhem logo over the top of it. The dates below read '15-18 October 2026)
September 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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First time watch of Survive Style 5+ this evening, thanks to @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social and had a great time. Favourite strand was Tadanobu Asano vs his constantly respawning GF trying to kill him which had Hausu (1977) vibes (he killed her first, in her defence)!

Also, bird dad
September 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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New restoration of Survive Style 5 hits UK cinemas TOMORROW with its premiere in London @princecharlescinema.com!
Then on to
Manchester @cpxmcr.bsky.social
Bristol @wshed.bsky.social
Nottingham @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social
+ more cities:
thirdwindowfilms.com/films/surviv...
UHD/BD out Oct 19
September 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Thanks to Dead Duck Film Club (deadduckfilm.com) for inviting @chriscooke.bsky.social and @scsheil.bsky.social onto their latest podcast edition, to talk all things Mayhem:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SGm...
Interview with the Mayhem Film Festival
YouTube video by Dead Duck Film Club
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September 9, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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New restoration of Survive Style 5 hits UK cinemas from this week!
London @princecharlescinema.com
Manchester @cpxmcr.bsky.social
Bristol @wshed.bsky.social
Nottingham @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social
+ many more cities:
thirdwindowfilms.com/films/surviv...
UHD/BR out Oct 19
September 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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This Sunday we're partnering with Dead Duck Film Club to host a special screening of SURVIVE STYLE 5+!

Vibrant, violent & endlessly inventive, the film features five interlocking stories of hypnotism, hitmen and vengeance from beyond the grave.

Tickets here: www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/sur...
September 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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COME BABY!
World premiere of the new restoration of Survive Style 5 next week in London
@princecharlescinema.com!
Also playing in
Manchester @cpxmcr.bsky.social
Bristol @wshed.bsky.social
Nottingham @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social
+ many more cities:
thirdwindowfilms.com/films/surviv...
September 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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At last year's @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social Rich & I met Nathan Lunn & managed to have him guest on our podcast. Its been 9 long months since he completed his book but its finally been published. Available via Amazon & McPharland Publishing. #kaiju #godzilla #scifi #movies #literature
Poster for the book THEY CAME FROM PLANET EARTH: THE THEMES OF KAIJU CINEMA by Nathan Lunn
August 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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SURVIVE STYLE 5+ UHD/BD release news next week!
UK cinemas next month!
Sep 10 – Ldn @princecharlescinema.com
Sep 11 – B'ham
Sep 11 – Manchester @cpxmcr.bsky.social
Sep 11 – Bristol @wshed.bsky.social
Sep 13 – Nottingham @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social
more here: thirdwindowfilms.com/films/surviv...
August 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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davidthlewis.bsky.social
I’ve only just finished #CineRedis26 and another film festival starts singing its siren song.

I mean, gooey kiwi alien sex body horror comedy and Guy Maddin? Am I supposed to be able to resist that?
July 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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NEWS: Festival Passes now on sale! Plus, our first films announced for this year!

www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/blog-1-copy/...
Mayhem announce first wave of films for 22nd edition — Mayhem Film Festival
Festival to screen Imposters, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant and Careful. Early Bird Passes also on sale.
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July 27, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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NEWS: Early Bird passes for Mayhem 2026 will go on sale at midday on Mon 27 July at the price of £95.

Passes give you access to all festival screenings and events.

Early Bird lasts until 12pm on Mon 10 August.

After that time, festival passes will be available at the full price of £105.
A photo of the curtain in front of the screen in Broadway Cinema's Screen One. The Mayhem logo, in white, is projected against the red curtains.
July 24, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Mayhem announce Early Bird passes and September screening of Gen Sekiguchi's SURVIVE STYLE 5+

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Mayhem announce Early-Bird passes and September screening — Mayhem Film Festival
Early Bird Passes to go on sale and a special screening of S urvive Style 5+
www.mayhemfilmfestival.com
July 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Mayhem announce Early Bird passes and September screening of Gen Sekiguchi's SURVIVE STYLE 5+

www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/blog-1-copy/...
Mayhem announce Early-Bird passes and September screening — Mayhem Film Festival
Early Bird Passes to go on sale and a special screening of S urvive Style 5+
www.mayhemfilmfestival.com
July 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Mayhem wants your short films!
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Submit your short film now. We are looking for horror, sci-fi and cult short films for our 2026 edition. Submit your film by midnight on 17 July by visiting: https://filmfreeway.com/MayhemFilmFestival Submissions must have been produced after 1 January 2025 and be under 20 mins long. Mayhem Film Festival showcases the best in horror, sci-fi and cult cinema from around the globe. Our 22nd edition will take place at Broadway, Nottingham on 15-18 October 2026.
June 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Mayhem Co-Director Steven Sheil with a new story for our Letterboxd page - looking at dead bodies...
scsheil.bsky.social Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · Mar 31
I've written a new piece for the @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social Letterboxed page, all about the difference between dead bodies in crime stories and dead bodies in horror.

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Body Parts: The Corpse in Crime Stories vs The Corpse in Horror.
A story on Letterboxd.
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March 31, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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I honestly do not understand why the Adrian Chills account isn’t ultraviral.

How does “actually well-written short horror based on the internet’s favourite low stakes columnist” have fewer than 600 followers??

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November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Now the dust has settled a little, a big thanks to everyone who came to Mayhem this year, especially our fantastic guests. Loved having so many terrific Q&As, and hoping very much to see all these filmmakers back at the festival in the future.
The team from GAME - screenwriter Rob Williams, director and co-writer John Minton, actor and co-writer Marc Bessant, actor Jason Williamson and producer and co-writer Geoff Barrow with Mayhem co-director Steven Sheil, on the stage in Screen One at Broadway Cinema. Photo by Tom Morley. Director Ben Wheatley and producer Andy Starke on stage with festival co-director Steven Sheil. Photo by Tom Morley. The team from The Arbiter director Marc Price and cast members Georgina Leonides, Jasmine Sumner and Michael Geary on stage with festival co-director Meli Gueneau. Photo by Tom Morley. Kier-La Janisse, writer and director of The Occupant Of The Room, onstage at the festival. Photo by Emma Gray.
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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What did I love most at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social? Let me tell you...
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Mayhem Film Festival: 2025 Highlights
Highlights of Mayhem Film Festival, which took place in Nottingham, UK, October 2025.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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The @abertoirfest.bsky.social celebrates its 20th anniversary with a host of gothic-themed films, events and special guests, including Garth Marenghi, Victoria Price, and a special live music performance from Simon Boswell.

Explore the whole programme and book your tickets here: abertoir.co.uk
Abertoir 2025 poster featuring watercolour art of various horror characters. Text over the top reads “Canolfan y Celfyddydau / Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Abertoir Gŵyl Arswyd – Horror Festival. Simon Boswell live in concert. Garth Marenghi – Victoria Price – Lynn Lowry. www.abertoir.co.uk 12 – 16 Tachwedd 2025. Ffilmiau, sgyrsiau & digwyddiadau. 12 – 16 November 2025. Films, guests & special events.”
October 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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My review of Mag Mag (dir Yuriyan Retriever, Japan), which had it's UK premiere at @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social: a homage to J-Horror and a protest against uncaring boys 25yearslatersite.com?p=29612
Mayhem review: Mag Mag is a homage to J-Horror and a protest against uncaring boys
Review of Yuriyan Retriever’s Mag Mag, which held its UK premiere at Mayhem Film Festival.
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October 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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First review's in for GAME:

‘A gripping, darkly funny watch’ ★★★★ Rolling Stone UK
Buy tickets for our Screening/Q&A tour here: linktr.ee/InvadaFilmsG...
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM