With just a month to go before Mayhem’s 20th edition at Broadway, Nottingham (17-20 October), we’re buzzing to reveal this year’s full festival line-up. It’s packed with premieres, previews, classics, and two epic short film programmes—there’s something for every genre film fanatic.
This year, Emily, our Editorial Director, had the pleasure of pre-screening films for Mayhem once again, helping to shape what’s sure to be an unforgettable line-up. And with insanely cool poster artwork from regular TNHC artist, Aamina Mahmood, to boot!
The festival kicks off with Humanist Vampire Seeking Consensual Suicidal Person, followed by a single-shot horror, MADS. Day two dives into a locked-room mystery with Confession and the once-lost Hollywood 90028, before turning up the heat with the high-energy Dead Mail and closing with the eerie Daddy’s Head.
Saturday gets nostalgic with The Last Video Store, dives into the post-apocalyptic world of Steppenwolf, and showcases short films before ending with the supernatural thriller Interstate and a special screening of Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs.
On the final day, the UK premiere of The Paragon brings dark Kiwi comedy, followed by Dark Match, action-packed wrestling meets cult horror, and another round of shorts. They'll be closing with a chilling subway legend in Last Stop Rocafort St, then the festival’s grand finale, Wake Up, a slasher set in a homeware superstore from the makers of Turbo Kid.
Tickets and passes are available, with full festival passes at £95, and a special Frankenstein ticket package where you can pick any four films for the price of three. Head to mayhemfilmfestival.com or contact Broadway’s box office at 0115 952 6611 for more info and to secure your spot. See you there!
For press enquiries, please contact the team at mayhemfilmfest@gmail.com
MAYHEM FILM FESTIVAL 2024 - FULL FESTIVAL LINE-UP
Thursday 17 October
7.00PM - HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENSUAL SUICIDAL PERSON // Dir. Ariane Louis-Seize, Canada, 90m, 2023, with English subtitles
9.00PM - MADS // Dir. David Moreau, France, 86m, 2024, with English subtitles
Friday 18 October
12.00PM - CONFESSION // Dir. Jong-seok Yoon, South Korea, 105m, 2022, with English subtitles
2.00PM - HOLLYWOOD 90028 // Dir. Christina Hornisher, US, 76m, 1973
4.00PM - DEAD MAIL // Dirs. Joe DeBoer & Kyle McConaghy, US, 106m, 2024
6.45PM - NIGHT CALL // Dir. Michiel Blanchart, Belgium/France, 97m, 2024, with English subtitles
9.00PM - DADDY’S HEAD // Dir. Benjamin Barfoot, UK, 92m, 2024
Saturday 19 October
12.00PM - THE LAST VIDEO STORE // Dirs. Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford, Canada, 90m, 2023
2.00PM - STEPPENWOLF // Dir. Adilkhan Yerzhanov, Kazakhstan, 102m, 2024, with English subtitles
4.15PM - Short Film Showcase #1 // Dirs. Various, International, 100m, 2024, partly subtitled
7.15PM - INTERSTATE // Dir. Jean-Luc Herbulot, Italy/France/Belgium, 90m, 2024, with English subtitles
9.15PM - THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS // Dir. Wes Craven, US, 102m, 1991
Sunday 20 October
12.00PM - THE PARAGON [UK PREMIERE] // Dir. Michael Duignan, New Zealand, 85m, 2024
2.00PM - DARK MATCH // Dir. Lowell Dean, Canada, 95m, 2024
4.00PM - Short Film Showcase #2 // Dirs. Various, International, 95m, 2024, partly subtitled
6.30PM - LAST STOP ROCAFORT ST [UK PREMIERE] // Dir. Luis Prieto, Spain, 90m, 2024, with English subtitles
8.30PM - WAKE UP // Dirs. RKSS: Anouk Whissell, François Simard & Yoann-Karl Whissell, Canada/France, 83m, 2024
