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Fear Screen The North East's dedicated international horror film festival curated by High End Televison & Major Studio Industry professionals

We’re excited to announce the return of our Pay What You Can horror screenings this June at Roxy Movies MiddlesbroughOn ...
16/06/2026

We’re excited to announce the return of our Pay What You Can horror screenings this June at Roxy Movies Middlesbrough

On 28th June, we’re bringing Sea & Sky Pictures’ Lore (2023) to the big screen a British anthology horror from directors James Bushe, Greig Johnson and Patrick Michael Ryder that delivers campfire chills, folklore and proper creeping dread.
We’ll also be showcasing a selection of films from our 48 Hours Later Spring Challenge, where filmmakers had just 48 hours to write, shoot and finish an original horror short. Expect bold ideas, raw energy and the kind of chaos only a ticking clock can create.

As always, our Pay What You Can model is about keeping horror accessible to everyone no fixed ticket price, just contribute what you’re able, with a minimum of £1.

Expect a great crowd, a properly unsettling watch, and the kind of community energy that makes these nights special.
More details and tickets: https://fearscreen.com/lore

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month from Fear Screen! 🖤June is here, and that means it’s Pride Month and we at Fear Screen are celebr...
01/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month from Fear Screen! 🖤

June is here, and that means it’s Pride Month and we at Fear Screen are celebrating loud and proud.

Horror has always been a genre that speaks to the outsider, the misunderstood, the misfit and for decades, q***r audiences have found themselves reflected in its shadows. From the monstrous to the sublime, horror has given voice to those who live on the margins, and that bond between the LGBTQ+ community and the genre we love runs deep.

This month, we want to celebrate that connection. Q***r horror is thriving filmmakers and storytellers are crafting work that is bold, visceral, and beautifully, unapologetically q***r. Whether it’s q***r directors pushing the boundaries of the form, LGBTQ+ characters at the heart of the terror, or stories rooted in the real world fears of marginalised communities this is the kind of cinema Fear Screen lives for.

Fear Screen is a safe, welcoming space for everyone. No matter who you are, who you love, or how you identify if you love horror, you belong here. 🏳️‍⚧️🖤

This Pride Month, we encourage you to seek out q***r horror, champion LGBTQ+ filmmakers, and celebrate the community that has always found power and solace in the dark.

From all of us at Fear Screen Happy Pride. Stay scary.

01/06/2026

📢 An important update from Fear Screen, please take a moment to read this one.

First things first: we owe you an apology. Communication from our end has been poor over the last few weeks, and that's not good enough. We're sorry.

We want to be honest with you rather than just go quiet and pretend everything's fine. Simon and I both work full-time in HETV and major studio film production it's never been a secret, and it's actually what shapes so much of what Fear Screen is. But that work is unpredictable, demanding, and when a production calls, you go. There's no negotiating with a shoot schedule.

Fear Screen runs almost entirely on our own money. No salaries, no grants, no comfortable pot of funding just two people who genuinely love horror cinema and believe the North East deserves something special, putting their wages where their mouth is. Most independent festivals don't reach sustainability until year five or six. We're not there yet, but we're building, and we're not going anywhere.

Now the 48 Hour Film Challenge. 🎬
We had dozens of sign-ups, which was brilliant to see. We only received two completed films but honestly? The judges say both are absolutely outstanding. Simon and I are going to watch them tonight and we can't wait to see them. These filmmakers delivered something genuinely impressive under a brutal deadline, and they deserve to be celebrated.

We were originally planning a cinema screening on 20th May alongside a feature film Q&A, but unfortunately the cast had scheduling changes and we had to pull it. We're now targeting the week commencing 22nd June for a full cinema showcase with a live stream and we'll be announcing the winner later this week, so keep your eyes on this page. 👀

To everyone who took part, supported us, or has simply stuck around, thank you. It means everything.

We'll be back in touch very soon. We promise to do better. 🖤

— Jay Finlayson & Simon Delay

13/05/2026

48 hours. No excuses.
winward has done it. He'll tell you it's hard. He'll also tell you it's worth it.

If you've ever wanted to make a film but kept waiting for the right time, the right budget, the right everything, this is the challenge that removes all of that.

You get 48 hours and you walk away with something real.

Fear Screen's 48 Hours Later challenge is open. Register now via the link in bio.

The wait is over… and it’s happening next Friday.The Spring 2026 48 Hours Later Film Challenge is officially OPEN for re...
08/05/2026

The wait is over… and it’s happening next Friday.

The Spring 2026 48 Hours Later Film Challenge is officially OPEN for registration. (To be fair it’s been open since 9th April.. we just haven’t shared this much, but there’s already a few off yous already registered, if you aren’t registered, why not join in the fun? Also it’s FREE to join and participate)

Yes, we’re a little late but the best things always are.

This is our third challenge and the penultimate of the year, and if you’ve seen what came out of the last two, you’ll know exactly what to expect:
pure creative chaos, proper filmmaking, and real stakes.

You’ll have just 48 hours. One weekend. One shot to create something unforgettable.

And here’s the big one…

Your film won’t just live online — it will be screened LIVE on the big screen at Roxy Movies Middlesbrough.

A real cinema. A real audience. Your work, up there.

Registration is open now:
https://fearscreen.com/48hourslater

Get your team together. Lock it in. Be part of it.

Let’s make something special again. 🎬🔥

“As I walked out one May morning” is a common refrain that can be found at the start of several traditional Beltane song...
02/05/2026

“As I walked out one May morning” is a common refrain that can be found at the start of several traditional Beltane songs. The iteration used in this post’s title can be found in the folk song fittingly named ‘As I roved out’. Folk culture, being largely localised and often dismissed as a relic of our religious past, means that it is hard to track down quite when certain traditions, such as this song and line, began. Luckily for us, and certainly for the genre of folk horror, Beltane does have a rich history and continues to be celebrated by those either dedicated to the old ways or simply interested in preserving local colour. But what is Beltane?

Find out and discover why it’s the beating heart of folk horror over on The Panic Press. 🌿🐂

Link in comments

Friday. The 13th. November. 🖤🕯️We couldn’t have planned it better if we’d tried. (We absolutely planned it.)Fear Screen’...
30/04/2026

Friday. The 13th. November. 🖤🕯️

We couldn’t have planned it better if we’d tried. (We absolutely planned it.)

Fear Screen’s first ever Awards Night is coming and the universe has aligned in the most delightfully sinister way possible.

A mystery venue. A woman in grey who never left. And a date that needs no introduction.

Here’s what we know… on Friday 13th November in a building with centuries of secrets, a permanent resident who didn’t rsvp, but she’ll be there regardless. Black tie. No exceptions.
Fear Screen’s very first Awards Night.

Thirteen has never looked so good.
Full venue reveal dropping soon. Where do you think we’ve booked for the most cursed, most glamorous night on Teesside’s horror calendar?

🎟️ Limited seats. Black tie only. You really don’t want to miss this one

30/04/2026

introduces herself to the audience at our CALM charity screening of Red Riding. If you know the trilogy, you know exactly why the room was buzzing.

Full Q&A link in bio.

27/04/2026

Craig Conway has spent over two decades in front of the camera. Dog Soldiers. The Descent.

Red Riding was his first time directing a feature film, with Neil Marshall on board as executive producer.

We asked him straight: what were the biggest barriers you faced as a first time director?
This is 30 seconds of the beginning of his answer. The full response, and 50 minutes of uncut conversation with the full cast, is on the Fear Screen YouTube channel now.

Link in the comments.

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