A double bill of modern splatter films, films that never hold back and go all out with buckets of blood to create two ridiculously fun late night short films.
This double bill starts with Run For Your Life!, a beautifully shot and expertly crafted homage to The Evil Dead that comes complete with some very impressive practical effects within its blood soaked death scenes, and this will be followed by the mind bending and brilliantly titled, Girls Just Wanna Have Kill. The latter mentioned sci-fi horror film sees the return of Sean Kurosawa who opened last year’s festival with Okhotsk of the Living Dead, a wild film that certainly got everyone talking throughout the weekend and this is sure to do the same with its introduction to a splatter pop icon, its unforgettable visuals, and its connection to the Friday the 13th franchise.
Run For Your Life!
Dir. Liam Bank // UK // 2024 // 24 mins
Woodland Heights, 1979. On the one year anniversary of a brutal massacre in the Blackwoods Forest, investigative journalist Eleanor Dunn (Rosie Frost) heads into the woods to try to solve the mysteries surrounding the murders. Stumbling upon a clearing adorned with strange symbols and bells in the canopy, she finds herself in the middle of a terrifying ritual. The Cult of Ormon are desperately trying to summon their god from beneath the earth, and Eleanor might just be the sacrifice they need!
Girls Just Wanna Have Kill
Dir. Sean Kurosawa // Japan // 2024 // 43 mins
Starring Tenma Aida, Jiro Ishimura, Karin Matumoto, Misaki Funatu’
A murder that happened 30 years ago is connected to the future! Depicting the moment when the past and future collide, this is time (trouble) Splatter!
GASP! is back for its third year with over 50 short films and 9 feature-length films, including the yearly Mystery Queer Classic!
As with every year, GASP! is here to celebrate the diversity we all know is present with genre cinema by bringing you a range of the latest short and feature-length horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and thriller films from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The third year of GASP! will take place at CULTPLEX in Manchester on June 27th-29th, 2025. To purchase a Day Pass or Festival Pass, please head to the GASP! Website.
This event will start at the advertised time, and is strictly 18+.
