Scotland's international
horror film festival
Dead by Dawn returns:
April 21 – 25, 2027
The good news...actually, the fecking GREAT news, is that Dead by Dawn is on the way back!
Throw a global pandemic at us, throw a cinema closure at us, stand astride the bridge waggling your sword and screaming NONE SHALL PASS at us for all the bloody good it’ll do you - we see your paltry obstacles and we raise you a horde of horror fans!
Dead by Dawn returns April 21 – 25, 2027 (this is not a typo)
Start checking our socials after Hallowe'en 2026 for festival news!
Meantime if you have any questions, you can contact us here.
The countdown begins...
sleeps
"Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them"
As you count down the sleeps until then, repeat after me...
One, two, Freddy's coming for you...
Three, four, better lock your door...
Five, six, grab your crucifix...
Seven, eight, gonna stay up late...
Nine, ten, never sleep again.
I'll be in touch later in the year with info about the fest and tickets and all that jazz, but if you have specific questions just now, you can email me at the usual address - adele@deadbydawn.co.uk
The plan is to start screenings afternoon/early evening on the 21st (not confirmed yet, but that's the plan) - I'll update you as soon as I can about our planned start time so you can make travel arrangements and not miss a thing.
Meantime, sweet dreams 🙂
Images shown in no way constitute a legal or binding commitment to show the depicted film. Images are chosen to illustrate beds, bed linen, relaxing, sleeping, and monster habitation protocols. Whatever's hiding under your bed is your problem. If it's Hungry Hickory, you're doomed...
Incredible films : Friendly people : Cold beer : Comfy seats
It’s everything a film festival should be!
Since 1993, we’ve been selecting the best, most amazing, hilarious, surprising, moving, beautiful, unusual and downright odd films for your viewing pleasure.
We promise to show you fantastic sights and tell you unforgettable stories.
Our programme is made up of amazing UK Premieres you simply won’t see anywhere else, some incredible and rare classic movies and lots of short film programmes stuffed full of bite-size movies that’ll take your breath away.
It’s super simple – you give us a little of your money, we give you a fun, memorable experience and a whole load of new favourite movies!
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Guest of Honour Frank Henenlotter directs the audience to play dead!