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The South African Horrorfest is back again, marking its 19th year of bringing the chills to local fans and filmmakers alike.

The South African Horrorfest is a film festival specifically for horror and genre films in Cape Town, hosting celebrities, artists, filmmakers, and screenwriters, all from the horror genre.

It is the longest-running and only event of its kind in South Africa and the African continent and has been listed among the “world’s 50 best genre festivals” by Moviemaker.

Following the pandemic horror show, the festival introduced an online component, as well as select screenings in theatres. The streaming aspect helped to broaden their scope and reach more horror fans in far-flung places of South Africa, and this year it will feature an online component as well.

The festival features new, classic and rare movies, pre-release screenings, dark literature, live silent film soundtrack performances, Halloween dress-ups, giveaways and more.

The festival accepts all entries as long as they can be categorised in the Horror/Chiller/Terror/Monsters vibe.

 

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Horror movies are not everyone’s cup of tea, and the abundance of really crappy horror movies has made most people dismiss the genre somewhat as ‘cheap’. But horror is as complicated a genre as any other, so hopefully this festival will showcase what South Africa has to offer.

The 19th SA Horror Festival will take place from 25 October to 6 November at The Labia Theatre in Cape Town.

This is perfect for Halloween. There’s a sweetness to getting scared that you just don’t find with the Barbie or Mission Impossible films.

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