As many of you know we love the horror genre in movies here on Blazing Minds, so we are very pleased to bring you the news that Wicked Wales Films is launching a new film festival, Rhyller Thriller for Rhyl, North Wales on March 11th-12th at Rhyl Town Hall. The Wicked team is developing the event with the festival director Chad Jones.
Chad Jones and Rob Parry were responsible for setting up the classic horror podcast Something Wicked during lockdown when cinemas could not operate. Rhyller Thriller will be celebrating horror films with a connection to Wales, providing opportunities for local directors and screening a programme of much-loved classic horror films on the big screen. The two days will include special guests, panel discussions, workshops, premieres, book signings and an opportunity to buy original and collectable horror memorabilia from vendors from all over the UK.
The team behind the festival recently announced that actor Simon Bamford will be in attendance on the Saturday of the film festival. Bamford has played the Cenobite Butterball in Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser 2, Ohnaka in Nightbreed and many other roles. There will be a showing of Clive Barker’s 1982 classic Hellraiser, and Bamford will discuss his career during a Q&A session.
Festival Director Chad Jones says,” We are delighted with the support and response we have had so far and hope the festival can become a regular event for North Wales. There are a lot of horror enthusiasts in this area, and we hope the festival will give them a weekend they will never forget“.
Rhiannon Hughes, Festival director for Wicked Wales Films, says, “Wicked’s connection with horror films started when we had a request to develop our Frightening Friday’s community cinema, and we are delighted to be supporting the development of this new festival for Rhyl. We are pleased to have the BFI support for this new venture.“
Rhyller Thriller will have a wide array of feature and short films for horror fans, including the world premiere of The Hounds of Darkness, the Welsh premiere of Tales of the Creeping Death and screenings of House of Horace, The Feast, Skuzz, Bang-Zoom, Geronimo and The Nurturing to name a few. As the festival continues to make announcements, follow their Facebook Page for all future updates.
Day Passes and Weekend Passes for Rhyller Thriller can be purchased via their Eventbrite page.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
