Only part of the schedule for this year's Fantastic Fest has been announced to date, but we're bringing you details as they emerge, so check back soon for the latest on what looks set to be a thrilling line-up.

The festival runs from 19 to 26 September.

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The Wild Robot
The Wild Robot
A robot designed to assist humans finds herself stranded on an island populated only by animals.
Get Away
Get Away
Looking forward to spending a vacation on the small Swedish island of Svälta, the Smith family is unsettled by the unfriendly mainlanders who advise them to avoid it at all costs, especially during the Karantan festival. But the family is in deep need of some time away and stubbornly decides to take the ferry anyway.
Heavier Trip
Heavier Trip
Finnish black metal band Impaled Rektum is in jail but must escape and make it to a music festival in order to save the day after the guitarist's father falls ill and their family home/business faces demolition.
Animale
Animale
Surrounded by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains hard to fulfill her dream of winning the upcoming annual bull race, but news of a rogue and violent bull on the loose terrifies the community. Young men are being murdered everywhere, and the beast is nowhere to be seen.
Anora
Anora
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch.
Terrifier 3
Terrifier 3
Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
MadS
MadS
A teenager who stops off to see his dealer to test a new drug before heading off for a night of partying. On the way home, he picks up an injured woman and the night takes a surreal turn
Daddy's Head
Daddy's Head
A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after the boy becomes convinced that his deceased father has returned for him.
V/H/S/Beyond
V/H/S/Beyond
Six bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a science-fiction inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.
Strange Harvest: Occult Murder In The Inland Empire
Strange Harvest: Occult Murder In The Inland Empire
A faux true-crime documentary about two detectives pursuit of an infamous serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who terrorised Southern California for almost two decades.
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Fantastic Fest Features

Happy holidays
Nick Frost and Aisling Bea on playing Brits abroad in Get Away
Bloody good fun
Steffen Haars, Maisie Ayres and Sebastian Croft on Get Away
'It is impossible to escape memory'
Director Fabrice du Welz on the lingering trauma of the real case behind Maldoror and the questions he hopes to provoke
Wisdom known only to the worm
Stuart Ortiz, Peter Zizzo and Terri Apple on Strange Harvest: Occult Murder In The Inland Empire
See what's underneath
Jennifer Kent on creating a legend in The Babadook
Family forever
Isaac Ezban on exploring a troubled world through children's eyes in Parvulos
Making the call
Steven Kostanski on making monsters in Frankie Freako
All the buzz
Sander Maran and Peeter Maran on Chainsaws Were Singing
Breaking the mould
Memoir Of A Snail director Adam Elliot on creating textured underdogs and emotional conflict
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