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Essex premiere horror genre festival, the Black Sunday Film Festival screening stellar line-up of horror and thriller films from across the globe.

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BSFF 2026: Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story

Friday 30 January 2026

10:20 am

Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story explores the life of wrestling icon Luna Vachon, a trailblazer in the WWF’s “Attitude Era.”

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BSFF 2026: What the Tide Dragged In

Friday 30 January 2026

12:50 pm

What the Tide Dragged In follows two sisters who visit a beach, only for one of them to begin to act strangely after she is nearly drowns.

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BSFF 2026: GroupChat + Q&A

Friday 30 January 2026

3:20 pm

After a lengthy absence from games master Dean, a group of friends come back online to take part in a role playing game in GroupChat

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BSFF 2026: Inferno

Friday 30 January 2026

5:50 pm

Based on true events, Inferno follows Mathilde Cordier, a young detective faces the most monstrous aspects of humanity.

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BSFF 2026: Deathstalker

Friday 30 January 2026

8:05 pm

Deathstalker is a modern reimagining of the cult 1980s fantasy film, drawing on the traditions of sword and sorcery cinema.

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BSFF 2026: The Reckoning + Q&A

Saturday 31 January 2026

10:20 am

Long kept secrets and a peculiar link to France lead two estranged brothers and their mother to an unimaginable outcome in The Reckoning.

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BSFF 2026: Son of Sara

Saturday 31 January 2026

12:50 pm

Haunted by strange urges and visions, a pregnant woman named accepts an invitation to dinner that spirals in Son of Sara.

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BSFF 2026: Deep End

Saturday 31 January 2026

3:20 pm

When her housekeeper is found dead in her pool, wealthy Marcela investigates the death but this leads to life altering choices in Deep End.

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BSFF 2026: Traction Park Massacre

Saturday 31 January 2026

5:50 pm

Young People meet Outlaw Bikers meet feral Twin Psycho-killers in a notorious abandoned water park in Traction Park Massacre.

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BSFF 2026: The Turkish Coffee Table

Saturday 31 January 2026

8:05 pm

A couple’s argument over a The Turkish Coffee Table table spirals into chaos when a simple mistake turns into a desperate web of lies.

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BSFF 2026: The Dark Fantastic

Sunday 01 February 2026

10:35 am

The Dark Fantastic is a psychedelic dive into the mind and work of renowned film composer Simon Boswell, exploring his innovative approaches.

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BSFF 2026: Loner + Q&A

Sunday 01 February 2026

1:00 pm

An aspiring vlogger goes on a wilderness retreat to a cabin in the woods, where he is held captive by an ancient, natural force in Loner.

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BSFF 2026: Cult Film Screening

Sunday 01 February 2026

3:30 pm

As is the Black Sunday tradition, the 2026 festival will close with a stone-cold cult classic with the BSFF 2026: Cult Film Screening!

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