NorthwestFilmFest events

NorthwestFEARFest

Oct. 14 to Oct. 18

Every October NorthwestFest presents: NorthwestFEARFest! Edmonton's horror and genre film festival.

The Last Temptation of Becky

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Starts at 6:45pm

Now working for the CIA, Becky faces her most formidable challenge yet: Nazis.

Boxcutter

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Starts at 9:00pm

After a fatal car accident, a family is plunged into an unimaginable nightmare where every choice may cost them everything.

Bad Haircut

Thursday, Oct. 15

Starts at 4:00pm

What starts as a simple haircut quickly spirals into a surreal nightmare as the barber’s behaviour grows increasingly unhinged

The Cycle

Thursday, Oct. 15

Starts at 6:30pm

A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific, multi-victim crime scene.

God Skin

Thursday, Oct. 15

Starts at 9:00pm

A desperate delivery rider must survive a brutal underground arena where experimental tattoos grant extraordinary powers.

The Weed Eaters

Friday, Oct. 16

Starts at 4:00pm

Four slacker friends on a rural New Year's getaway stumble across their reclusive host's deadly stash: a killer weed strain that makes unsuspecting sto...

Friday the 13th Part Vi: Jason Lives - 40th Anniversary

Friday, Oct. 16

Starts at 6:00pm

The unstoppable Jason Voorhees returns from the grave in the funniest, scariest, most crowd-pleasing entry in the entire franchise.

The Prowler - 45th Anniversary

Friday, Oct. 16

Starts at 8:00pm

An unknown killer stalks a small California town clad in World War II U.S. Army fatigues and hellbent on re-living a 35-year-old double murder.

Stagefright

Friday, Oct. 16

Starts at 10:00pm

The cast and crew of an upcoming stage show find themselves trapped in a theatre with a murderous, escaped psychopath.

Behind the Castle Doors: The Origin of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

Saturday, Oct. 17

Starts at 11:00am

Go behind the scenes and discover how a low budget Canadian TV show became a beloved, all-time cult classic.

Unholy Night

Saturday, Oct. 17

Starts at 2:00pm

A family's Christmas Eve dinner becomes a nightmare as Gino must protect his loved ones from his reanimated grandmother, who crashes the celebration wi...