Scotland's international horror film festival
The good news...actually, the fecking GREAT news, is that Dead by Dawn is on the way back!
Throw a global pandemic at us, throw a cinema closure at us, stand astride the bridge waggling your sword and screaming NONE SHALL PASS at us for all the bloody good it’ll do you - we see your paltry obstacles and we raise you a horde of horror fans!
- Dead by Dawn returns April 21 – 25, 2027 (this is not a typo)
- Yes, we’ve added a day
- Tickets are not on sale yet. They will not go on sale until sometime late next year. I promise I will give you loads of notice before they go on sale
- No, I don’t know yet how much they’ll cost
- There will be no formal announcements about the fest on the Filmhouse site until Halloween 2026
Happy? Good! Now I can go back to searching for the very best films to show you, and you (hopefully) can go get your holiday request in to your boss nice and early 
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Incredible films : Friendly people : Cold beer : Comfy seats
It’s everything a film festival should be!
Since 1993, we’ve been selecting the best, most amazing, hilarious, surprising, moving, beautiful, unusual and downright odd films for your viewing pleasure.
We promise to show you fantastic sights and tell you unforgettable stories.
Our programme is made up of amazing UK Premieres you simply won’t see anywhere else, some incredible and rare classic movies and lots of short film programmes stuffed full of bite-size movies that’ll take your breath away.
It’s super simple – you give us a little of your money, we give you a fun, memorable experience and a whole load of new favourite movies!
Guest of Honour Frank Henenlotter directs the audience to play dead!