Forbidden Worlds Film Festival

A woman emerges from a pool of blood in a strange liar. “3 days” and “There is no-one who can conquer these demons…” is emblazoned across it.

On Monday 9 March, the line-up for Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 will be announced and Full Festival and Day Passes will go on sale!

Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know when they go on sale.

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

The American way?

With Romans?

And William Wallace?

A woman emerges from a pool of blood in a strange liar. “3 days” and “There is no-one who can conquer these demons…” is emblazoned across it.

On Monday 9 March, the line-up for Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026 will be announced and Full Festival and Day Passes will go on sale!

Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know when they go on sale.

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

The cover to The Art & Making of Highlander featuring artwork of Christopher Lambert as MacLeod

There can be only… two?!

I’ve written a new official book on Highlander for the 40th anniversary - plenty I couldn’t get for the first book inc new interviews, unseen photos, deleted scene coverage… even lifelong fans haven’t heard a lot of this.

Published by Titan Books on 1st September!

Bristol cinema ranked among world’s best The ranking places the much-loved picture house alongside venues in New York, Jaipur and Seoul

A cinema in our city famed not only for its film programme but also for its inclusive toilets has received another accolade

A mystical fantasy-esque landscape with Forbidden Worlds will return, 23-26 April 2026 and the URL pasted across it.

News is coming.

Save the dates.

Forbidden Worlds will return.

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

Special Effects Legend Tom Savini Honored with Bronze-Style Bust Special effects legend Tom Savini is being honored with a bronze-style bust as part of Regal Robot‘s Regal Icons line. Sculpted in a fine art style by digital artist Christian Maggi, the 7″ scale hand...

Makeup effects legend Tom Savini has been honored with a bronze-style bust: bloody-disgusting.com/toys/3938773...

Kinda makes you proud to be British.

The physical media landscape in 2025 and beyond With new labels emerging, the future’s looking bright for DVD and Blu-ray. We talk to some of the companies involved in a disc renaissance…

With new labels emerging, the future’s looking bright for DVD and Blu-ray. We talk to some of the companies involved in a disc renaissance…
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(We might own the 2-disc special edition DVD)

A montage of four short films with Genre Filmmakers of the Future: Short Film Showcase overlaid on top. Films @ 59 logo at the bottom.

Find out more about the 10 short films that will be screened at this year's Forbidden Worlds.

The Film of the Year will be voted for by the in-attendance festival audience who will watch the shorts on the 19m x 15m Bristol Megascreen!

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk/2026-shorts

(We might own the 2-disc special edition DVD)

Sometimes we wish we cared as little as Snake.

Screening at the Bristol Megascreen with bright yellow text overlayed saying 'Thank you for being the gods of genre cinema.'

As long as you keep showing up for the likes of Outland, The Shout, Blood Tide, Body Melt and Razorback on an IMAX screen, we'll keep showing 'em.

Forbidden Worlds Film Festival returns to Bristol Megascreen: 23-26 April 2026.

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

A montage of four short films with Genre Filmmakers of the Future: Short Film Showcase overlaid on top. Films @ 59 logo at the bottom.

Find out more about the 10 short films that will be screened at this year's Forbidden Worlds.

The Film of the Year will be voted for by the in-attendance festival audience who will watch the shorts on the 19m x 15m Bristol Megascreen!

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk/2026-shorts

An 80s style VHS dating intro featuring a man and woman's silhouettes with The Complete Package overlayed on top.

10. THE COMPLETE PACKAGE (2025)

Dir: Wyn Wallace | UK

In this found-footage analog horror short, a 1980s tele-dating tape is not what it seems...

www.instagram.com/p/DVTUx8tAuLH/

Is it possible that David Ellison is ruining the film industry in revenge for him being a horrible actor?

Don't tell us you don't remember him in Flyboys - aka WWI Top Gun - alongside James Franco and Martin Henderson?!

A woman stands in the doorway looking shocked at a surprise party she clearly wasn't prepared for while her smug husband stands off to the left.

9. SURPRISE! (2025) - Dir: Dave Gardner | UK

A working class mum discovers a terrifying secret at the surprise party from hell!

www.instagram.com/p/DVSysW2gkG...

A blonde curly haired woman looks down the sights of a gun while a red haired woman with glasses directs her shoulders.

8. STILL YOURS (2026)

Dir: Mikko Löppönen | Finland

Elina and Lara love each other. But is it enough?

www.instagram.com/p/DVQ7y38grTe/

Two figures silhouetted against a bright screen with red text overlayed.

Forbidden Worlds Film Festival. We’re very more-ish.

More news will be coming soon, but get ready for four days of cult and classic genre films from 23-26 April.

Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when the line-up is announced.

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

A young woman will dark curly hair is leaning against a wall with her hands covering her mouth in dispair.

7. VOWELS (2025) - Dir: Rafael De Leon Jr. | US

Ava needs to record a self-tape but her speech impediment keeps getting in the way.

www.instagram.com/p/DVQdFf2AtLX/

A young woman wearing overalls and a backwards baseball cap is staring face first into a screen with a green hued sci-fi heads up display.

6. SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENTS (2026) - Dir: Dan Chernett | UK

A young research graduate survives a shuttle crash on a remote space station run by an experimental AI.

www.instagram.com/p/DVOTvq5gu_L/

Three people - two men and a woman - are fighting in a small vehicle.

5. DANGEROUS DELIVERY (2025) - Dir: Etienne Laurendeau | Canada

A delivery turns into chaos when Grégoire and Vincent, both convinced that the delivery driver is actually their ride, unexpectedly jump into her car.

www.instagram.com/p/DVN32LzArtp/

But how do you better Michael Biehn, Ron Perlman and Rick Worthy?!

Amazing stuff!

We showed FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION (1972) at our 2024 festival and it went down a storm!

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk/2024

Add another one to the list...

‘Project Hail Mary’ First Reactions: Ryan Gosling Is a ‘Shining Star’ in Christopher Miller and Phil Lord’s ‘Must-See Space Odyssey’ 'Project Hail Mary' has been unveiled to members of the film press, and first reactions are calling the sci-fi comedy a 'must-see space odyssey.'

Fist my bump!

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A photo of the audience at Forbidden Worlds with "Keep doing what you're doing and we'll be back..." overlayed on it.

The line-up is now locked for Forbidden Worlds 2026!

More news will be coming over the next few weeks, but make sure you're signed up to our mailing list to be the first to know when tickets go on sale!

(And make sure to book off 23-26 April!)

www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk

Two knights, fully clad in armour, sit round a fire at night in a forest.

4. KNIGHTS & RELATIONSHIPS (2025) - Dir: @stung.art | US - UK PREMIERE

A chance encounter between two knights with troubled history leads to them unpacking their pasts. When we run into an ex, don’t we all feel a bit like a knight in armor?

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