London's award-winning, consistently-accessible and gloriously punk-rock Soho Horror Film Festival returns to Brixton this November with an eclectic first wave of features that we're excited to exclusively reveal today.
The in-person fest will run from 21st – 23rd November at Brixton's unique cinematic speakeasy, the Coldharbour Blue Cinema, while the virtual slate, Sohome Horror Film Festival runs from the 28th -30th November, and, as always, will be fully accessible online. “Early Shark” tickets are now on sale via Soho's official website, and tickets for day passes, individual tickets and the virtual event will go on sale in October, when the full lineup also goes live.
Without further ado, let's dive into the first tidal wave of terror from Soho:
Kicking off the highlights of Soho Horror Fest's eclectic first wave is Sundance favorite Touch Me, the horny sci-fi comedy-horror from director Addison Heimann (Hypochondiac) starring Olivia Taylor Dudley (She Dies Tomorrow), Lou Taylor Pucci (Evil Dead) and Jordan Garvis (The Lake). Touch Me is described by Soho as a “hentai hyperpop fever dream”, making it a perfect fit for the fest (IYKYK).
Soho Horror Fest will also play host to the European Premiere of Zack Ogle and Aaron Pagniano’s It Needs Eyes, which follows a doomscrolling teenager who uncovers an increasingly bizarre case of a missing woman known only as Fish Tooth, who she believes is calling out through the screen for help.
Having its UK Premiere at the fest is Morihito Inoue's wild Japanese monster movie Hot Spring Shark Attack, in which a ragtag group of villagers armed only with bath bombs and bureaucrats, battle an ancient evil shark who is destroying their spa trade. Keeping up the shark theme, Sohome Horror Fest will also host a live edition of Not Another Teen Podcast, who will be talking about 2011's Sara Paxton-starring Shark Night.
As always, Soho remains committed to accessibility, with the Sohome Horror Film Festival virtual lineup playing from 28 – 30 November. The virtual weekend of the festival will host the UK Premiere of What the Tide Dragged In, the seaside shocked from Invoking Yell‘s Patricio Valladares. In What the Tide Dragged In, two sisters journey to Chile's remote coast to scatter their mother's ashes – until one vanishes into the sea and returns changed, sparking a haunting descent into grief, suspicion, and something not entirely human.
Head over to Soho's official site for more info and keep your eyes peeled for a full lineup dropping in October.
