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01 Feb 2021
Summary of Abertoir 2020!
2020 WinnersThank you for joining us for our first ever virtual Abertoir in 2020, and for successfully navigating a world of Eventive, Zoom Webinars, Discord and Twitch! It’s been our pleasure to see so many of you willing to give our remote 15th edition…
13 Jul 2020
Abertoir 2020 Dates
#Abertoir202028th October – 1st November, 2020 We recently announced that the 15th edition of Abertoir Horror Festival would be happening online. We’re now happy to reveal the dates for this year’s festival, and they’re a little different to usual…just like the first year of…
26 Nov 2019
Over and Out from Abertoir 2019!
We've had a day to (barely) catch up on sleep but we're thrilled to say Abertoir 2019 has been a resounding success! We can't thank you all enough for joining us this week - audience and guests alike! - and making the six days…
04 May 2020
Abertoir in Space! The Finished Video
The highlight of Abertoir 2019 was the incredible footage of Ron Shusett's exclusive introduction to Alien, speaking to us from the edges of space itself! With thanks to everyone who made this possible, and of course to Ron himself. We hope you enjoy this…
05 Nov 2019
Full 2019 programme revealed!
We know you've all been SO patient with us but we hope you'll soon see that we've been holding on to ensure we can put together the best line-up that we can for you for this year's festival. 16 brand new films - including…
18 Sep 2019
Abertoir 2019: Short Films Competition
Over a number of months earlier in the year, Abertoir has been receiving short films for our competition. The response was phenomenal, we had entries from all over the world but sadly there just wasn't enough room to show all of the excellent entries.…
31 Oct 2019
Poster 2019
The schedule is imminent, however in the meantime we're thrilled to reveal our 2019 poster by the wonderful artist Pete Stevenson!
18 Sep 2019
Abertoir 2019: Opening Film and more guests!
We’re pleased to reveal the opening film of the festival, IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, screening in digital 3D! A classic science fiction movie that holds up even today as one of the most iconic films from that era. Rarely screened in 3D, we…
18 Sep 2019
Abertoir 2019: First Announcements
We think we’ve kept you waiting long enough, so are you ready for not one, not two, but three #Abertoir2019 announcements?! 2019 marks 100 years since the birth of Donald Pleasence, an absolute giant of UK screen acting. We’ll be marking the occasion with…
03 Apr 2019
Abertoir 2019: Dates announced!
We're pleased to reveal the dates for Abertoir 2019 - the festival will be taking place 19-24th November, at Aberystwyth Arts Centre as usual! We'll look forward to seeing you...and remember, in Aberystwyth, no one can hear you scream...
02 Dec 2018
Abertoir 2018 Winners!
We think it’s fair to say that Abertoir 2018 proved to be one of the biggest and best yet – and we’re still recovering! But it’s about time we wrapped things up on the year with the festival’s winners. Keep an eye out soon…
25 Oct 2018
Terror at the Tramshed - Cardiff - 28th Oct
Can't wait for the full festival? To whet your appetite, we're joining forces with Fractured Visions to present a special Cardiff all-day event! A meagure £25 will get you six films at the lovely Tramshed cinema, and we have a terrific lineup of some…
13 Oct 2018
One Month To Go!
With just one month to go until we kick off Abertoir 2018, and as we work hard to finalise our amazing line-up for films, we thought we’d mark the day with a few more teases of what we’ve got in store this year! We’re…
We’re pleased to announce that festival passes for Abertoir 2018 are now on sale! For just £60, join us at Camp Abertoir for our 13th edition, and celebrate six days of brand new preview screenings, classic films, guests, talks and special events! Read on…
We’re thrilled to announce that our 2018 guest of honour will be Sean S Cunningham! Director and producer of Friday the 13th – which of course we’ll be screening - Sean is one of the most famous names in the slasher genre, and we’re…
13 Aug 2018
Opening/Closing Announcement
It’s August the 13th, which means it’s time to start revealing what we’ve got in store for you this year! It’s our 13th festival, and what better genre to celebrate than the slasher movie - we invite you all to join us at Camp…
