2024 Line-Up


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Mini Pub Quiz

Sat 16 Nov 19:00

Quizmaster Gaz is back again with this year’s horror trivia bonanza.

Nicko and Joe's Bad Film Club

Nicko and Joe’s Bad Film Club at the Commodore Cinema

Sat 16 Nov 16:30

Comedians Nicko and Joe know terrible cinema better than anyone, and we like to drag them here in order to demonstrate some true cinematic shit for you, complete with their own, very special, very silly live commentary.

Gavin Baddeley

Occult Zoology 101: A presentation by Gavin Baddeley

Fri 15 Nov 13:45

Abertoir are delighted to welcome back festival veteran Gavin Baddeley to take this class on the most bizarre and macabre lore concerning all creatures great and small.

Parasites From Zoology to Zombies: When Nature Bites Back

Sun 17 Nov 13:45

Join Prof. Jo Hamilton to explore some of nature’s most fascinating and horrifying parasites and why the horror of the silver screen may not be as fictional as we think.

a collage of animal themed paperbacks with Robin Ince in the middle, sitting on a chair

Robin Ince: Bibliomaniac Untamed

Fri 15 Nov 20:15

Robin Ince loves books, as we’ve seen before at Abertoir. Can you imagine his excitement when he found out this year’s theme?

collage of animal themed horror posters

Teatro Probert Presents: Can a Shark Roar?

Thu 14 Nov 18:30

Sit back and enjoy a smorgasbord of everything we love about killer animal movies, in the inimitable style of John and Kate Probert!

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Zombie: Composer’s Cut Live Live Performance

Sat 16 Nov 20:30

The film will feature all the original dialogue and bone-crunching sound effects, with the expanded and reinterpreted score played live alongside it.