Abertoir celebrates Jimmy Sangster
Join us on October 24 to celebrate Jimmy Sangster, one of the legends of classic British horror. Born in Kinmel Bay and educated in Cardiff, Sangster began his career in…
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celebrate Queer Horror this October!
We’re proud to present a night dedicated to contemporary queer horror, the first in our season of Abertoir events for 2026. Featuring two of the most exciting recent horror films…
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Abertoir’s not-so-fallow year revealed!
It’s been several months since we shared the news that we’d be doing things a bit differently in 2026. We shared that we were taking it down a notch, that…
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Abertoir and Aber Horror Society collab!
Our next collaboration of 2026 takes place in just one week, and it’s a bit exclusive! We’ve worked with Aber Uni’s Horror Society to arrange a very special screening of…
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CAF 2026 & Abertoir – THERE BE MONSTERS
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve joined forces with another of Wales’ great film festivals, Cardiff Animation Festival!
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WOW 2026 & Abertoir – Her Will Be Done
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve joined forces once more with our good friends WOW Film Festival to bring a spooky bit of world cinema to the big screen as…
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Abertoir in 2026: an update
Team Abertoir’s been taking a breather after our massive 20th anniversary edition and we’ve made a decision: we’re taking it down a notch for 2026. We’re excited to see what…
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Abertoir 2025 winners and thanks
We wrapped up the 20th edition of Abertoir Horror Festival late on Sunday and can’t thank you all enough for joining us for the celebration – 5 days of horror,…
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Eryri Arswydus
To celebrate half a century of horror films in the Welsh language, we’re delighted to take part in a celebration by Storiel in collaboration with Pontio and Matchbox Cine: Eryri…
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Short Film Line-up announced
The short film programme at Abertoir 2025 represents a bumper crop of the best in horror, sci-fi and fantastic filmmaking. With 28 films from 12 countries around the world, we’re…