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  • Mad Gods and Monsters with CAF and Stacey AbbotT

    Mad Gods and Monsters with CAF and Stacey AbbotT

    We’re really happy to be teaming up again with Cardiff Animation Festival and Prof. Stacey Abbott for a deep-dive into the use of animation in horror! The lecture hosted by Dr Stacey Abbott, will stitch together pioneering examples of early animation and classic examples of horror special effects, from the spectral effects of the early…

  • Danger: Diabolik & The Fox

    Danger: Diabolik & The Fox

    We’re excited to reveal another special double-bill at Aberystwyth Arts Centre – Danger: Diabolik and The Fox! Seem like an odd combination? Well, if you’ve ever been to Abertoir you’ll know that sometimes we play fast and loose with the confines of genre! And so in honour of that we’ve put together this double-bill from…

  • Friday the 13th Part III in 3D with Aber Horror Soc!

    Friday the 13th Part III in 3D with Aber Horror Soc!

    We’re so excited to have teamed up with Aberystwyth Student Union’s Horror Society to programme our November screening! Unlucky for some, perhaps, but this November 13th there’s the chance to see a very rare screening of 1982’s Friday the 13th Part III in literally eye-popping (digital) 3D. Directed by Steve Miner, the film follows young…

  • Abertoir celebrates Jimmy Sangster

    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 film as a 16-year old clapper boy and would go on to be one of the key figures of classic British horror, primarily for his…

  • celebrate Queer Horror this October!

    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 – Leviticus and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – the evening will also feature an extended introduction by our very own Dr. Nia…

  • Abertoir’s not-so-fallow year revealed!

    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 there won’t be a big, 5-day festival this year. But we did also tease that we’d be running a series of one-off events instead to…

  • Abertoir and Aber Horror Society collab!

    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 It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This (2023), just for the students! Those of you who joined us for the festival back in 2023 will…

  • CAF 2026 & Abertoir – THERE BE MONSTERS

    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!

  • WOW 2026 & Abertoir – Her Will Be Done

    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 part of their festival programme. This year you can experience Julia Kowalski’s searing Her Will Be Done at both Pontio, Bangor (March 21) and Aberystwyth…

  • Abertoir in 2026: an update

    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 the next decade or two of Abertoir looks like, but in order to do that properly, and ensure it’s bigger and better than ever before,…