See two modern horror classics at Bristol Film Festival this Halloween
Get into the Halloween spirit with a double bill of Robert Eggers' critically-acclaimed horror movies; The VVitch and Nosferatu.
- 6:45 timeslot - The VVitch
- 9:50 timeslot - Nosferatu
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Harrowing folk horror comes to Bristol this Halloween...
2025 marks 10 years of the modern folk horror classic, The VVitch. With the screening taking place in one of Bristol's most dramatic venues, The Mount Without, there's no better place to get your fix of Halloween horror at Bristol Film Festival...
- Film: The VVitch (2015)
- Genre: Folk horror
- Age rating: 15+
- Times: 6:45pm to 9:30pm
- Venue: The Mount Without, BS2 8FN
About The VVitch:
As Halloween draws near, The VVitch offers a chilling descent into isolation, paranoia, and supernatural dread.
Set in 17th-century New England, this slow-burning horror follows a Puritan family exiled to the edge of a dark, whispering forest. When strange occurrences begin to unravel their fragile unity, suspicion turns inward, and the line between faith and fear begins to blur.
With its haunting visuals, archaic dialogue, and creeping sense of doom, Robert Eggers' cinematic debut is a masterclass in atmospheric terror. It's not about jump scares, it's about the quiet, relentless erosion of trust, and the primal horror of being truly alone.
A tale of witchcraft, repression, and the monstrous unknown, The VVitch is perfect for those who prefer their Halloween frights steeped in folklore and dread.
An old Gothic tale comes back to life...
Bristol Film Festival's Halloween double bill continues with Robert Eggers' Nosferatu. This chilling reimagining of the silent horror classic pays respectful homage to the original whilst adding a new terrifying perspective to this Gothic nightmare.
- Film: Nosferatu (2024)
- Genre: Gothic horror
- Age rating: 15+
- Times: 9:50pm to 11:20pm
- Venue: The Mount Without, BS2 8FN
About Nosferatu:
Robert Eggers resurrects a century-old nightmare in this gothic reimagining of Nosferatu, just in time for Halloween.
Set in 1838 Germany, the story follows Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), a young woman whose yearning for connection unwittingly awakens Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård) an ancient, parasitic force of darkness. As her husband Thomas (Nicholas Hoult) journeys to the Count’s crumbling castle on a real estate errand, Ellen is left behind, haunted by visions and bound to a growing psychic link with the creature she summoned.
This version of Nosferatu is no mere homage, it's a fever dream of obsession, isolation, and supernatural dread. Eggers trades jump scares for slow, suffocating horror, where every creak, whisper, and flicker of candlelight feels like a warning. A perfect Halloween screening for those who prefer their terror steeped in folklore, atmosphere, and the uncanny.