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Grimm Up North’s ‘Grimmfest’ Brings Horror to Manchester

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By Amber Hodson

If you’re a lover of horror and gore, Grimm Up North’s Grimmfest will be right up your street and it’s coming to Manchester’s ODEON Printworks for a seventh year running.

Listed as one of the top 40 genre film festivals internationally, Grimmfest brings together movie premieres, film maker panels, celebrity guest speakers and a wide selection of genre classics. Being in its seventh year you can imagine how many special guests the event has brought to Manchester, these guests include Liam Cunningahm (Game of Thrones), Ross Noble (Comedian), the cast of Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER and more!

There’s lots to get excited about, with a wide selection of screenings and guests on show from October 1 to October 4, it’s going to be one hell of a time! Included in this year’s line-up will be a tribute screening to legendary horror director Wes Craven with Scream will be shown on Friday October 2 at 2:00pm and showings of Howl, HELLRAISER, A Christmas Horror Story and more.

For more information about the event and details on how to purchase your tickets visit the Grimmfest website.

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