Horror will have a new home this August, as Pigeon Shrine FrightFest takes over the massive Odeon Luxe Leicester Square for its 25th anniversary. The poster for the event – painted by the legendary Graham Humphreys – has also been unveiled.
Graham said of the poster: “Although FrightFest marks its first quarter century, the significant change of venue is this year’s focus. The soaring black Art Deco tower of the ODEON Luxe Leicester Square, which was completed in 1937, is as iconic to London as the Art Deco Empire State Building in New York – completed six years earlier, in 1931. In the 1933 movie King Kong, the giant primate scaled the Empire State Building. It seems a fitting homage to have our own monster scale the Leicester Square landmark… the top of the world for the king of horror festivals.”
FrightFest co-director Ian Rattray observed: “The move to our new venue after many successful years is bittersweet, but we are excited about the fresh opportunities and experiences it will bring. As we celebrate 25 years, we look forward to welcoming FrightFesters to this exciting new chapter for the UK’s biggest, brightest, and most successful genre event.”
He added: “Graham’s poster art Is inspired, and it amazes all of us that year after year his FrightFest creations continue to thrill and surprise. He is a truly talented artist”.
Bill Brock, event manager of ODEON Cinemas Group, commented: “We’re thrilled to be hosting FrightFest at the iconic ODEON Luxe Leicester Square for its 25th anniversary event. We share FrightFest’s passion for this genre and are honoured to be hosting the event. As our most famous cinema location and the home of UK premieres, we can’t wait for guests to brave and enjoy five days of fantasy and horror stories in our luxurious OLLS screens.”
This year’s annual Bank Holiday event, the UK’s largest celebration of genre cinema, will take place at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square between Thursday, August 22nd, and Monday, August 26th, 2024.
The line-up of films will be announced on Thursday, July 11th.
