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Penny Dreadful

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HOMEFEST 2020

Strange days continue, and it’s time to accept we’ll have to get our horror fix in new ways. August bank holiday weekend (28-31) marks the inaugural , a purely digital version. There’ll be celeb intros and Q&As, a quiz on the Thursday night, and a “horror in lockdown” panel on the Sunday, as; here’s a few that caught my eye. : a low-key black and white comedy romance about a depressed man who falls in love with a ghost, which has good buzz. : a high-concept sci-fi horror about a couple who enter a testing facility which studies couples in isolated smart homes. : an Australian anthology movie telling indigenous tales of post-colonial Aboriginal history – sounds original, and it’s only 75 minutes long. Also keep an eye out for documentary , about the Hollywood horror community.

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