GASP! is back for its fourth year with over 50 short films and 9 feature-length films, including the yearly Mystery Queer Classic!
This year, GASP! returns to Cultplex for another three-day celebration of diversity within genre cinema and will start with a creepy Halloween-based slasher with a feline twist in Tim Cruz’s Don’t Let the Cat Out and will end with Roger Conners’ super queer, super gory and super stylish slasher, Meat. Throughout the weekend, other highlights include a 40th anniversary screening of the camp creature feature musical remake, Little Shop of Horrors; two found footage films, including Don’t Look in the Dark, a unique take on the subgenre that provides a different experience for each viewer, and Cat Cam, an eerie supernatural film with the bonus of an adorable cat protagonist; and Fox & the Tiny Demon, the first ever feature-length animated film to be screened at the festival, which accompanies another first, the brand new fifth Short Film Showcase, which focuses entirely on animated shorts.
As with every year, GASP! is here to celebrate the diversity we all know is present with genre cinema by bringing you a range of the latest short and feature-length horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and thriller films from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Head over to the link below for full lineup details!
The fourth year of GASP! will take place at Cultplex in Manchester on June 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2026 – general sale tickets will be available at 12pm on Saturday.
Find out more about GASP! Horror Film Festival.
Bloody Flicks 