FILM4 FrightFest is the UK's premiere fantasy and horror film festival. The festival, now in its 12th year, attracts thousands of genre fans each August to the heart of London's West End and the prodigious Empire Cinema, for five packed days of premieres, previews, personal appearances, signings and surprises.

CARPENTER REVISITED - In the horror genre, filmmakers are rarely just directors or writers – they are also almost always fans. On set you will frequently hear references made to childhood favourites – how someone was slashed up in this scene or how the monster’s face contorted in that scene. These cherished favourites inform, influence and inspire filmmakers in the decisions they will ultimately make on their own work. FrightFest and ID Films have invited some of its favourite UK filmmakers to revisit the work of perhaps the most influential genre director of our time, John Carpenter. In five exclusive specially commissioned short films, these talented filmmakers make his films their own.

Director: Marc Price (COLIN, MAGPIE) Inspiring Film: THEY LIVE

“I love action, and the smackdown from THEY LIVE is one of my favourites. I just want to pretend I’m John Carpenter on set making THEY LIVE for the first time!”

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