Celluloid Screams Sheffield Horror Film Festival 2025

Name: Celluloid Screams Sheffield Horror Film Festival 2025
Start: 2025-10-23T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-27T00:30:00+01:00
Location: Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, S1 2BX Sheffield, United Kingdom

Schedule

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 27 Oct, 2025 at 12:30 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, S1 2BX Sheffield, United Kingdom | Sheffield, EN

Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival 2025 is here! With a jam-packed schedule of premieres, previews, terrifying short films, classic screenings and special guests, this year’s festival is an absolute must for horror fans looking for a fright fix!
This year’s highlights include a drag zombie extravaganza on opening night with Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead, followed by a live drag monster show from local legends Cryptid Queers, premieres of gory revenge comedy Hacked, fantasy horror epic Deathstalker and Korean creepfest Noise and classic screenings of Martyrs, Return of the Living Dead and Tales from the Crypt. Full programme details can be found here: https://celluloidscreams.com/
Festival passes and day passes are on sale on Saturday 13 September at 12 noon.
Individual Tickets are on sale Friday 26 September at 12 noon.
Our 2025 Programme looks like this:
THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER
7:00pm - OPENING GALA: QUEENS OF THE DEAD (UK PREMIERE) + PEARLS (short film)
9:30pm - CRYPTID QUEERS: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DRAG - LIVE SHOW
10:40pm - RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (40th Anniversary) + FEED (short film) + STRIP MALL (short film)

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER
11:00am - SILVER SCREAMERS (UK PREMIERE)
1:00pm MOTHER OF FLIES + Q&A + WHITCH (short film)
3:45pm - MARTYRS (4K RESTORATION PREMIERE) + LENNOX-FRIEDKIN TAPE #004 (short film)
6:45pm - THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM + KIER-LA JANISSE IN CONVERSATION
8:15pm - HACKED: A DOUBLE ENTENDRE OF RAGE FUELED KARMA (EUROPEAN PREMIERE) + OBEY! (short film)
10:45pm - CELLULOID SCREAMS SECRET FILM + ATOM & VOID (short film)

SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER
11:00am - MAN FINDS TAPE + SLEEPEATER (short film)
1:15pm - SCARED SAFE: VOLUME 2
3:00pm - HEAD LIKE A HOLE (UK PREMIERE) + Q&A + POLY BAGGAGE (short film)
5:40pm - BLOOD AND GUTS: THE FILMS OF CHRIS MCINROY + Q&A
7:45pm - DEATHSTALKER (UK PREMIERE)
10:15pm - IT ENDS (UK PREMIERE) + STEAK DINNER (short film)

SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER
11:00am - DESCENDENT (UK PREMIERE) + SKULK (short film)
1:20pm - TALES FROM THE CRYPT + THE WOMAN IN THE BED (short film) + THE FAIRY MOON (short film)
3:30pm - CONFESSION (UK PREMIERE) + JACQUES THE GIANT SLAYER (short film) + THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (short film)
6:30pm - NOISE (UK PREMIERE) + GRANDMA IS THIRSTY (short film) + HEY BABE (short film)
8:45pm - CLOSING GALA: ALPHA
Followed by
CELLULOID SCREAMS CLOSING NIGHT KARAOKE PARTY

Founded in 2009, the festival has become a destination for horror fans seeking the very best the horror genre has to offer.
In its 17 year history, Celluloid Screams has premiered high-profile films such as Paranormal Activity, Mandy, The Witch, Barbarian, The Editor, Psycho Goreman, and Titane. It remains a showcase for emerging, international horror talents.