The home of blood-soaked slashers and surrealist nightmares, a place for all things crazed, kooky, cooked and crooked, our Nocturnal strand always creates a buzz!

New to this year’s Nocturnal agenda, the long-awaited Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, a sure-to-be cult classic that has horror fans hyped. 

American director Jane Schoenbrun's latest flick opened the prestigious Un Certain Regard section at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and went on to win the coveted Queer Palm.

A surreal meta-slasher that blends horror, romance and film-industry satire, the film stars Hannah Einbinder as a young filmmaker tasked with reviving the Camp Miasma franchise, and Gillian Annderson as the reclusive actress who played the ‘final girl’ in the original movie. Along the way, expect blood splatters galore, teenage horniness, and a killer wearing a ceiling vent mask. 

Also joining the Nocturnal strand, The Good Boy tells the twisted tale of an obnoxious teen who’s taught some unconventional lessons, Alpha is a pandemic dystopia from celebrated French body horror maestro Julia Ducournau, and Sydney’s neon-soaked queer underworld comes to light in Aussie crime thriller, Body Blow. 

Also on the list so far, Indonesian horror-comedy Ghost in the Cell turns a prison block into a splatter fest, adult animation Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer pokes a stick at queer gym culture, and I Want Your Sex, the sizzling latest from indie director Gregg Araki, explores the dark side of the LA art world as a fresh-faced young intern is sucked into a wicked and murderous power game.

More Nocturnal titles will be announced over the coming weeks, and remember, a multipass gives you best-value tickets, plus exclusive pre-sale access in Auckland and Wellington.