Dundead Film Festival 2026
Thu 7 - Sun 10 May
Celebrate horror, cult and weird cinema at the 14th edition of our Dundead festival.
We're bringing you four days of terrifying premieres, blood filled vintage titles and bone-chilling contemporary classics, and this year we're not doing it alone. We're very excited to be collaborating with archive activist feminist collective Invisible Women for this year's retrospective strand: She’s a Maneater! Cannibalism, Consumption and Carnal Appetites.
Invisible Women have curated this programme of six repertory horror films which feature women willing to go to terrifying extremes to satisfy their insatiable appetites. They say:
Bloodsuckers, flesheaters and nymphomaniacs: horror cinema has long traded on a primal fear of uncontained female appetites. Afterall, in a world where women’s desire for food, sex and capital has been fiercely policed by patriarchal social norms, what could be scarier than a hungry woman?
Alongside this special part of the programme, we've also got two UK premieres and four Scottish premieres, all selected by Dundead Programmer Michael Coull. Get ready for supernatural scares, creepy coming-of-age tales, kitsch horror comedy and exciting new voices in genre.
DCA Members and Supporters get early access to tickets from Tue 24 March with the festival opening for general sale on Fri 27 March at 10:00. Immerse yourself in all 12 films with a Full Pass or pick six titles to see with a Half Pass. Each pass comes with some Dundead merch featuring our festival logo designed by Glasgow-based illustrator Agnes Xantippa Boman which celebrates She's a Maneater!. DCA Members and 18-25 Members get discounts on festival passes. All passes can be booked here.
Take a look below to find out more...
Dundead Film Festival 2026
She’s a Maneater! Cannibalism, Consumption and Carnal Appetites
Follow Invisible Women on a wild ride which takes in a broad spectrum of female-authored and women-centred horror, from boundary-pushing arthouse, to reclaimed cult classics, to outrageous B movie provocations. These are bold, sometimes brazen films, yet beneath the gory spectacle they also offer a blood-stained critique of contemporary life, exploring themes such as aging, women’s bodies, consumerism, and “deviant” sexuality with guts and gusto. From vengeful goddesses to urbane vampires, fading starlets to mad scientists, these villainesses and anti-heroines hold up a cracked mirror to the absurdities of the female experience - leaving a trail of gore and destruction in their wake.
Petrifying Premieres
This selection of six brand-new scares includes two UK premieres and four Scottish premiers. Hand-picked by Dundead Programmer Michael Coull, these titles offer you the chance to see thought-provoking, campy and mysterious horror from across the world. Two of the films hail from Canada (which seems to be having a bit of a moment when it comes to genre filmmaking), with the other four coming from USA, Algeria, Spain and France.
Dundead Festival Passes 2026
Depending on how brave you're feeling, you can immerse yourself in the festival with a Full or Half Pass. These include Dundead merch featuring this years artwork by Glasgow-based illustrator Agnes Xantippa Boman.
There are special pass prices for DCA Members and 18-25 Members too and they get priority booking from Tue 24 March at 12:00. General sale will begin from 10:00 on Fri 27 March. Make sure you are logged in to access priority booking.
Full Pass: £102 (DCA Members: £96 / 18-25 Members: £75)
- See all 12 screenings, plus get a festival t-shirt and print
Half Pass: £54 (DCA Members: £51 / 18-25 Members: £37.50)
- Tickets for six films of your choice from the programme and a festival t-shirt
Book your pass here
About Invisible Women
Invisible Women
DCA Membership £25 PER YEAR
Become a DCA Member and enjoy a range of benefits, offers and discounts across our programme while supporting us to enrich people’s lives through art, culture and creativity. Benefits include:
- One free standard cinema ticket per year
- £1 off your standard or over 60s ticket for regular Cinema screenings*
- Priority booking on selected cinema seasons and gallery events
- 10% off in DCA Shop when you spend £10 or more
- 10% off DCA publications
- 15% off standard tickets for Print Studio courses
- £15 off Print Studio Masterclasses
- 10% off Craft Sunday workshops
- 10% off food in Jute Café Bar
- Further offers and discounts at DCA’s discretion
Membership costs £25 for one year. *One discount per Member per event.
- Membership Period: 1 year
- Price: £25.00
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