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Dundead programmer introduces a Dundead screening to an audience in DCA Cinema 1

Dundead

Celebrating horror, cult and weird cinema

Dundead is our annual horror and cult film festival that takes place over four days in May. Running since 2011, the festival brings together a mix of previews and premieres of brand new genre titles as well as specially selected horror classics. 

The horror continues throughout the year with monthly Dundead screenings as part of the regular cinema programme and a curated programme in October to celebrate Halloween. 

Dundead is a highlight of living in Dundee. Long may it continue!

Upcoming Dundead screenings

Find out more about Dundead
Dundead
Anime still of a person dressed in red on a red motorbike

Dundead: Akira (4K Restoration)

Duration: 2h4m
Tue 28 - Thu 30 Apr 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Group of 5 girls standing together outside in the dark

Camp (UK Premiere)

Duration: 1h51m
Thu 7 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Woman eating a dumpling with chopsticks

Dumplings

Duration: 1h27m
Mandarin with English subtitles
Thu 7 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Blonde haired woman in a white dress stands beside a man with short dark hair and a beard. The both stand in front of a backdrop

Theater is Dead (Scottish Premiere)

Duration: 1h28m
Fri 8 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Man with an andry expression

Blood Diner

Duration: 1h28m
Fri 8 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Two people in a bed, one with bandages on their head

Roqia (Scottish Premiere)

Duration: 1h34m
Sat 9 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Woman looking worried while sitting on a bed and watching tv

Santo vs Frankenstein’s Daughter

Duration: 1h37m
Sat 9 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Screen showing a missing person: Jennifer Joy Avery, age 33, Height 5'3

Buffet Infinity (UK Premiere)

Duration: 1h55m
Sat 9 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Woman with a nose bleed

Raw (10th Anniversary)

Duration: 1h34m
Sat 9 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Woman standing outside holding her coat open

Trouble Every Day

Duration: 1h36m
Sun 10 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Three vampires with pointy ears surround a woman with a cross on her head

Silencio (Scottish Premiere)

Duration: 1h30m
Sun 10 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Girl standing outside covered in dirt

Her Will Be Done (Scottish Premiere)

Duration: 1h35m
Sun 10 May 2026
Dundead Film Festival 2026
Woman with dark hair and a red dress sits on a chair in front of a red curtain. A skull and box sits on a table next to her

The Velvet Vampire

Duration: 1h20m
Sun 10 May 2026

Dundead 2024

Two people sitting on chairs on a small stage in front of a big screen
Q&A with Falling Stars director Richard Karpala
Michael Coull giving an introduction to an audience in DCA Cinema in front of a Dundead screenslide
Each film got an introduction from festival programmer Micahel Coull
Man in a checked shirt standing in front of a film projector
DCA Projectionists preparing for Scream on 35mm
Woman in a Dundead t-shirt DJing in Jute
Local musician Theo Bleak providing a post Scream DJ set

Dundead 2023

Audience in the cinema ahead of a Dundead screening
Waiting for Dundead 2023 to begin
Person in DCA cinema wearing a fly mask, Dundead t-shirt and holding a green cocktail
Dundead 2023 mascot
Dundead programmer Michael Coull hosts a Q&A with director of The Origin Andrew Cumming
Q&A with Andrew Cumming
Projection booth with Dundead screen lide showing on the screen through the window
DCA Projection Booth

DCA Membership £25 PER YEAR

colourful seats in DCA cinema

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
£25
Per year

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