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Dundead

Dundee's dedicated horror film festival

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 of screenings 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 Halloween
A man looks at a computer screen with a green map on it

Dundead Halloween: Evilspeak (VHS) + short film

Duration: 1h37m
Wed 22 Oct 2025
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Dundead Halloween
Dorothy waves as she crowns the Scarecrow

Dundead Halloween: Return to Oz (40th Anniversary)

Duration: 1h53m
Sun 19 Oct 2025
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Dundead Halloween
Micheal Coull introducing a film at Dundead 2025

Dundead Halloween: Surprise Preview (Scottish Premiere)

Duration: Approx 2h
Mon 27 Oct 2025
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Dundead Halloween
Two women walking through a cave with a torch

Dundead Halloween: The Descent (20th Anniversary 4K Restoration)

Duration: 1h40m
Fri 17 Oct 2025
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Dundead Halloween
A man points while a woman looks afraid

Dundead Halloween: The Phantom of the Opera (100th Anniversary) with live score

Duration: 1h32m
Fri 31 Oct 2025
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Dundead Halloween
Four people stand around a thrown dressing in costumes

Dundead Halloween: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary) with live drag performance

Duration: 1h40m + 15m performance/intro, Ages: 18+
Sat 11 Oct 2025
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Dundead
The Toxic Avenger holding a steaming broom at an outdoor fete

Dundead: The Toxic Avenger

Duration: 1h42m
Wed 17 Sep 2025
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Shop Dundead

Show your love of horror with some Dundead merch.

Black tote bag with white Dundead logo in the centre and DCA logo at the bottom left corner

DUNDEAD Tote Bag

£10
Landscape print of white Dundead logo on black background with knife slashing through the central D. The knife features a pink pattern

DUNDEAD 2024 Limited Edition Print

£10
Black Dundead t-shirt with cake design

DUNDEAD 2022 T-Shirt

£15

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Dundead 2025

Audience on stage at Dundead 2025

Haunted by Dundead

Wed 11 Jun
A look back our our 2025 Dundead horror film festival.

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
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
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
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
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
A row of happy film fans in DCA cinema, they are smiling

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