Belfast International Horror Festival

BIHF 2025 Programme

The Belfast International Horror Festival returns for a fifth year with its biggest-ever lineup from the 22 – 31 October

The Craft Onboard Belfast Barge

Let your inner weirdo out this Halloween Night onboard the Belfast Barge for a screening of The Craft

BIHF Horror Movie Quiz

Test your horror knowledge at the Belfast International Festival’s annual movie quiz!

BIHF Short Film Competition Finalists

BIHF will showcase the finalists of this year’s short film competition at the Accident Theatre

Ginger Snaps (Never Seen it Film Club)

BIHF has teamed up with Accidental Theatre’s Never Seen it Film Club for a screening of Ginger Snaps.

Bride Of Frankenstein (90th Anniversary)

BIHF teams up with the Strand Cinema for a screening off James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein to celebrate the film’s 90th anniversary

The Descent 20th Anniversary with Special Guest Shauna Macdonald

BIHF celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Descent by welcoming one of the film’s stars Shauna McDonald to Belfast

I Live Here Now (Irish Premiere)

Fresh from screenings at the Fantasia and Edinburgh International Film Festivals this year, BIHF present the Irish Premiere of Julie Pacino’s I Live Here Now.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show & Shock Treatment

Get your fishnets and stockings ready for a night of debauchery onboard the Belfast Barge for a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show & Shock Treatment on Halloween night

The Dark Hedges Movie Quiz

Test your horror knowledge at the Dark Hedges Film Festival’s annual movie quiz