Caves or graves? The top 5 horror films screening in terrifying Bristol locations this Halloween

Nothing says spooky season quite like a horror film, but have you ever seen a horror film in an equally terrifying location? Bristol Film Festival’s Halloween lineup for 2023 showcases some of the most popular horror films in some of Bristol’s most spooky locations.

Have you ever seen the undead in a cemetery? Or sunk your teeth into a vampire flick above a crypt? How about pure evil trapped in the caves below Bristol?

Think you’re brave enough for Bristol Film Festival’s Horror Series? These are our top five screening picks for this year’s Halloween season:

Carrie (1976) at Redcliffe Caves
Based on the first novel from the “King of Horror”, this adaptation of the Stephen King classic is screening in the caves underneath Bristol. Widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made, Carrie has had a massive impact on popular culture and is a must-see around this time of year. A horrifying look at supernatural powers, high school cruelty and teen angst all while under the Earth’s surface? Count us in!
Carrie (1976) screening on Saturday, 28th October

The Silence of the Lambs at Averys Wine Cellars
“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”Dr. Hannibal Lecter is one of the world’s most known fictitious cannibals and was named the greatest villain in American cinema by the American Film Institute. The Silence of the Lambs follows a hunt for serial killer “Buffalo Bill” contentiously using Hannibal’s expert skills of deduction. Celebrate one of cinema’s most gruesome gourmands in style with this delicious wine-tasting cinema screening from Bristol Film Festival!
The Silence of the Lambs is screening on Saturday, 28th October

The Descent at Redcliffe Caves
Certainly not one for the claustrophobic, this British horror film follows a caving expedition gone wrong… which you will watch in a cave. The Descent follows a group of adrenaline-seeking friends descending into an unknown cave before a cave collapse seals them in with unknown humanoid creatures called ‘crawlers’. Will they all make it out alive? And more importantly, will you make it out of Redcliffe Caves without coming across a crawler? Who’s to say…
The Descent screening on Friday 27th October

US at Arnos Vale Cemetery
A chilling tale of menacing and murderous doppelgängers on the loose around Santa Cruz, California this instant horror classic from Jordan Peele touches on the darker sides of the human condition and the American experience. Screening at Arnos Vale Cemetery, this is probably one of the most chilling locations to watch a horror film. Watch out as you leave the screening, you won’t want to be seeing double!
US screening on Wednesday 18th October

Twilight at The Mount Without
Okay, not necessarily a terrifying horror movie but it’s a modern cult classic that just has to be seen around Halloween. Featuring some of the glitteriest vampires in cinematic history, this film is perfect for anyone who wants to get into the spirit of spooky season but isn’t too great with horror films. Screening at The Mount Without, a gorgeously restored church in Cotham, this film showing above a crypt is the most apt location for a film about vampires!
Twilight screening on Thursday 2nd November

See the full lineup of Bristol Film Festival’s Horror Series here! From undead pets returning from the grave to terrifying waxwork museums with a gruesome secret, check out some of the best horror films of all time in equally spooktacular locations this Halloween!