Perth Horror Film Festival 2026: Dead By Dawn + WA-Made Horror Shorts (18+)

Don't miss your chance to see Poland's first ever Giallo on the big screen, alongside a series of amazing local horror shorts!

Feature:

DEAD BY DAWN

(Poland)

Directed by: Dawid Torrone

Cult playwright Heissenhoff, ending 30 years of silence, invites young actors to rehearse his latest play about a witch's final hours. The premiere is in just three weeks at the enigmatic Heissenhoff family theater in Katusze village. The eccentric director and a troupe (Natalia, Marta, Szymon, Adam, Olka) arrive during a Christmas Eve storm. Rehearsals begin, but Natalia, the lead, is haunted by disturbing visions. After witnessing their director's murder and being trapped in the theater, they discover a secret history. The Eye-Mask Murderer hunts them, and they realize the horrifying truth: Heissenhoff's plan to summon the antichrist through a secret ritual.

WA-Made Horror Shorts

(Screening before the feature)

BLOOD SIGHT

Directed by: Marley Symons

- In a remote field, Detective Harris investigates the brutal murder of a young woman, using his psychic ability to witness her final moments.

Path to Death

Directed by: Alexander Whitlock

- A serial killer is rampaging through a hotel. Will the protagonist escape or become another victim?

Let Me In

Directed by: Advait Puthiyedath & Owen Godfrey

- Two teens, Harry and Martin, stay in an Airbnb for a horror movie boys' night, until a string of strangers start knocking, demanding to be let in, each less human than the last. As the knocks turn violent, Harry realises the threat isn't at the door anymore; it's already inside, wearing his best friend's face.

Found You

Directed by: Samantha Hart & Alisa Grace Wilson

- In the heart of rural Western Australia, four friends return to an abandoned bushland camp they once knew as kids. With no phone reception and only the fading daylight for company, they decide to play one last game of hide and seek, just like old times. But the landscape has changed... and they’re not alone.