The Hellifax Horror Fest kicks off in Halifax on Thursday for its fifth year, offering audiences the opportunity to connect and share all-things horror.
Chelsea Doherty, a co-ordinator for this year’s event, expects the turnout to be similar to last year, however organizers are hopeful tickets will sell out.
“We have a lot of variety, we are an international film festival, so we have not just local filmmakers but filmmakers from all over the world,” said Doherty. “So, Finland, Australia and Brazil and one feature from Estonia.”
The co-ordinators say this year’s four-day event has quite the variety of films and programs.
“We have six features and four out of six of those are from Canada,” says Tanya Preyde, Halifax Horror Fest lead co-ordinator.
Preyde says this year’s films offer a variety of genres, all with a horror-themed twist.
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