MONSTER FEST 2026 AWARDS
With Monster Fest 2026 having wrapped at Cinema Nova on Saturday night, the gates of Hell have officially closed on another nine days of horror, cult cinema and assorted cinematic blasphemy. As […]
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MONSTER FEST 2026 – TRASH DAY!
MONSTER FEST 2026 – TRASH DAY IN PICTURES! Friday night at Monster Fest 2026 delivered a particularly wild combination of cinematic history, homegrown horror and outrageous short films, […]
MONSTER FEST 2026 SPREADS TO THE REST OF AUSTRALIA!
Melbourne may be in the thick of Monster Fest 2026 right now, but we’re only getting started. At the end of October, Monster Fest packs its bags and […]
MONSTER FEST 2026 – DAY 5 IN PICTURES!
Wednesday night at Monster Fest 2026 brought another huge selection of genre cinema to Cinema Nova, with 17 short films, a deep dive into the world of Charles […]
MONSTER FEST 2026 – DAY 4 IN PICTURES!
Tuesday night at Monster Fest 2026 belonged to short films, twisted fairy tales and killer dolls, with two massive shorts programs bookending a pair of premieres at Cinema […]
MONSTER FEST’S FIRST EVER LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT!
For the first time ever, Monster Fest is going long. After years of sending you out into the world with nothing covering your pasty forearms, Monster Fest is proud […]
MONSTER FEST 2026 – DAY 3 IN PICTURES!
Sunday delivered another packed day at Monster Fest 2026, with huge turnouts for KYLGOR IN THE GRISLY ABYSS AND OTHER ANIMATED ABOMINATIONS, I LOVE PARIS and TURA! We […]
MONSTER FEST 2026 – DAY 2 IN PICTURES!
Saturday delivered a massive second day of Monster Fest 2026, kicking off with the World Premieres of Chad Ferrin’s DEVIL’S DISCIPLE: THE NIGHT STALKER and Tim Spanos’ NANCY […]
MONSTER FEST 2026 KICKS OFF WITH A BANG!
Last night we kicked off Monster Fest 2026 at Cinema Nova with our Opening Night Special Advance Screening of THE ONLY ONE, followed by a Q&A with director […]
CULT CLASSICS RETURN TO MONSTER FEST
The latest horrors might get most of the attention, but at MONSTER FEST we also feel the need to pick up a shovel, strap on a head lamp […]
SARAH APPLETON ON FULL MOON RISING: THE CHARLES BAND STORY
Few filmmakers have left a mark on independent genre cinema quite like Charles Band. From Puppet Master and Subspecies to Trancers, Demonic Toys, Dollman and Castle Freak, Band and Full Moon Features helped define an entire […]
REEL LIFE, REAL MONSTERS: DOCUMENTARIES, CULT ICONS & THEIR FILMS AT MONSTER FEST 2026
Sometimes the stories behind our favourite films are every bit as wild as the movies themselves. This year, MONSTER FEST is digging behind the screen with four documentaries celebrating […]