A season of horror films – in cinemas across the UK and on BFI Player.
This autumn, we embark on a journey into the monstrous as we celebrate horror on film. Radical and provocative, horror has provided a community for those excluded from the mainstream since the inception of cinema, forcing audiences to confront their darkest thoughts and offering a platform to marginalised voices.
Our season of films will focus on the creatures that linger long after the closing credits, which have haunted our screens and dreams for over a century.
Explore the full programme below.
All UK screenings
BFI Southbank programme
Join us at our home in BFI Southbank from 17 October for a monstrous season of classics and world cinema.
Browse the programmeAcross the UK
In Dreams Are Monsters will play out across the UK, find the screenings and events near you.
Find out moreBFI Player – In Dreams Are Monsters subscription collection
Subscribe now for a selection of horrific highlights from the season.
Explore the collectionPartner festivals
Mayhem Film Festival
Mayhem Film Festival presents Night of the Cat, a double bill exploring the mythology of the Bakeneko (monster-cat), with a live score screening of Kaneto Shindo’s Kuroneko and an anniversary screening of Stephen King’s Sleepwalker.
Find out moreCelluloid Screams
Celluloid Screams (Sheffield) will be working with immersive cinema pioneers Live Cinema UK to present a 30th anniversary live cinema experience of Ghostwatch, in Sheffield and at BFI Southbank.
Find out moreAbertoir and Bristol Black Horror Club
Abertoir, Wales’ International Horror Festival, and Bristol Black Horror Club, collaborate for the first time to celebrate blaxploitation horror and the 50th anniversary of Blacula in Aberystwyth and across the UK.
Find out moreGrimmfest
Monsters and Movies, co-hosted by the MMU Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies will consist of a series of film screenings, in-depth Q&As and talks with some of the most important creative minds behind a host of iconic monster movies.
Find out moreBFI Members get cheaper tickets
Join the BFI today to get a discount across all tickets to the In Dreams Are Monsters season at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX.
Join today25 and Under
If you are under 26 you can get £3 cinema tickets to all films in the horror season.
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