Tubi FrightFest 2026 Discovery Screen 4 Schedule
BritFlicks is tracking the Tubi FrightFest 2026 Discovery Screen 4 schedule, with screening dates, times, film details, trailers and updates from this year’s London genre film festival.
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FRIDAY 28 AUGUST
RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & TIMES OF STEVE JOHNSON
Screening: Friday 28 August, 3:45 pm; Sunday 30 August, 8:45 pm
Director: Nick Taylor
Cast: Steve Johnson, Linnea Quigley, Tom Holland, Rick Baker
Genre: Documentary, Horror Documentary, Special Effects Documentary
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 104 mins
Premiere Status: European Premiere
Synopsis: RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & TIMES OF STEVE JOHNSON is a personal documentary portrait of Steve Johnson, one of Hollywood’s most prolific creature and special effects makeup artists.
Known for his perfectionism, intense work ethic and drive to push practical effects forward, Johnson contributed to some of the most iconic horror and sci-fi films in cinema history, including ‘AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON’, ‘PREDATOR’ and ‘GHOSTBUSTERS’.
Mixing outrageous Hollywood stories with a more emotional look at Johnson’s rise and fall, RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & TIMES OF STEVE JOHNSON celebrates the golden age of special effects makeup while exploring the cost of a life spent creating monsters.
CRAZY LIPS
Screening: Friday 28 August, 6:30 pm; Sunday 30 August, 3:20 pm
Director: Hirohisa Sasaki
Cast: Hitomi Miwa, Kazuma Suzuki, Ren Ôsugi, Hiroshi Abe
Genre: Cult Horror, Japanese Horror, Crime Horror
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 85 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: CRAZY LIPS is a remastered Japanese cult horror from Omega Project, the company behind ‘ICHI THE KILLER’ and ‘AUDITION’.
After her brother is accused of murdering four people, his sister is determined to prove his innocence and turns to a psychic for help. But the price of uncovering the truth is far higher than expected, and the answers lead her into a world stranger and darker than she could have imagined.
Produced by Takashige Ichise and written by Hiroshi Takahashi, CRAZY LIPS mixes murder mystery, psychic horror and bizarre genre chaos into a distinctive slice of Japanese cult cinema.
BUDDY
Screening: Friday 28 August, 8:50 pm; Monday 31 August, 11:10 am
Director: Casper Kelly
Cast: Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt
Genre: Horror Comedy, Surreal Horror, Creature Horror
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 95 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: BUDDY imagines what happens when a wholesome children’s television mascot grows up into something far more dangerous.
Buddy, a bright orange unicorn, was created to teach kindness, sharing and simple morals through cheerful songs and family-friendly lessons. But when the cuddly TV favourite snaps, the show becomes a nightmare and young Freddy finds herself trapped inside it.
Grotesque, funny and genuinely creepy, BUDDY twists children’s entertainment into surreal horror, mixing axe-wielding chaos with unexpected sadness, tenderness and emotional bite.
SATURDAY 29 AUGUST
FRESH MEAT
Screening: Saturday 29 August, 1:00 pm; Monday 31 August, 4:00 pm
Director: Daniel Turres
Cast: Joelle Farrow, Hannah Galway, Mika Amonson, Tyson Wong
Genre: Survival Horror, Splatter Horror, Influencer Horror
Country: Canada
Language: English
Runtime: 100 mins
Premiere Status: International Premiere
Synopsis: FRESH MEAT follows a group of internet influencers who enter an abandoned prison to create content, unaware that one deranged inmate has never left.
After accidentally unleashing the ravenous survivor, the group find themselves trapped inside the prison, fighting to stay alive while still trying to capture every terrifying moment for online attention.
Packed with practical effects, splatter kills and survival tension, FRESH MEAT turns viral ambition into a blood-soaked horror nightmare where the need to film everything may cost them their lives.
GORE FROM OUTER SPACE
Screening: Saturday 29 August, 3:45 pm; Sunday 30 August, 6:15 pm
Director: Hirohisa Sasaki
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Sadao Abe, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tomomi Kuribayashi
Genre: Cult Horror, Japanese Horror, Sci-Fi Horror
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 85 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: GORE FROM OUTER SPACE continues the strange cult world of ‘CRAZY LIPS’, in another remastered Japanese genre oddity from Omega Project.
The story follows a woman facing execution for the murder of her daughter, even though she believes the child was kidnapped. As she tells her story to a nun, the truth unfolds through bizarre encounters involving a psychic, a corrupt politician and two FBI agents with a fondness for Jell-O.
Produced by Takashige Ichise and written by Hiroshi Takahashi, GORE FROM OUTER SPACE blends crime, horror and sci-fi weirdness into a surreal tale of murder, memory and possible alien interference.
THE FLESH ITSELF
Screening: Saturday 29 August, 6:00 pm; Monday 31 August, 1:30 pm
Director: Ian SBF
Cast: Jorge Guerreiro, George Sauma, Pierri Baitelli, Jade Mascarenhas
Genre: Psychological Horror, Period Horror, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Runtime: 97 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: THE FLESH ITSELF is set in 1870, during the aftermath of the South American Paraguayan War, as three deserter soldiers cross a bleak border region in search of survival.
When they discover an isolated house occupied by a mysterious farmer and a silent young woman, it appears to offer shelter from the violence they have escaped. But as the night deepens, the house begins to reveal disturbing secrets of its own.
Blending period horror with psychological tension, THE FLESH ITSELF turns shadows, sound and uncertainty into a sinister tale of soldiers fleeing one nightmare only to enter another.
GHOSTKEEPER
Screening: Saturday 29 August, 8:25 pm; Monday 31 August, 6:30 pm
Director: Jim Makichuk
Cast: Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden, Georgia Collins
Genre: Supernatural Horror, Slasher, Canuxploitation
Country: Canada
Language: English
Runtime: 87 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere / 4K Restoration
Synopsis: GHOSTKEEPER returns in a 4K restoration of the Canadian supernatural slasher inspired by the Wendigo legend.
During a New Year’s Eve snowmobiling trip, three friends leave the trail to explore private property and become stranded by heavy snowfall. Searching for shelter, they find an abandoned hotel and decide to stay the night.
But the building is not empty. Inside, they encounter a menacing woman, her knife-wielding son and a mysterious flesh-eating creature, as GHOSTKEEPER turns wintry isolation, madness and folklore into a chilling cult horror nightmare.
SUNDAY 30 AUGUST
FROGMAN
Screening: Sunday 30 August, 11:00 am
Director: Anthony Cousins
Cast: Nathan Tymoshuk, Chelsey Grant, Benny Barrett, Ali Daniels
Genre: Found Footage, Body Horror, Cryptid Horror
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 81 mins
Premiere Status: Retrospective
Synopsis: FROGMAN returns to where the Loveland cryptid legend began, following three friends as they head back to the town where the mysterious creature was first spotted.
Years later, Loveland has turned the myth into a tourist attraction, cashing in on the local legend while leaving open the question of whether the creature is real or just another hoax.
For Dallas, the trip is more personal. Determined to prove that what he saw as a child was real, he begins a last-chance investigation that leads into found-footage horror, body horror and a strange journey of self-discovery.
FROGMAN RETURNS
Screening: Sunday 30 August, 1:10 pm
Director: Anthony Cousins
Cast: Nathan Tymoshuk, Natalie Tran, Chelsey Grant, Alexis Alotta
Genre: Found Footage, Cryptid Horror, Horror Comedy
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 77 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: FROGMAN RETURNS brings audiences back to Loveland, Ohio, following the cult success of ‘FROGMAN’ and its strange search for the truth behind the local cryptid legend.
Dallas, Amy and Frogman return with unfinished business, as the mystery that once seemed like a hoax proves far harder to escape than expected.
Directed by Anthony Cousins, FROGMAN RETURNS continues the found-footage weirdness with more cryptid chaos, surreal twists and amphibian horror for those ready to hop back aboard the Frogman legend.
CRAZY LIPS
Screening: Sunday 30 August, 3:20 pm
Director: Hirohisa Sasaki
Cast: Hitomi Miwa, Kazuma Suzuki, Ren Ôsugi, Hiroshi Abe
Genre: Cult Horror, Japanese Horror, Crime Horror
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 85 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: CRAZY LIPS is a remastered Japanese cult horror from Omega Project, the company behind ‘ICHI THE KILLER’ and ‘AUDITION’.
After her brother is accused of murdering four people, his sister is determined to prove his innocence and turns to a psychic for help. But the price of uncovering the truth is far higher than expected, and the answers lead her into a world stranger and darker than she could have imagined.
Produced by Takashige Ichise and written by Hiroshi Takahashi, CRAZY LIPS mixes murder mystery, psychic horror and bizarre genre chaos into a distinctive slice of Japanese cult cinema.
GORE FROM OUTER SPACE
Screening: Sunday 30 August, 3:20 pm
Director: Hirohisa Sasaki
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Sadao Abe, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tomomi Kuribayashi
Genre: Cult Horror, Japanese Horror, Sci-Fi Horror
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 85 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: GORE FROM OUTER SPACE continues the strange cult world of ‘CRAZY LIPS’, in another remastered Japanese genre oddity from Omega Project.
The story follows a woman facing execution for the murder of her daughter, even though she believes the child was kidnapped. As she tells her story to a nun, the truth unfolds through bizarre encounters involving a psychic, a corrupt politician and two FBI agents with a fondness for Jell-O.
Produced by Takashige Ichise and written by Hiroshi Takahashi, GORE FROM OUTER SPACE blends crime, horror and sci-fi weirdness into a surreal tale of murder, memory and possible alien interference.
RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & TIMES OF STEVE JOHNSON
Screening: Sunday 30 August, 8:45 pm
Director: Nick Taylor
Cast: Steve Johnson, Linnea Quigley, Tom Holland, Rick Baker
Genre: Documentary, Horror Documentary, Special Effects Documentary
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 104 mins
Premiere Status: European Premiere
Synopsis: RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & TIMES OF STEVE JOHNSON is a personal documentary portrait of Steve Johnson, one of Hollywood’s most prolific creature and special effects makeup artists.
Known for his perfectionism, intense work ethic and drive to push practical effects forward, Johnson contributed to iconic horror and sci-fi films including ‘AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON’, ‘PREDATOR’ and ‘GHOSTBUSTERS’.
Mixing outrageous Hollywood stories with a more emotional look at Johnson’s rise and fall, RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & TIMES OF STEVE JOHNSON celebrates the golden age of special effects makeup while exploring the cost of a life spent creating monsters.
MONDAY 31 AUGUST
BUDDY
Screening: Monday 31 August, 11:10 am
Director: Casper Kelly
Cast: Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Michael Shannon, Patton Oswalt
Genre: Horror Comedy, Surreal Horror, Creature Horror
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 95 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: BUDDY imagines what happens when a wholesome children’s television mascot grows up into something far more dangerous.
Buddy, a bright orange unicorn, was created to teach kindness, sharing and simple morals through cheerful songs and family-friendly lessons. But when the cuddly TV favourite snaps, the show becomes a nightmare and young Freddy finds herself trapped inside it.
Grotesque, funny and genuinely creepy, BUDDY twists children’s entertainment into surreal horror, mixing axe-wielding chaos with unexpected sadness, tenderness and emotional bite.
THE FLESH ITSELF
Screening: Monday 31 August, 1:30 pm
Director: Ian SBF
Cast: Jorge Guerreiro, George Sauma, Pierri Baitelli, Jade Mascarenhas
Genre: Psychological Horror, Period Horror, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Runtime: 97 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere
Synopsis: THE FLESH ITSELF is set in 1870, during the aftermath of the South American Paraguayan War, as three deserter soldiers cross a bleak border region in search of survival.
When they discover an isolated house occupied by a mysterious farmer and a silent young woman, it appears to offer shelter from the violence they have escaped. But as the night deepens, the house begins to reveal disturbing secrets of its own.
Blending period horror with psychological tension, THE FLESH ITSELF turns shadows, sound and uncertainty into a sinister tale of soldiers fleeing one nightmare only to enter another.
FRESH MEAT
Screening: Monday 31 August, 4:00 pm
Director: Daniel Turres
Cast: Joelle Farrow, Hannah Galway, Mika Amonson, Tyson Wong
Genre: Survival Horror, Splatter Horror, Influencer Horror
Country: Canada
Language: English
Runtime: 100 mins
Premiere Status: International Premiere
Synopsis: FRESH MEAT follows a group of internet influencers who enter an abandoned prison to create content, unaware that one deranged inmate has never left.
After accidentally unleashing the ravenous survivor, the group find themselves trapped inside the prison, fighting to stay alive while still trying to capture every terrifying moment for online attention.
Packed with practical effects, splatter kills and survival tension, FRESH MEAT turns viral ambition into a blood-soaked horror nightmare where the need to film everything may cost them their lives.
GHOSTKEEPER
Screening: Monday 31 August, 6:30 pm
Director: Jim Makichuk
Cast: Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden, Georgia Collins
Genre: Supernatural Horror, Slasher, Canuxploitation
Country: Canada
Language: English
Runtime: 87 mins
Premiere Status: UK Premiere / 4K Restoration
Synopsis: GHOSTKEEPER returns in a 4K restoration of the Canadian supernatural slasher inspired by the Wendigo legend.
During a New Year’s Eve snowmobiling trip, three friends leave the trail to explore private property and become stranded by heavy snowfall. Searching for shelter, they find an abandoned hotel and decide to stay the night.
But the building is not empty. Inside, they encounter a menacing woman, her knife-wielding son and a mysterious flesh-eating creature, as GHOSTKEEPER turns wintry isolation, madness and folklore into a chilling cult horror nightmare.
