Soho Horror Pride Returns With 50 Films and Bloody Big Premieres

Queer horror cinema takes centre stage once again this June as Soho Horror Pride returns for its exciting seventh edition, bringing more than 50 feature films, shorts and live events to audiences across the UK.

Running from 19 to 21 June online before moving to London’s Arzner Cinema for a special one-day theatrical event on 27 June, the hybrid festival continues to expand its position as one of the largest LGBTQ+ genre showcases in the world. Organisers have now unveiled the full programme, featuring a mix of premieres, cult celebrations and new independent horror titles from around the globe.

Among the headline screenings making their English premieres at the theatrical portion of the festival are Avalon Fast’s Camp, described as a dreamlike supernatural drama inspired by The Craft, and Julia Kowalski’s Her Will Be Done, which explores repression and occult horror through the lens of internalised homophobia. Also screening is The Restoration at Grayson Manor, starring Chris Colfer in a camp-infused haunted house story involving murderous severed hands and aristocratic dysfunction.

The online programme continues the festival’s long-running focus on independent queer horror filmmaking. Troy Escamilla’s slasher Hollow Lake receives its UK premiere alongside Brazilian gothic horror Birthright, surreal serial killer thriller Labyrinth of Lost Boys and Roger Conner’s Meat. Other highlights include It Needs Eyes, media horror experiment We Make the TV Glow and a tenth anniversary screening of sapphic supernatural film Brides to Be.

Additional features include Cassie Keet’s psychological horror Abigail Before Beatrice and Rebecca Font’s vampire-themed How Far Does the Dark Go?, continuing a line-up that leans heavily into experimental and independent genre storytelling.

Alongside the screenings, Soho Horror Pride will host several live events and discussions across both weekends. Planned sessions include a panel on bisexual representation within horror cinema, an academic talk from Katie Evans examining sexuality and power in genre filmmaking, and a celebration of cult oddity Killer Condom in collaboration with Gore Things Podcast. The festival will also stage a live presentation of the FriGay The 13th podcast during the London event.

Festival director Mitch Harrod said the event remains committed to platforming LGBTQ+ filmmakers and audiences during a period where queer representation continues to face political and cultural pushback. Harrod described the festival as both a celebration of horror cinema and a space for community visibility.

The in-person screenings will take place at The Arzner, London’s only LGBTQ+ cinema venue, while the online portion will remain accessible through a pay-what-you-like structure intended to improve accessibility. A proportion of donations from the festival will also go towards Not A Phase, a UK charity supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse adults.

Soho Horror Pride 2026 runs online from 19 to 21 June, with its theatrical event taking place at The Arzner Cinema in London on 27 June. For more information and tickets, visit: sohohorrorfest.com/