We’re now approaching the darkest time of year here in Finland, and as I’ve always been interested in my home town’s dark history, what could be more intriguing than its cruelest practices: executions.
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It’s time for my traditional “Halloween in Helsinki” -post! Lately, I’ve been trying to come up with ways and reasonings for this blog to continue, and this post just makes it through every year with relative ease.
This year Halloween sits awkwardly on a Thursday night, which leads to activities on two different weekends: the one prior and the one after it. Therefore, this year there’s tons of Halloween themed club nights and events arranged around the Finnish capital. Here’s my attempt to pick the more elaborate and adventurous ones – enjoy!
Buckle up folks, because Helsinki’s screens are about to get a wild makeover from April 16th to 21st, 2024, as the Republic’s most agile film festival, Night Visions, storms into town with a lineup that’ll make your head spin faster than a Hollywood plot twist!
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Fancy a little hillbilly horror mystery to your weekend?
Of course you do.
After a long and far-reaching festival circuit the 2017 Finnish horror pic Kyrsyä – Tuftland is now finally available on several digital platforms:
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Are you into snow horror and 80’s creatures? If so, then this one’s definitely for you. The Creeps is an action-horror-comedy film currently being shot in Finland’s wintery Kuusamo, starring the legendary Christopher Lambert (Highlander), Chris Cavalier (Hidden Figures) and Iiro Panula (Bordertown).
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Red Static Releases New Trailer and a Poster
From the Finnish filmmakers behind the wonderfully strange hillbilly horror flick Kyrsyä – Tuftland, a new release is about to see the light of day. Enter Punainen Kohina (eng. Red Static).
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