Beginning on Halloween with a blood red carpet, the program includes horror, sci-fi, fantasy and cult cinema from around the world and locally, with special guests Larry Cohen, Laurene Landon and Mistress of the Dark Elvira. The festival closes with Canadian horror film American Mary, which premiered to rapturous reviews at the Film4 Fright Fest in London. Details of the opening night film, the Gorlesque Monster Ball and more will be revealed at Cinema Nova on September 13.