Dead Northern - Horror & Fantasy Film Festival

06/10/2026

THANK YOU 🖤

It’s been a week since we wrapped on Dead Northern 2026.

Three days of horror, brilliant films, filmmakers, Q&As, live events, questionable decisions and one hell of a weekend in York.

Before we put our feet up, we wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who made it happen.

To every filmmaker who trusted us with their work, every fan who bought a ticket and every person who walked through the doors and embraced the madness: thank you. Dead Northern genuinely wouldn’t exist without you.

Huge thanks to our headline partner Dead by Daylight , Arrow Video for some killer swag, Bloody Drinks for a fantastic spirits with spirits - hosted by the brilliant Dorian Deathly , The Independent Horror Society for hosting the most difficult aliens quiz we’ve ever seen & hosting some great Q&As, Love Horror for all the incredible coverage , Horror Con Scotland for terrifying us all with the DBD immersive experience , Indicator & Dead Ink Books for helping us spend all our cash supporting physical media, and the absolutely brilliant team at Picturehouse City Screen York.

And a massive thank you to Monika (Photography • Content Creation • Videography | Harrogate ) for capturing the weekend so brilliantly. These photos say it better than we ever could.

Massive congratulations to every winner, and to everyone who made a film and brought it to Dead Northern this year. We’ll be publishing a full list of winners later this week!

Dead Northern returns 24–26 September 2027.
Submissions are open!

But before then…. Join us for a Halloween all nighter City Screen, York (details in bio) 🎃

06/10/2026

01/10/2026

MARROW - NOW LIVE ON YT 📺

Our 2025 Fresh Meat Award winner is now available to watch completely free on the Dead Northern YouTube channel.

A rookie paramedic answers a 999 call. What follows takes a dark, surreal turn.

MARROW is a psychological horror short from writer/director Jay T Grimes, produced by Megan Teo, exploring death, ageing and the existential dread that sits beneath one of our most basic human fears.

Made as a student film at the University of the Arts London, MARROW took home the Fresh Meat Award for Best Student Film at Dead Northern 2025.

🎬 10 minutes
🏆 Fresh Meat Award winner
🩸 Psychological horror
▶️ FREE TO WATCH NOW

Huge congratulations to Jay, Megan and the whole MARROW team.

Turn the lights down and answer the call.

Want to find a final home for your short film? Drop us a DM.
Watch MARROW now on the Dead Northern YouTube channel.
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Cast:
Lola Cranleigh

Paddy Glynn
Thomas-Jan Johnston
Alisa Dali
Maddison Allard
Sarah Michael Marks

Writer, Director: Jay Grimes
Producer: Megan Teo • Writer-Producer
DOP:
Production Designer: Sean Marsh
Sound Designer:
Editor, DIT: Ben Wood

1st AD: .gaiso
2nd AD: Shubh Gaharwar
Fight Coordinator: Gareth Henry
Production Coordinator: jasminemiller
Production Assistant: Isabella Fox
Script Supervisor:

1st AC:
Gaffer: Ethan Smith
2nd ACs: Áron Csiszárik, Matyas Wyatt
Spark & Additional Focus Puller: Aaron Kokolay
Boom Op:
Foley Artist: Gab
Additional ADR:
Additional Foley: mia
Make Up Artist: .arts
Costume Design: Lee Howe-li-rocchi
Art Director: Cait
Art Assistant: elisa
Art Assistant/graphic Designer: Ash Reynolds
Art Assistant/graphic Designer: Tasha/Santiago
Art Assistant: Sam Hawkins
Colorist: Hyias Ching
BTS And Stills Photographer: Andy
Social Media:
And a special thanks to klp

PsychologicalHorror

01/10/2026

📸 First couple of snaps in from the brilliant Blake Reilly from Saturday of the fest City Screen, York

Including some killer ones from SPIRITS WITH SPIRITS hosted by Dorian Deathly 👻