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The current programme and growing festival archive — with films, screening times and cinemas for Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart.
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Horror · Sci-Fi · Mystery · and other beautiful disasters
Films that make your pulse knock politely. Or kick the door in.
FearScore is home to hand-picked fantastic films, strange discoveries and articles about things that probably should not be standing in your hallway at night.
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Fantastic films.
Fantastically little sleep.
Here you will find recommendations, quick takes and articles about horror, science fiction, mystery and everything that refuses to fit neatly into a drawer — because it is staring back from inside.
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Why the 1988 Gore Night desperately needs a short explanation.
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A completely factual selection with only minimal exaggeration.
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A love letter to enjoyable unease.
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