Austin Film Fest Shocks with Cult Premieres.

Fantastic Fest returns with world premieres, cinematic showings

Fantastic Fest returns to Austin for its 19th edition this September, kicking off with the world premiere of thriller "The Rule of Jenny Pen" and concluding with Hulu's "Mr. Crocket." Here's what you need to know:

Dates: September 19-26
Location: South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse
Tickets: Fantastic Fest offers five badge options with varying benefits and prices. Badges provide early access to tickets for film screenings. General attendees can also purchase tickets at the door 10 minutes before a movie starts.

The Lineup:

• "AJ Goes to the Dog Park" (World Premiere)
• "Animale" (North American Premiere)
• "Anora" (Austin Premiere)
• "Apartment 7A" (World Premiere)
• "The Babadook" (10th Anniversary Screening)
• "Baby Assassins Nice Days" (Texas Premiere)
• "Big Top Pee-Wee" (World Premiere of 4K Restoration)
• "Binary" (International Premiere)
• "The Birthday" (20th Anniversary Screening of 4K Restoration)
• "The Black Hole" (North American Premiere)
• "Body Odyssey" (North American Premiere)
• "Bone Lake" (World Premiere)
• "Bookworm" (US Premiere)
• "Bring Them Down" (US Premiere)
• "Carnival of Blood" (Texas Premiere)
• "Chain Reactions" (Texas Premiere)
• "Chainsaws Were Singing" (US Premiere)
• "Children of the Wicker Man" (International Premiere)
• "Cloud" (US Premiere)
• "Daddy's Head" (World Premiere)
• "Daniela Forever" (US Premiere)
• "Dead Talents Society" (US Premiere)
• "A Different Man" (Texas Premiere)
• "Disembodied" (World Premiere of 4K Restoration)
• "Don't Mess With Grandma" (World Premiere)
• "The Draft!" (International Premiere)
• "Dragon Dilatation" (North American Premiere)
• "Ebony and Ivory" (World Premiere)
• "Else" (US Premiere)
• "Escape From the 21st Century" (US Premiere)
• "The Fall" (North American Premiere of 4K Restoration)
• "Frankie Freako" (International Premiere)
• "Gazer" (North American Premiere)
• "Get Away" (World Premiere)
• "Ghost Killer" (World Premiere)
• "Girl Internet Show: A Kati Kelli Mixtape" (Texas Premiere)
• "The Guest" (Theatrical World Premiere of 4K Restoration)
• "Heads or Fails" (World Premiere)
• "Heavier Trip" (World Premiere)
• "House of Spoils" (World Premiere)
• "I, the Executioner" (US Premiere)
• "Ick" (US Premiere)
• "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed Up Zombies" (Texas Premiere of Severin Restoration)
• "The Legend of Vox Machina" (World Premiere)
• "The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee" (North American Premiere)
• "Little Bites" (World Premiere)
• "Mads" (North American Premiere)
• "Maldoror" (North American Premiere)
• "Memoir of a Snail" (Texas Premiere)
• "The Mission" (25th Anniversary Screening)
• "Mr. Crocket" (World Premiere)
• "Never Let Go" (Gala Screening)
• "Night Call" (North American Premiere)
• "Nine Queens" (US Premiere of 4K Restoration)
• "Párvulos" (US Premiere)
• "Planet B" (International Premiere)
• "Plastic Guns" (North American Premiere)
• "Queens of Drama" (North American Premiere)
• "Raze" (Anniversary Screening)
• "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" (Texas Premiere)
• "Respati" (Texas Premiere)
• "The Rule of Jenny Pen" (World Premiere)
• "Satan War" (World Premiere of Restoration)
• "The Severed Sun" (World Premiere)
• "She Loved Blossoms More" (Texas Premiere)
• "Sister Midnight" (North American Premiere)
• "Spermaggedon" (North American Premiere)
• "The Spirit of Halloweentown" (World Premiere)
• "Steppenwolf" (US Premiere)
• "Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire" (World Premiere)
• "Teacup" (World Premiere)
• "Terrifier 3" (World Premiere)
• "Touched by Eternity" (World Premiere)
• "Trizombie" (International Premiere)
• "U Are the Universe" (US Premiere)
• "Universal Language" (US Premiere)
• "V/H/S/Beyond" (World Premiere)
• "Wake in Fright" (International Premiere of 4K Restoration)
• "What Happened to Dorothy Bell?" (World Premiere)
• "The Wild Robot" (Texas Premiere)
• "Will & Harper" (Texas Premiere)
• "Witte Wieven" (International Premiere)
• "The Workout" (World Premiere)
• "Zénithal" (International Premiere)