It's that time of year again! The month leading up to Halloween, before November hits and everything becomes about Christmas… THE HORROR! Anyways, once again the Horrorthon will be in town, occupying the Irish Film Institute in Temple Bar from October 24th to 28th, and once again there is a massively impressive and scarily eclectic line-up. Everything from brand new films to creepy classics and everything in between, with film-makers and stars about to place to answer all of your questions about their films.

For the full list of films and events on during the horror fest, be sure to check out www.ifi.ie/horrorthon, but here's the five films we're most excited about.

IN FEAR

There are countless films of couples or groups of friends being chased by killers on creepy back roads - The Hills Have Eyes, Wrong Turn, Jeepers Creepers, etc - but this one looks to be one of the best examples of that sub-genre of horror, equal parts claustrophobic and isolating. The writer/director of the movie will be on hand for a post-screening Q&A.

ODD THOMAS

Thomas is a young chef who also happens to be gifted with a type of psychic power that allows him to see into the future, and what he sees is borderline apocalyptic. Featuring some big name Hollywood talent including Anton Yelchin and Willem Dafoe, as well as directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, Deep Rising), this looks like it could be a lot of fun.

HAUNTER

The latest movie from the director of the weird/wonderful likes of Cube and Splice, Haunter seems to take some plot-points from The Others and distort them into something new. Abigail Breslin and her family are ghosts living in their former home, but within the house is an evil spirit, perhaps the spirit of the man who murdered her and her family.

VIDEODROME

There are quite a few classic horrors being shown at the Horrorthon this year - Nosferatu, Night Of The Living Dead, Creepshow, Army Of Darkness, The Mummy (1931), John Carpenter's Christine - but we're picking out Videodrome as its celebrating its 30 year anniversary. James Woods stars in David Cronenberg's freaky weird horror film that needs to be seen to be believed.

SURPRISE FILM
We don't know what it might be. Even the staff of the IFI don't know what it might be. And that's half the fun, sitting in the screen, waiting for the lights to go down and figure out from the opening credits what the film might be before the title comes up!