Manchester’s Grimm Up North – or Grimmfest, if you wish – returns for a third year at the beginning of October, with a bunch of movies and guests.

The event starts on the 6th, with the UK premiere of Retreat, with producer Gary Sinyor and director Carl Tibbetts in attendance.

On Friday October 7th, Martin Kemp’s Stalker will be shown, with guests including Kemp, Jane March and Billy Murray. Also on the 7th, Adele Silva will discuss her work on another Black and Blue Films production, the much-anticipated (by us, anyway) Strippers vs Werewolves.

Lucy Davis will be there to discuss Some Guy Who Kills People on the 8th, and writer David Moody will be there on the 9th for a Q&A and book signing after a screening of The Dead.

Tickets are £70 (£60 concessions). Each festival pass holder also gets a goodie bag full of posters, T-shirts and DVDs, with additional giveaways scattered throughout the event. Manchester 235 Casino, the official bar and chill out space, is also offering 20% off food and drink throughout.

Ticket info and full line-up details are available here.