Their fifth celebration of women in horror takes place from February 6 through February 9 at City Kino Wedding and opens with Mary Harron’s (American Psycho) latest film Charlie Says, a biographical thriller with a twist. Rather than focus on the infamous murderer and cult leader, Harron hones in on the “Manson Girls”, a trio of women who killed for Charlie and who begin to confront their crimes from their prison cells. The diverse feature film line-up includes Carlo Miabella-Davis’ unshakably uncomfortable and thought-provoking fairy tale Swallow, about a newly pregnant woman who develops a twisted compulsion, and features two South American films that are well worth your time: Macarena García Lenzi and Martín Blousson’s Rock Paper Scissors, which will make you appreciate the relative saneness of your family members, and Gabriela Amaral Almeida’s stunning The Father’s Shadow, painting the portrait of a young girl who turns to magic in the wake of her mother’s passing. There’s also Dark Whispers – Volume 1, a horror anthology directed by 11 female filmmakers from Down Under, showing once more how prolific Australia is when it comes to getting under your skin. There’s something for everyone: ghost stories linked to grief, animations about heartbreak, paranoia-soaked morality tales and even a lurid spin on Ron Howard’s Splash.