Culture Shock is back for the second time, bringing another weekend-long celebration of weird, wild world cinema to the Showroom.
Presented by the makers of Celluloid Screams, Sheffield’s horror film festival, the programme of sci-fi, fantasy and action spans premieres, previews and rare retrospective screenings of under-seen gems from across the world.
The 2026 festival kicks off with the UK theatrical premiere of Stinker, a heartwarming sci-fi tale from Kazakhstan, in which an alcoholic takes on problems of intergalactic proportions when he has a close encounter with an alien that has taken up residence in the outhouse of a roadside store.
Fans of David Lynch and Dario Argento will find lots to enjoy with Julie Pacino’s mesmerising debut I Live Here Now, in which a young woman becomes stranded in a strange hotel after fleeing her boyfriend and his oppressive mother (played by Laura Palmer herself, Sheryl Lee), while closing film Mag Mag combines J-horror chills with scathing satire and heartbreak drawn from director Yuriyan Retriever’s own romantic history to create an unclassifiable and thrilling cinematic experience.
Elsewhere in the programme are Andrzej Zulawski’s cult horror masterpiece Possession, rare screenings of action-horror hybrids American Rickshaw and R.O.T.O.R, alongside new 4K restorations of John Woo’s trailblazing Hong Kong action spectacle A Better Tomorrow, and Guillermo del Toro’s award-winning debut feature Cronos.
Festival passes, day passes and individual tickets available. The £90 weekend pass gets audiences access to all 15 screenings. Audiences 26 and under can get £6 tickets with their free CINE 26 membership.
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