The Shock & Gore horror and fantasy festival will return in July 2014, but the Shock & Gore programmers are busy all year round hosting special cult film screenings at The Electric Cinema in the centre of Birmingham. For news on these screenings, head to the official Electric Cinema website at www.theelectric.co.uk and follow the Shock & Gore Twitter feed at twitter.com/shockgore.

If you wish to contact the Shock & Gore organisers directly, festival programmer David Baldwin can be e-mailed at david@theelectric.co.uk. Stay tuned for news on when the official Shock & Gore short film competition will open for the 2014 festival.