Harry Kümel Films get FrightFest 2025 Premiere – ‘Daughters Of Darkness’ & ‘Malpertuis’ 4K Restorations – to screen at August Festival + Limited Edition Box Set Releases on 13 October 2025
Radiance Films proudly unveils a stunning double feature from visionary Belgian auteur Harry Kümel, whose bold cinematic flair transformed European genre filmmaking in the 1970s. Now, two of his most striking and subversive works Daughters of Darkness and Malpertuis have received brand new 4K restorations, that will premiere at London’s seminal FrightFest film festival this August.
A true auteur of European cinema, Harry Kümel is celebrated for his blend of gothic horror, sensuality and high-art aesthetics, he will be in attendance for a
Q & A and available for interview when the films premiere. Daughters of Darkness will screen on Saturday 23 August and Malpertuis will screen on Sunday 24 August.
His films stand apart for their bold visual storytelling, haunting ambiguity and exploration of queer identity, mythology and power. In both Daughters of Darkness and Malpertuis, Kümel’s signature style is on full display, fusing painterly composition with subversive narrative depth to craft cinematic experiences that are as unsettling as they are unforgettable.
The company also announces that both films will receive the deluxe treatment with their highly anticipated Limited Edition releases, each brimming with atmospheric horror, mythic surrealism and a slew of fantastic special features, to arrive on 13 October 2025.