The Ugly Stepsister + Intro

The Ugly Stepsister comes to the Electric Palace on Saturday 28 November, as part of the cinema's Fright Night series. It's a 2025 horror film directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, and the screening includes an intro before the film starts. The whole night is hosted by Emily Booth and Kim Taylor-Foster.

If the title sounds familiar, it's because it's a dark, grotesque reworking of the Cinderella story, told from the point of view of the stepsister, Elvira. She'll go to any lengths to catch the prince's eye in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business and she has to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. It's a Norwegian production shot across Norway, Poland, Sweden and Denmark, and it runs 109 minutes. The film is rated 18, and it's described as a bold, brutal, and deliciously women-centric piece that blends comedy and horror.

The screening is part of Fright Night at the Electric Palace, hosted by Emily Booth and Kim Taylor-Foster. The film itself is 109 minutes long, and with the intro, the whole session runs from 19:30 to 21:30. You'll find the cinema at 39a High Street, Hastings TN34 3ER.