While many people are looking forward to the many films premiering at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival, there is also a sidebar event for those who love horror movies. It has been recently announced that George Romero’s newest zombie film, Diary of the Dead will be one of the new films at the Midnight Madness series. The film is about a group of film students who are making a zombie film who find themselves caught in a real zombie invasion. Romero has gone back to his indie roots with this film which has no U.S. release date set.

One of the other films scheduled, Stuck, stars Mena Suvari, who may be best known for her role in American Beauty, the Oscar winning film that was launched several years ago at the TIFF. In Stuck, Suvari plays a woman who hits Stephen Rea while driving after a night of partying. She finds her fate is linked to the accident victim. The film was directed and co-written by Stuart Gordon, famed for the cult films Re-Animator and From Beyond. To the best of my knowledge this film was not inspired by any stories recently making headlines.

One of the non-horror films in the series worth mentioning is Flash Point from Hong Kong, directed by Wilson Yip. The film stars Donnie Yen, one of the best martial arts stars around, and a pretty good filmmaker as well. Yen, who has also done action choreography for a number of films, also worked in that capacity on this film which has also been known by the title, City without Mercy.

The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6 through the 15th.

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