Gallery: Let Me In Vamp Flick Leads Fantastic Fest's Gore-a-Palooza

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    Creepy child vampire flick [Let Me In](http://www.letmein-movie.com/) will open this year's Fantastic Fest genre-film extravaganza. The annual throwdown in Austin, Texas, kicks off Sept. 23 with a ghoulish star turn from Chloe Moretz in the movie's U.S. premiere. In *Let Me In*, Moretz -- fresh off her [Kick-Ass breakthrough as Hit Girl](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2010/04/hit-girls-kick-ass/) -- plays an exceptionally self-assured vampire for director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield). Throughout the eight-day fest, an international blast of movies from France, Hong Kong, Serbia and beyond will screen at Austin's awesome Alamo Drafthouse, which is quickly becoming ground zero for genre films. This year's movies run the gamut from zombies and biker violence to psychotic automobile tires. Check the gallery for a sampling from [Fantastic Fest 2010](http://www.fantasticfest.com/). __Above:__ Let Me In --------- This English-language remake of John Ajvide Lindqvist's Swedish art-house film [Let the Right One In](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In) focuses on a bullied 12-year-old (played by Kodi Smit-McPhee), who toughens up after meeting mysterious neighbor Abby (Moretz).
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    Golden Slumber -------------- Director Yoshihiro Nakamura (Fish Story) drew from action franchises like The Bourne Identity to craft this thriller.
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    Bedevilled ---------- When a sweet country girl gets beaten and abused until she can't take it anymore, she grabs whatever farm tools are handy in revenge flick Bedevilled. Director: Cheol-soo Jang, South Korea.
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    The Dead -------- After his plane crashes in the South African bush, a pilot (played by Rob Freeman) teams up with a tough guy (Ghana superstar Prince David Osei) to cross a zombie-infested desert. Directors: Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford South Africa.
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    The Life and Death of a Porno Gang ---------------------------------- A filmmaker named Marko tries to get arty when he steals money from a mobster to make a black-and-white erotic horror film. After the movie bombs, Marko escapes with cast and crew to produce live porno shows in Serbia. Expect transvestites, junkies and bestiality and plenty of violence. Director: Mladen Djordjevic, Serbia.
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    Outrage ------- Takeshi Kitano stars as a yakuza thug in this gory crime story, which he also directed.
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    Sound of Noise -------------- Music is terrorists' weapon of choice in this movie about the "Bonnie and Clyde of underground rock." Directors: Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stärne Nilsson, Sweden.
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    Gallants -------- A throwback to '80s Hong Kong cinema, this action-fueled comedy played previously at the New York Asian Film Festival. Directors: Derek Kwok and Clement Cheng, Hong Kong.
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    The Violent Kind ---------------- A Northern California biker bash starts out innocently enough. Then the party descends into utterly bizarre chaos. Directors: The Butcher Brothers, United States.
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    Ip Man 2 -------- On its opening weekend in Hong Kong, this martial arts smackdown beat Iron Man 2 at the box office. Director: Wilson Yip, Hong Kong.
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    Corridor --------- When lonely medical student Frank meets the girl upstairs, his quiet life goes to hell in a hand basket. Directors: Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm, Sweden.
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    Rammbock -------- Zombies attack Berlin! When our hero, Michael, makes a surprise visit to his ex-girlfriend's apartment in the German city, he ends up fighting off flesh-eating hordes. Director: Marvin Kren, Germany.
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    Rubber ------ This Cannes Film Festival entry rolls along sadistically as it tracks a psychokinetic automobile tire traveling through the desert. The evil tire's prey? Birds, beasts and humans. Director: Quentin Dupieux, France/United States. __See Also:__ - [Exclusive: Tribbles Infest Alamo Drafthouse's New Star Trek Posters](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2010/07/star-trek-posters-tribbles/) - [Epic Scott Pilgrim Posters Pimp Alamo's Special Screening (Updated)](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2010/08/scott-pilgrim-poster/) - [Review: Peewee Star Sparks Rollicking Kick-Ass](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/underwire/2010/04/review-kick-ass/)
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