After the tragic passing of its founder and most enthusiastic showman, Adam Lopez, from a long (and frankly inspiring) battle with cancer, like a phoenix from the ashes, the Toronto After Dark Film Festival returns in 2025 as a tribute to the fervor and thirst for genre delights in Canada’s largest city. The fan-focused festival showcasing horror, science-fiction, action and a long slate of short films marks its 18th edition, and will open with Johannes Roberts Primate. Acting as interim festival director and programmer, Midnight Madness maestro Peter Kuplowsky, who selected the short film programmes (and some feature curation) at the festival for over a decade, will be honouring Adam’s legacy as the festival roars back to life with fresh new blood, and a few familiar faces….