Gore, gimps and a potty-mouthed magpie: welcome to the Lisbon horror festival where nightmares are a dream

<p>MotelX – Portugal’s only film festival dedicated to horror – hopes to inspire local film-makers by showcasing world-class scares. Now in its 20th edition, its directors say truly nerve-shredding cinema is its holy grail</p><p>If horror happens in the dark, the midnight movie sho