Grimfest Film Festival Logic Puzzle

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A group of friends are attending Grimfest tonight, a marathon horror film festival taking place over six hours. Each film runs for under an hour, with time to grab snacks in the lobby between screenings. With the clues provided, can you match the films with their director, year of release, and the time they will commence at the festival?

Film DirectorRelease Year
Evil EmbraceThe Pale HourTunnels of TerrorThe Haunted PierDon't Stop DiggingSouls of GhostsImogen ScarrLena BlackthornFletcher DuskAndy HollowayViktor GrellSylvia Gore199820032004200920142022
Time6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm
11:00pm
Release Year1998
2003
2004
2009
2014
2022
DirectorImogen Scarr
Lena Blackthorn
Fletcher Dusk
Andy Holloway
Viktor Grell
Sylvia Gore
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Clues

1) Of The Pale Hour and the 2014 release, one is screening at 9:00pm and the other was directed by Imogen Scarr.
2) Tunnels Of Terror is not for the faint of heart, and will commence later in the evening than both the Sylvia Gore film and the 2009 release.
3) There is exactly one film screening between Evil Embrace and The Pale Hour, though not necessarily in that order.
4) Sam, one of the friends attending the festival, plans to watch the first five sessions then skip Imogen Scarr's film so he can be in bed by 11:30pm. Even the idea of sitting down for five hours seems daunting to him.
5) Viktor Grell's film will show in one of the middle two timeslots.
6) There is exactly five years difference between the release dates of the Andy Holloway film and The Haunted Pier.
7) Evil Embrace and Don't Stop Digging were released no more than four years apart.
8) The film released in 2003 is either the one starting at 8:00pm or the one directed by Sylvia Gore.
9) The films directed by Lena Blackthorn and Andy Holloway will not be shown in immediate succession. However, the films directed by Fletcher Dusk and Viktor Grell will be shown in immediate succession, though not necessarily in that order.
10) The film directed by Lena Blackthorn was not released in 2022.
11) The last film ever to be directed by Sylvia Gore was released in 2006, the year she retired. She moved to a tropical island, vowing that she would never even watch a horror film again. Viktor Grell retired four years after her, with a similar promise.
12) Tunnels Of Terror was not released in 2014.
13) Of the film directed by Andy Holloway and The Pale Hour, one commences at 9:00pm and the other is either the opening or closing film of the evening.
14) Souls of Ghosts will be one of the final two films of the evening.
15) Lena Blackthorn did not direct Don't Stop Digging or The Haunted Pier. In fact, she dislikes the director of Don't Stop Digging and often ridicules the film in interviews.
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Results (filled automatically)
TimeFilmDirectorRelease Year
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
10:00pm
11:00pm

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  1. Read the introduction and scan the clues. You can work through the clues in order, but the best approach is to attack the simplest clues first.
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