Prepare for a night of horror and celebration! The 25th Annual Screamfest kicks off with the highly anticipated film, AFFECTION, screening on Opening Night at 7:30pm.
2025 Festival Film Guide
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A Fishermen's Tale
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Synopsis
Legend says that years ago, nature thrived in harmony around the lake and its islands until evil arrived. Men, blinded by dark desires, brought fear, hate, and death. The fishermen call it 'La Miringua', the one that drags and drowns you in the lake for your sins.
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Affection
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Ellie wakes to a living nightmare – she is suffering from horrifying and erratic memory resets, leaving her unable to remember her husband or child. Haunted with vivid memories of a life she supposedly never lived, Ellie is determined to get to the truth, no matter how gruesome the real tale may be. A gripping horror sci-fi starring scream queen Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day).
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ANSWR
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In the spirit of THE SHINING and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (with a little TAXI DRIVER), ANSWR is an exploration of loneliness, grief and the relationship between Man and Machine. At the core of the story is the bond between a broken young man, COLTON RAY (played by the ever-compelling Moises Arias), and his father, “ RAY RAY.” After Ray passes away, Colton’s life comes completely undone. He heads to Iceland to man a remote weather station and try to “get his head right.” Armed with his guitar and the video memories of his deceased father, he tries to make sense of the unpredictable world. While there, he experiments with a new prototype for an AI chatbot, named Cassandra (played by the complex and alluring Rain Spencer). What unfolds is a twisted “love story” between Man and Machine—part psychological thriller, part character study and part metaphysical allegory. ANSWR reveals our need to know, our thirst for external validation and is a frightening look at our increasing hunger for an echo chamber that will tell us the truth that we want to hear.
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Appofeniacs
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Enthralled with exploiting our instinct to believe what we see and hear, Duke (Aaron Holliday) sows havoc with a callous disregard of consequences as he goes on a frenzy of reckless deepfake creations for little reason beyond the fact that he can. Things quickly spiral into bloody chaos and Duke just doesn’t give a shit.
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The Baby
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Synopsis
A pregnant woman's obsession with motherhood spirals when she becomes fixated on another mother and her young son.
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Beautify
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In a world obsessed with appearances, a young woman struggles to reshape herself to fit society’s impossible standards of beauty. As she alters and adjusts her reflection, she loses sight of who she truly is. Beautify is a visually striking animated short that explores the pressures of perfection, the fragility of identity, and the courage it takes to embrace one’s authentic self.
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Before the Fall (Tres Dias)
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A giant meteorite is about to collide with Earth. The planet is gripped by despair and chaos. The inhabitants of Laguna listen to the news in terror. Ale, a frustrated young man who lives with his mother, decides to spend his last days shut away, getting drunk and listening to his favourite music. But his plans change when he is forced to help his mother to protect his brother's four children when Lucio, an ambiguous, disturbing stranger appears.
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The Betta Fish
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Synopsis
After a boy goes missing in a peaceful yet superstitious fishing village, a teenager begins to experience haunting visions, forcing him to question his sanity.
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Big Baby
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Synopsis
"A nightmare involving a maniac killer in a baby mask serves as inspiration for horror writer Adam Lewis's new script. As more nightmares, visions and real life terror begin to challenge Adam's sanity, he finds himself in a desperate struggle to control his writing, his reality, and who will be Big Baby's next victim."
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Birth of a fire
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Synopsis
Romane and Marcus, childhood friends, are hiking in the German Palatinate forest. As Romane catches her breath, she spots a shadow in the distance, hidden behind the trees, watching her.
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Blossom Needs A Ride Home
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Synopsis
After defeating a bloodthirsty maniac, Blossom needs a ride home. What a hassle.
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BOT OR NOT
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Synopsis
In a world where reality dating TV and AI collide, a brilliant young coder competes on BOT OR NOT! A groundbreaking show where contestants date both a human and a hyper-realistic AI. What starts as an exciting experiment soon becomes a tense game of trust and deception. As reality blurs, she must navigate a dangerous system where nothing and no one is quite what they seem.
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The Cauldron
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Synopsis
In 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, a young boy must protect his family from an unknown threat in their remote, isolated home. As fear closes in, he must confront not only the dangers outside but also the darkness within himself, facing his trauma and the shadow it casts in order to break free from the cycle of violence and become the man he is meant to be.
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Chopper
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In this modern-day reimagining of the headless horseman from Sleepy Hollow, a troubled young bartender and her outlaw biker friends start seeing ghosts after taking a strange new drug with supernatural side effects at Daytona Bike Week. She is stalked by a headless ghost on a motorcycle who collects the souls of sinners in the afterlife.
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Clifton Park
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Mari loves The Ambassadors. The aspiring actress, and college undergrad, has seen every single one of their experimental theater productions in NYC, and now she has been chosen to travel to upstate New York with the famed theater troupe to work on their new play about a real-life sex cult.
When the group announces that they will be building this new show by staying in character all weekend, Mari salivates at the opportunity to show off her commitment to her craft. But when the line between reality and fiction becomes blurred in a deadly way, Mari must choose between giving over to the dangerously unconventional methods of The Ambassadors or escaping with her own life.
CLIFTON PARK is a short psychological horror that highlights the parallels between coercive communities and auteur directors while exploring the lengths that one will go to for their art.
When the group announces that they will be building this new show by staying in character all weekend, Mari salivates at the opportunity to show off her commitment to her craft. But when the line between reality and fiction becomes blurred in a deadly way, Mari must choose between giving over to the dangerously unconventional methods of The Ambassadors or escaping with her own life.
CLIFTON PARK is a short psychological horror that highlights the parallels between coercive communities and auteur directors while exploring the lengths that one will go to for their art.
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CognAitive
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Synopsis
In this Sci-fi thriller/horror commenting on the ever-growing concern of AI taking our jobs, a group of co-workers stay late at the office in preparation for the launch of their smarter, faster, more cognitive version of chat GPT; they quickly come to realize that the AI they've created has its own sinister agenda. In this bloody battle of the smartest, each of these genius' will have to outsmart "COGN-AI-TIVE" in order to survive.
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Cosmic Crash
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When an otherworldly being crashes near a lab, chaos is unleashed.
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Dance with the reaper
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Sofia, the most wanted criminal in the state, cannot avoid meeting her own fate after a manhunt. In this face-to-face encounter with Death, a dance begins, driven by love at first sight. But Death has a job to do: to reap Sofia's soul. It is at this moment that Death must make a crucial decision.
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Daughter (La Fille)
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In a remote Belgian town, Bernard struggles to provide for his daughter, Marie, whose survival depends on a sinister secret. As winter tightens its grip, he finds himself torn between his duty as a father and the weight of his own conscience. When a wandering poet crosses his path, Bernard sees a glimpse of the man he once was—but also an opportunity. As the night unfolds, so does a harrowing tale of sacrifice, guilt, and the terrifying lengths we go to for the ones we love.
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Dead by Dawn
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A group of actors invited to rehearse a new play in the mysterious theater of the Heissenhoff family, a well-known artistic dynasty with rumored ties to the occult. Soon, what should have been an ordinary rehearsal spirals into a desperate game of survival as a masked killer begins to stalk them. Unbeknownst to the cast, everything-the theater, the play, and the murders-is part of a dark, elaborate ritual.
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DEATHGASM 2: GOREMAGEDDON
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In this sequel to the 2015 cult splatter-metal classic, Brodie is washed-up, broke, and stuck in small-town purgatory. But when he learns that 'NoizeQuest', a battle-of-the-bands competition is coming to his town, he sees a shot at redemption - and maybe even a second chance with Medina. One problem: his drummer is missing an arm, and the rest of his band is, well... dead. Luckily, Brodie still has the pages of The Black Hymn, so raising his bandmates from the great beyond is just a riff away. But with every chord comes blood, guts, and the kind of apocalyptic chaos only DEATHGASM can unleash.
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The Devil Whispered My Name
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Synopsis
A decade after a tragic ancestral ritual claimed the life of her best friend, a young woman returns to her hometown in the mountains of Córdoba—only to discover that the evil forces she thought she'd left behind are still haunting her.
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The Devil's Flea
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A doctor arrives in a remote Mayan community to investigate a strange plague affecting its inhabitants. However, her scientific quest turns into a nightmare when she discovers that the cause of the illness is not natural, but a mythical creature known as 'The Devil's Flea.
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Devil's Prism
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Synopsis
Shown entirely from Gabi's perspective, the film follows a thief who joins her friends for a routine heist which finds her in an unsettling encounter with a mysterious object that unleashes a dark entity who possesses her.
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DIY
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Synopsis
DIY follows Alex, a young woman
grieving the death of a beloved pet, as she decides to hang a new frame on her apartment wall. But
when she drills into the plaster… blood spills from the resulting hole?!
Bewildered, she runs next door, only to discover a strange man dead on the floor beside a bag full of
cash. Their common wall has been torn open, the hiding place for the loot. Then, right as Alex finds
neighbor Jerry ties and gagged in the bedroom, someone else steps through the front door: Gus, a
hitman running late for his first job with a new crew. When Gus mistakes Alex for ‘Sam’, the bagman he’s
meant to meet and is miffed she’s already ‘done his job for him’, Alex realizes her only hope of survival is
to play along…
grieving the death of a beloved pet, as she decides to hang a new frame on her apartment wall. But
when she drills into the plaster… blood spills from the resulting hole?!
Bewildered, she runs next door, only to discover a strange man dead on the floor beside a bag full of
cash. Their common wall has been torn open, the hiding place for the loot. Then, right as Alex finds
neighbor Jerry ties and gagged in the bedroom, someone else steps through the front door: Gus, a
hitman running late for his first job with a new crew. When Gus mistakes Alex for ‘Sam’, the bagman he’s
meant to meet and is miffed she’s already ‘done his job for him’, Alex realizes her only hope of survival is
to play along…
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Do No Harm
Synopsis
When Moira, an off-duty nurse, is brutally attacked on her narrowboat by a hospital patient, the confrontation suggests a sinister history that binds them.
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THE DOLLMAKER
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Synopsis
In a small rural town, a charming dollmaker becomes an unlikely suspect when a new detective investigates the disappearance of several women.
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Dolores
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Synopsis
Dolores is a 7-year-old girl who just wants to play, runs away from a fire demon and accidentally falls into a grave. There she meets two sinister corn husk skulls who want Dolores to stay with them and a curious armadillo who tries to get her out at all costs.
Animation / Animation: Pablo BEDOLLA, Nabí OROZCO, Dámaris CERVANTES
Animation / Animation: Pablo BEDOLLA, Nabí OROZCO, Dámaris CERVANTES
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Don't Be Afraid
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Synopsis
A ghost story about a depressed photographer making a comeback with newly taken photos at the location where his son once disappeared. At the exhibition, visitors discover that someone is actually standing in the background of the photos.
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Don’t Leave the Kids Alone / No Dejes a los Niños Solos
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Synopsis
A claustrophobic and psychological horror film about two competitive siblings alone in their new house. Newly widowed Cata attends a party, leaving her two young sons, Mati and Emi, alone at their new house. As the brothers attempt to find their games console their rivalry raises its head.
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Dooba Dooba
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Shot entirely on in-home security camera and drawing on elements of analog horror popularized on YouTube, Dooba Dooba follows Amna as she arrives for what she assumes will be a typical babysitting gig. She realizes she’s very mistaken when she learns that Monroe, the girl she’s babysitting, is not only sixteen, but suffers from severe anxiety after having watched her brother get murdered when she was a child. Monroe’s behavior becomes increasingly unbearable until Amna questions whether she wants to stay, not realizing she has no choice.
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Drink Up
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Synopsis
When Carter, a man celebrating three years of sobriety, loses his job, he’s lured into a mysterious bar offering free drinks in exchange for his recovery chip. But what begins as one drink turns into a nightmarish spiral through time, addiction, and guilt—until he realizes the true cost of trying to drown his demons.
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Empty Jars
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Synopsis
A lonely landlord falls in love with a charismatic spirit and helps him find a new body so he can feel again.
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Fisher Cat
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Synopsis
A third date camping trip goes awry when a couple hears screams in the woods.
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FLESH & BLOOD
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After a little girl loses the ability to speak, a determined Psychologist breaks into a secluded church to treat the mute child against her fathers wishes, but as she begins to unearth the source of her trauma, something much more terrifying rises to the surface ...and into the room.
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Franken Struck
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Synopsis
A reckless hand, a lethal play, a love so pure now ripped away. Forged hot from
rage and shocking light, the Creature’s love must set things right.
rage and shocking light, the Creature’s love must set things right.
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Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave!
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Synopsis
Frankenscience and religious ideology reanimate a cohort of recently deceased fetishists to create the perfectly subservient woman only to unleash hell on the patriarchy.
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Glasgow
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Synopsis
Cleo has amnesia. It’s Saturday and she has to balance between preparing her romantic getaway with Gaetan and the endless video calls with her obnoxious boss. When the stress become unbearable, the fragments of a buried trauma will give this day a sense of « déjà-vu ».
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The Gnawer of Rocks (Mangittatuarjuk)
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Synopsis
Two young women out for a walk follow a trail of coloured stones left on the ground, which leads them to danger. They are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The women are terrified when they realize what the monster has been doing. The young women and their village must use the teachings of the elders to defeat the monster.
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Good Luck
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Synopsis
Ke-Fang takes her daughter back to her late mother’s former residence to sort things out, only to discover that her daughter keeps receiving strange "elder-graphics" from the deceased grandmother. These messages trigger a series of mysterious symptoms. Upon investigation, Ke-Fang learns that her mother had also received similar "elder-graphics" before her bizarre death — and they may be connected. As the images keep coming, her daughter's health continues to deteriorate. Now, Ke-Fang must find a way to break the curse before it’s too late.
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Hide
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Synopsis
The story centers around Levi, a handyman for a wealthy family in the Hollywood Hills, who faces poverty, lives paycheck to paycheck, and occasionally sleeps in his car. One night when he believes the family is out of town, he decides to sneak into the property and take some money from the safe. He figures they'll never know and he'll replace it down the road. Unfortunately for him, he soon realizes the house may not be as empty as he thought when the sound of someone groaning in pain seeps out from the darkness of one of the rooms. He follows the sound and finds a young man he's never seen before. He's slumped in a wheelchair, seemingly drugged, and has chunks of his flesh cut out. Before he can try to help the guy, the family suddenly comes home. Levi hides just as they bring in several guests for what seems to be a pre scheduled dinner party. Levi soon realizes that his desperation for a quick pay day will soon turn into the most horrifying night of his entire life, which he's forced to witness from his hiding spot in the kitchen pantry.
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THE HIRING PROTOCOL
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Synopsis
In the near future, Agathe undergoes a job assessment. She soon discovers some unsettling new recruitment techniques—ones that will leave a lasting mark on her.
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I Beg Your Pardon
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Synopsis
A man commits a terrible crime and the consequences are not what you’d expect.
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IMPOSTOR SYNDROME
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Elías is a young man who, after a very successful start as a horror writer, is now filled with insecurities and creatively blocked. He goes to Mercedes, his trusted therapist. During a therapy session, Elías reveals what happened the last time he tried writing, along with the mysterious and terrible events surrounding his creative process. Is Elías suffering from impostor syndrome? Or is he being influenced by something ancient and terrifying?
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In the shadows
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AS NIGHT FALLS, ALICE AND CLEMENT RUN BREATHLESSLY.
IN THE HEART OF AN OPPRESSIVE NATURE, SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS IS STALKING THEM. THEY HAVE ONLY TWO CERTAINTIES: WHAT IS PURSUING THEM IS AGGRESSIVE, AND IT SEEMS TO SEE IN THE DARK...
IN THE HEART OF AN OPPRESSIVE NATURE, SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS IS STALKING THEM. THEY HAVE ONLY TWO CERTAINTIES: WHAT IS PURSUING THEM IS AGGRESSIVE, AND IT SEEMS TO SEE IN THE DARK...
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Indian in a Box
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Synopsis
An Indian immigrant awakens inside a confined metal box, with the walls slowly closing in… unless he can do the work assigned to him.
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Influencers
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Synopsis
In Southern France, a young woman's chilling fascination with murder and identity theft sends her life into a whirlwind of chaos.
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The Inspector
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A fake gas inspector visits vulnerable elderly people to take advantage of them. It is now the turn of Carmen, a charming grandmother who keeps great antiques.
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INTERMISSION
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Things take a turn for the worse for the Prevue Time Quartet.
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Isolation
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During the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, an unidentified fishing boat runs aground on a remote military island. Responding swiftly, the stationed soldiers assume it's another routine drill—until figures leap from the ship and gunfire erupts. This is no exercise.
The vessel carries not enemy combatants, but the undead. As the island is overrun by zombies, the soldiers’ ideals of duty and valor quickly unravel. Discipline falters. What once symbolized patriotic pride descends into chaos.
Cut off from reinforcements and with no way out, the young conscripts are forced to confront not only the flesh-eating enemy but the collapse of everything they believed in—order, brotherhood, and identity.
Blending military thriller with zombie horror, the film explores how the myths of war—especially those imposed on the young—shatter under extreme pressure. When the rules of engagement collapse, survival demands more than just combat skills. It demands clarity about who the real enemy is.
The vessel carries not enemy combatants, but the undead. As the island is overrun by zombies, the soldiers’ ideals of duty and valor quickly unravel. Discipline falters. What once symbolized patriotic pride descends into chaos.
Cut off from reinforcements and with no way out, the young conscripts are forced to confront not only the flesh-eating enemy but the collapse of everything they believed in—order, brotherhood, and identity.
Blending military thriller with zombie horror, the film explores how the myths of war—especially those imposed on the young—shatter under extreme pressure. When the rules of engagement collapse, survival demands more than just combat skills. It demands clarity about who the real enemy is.
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IT IS WATCHING
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A paranoid woman attempts to go about her day whilst being deeply afraid of a potential watcher who she fears is following her.
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Itch
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'Itch' is a modern folk horror story for the dating app generation. When Jules arrives at Thomas' house for a second date, she's troubled by the sneaking suspicion that the first date may have landed her with an STI. That trepidation descends into outright terror, as a series of revelations are made throughout the evening...
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Jimmy
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After years away, Dilara returns home for the funeral of her childhood friend Jennifer. The town feels different, her old friend group even more so. Grief hangs in the air, but something else lingers too. The name no one says out loud: Jimmy.
Once convicted of a violent crime, Jimmy became the town’s urban legend. Now, his story is back in circulation: as a true crime podcast everyone’s listening to. Against her better judgment, Dilara starts listening too. But the voice in her headphones feels too familiar. Too close. And after listening, something seems to be triggered when Jimmy returns to set right what was done to him.
What begins as a search for answers slowly unravels into something dangerous. When another tragedy strikes during a memorial rave, Dilara realizes the past isn’t done with them and Jimmy’s story isn’t over.
Once convicted of a violent crime, Jimmy became the town’s urban legend. Now, his story is back in circulation: as a true crime podcast everyone’s listening to. Against her better judgment, Dilara starts listening too. But the voice in her headphones feels too familiar. Too close. And after listening, something seems to be triggered when Jimmy returns to set right what was done to him.
What begins as a search for answers slowly unravels into something dangerous. When another tragedy strikes during a memorial rave, Dilara realizes the past isn’t done with them and Jimmy’s story isn’t over.
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The Last Snow
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Synopsis
In a ski resort where snow is starting to disappear, Isabelle and Guillaume find themselves stuck on a chairlift...
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Lights Camera Carnage
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When a group of ambitious film students summon a real demon to star in their movie, survival quickly becomes the only scene left to shoot.
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LOOKER
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Synopsis
Anna learns she is inexplicably cursed to melt away when not being perceived and must go to greater and greater lengths to be seen... with terrifying consequences.
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Love is the Monster
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Synopsis
Troubled couples head to a transformative retreat, where they fall prey to a sinister cult seeking to resurrect the Finnish ancient goddess of love.
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The Mannequin
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Synopsis
When aspiring fashion designer Sofia Rojas dies alone in a historical downtown Los Angeles building, most people accept it as a tragic suicide. Her younger sister Liana, however, remains unconvinced. When she returns to the site with plans to rekindle her sister’s ambitions, Liana begins to have paranormal experiences that quickly escalate from unsettling to downright terrifying. She discovers that the building is haunted by a serial killer who brutally murdered and dismembered his victims there over half a century earlier. Now that he’s marked Liana and her friends as his next victims, they have to find a way to escape the ghost’s deadly grasp before they lose their own body parts.
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Masks
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A husband slowly draws his wife from a long-standing catatonic state by having her wear a series of old Halloween masks. Driven by the hope of having her back, he pushes the experiment into dangerous territory, sending him towards a final confrontation he’ll soon regret.
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Meat Crayon
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A bubbly young girl meets an eccentric art teacher who encourages her to draw freely and embrace her creativity. But as the crayons wear down, the cheerful coloring session grows uneasy, hinting at something far darker lurking beneath the paper. Meat Crayon blends slasher menace with twisted humor, turning childhood innocence into a chilling canvas.
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Meat Kills
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In Europe, 133 million pigs suffer in cruel livestock farms. For Mirthe (19), this is unbearable. To prove herself worthy of joining ‘Animal Army’ a radical activist group led by the fearless Nasha (22), she secretly films the horrors of a local pig farm.
Her footage earns her a mission to free the pigs, but when Mirthe and the group return at night, they find the cages empty: the pigs already slaughtered. Enraged, Nasha shifts her focus to revenge, targeting and torturing the farmer’s children. Mirthe objects, but chaos erupts when the farmer returns, determined to protect his family as he hunts down the activists.
The farm becomes a bloody battleground while Mirthe is trapped between Nasha’s vengeance and the farmer’s fury. Mirthe must get her hands bloody if she wants to get out alive.
Her footage earns her a mission to free the pigs, but when Mirthe and the group return at night, they find the cages empty: the pigs already slaughtered. Enraged, Nasha shifts her focus to revenge, targeting and torturing the farmer’s children. Mirthe objects, but chaos erupts when the farmer returns, determined to protect his family as he hunts down the activists.
The farm becomes a bloody battleground while Mirthe is trapped between Nasha’s vengeance and the farmer’s fury. Mirthe must get her hands bloody if she wants to get out alive.
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The MenHeim Clinic
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Set in the 1940s, a young paperboy searching for his missing brother stumbles upon a clue that leads him to investigate a seemingly renowned doctor’s questionable clinic, only to find far more than he bargained for, with the price of his life being the debt.
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The Mortician's Daughter
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After her Mother’s death, Violet must fulfill her Mother’s final wish that she is embalmed by her own daughter. But as she prepares her Mother’s corpse in the funeral home she was raised in, long-buried memories resurface & Violet discovers a terrifying secret…
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Mr. Brown
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A young family checks into a fancy hotel during its famous pie festival. At first, everything seems perfect — the staff is friendly, the food is great, and they even get a free upgrade. But things take a dark turn when the father suddenly disappears. As the mother tries to find him, their little boy goes missing too. The hotel staff act strangely, and a mysterious man named Mr. Brown always seems to be nearby. The mother soon realizes this hotel is hiding a terrifying secret — and not everyone who checks in gets to leave.
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NAILS
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Three ambitious podcast hosts prepare for their biggest episode yet, featuring Charlie Baker, the sole survivor of a brutal attack by Southern California's latest serial killer - The Beast. However, their pursuit of fame collides with the very horror they've been chronicling when they find themselves fighting to survive against a terrifying figure that may be The Beast himself.
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NIGHT SHIFT
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An ordinary gas station employee finds himself facing a series of unexpected events during his night shift, uncovering the mystery behind the disappearances haunting the town.
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The Overnight
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After a long day on set, rising actress Scarlett heads to dinner with Roman, the arrogant director she’s been seeing. But when they accidentally run over a crew member in the parking lot, Roman’s panic turns violent. Abandoned to fend for herself, Scarlett must fight to survive.
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Pocongdorie
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After the death of their mother, Indonesian siblings Dwi and Daya have to clear out the parental home. In doing so, they come across a lot of stuff, including their deceased mother.
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Prends Chair
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Venance, an overweight teenager, faces remarks and teasing about his overweightness, in his neighborhood and even in his own family. His body reacts to become an outlet for his pain.
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PRICE
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Down-on-his-luck actor Price finally lands the role of a lifetime—playing Dennis, an unhinged murderer in a comeback film from once-renowned indie director Steinbeck. But when Steinbeck deems Price’s performance unconvincing and threatens to fire him, the director issues a chilling ultimatum: become Dennis or lose the role. Desperate to prove himself, Price locks himself away, practicing lines, mimicking Dennis’s habits, and sinking deeper into the killer’s psyche until he can't tell who is who.
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PROJECTION - An Experimental Horror
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Katie has escaped an abusive household with her dog and younger sister Haley, in exchange for a less than ideal temporary housing environment. They soon realize that someone is too eager to welcome them to the neighborhood.
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The Red Mask
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When outspoken queer screenwriter Allina Green is chosen to pen the final instalment of the legendary slasher franchise 'The Red Mask', anger, outrage, and online death threats from die-hard fans causes a rift in her relationship with reticent fiancé Deetz. Desperate for a creative breakthrough, the pair escape to a secluded Airbnb, where Allina concocts a dangerous game to play to unlock her writer's block. But when two uninvited houseguests crash the scene, the weekend turns dark and a twisted contest devolves into a duel to the death in a love letter to the stalk and slash genre.
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Redux Redux
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Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, repeatedly killing her daughter's murderer. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity hangs in the balance.
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Reflections
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A displaced girl wants to go viral on social media to belong, and to do so, she decides to go live performing the ritual of the Brazilian legend of Loira do Banheiro. The consequences are unexpected. In collaboration with director Eli Roth.
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Sacred Beast
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1764, France, a mysterious beast is brutalizing a rural village in the dark forests of Gévaudan, killing hundreds in ways never before seen. The king sent many hunters to slay the beast, but all failed. An aristocratic Parisian hunter is hired by the villagers as a last resort. But, these woods see through him. He is tried and tested on his journey, his perceptions of reality shaken, and it seems he is not the only hunter wandering this primeval forest. As he delves deeper, the truth rears its ugly head and he questions all he is. What must become of him in order to return to the outside world.
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SÁRÚ
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Synopsis
When a young girl moves into a secluded house on the edge of an ancient forest, she discovers a mysterious fairy ring hidden within. Drawn by curiosity, she crosses a threshold never meant to be broken - unleashing the preternatural, as the forgotten rules of the old world claw their way back.
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The Sequence
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After a terrifying and deeply disturbing nightmare, stay-at-home mom Taylor (Katie Parker) wakes in a panic, convinced that the horrific events she dreamed about must never come to pass. As she prepares for moving day, tension with her husband, Thomas (Andrew Pifko), and son, Mike (Braxton Alexander), only fuels her growing fear. But when eerie details from her nightmare start manifesting in reality, Taylor becomes desperate to alter the course of events, doing everything in her power to prevent her worst fears from coming true. Nothing will prepare you for when the final dinner bell rings.
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SHED
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On Christmas Eve, a crazed, strange man with nothing to live for, embarks on a murderous rage, killing a family in cold blood. As he starts to take over the families property, unbeknownst to him is one more family member - a curious, courageous 10 year old girl Mia, who has found herself locked in the farms' work shed accidentally through a game of hide and seek . Mia must survive in the shed for days, without food or water, until someone comes for her - but soon that person will eventually be the insidious dying man and the two characters must come face to face. What unravels is a thrilling game of cat and mouse through desperation, revenge and incredible endurance.
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Sleep Tight
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A woman suffering from sleep paralysis wakes up to find a strange noise coming from inside her closet.
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Slush
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Laced with magic and melancholy and set in the Pacific Northwest, SLUSH follows Frankie as she reunites with her estranged father, Kyle, and a town that's shunned their family for years. SLUSH explores themes of monstrosity and grief as this family confronts their collective traumas together.
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Spirit Slayer: The Rise of the Apprentice
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Wen Li, the lazy but talented grandson of two spirit slayers, is sent on an errand during a rare blood moon. When he carelessly botches a talisman ritual at the sacred Spirit Tree, a forbidden seal breaks , releasing Ling Yan, a seductive and vengeful fox spirit once imprisoned by his grandfather, Master Liu.
As Ling Yan possesses a young office worker and begins a trail of chaos, Wen Li must confront the spirit face to face aboard a city bus , with salt, rice, and very little clue what he’s doing. When Master Liu enters the fray, old secrets unravel, and the cost of past decisions comes due.
Blending Taoist rituals, martial arts, and supernatural comedy, Spirit Slayer: Rise of the Apprentice is a genre blending origin story set in modern day Singapore, where one reckless mistake awakens a haunting past , and forces a slacker to grow into a spirit slayer.
As Ling Yan possesses a young office worker and begins a trail of chaos, Wen Li must confront the spirit face to face aboard a city bus , with salt, rice, and very little clue what he’s doing. When Master Liu enters the fray, old secrets unravel, and the cost of past decisions comes due.
Blending Taoist rituals, martial arts, and supernatural comedy, Spirit Slayer: Rise of the Apprentice is a genre blending origin story set in modern day Singapore, where one reckless mistake awakens a haunting past , and forces a slacker to grow into a spirit slayer.
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Stardust Bowl
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Synopsis
Maci is blowing off her closing duties when she's ordered to clean the arcade. Little does she know, the task at hand is monstrously deadly.
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Strawberry Milk
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Synopsis
After a struggling new mom falls and bumps her head, she accepts the help of a friendly neighbor. But when that woman does the unthinkable, she finds herself in a vicious battle to protect herself and her baby.
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Striya
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Synopsis
In the middle of the night, the beis din of a small medieval town is embroiled in an argument over whether – and how – to put teenage Gele to death for an unnamed offense. Her father, Ansel, soon arrives to make his case for allowing her to live, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Meanwhile, Gele escapes and makes her way to the rabbi’s home, where the true horror of her supernatural transformation is revealed.
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SWORD OF VENGEANCE
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Synopsis
In a post-apocalyptic future a young warrior must take revenge on his enemies for the crimes they committed against his family.
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Telaraña
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Synopsis
In a mountain estate in Puerto Rico lives a family with hidden secrets. On a night of rebellion, Naomi, the young teenage daughter, confronts the eight-legged parasite looming in her home and must make a choice: conform to her family’s identity or forge her own path.
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Thinestra
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Synopsis
A miracle drug delivers the overnight weight loss you've always dreamed of. But will it turn you into a walking nightmare?
Thinestra stars identical twins Melissa and Michelle Macedo.
It’s a sweltering Christmas in LA. Penny—plagued by body dysmorphia and cycles of binge eating—impulsively takes Thinestra, a mysterious Ozempic-like drug. That night, she violently expels masses of fat in a painful and grotesque purge. But her discarded flesh returns…and like the Hyde to Penny’s Jekyll, PENELOPE is born. As her ravenous dopplegänger wreaks bloody havoc, Penny struggles to regain control. Can she overcome her hunger before it's too late?
Thinestra stars identical twins Melissa and Michelle Macedo.
It’s a sweltering Christmas in LA. Penny—plagued by body dysmorphia and cycles of binge eating—impulsively takes Thinestra, a mysterious Ozempic-like drug. That night, she violently expels masses of fat in a painful and grotesque purge. But her discarded flesh returns…and like the Hyde to Penny’s Jekyll, PENELOPE is born. As her ravenous dopplegänger wreaks bloody havoc, Penny struggles to regain control. Can she overcome her hunger before it's too late?
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TheThingsWeDo
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Synopsis
A young boy makes a cake for his mother and hopes it will satisfy her extreme hunger.
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The Trees Have Eyes
Synopsis
Among a mystical forest of ice and snow, a hunter reaps the consequences of what he sows.
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Trespassers
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Synopsis
A thief breaks into a house, only to find the TV showing three shadowy figures by the pool. They're waiting for him...
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VÄSEN
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Sweden, 1721. With food becoming increasingly scarce, two sisters turn to the maleficent
Gårdstomten for help. In return, he demands a simple gesture. A bowl of untouched
porridge every morning.
One day, Anna, crippled by hunger, takes a mouthful of porridge, much to the chagrin
of the Gårdstomten who unleashes a horrific evil in the form of the deadly Mylings.
Gårdstomten for help. In return, he demands a simple gesture. A bowl of untouched
porridge every morning.
One day, Anna, crippled by hunger, takes a mouthful of porridge, much to the chagrin
of the Gårdstomten who unleashes a horrific evil in the form of the deadly Mylings.
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Very Prosperous Men
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A struggling door-to-door Bible salesman navigates the haunting consequence of his actions.
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What the mermaid likes
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
As she struggles to cope with the departure of her older sister, Essie finds herself alone with her father. In the lake that borders the family home, she discovers a mysterious mermaid, which feeds only on gasoline.
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What the Night Hides (Lo Que Calla la Noche)
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
In the dead of night, a woman wakes to find her mother speaking with an unexpected guest.
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When The Cold Wind Blows
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
While lost during a military training exercise in the Bruneian jungle, a young soldier seeks shelter at an abandoned resort - only to be seduced and haunted by a mysterious spirit who forces him to confront grief, desire, and a fate darker than death.
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Wonderland
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Synopsis
In the aftermath of her father's funeral, a grief-stricken Alice falls into a haunting Wonderland, where an uncanny version of her father beckons her to stay.
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Worst Thing You've Ever Done
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Synopsis
Highschool really sucks… and no one knows that better than best friends Aaron and Keith. So when they set out to crash a small graduation party, buried emotions and teenage tensions explode, forcing everyone to face the worst parts of themselves.
Film Category
You Can't Talk To The Dude
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
After moving into a newly renovated apartment, Rory's life falls apart when a mysterious old
man appears in his home.
man appears in his home.
Film Category
You Have Her Eyes
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A woman’s fears about having children begin to manifest as visions of her dead grandmother.
Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror festival in the United States, today unveiled the first wave of competitive features and shorts for its 25th edition. Running October 7–16, 2025 at the TCL Chinese Theatre, the festival invites horror fans to experience twisted tales and terrifying films on the big screen. Tickets will be available soon at screamfestla.com.
Join Screamfest at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Glendale for a thrilling night as we present the 25th anniversary screening of Canadian gem cult classic, Ginger Snaps!
Join Screamfest at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Glendale for a thrilling night as we present the 35th anniversary screening of director Sam Raimi's cult classic, Darkman!
On Wednesday, June 11th at 7:30 PM, prepare for an evening of suspense, action, and unexpected laughs! Screamfest proudly presents a special screening of the iconic TREMORS (1990) at LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Glendale.
If you are someone that likes musicals; DO NOT MISS Little Shop of Horrors! The last days to watch this performance LIVE will be May 17 & 18!
Dare to Take Her to Prom? Join Us for a Special Screening of "Carrie"!
We join our friends at the LOOK Dine-In Cinemas as Screamfest present Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic, "Carrie"! Wednesday, May 14 2025 at 7:30PM
Sorry, the Contest is Closed
A Cult Classic Returns for a 40th Anniversary Party! They're Back from the grave and ready to party! Mark your calendars for a special screening of the groundbreaking horror-comedy The Return of the Living Dead (1985) at LOOK Cinema in Glendale on Thursday, April 24th at 7:30 PM.
Wednesday March 12, 2025 at 7:30PM
Celebrate the 40th anniversary screening of "Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning" with us! Before Tommy Jarvis faces his demons, get ready for "SLASHR," a pulse-pounding short film from Amir Moini. A killer using dating apps? Talk about modern terror! Join us for a night of pure slasher mayhem. Are the new murders connected to Jason's legacy? Find out... if you dare.
Monday, March 10th, shake off that post-Mardi Gras funk and join us at The Broad to catch the 1998 film “Urban Legend”, presented by Screamfest NOLA and Timecode.
Experience the fear: 'Final Destination' – A Special Screening Event with live producer Q&A! Join us for a special screening of this iconic horror film at the luxurious Look Dine-In Cinemas in Glendale on Wednesday - February 19th at 7:40 PM
Screamfest Fears & Beers, in collaboration with SEEfest (South East European Film Festival), proudly presents "The Last Serb in Croatia," a hilarious Balkan zombie comedy! Ticketholders 21+ receive a complimentary beer!
Join us for a special screening of Tom Holland's iconic vampire film, "Fright Night," where a young man confronts the chilling suspicion that his new neighbor is a bloodsucker. Desperate for help, he turns to a washed-up horror movie actor for guidance in this darkly comedic and suspenseful tale.
Stay Updated: See upcoming Screamfest NOLA events with Timecode at the Broad Theater. Sign up for our mailing list!
New Orleans, LA (October 20, 2024) - Screamfest® NOLA, celebrating its 7th annual festival in New Orleans, is excited to announce their 2024 award winners. The festival took place October 18 to 20, 2024 at the Broad Theaters.
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 18, 2024) - Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States, is excited to announce their 2024 award winners.
A huge congratulations to all the finalists in the Screamfest 2024 screenplay competition! The winning screenplay will be announced on October 17th.
The Blair Witch Project 25th Anniversary Screening - Tuesday, July 30 · 7:30 - 9pm
Join us for a special screening of the found footage film that started it all: The Blair Witch Project. Q&A with Ben Rock moderated by Brian Collins follows the screening.
Thrill to a chilling tale of revenge with a taste of hops at our Fears & Beers screening of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! June 12, 2024 at 7:30PM
Dare to Take Her to Prom? Join Us for a Special Screening of "Carrie"!
We join our friends at the Frida Cinema as Screamfest present Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic, "Carrie"! Friday, May 31, 2024 at 7:45PM
Congratulations to the winners from Screamfest NOLA 2023! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the films this weekend!
We're excited to present the winners of the 2023 Competition at the 23rd annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Congratulations to all the finalists in the Screamfest 2023 screenplay competition! The winning screenplay will be announced on October. 19th, 2023.
The Los Angeles-based horror festival will open with Eddie Alcazar’s Mind-Bending Phenomenon DIVINITY from Utopia and Sumerian.
Get ready to experience a night of nostalgia and screams as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the classic horror slasher film "Freddy vs. Jason"! Please join us for an electrifying outdoor screening under the open sky that promises to send shivers down your spine. So come join us at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga on Saturday, September 9th at 7PM, if you dare, and let's embark on a journey filled with suspense, excitement, and pure terror under the stars.
🎃 Experience the Classic Horror On the BIG Screen: "Halloween H20: 20 Years Later" is an iconic horror movie that deserves to be seen in all its terrifying glory on the theater's massive screen. Feel the suspense and fear intensify as you watch Michael Myers and Laurie Strode face off in high-definition cinematic splendor.
A few days ago a small private celebration was put together by family-like friends Amber Mullinex and Jack Ulrich for Tom Holland (FRIGHT NIGHT) hosted by our very good friends Sarah Nicklin and Sean Decker.
Immerse yourself in an unforgettable experience as we present a special screening of the iconic film, Jaws 3D. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 18th at 7:30PM, and join us at the prestigious TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in the heart of Hollywood.
Prepare to embark on an unforgettable cinematic journey by attending a special screening of Jaws on the big screen. Join us to experience Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking masterpiece in all its glory, the way it was meant to be seen. Feel the suspenseful thrills, witness the iconic shark attacks, and immerse yourself in the timeless story that captivated audiences worldwide.
Get ready to be immersed in the eerie ambiance of the great outdoors, as we take the Screamfest Fears & Beers horror movie experience to a whole new level. So come join us at the McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga on Saturday, June 24th at 7PM, if you dare, and let's embark on a journey filled with suspense, excitement, and pure terror under the stars.
Join Screamfest for a Fears & Beers screening of cult classic, Halloween III: Season of the Witch on Saturday, March 18th - 7:30PM at the Frida Cinema located in Santa Ana, CA.
My Bloody Valentine 3D has everything a slasher flick needs to get your heart pumping this Valentine’s Day. Snuggle up to your date, friends or come solo, grab your complimentary beer for ticket holders 21+ and enjoy the spectacularly gory murders all in glorious 3D. A Q&A with director Patrick Lussier and special make-up effects artist Gary J. Tunnicliffe.
Want to have a blast this January, Friday the 13th? Then join us at our Screamfest Fears & Beers screening of Friday the 13th Part III in 3D at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. This film is a total blast to watch with a crowd!!
Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter's The Thing starring Kurt Russell
Unveiling the Exceptional Talent - Screamfest Horror Film Festival Reveals its 2022 Winners!
Screamfest is pleased to announce the 2022 screenplay competition semi-finalists, top five finalists and the winning screenplay.
20TH Digital Studio's horror film "MATRIARCH" will have its world premiere at the Screamfest 2022. "Game of Thrones" Star Kate Dickie leads the film.
The Los Angeles-based horror festival will close with Prime Video and Blumhouse’s
Run Sweetheart Run
Giovannie Espiritu is named "one of the Most Influential Filipina Women in the World" by The Filipina Women's Network.
You and a guest are invited to an in-person screening of YOU WON'T BE ALONE, which premiered to critical acclaim at this year's Sundance Film Festival
Ask the average genre fan what their favorite Christmas horror film is, and you'll probably hear
While I obviously didn't know who he was at the time, the first Wes Craven movie I ever saw was DEADLY FRIEND, thanks to frequent cable showings when I was about seven years old.
October 24, 2021 - Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center Congratulations Screamfest NOLA filmmakers!
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is pleased to announce the 2021 screenplay competition finalists, semi-finalists and quarter-finalists and winning screenplay.
It's going to be groovy!
Double feature screening of Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness. An in person Q&A with Bruce Campbell follows the Evil Dead II screening. Evil Dead II (1987)
One of the many things I learned thanks to the two historian commentary tracks on Scream Factory's blu-ray of THE DEAD ZONE is that the 1979 novel was Stephen King's first one to hit the New York Times Bestseller list.
Despite it’s less than favorable reputation, the horror and exploitation genres have long since been an unexpected vehicle for female empowerment.
Among "can't miss" prospects, few in horror history ever seemed as promising as when it was announced that Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson would reteam for a werewolf film
NOTE: This article contains spoilers for all films mentioned within, including Memories of Murder and the recent The Little Things. Read at your own risk!
Like most people who have seen it, I didn?t know what to make of Southland Tales the first time I wa
For the past week (give or take three years), people online have been discussing the fabled ?Snyder
Over the past decade, there has been a welcome shift in the use of CGI when it comes to low budget/independent genre films.
Ever since Ridley Scott made the unprecedented decision to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in All The Money in the World
Any time a major historical event takes place, it is not unusual to see a wave of predictions from the horror media and fanbase regarding the next trend in content.
Jamie Lee Curtis made three slasher films immediately after HALLOWEEN'S success in 1978 and 1979.
Silent Night Deadly Night & New Year's Evil! THURSDAY DEC 10TH, 2020 AT 7PM REGENCY THE PLANT DRIVE-IN - VAN NUYS
No one expects much out of a movie based on a video game, and even fewer would expect any such film
Horror fans like to laugh at the wacky turns taken in the Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchises,
SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2020 SCREENPLAY COMPETITION FINALIST A
FEARS & BEERS 35th Anniversary screening of GREMLINS Thursday, December 5th, 2019 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028.
Join us for a full-blown Hollywood event as we kick off the 2019 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL with the OPENING NIGHT PARTY.
SCREAMFEST Announces its 2019 second wave screenings and closing night film.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Oct. 8-17, 2019
TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood
September 9, 201
Please join us for the FEARS & BEERS 35th Anniversary screening of Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter in 35mm Saturday, July 27th, 2019 at 7:30PM at the Ahrya Fine Arts by Laemmle 8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
SOLD OUT!
FEARS & BEERS 35th Anniversary screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street
Tuesday, August 20th, 2019.
The FEARS & BEERS 20th Anniversary screening of Deep Blue Sea Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
Please join us for the FEARS & BEERS 30th Anniversary screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
This Screeing is SOLD OUT!!
Check out the PHOTOS from A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master screening!
Are You Ready For Freddy? Join us for the Fears & Beers 30th Anniversary Screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master.
Join us for the Friday the 13th: Part II screening on Jan 29, 2019 at 7:30PM. Purchase bottles of Crystal Lake wine online here for pick up at the event and have it signed by Adrienne King in person! Please order your wine by January 22nd to ensure shipping arrival time.
Join us Friday - Oct 19, 2018 for the CLOSING NIGHT AWARDS & RECEPTION as we celebrate the filmmakers of the 2018 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the 2018 screenplay competition semi-finalists, top five finalists and the winning screenplay.
Screamfest second wave was announced today. A great selection of additional films and Gale Anne Hurd
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – September 14, 2018 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, is proud to announce the first wave of its official 2018 film line up.
Check out the PHOTOS from the 15th Anniversary Jason vs Freddy Screening! This event is SOLD OUT!!
Please join us for the 15th Anniversary FEARS & BEERS screening of FREDDY VS JASON
Just in time for prom season and back on the big screen for one night only in Los Angeles! Come celebrate the 10 year anniversary of DANCE OF THE DEAD on Saturday, May 19th 7:30PM with the cast & filmmakers. A Night to Remember prom party follows the screening! Dress in your zombie best! A winning prom queen and king will be crowned
Please join us for the 30th Anniversary FEARS & BEERS screening of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 at 7:30PM TCL Chinese 6 Theaters at 6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
Do you like Pixar? You're a human with feelings, so I assume you do.
There are countless, highly diverse horror films from across the globe that Screamfest has showcased at its festival events.
If 2017 has taught us anything; it is that horror films could finally be on track to becoming more universally respected.
Join us January 12th, 2018 at 7:30PM for the 30th anniversary of cult classic Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) Fears & Beers screening at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Hollywood. Check out PHOTOS from the fun time we had at the 30th Anniversary screening!
Another October has come and gone, which means another year in the books for the Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
2017 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
“TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID” & “THE LAPACE’S DEMON” Among Top Winners
The countdown has officially begun for Screamfest 2017 and we have dropped the official lineup.
Join us for a full-blown Hollywood event as we kick off the 2017 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL with the OPENING NIGHT PARTY.
In combination with the recent Screamfest announcement that we would be hosting the North American premiere of the much-anticipated Leatherface, and the recent and devastating loss of the great Tobe Hooper, this is the perfect time to honor the franchise that stemmed from his original masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – August 29, 2017 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, is proud to announce the first wave of its official 2017 film line up.
Every summer, I, and anyone else with good taste in television, hunker down for a week full of Discovery Channel’s best shark-filled programming.
This past Sunday, we experienced yet another crippling tragedy in the horror community. The death of
In the history of cinema, there are very few icons that rival Frankenstein’s monster and his bride. They are instantly and internationally identifiable.
Making a film can be a daunting venture for most people. There will always be a reason (or many) to not do it.
The 1990’s are often thought of as having relatively little to contribute in the way of quality genre films. While I can see the truth in this, I think there were some very special and unique films to emerge from the decade, especially within the confines of the unique subgenres that emerged.
During Screamfest 2016, a young actress by the name of Mimosa Willamo won our award for Best Actress for her performance in the Finnish film Lake Bodom, or simply Bodom, the third feature for talented director Taneli Mustonen.
This past Saturday, May 6, Screamfest hosted our most recent Fears & Beers screening, a series of events and screenings sponsored by Shock Top where guests can enjoy a movie and a beer included in their ticket, often with special guest Q&As.
For almost any kid subjected to the public school system in the United States, you are probably fami
For anyone in or around the Los Angeles area next month, you can join Screamfest for our Fears & Beers double feature event on May 6, for a screening of the Brian Yuzna classics Bride of Re-animator and Society.
For the majority of the United States, spring has officially sprung. The weather is getting warmer, flowers are blooming, and the promise of new life is all around us.
With the breakout success of Stranger Things and the plethora of 1980's inspired genre fare popping
Long before the days of film festivals and conventions, even before the days of celluloid, the primary medium of entertainment was theater.
The first time I ever heard about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, my mother was talking about how it wa
Often considered to be the master of “body horror”, David Cronenberg has spent the last four decades constructing a signature style that is often copied but rarely matched.
All right folks, as promised, I wanted to follow up last week’s list with five more picks of films that take place in movie theaters.
As the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States, we here at Screamfest
Seeing as how we are counting down the last few days of February, I’m going to take this opportunity to celebrate one more woma
What’s better than a scary movie? A much shorter scary movie! Well okay, maybe not, but it will impinge on your highly coveted spare time much less. So, in honor of the weekly releases of short films on the Screamfest Youtube page, and of course Women in Horror month, here are five spine-tingling short films directed by women:
Growing up with the admittedly ambitious dream of becoming a horror filmmaker, I accepted pretty early on that female role models were few and far between.
It's that time again! It is time for the Twisted Twins' annual Blood Drive PSA. For those who are un
Although January may not be a month most people associate with horror, it can be credited with usher
To kick off the new year, we are bringing you some of our amazing horror short films that premiered at Screamfest over the years. Click on the image above to see the 2014 Best Short: LUNA.
Fear was viral at the LA Premiere of Bedeviled on October 22, 2016 at the 16th annual Horror Festiva
The EXCLUSIVE Free Screening of Fox's THE EXORCIST, Inspired by the classic movie with DVD giveaways
Found Footage 3D made its Los Angeles premiere at Screamfest on October 26, 2016 in 3D!
Screamfest had an amazing six blocks of short films and one block of student short films premiering at the 2016 festival
The visually stunning film, HAPPY HUNTING celebrated its World Premiere at the 16th annual Screamfes
Murdering psychopath Mick Taylor (John Jarratt), one of the most terrifying killers ever depicted on
The revenge thriller, MY FATHER DIE celebrated its Los Angeles premiere at the 16th annual Screamfes
Boozing it up at bars is fun and all, but even that can get boring after awhile. The antidote is the Fears & Beers screening of SCREAM on Thursday December 8th at 7:30PM at the TCL Chinese Theatres 6 in Hollywood & Highland.
The imaginative fantasy horror movie, ‘The Master Cleanse,’ celebrated its Los Angeles premiere at the 16th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival celebrated the Los Angeles Premiere of TRASH FIRE on Tuesday, Octobe
America's largest and longest running horror movie festival, Screamfest, awarded the top movies, fil
Congratulations to our 2016 Screenplay Winner and Finalist!
WINNER
Plum Island by Matthew Lee Bla
Got your ticket? Join us for a cocktail reception at Sid's Bar!
Meet Murdering Psychopath Mick Taylor at a Special Screening of Pop’s Wolf Creek, inspired by the cult movie.
Join us for the EXCLUSIVE Screening of Fox's THE EXORCIST, Inspired by the classic movie with DVD giveaways courtesy of Scream Factory.
Got your ticket? Join us for a cocktail reception at Sid's Bar and good times with the Dead Right Horror Trivia Night gang! Meet Murdering Psychopath Mick Taylor at a Special Screening of Pop’s Wolf Creek, Inspired By The Cult Movie - Q&A moderated by the Festival Ambassador Lydia Hearst.
HOLLYWOOD – Sept. 7, 2016 – America’s largest and longest running horror film festival, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, announces the first wave of its official 2016 film line up.
Central Intelligence will open the 20th annual American Black Film Festival on June 15 in Miami.
Bring the family and join the mayhem with a Screamfest Fears & Beers screening of the holiday classic Gremlins on
Saturday, December 12th, 2015 at 7:30pm.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival runs for ten days in October and although films are the main attract
HOLLYWOOD – Oct. 23, 2015 – We are pleased to announce the 2015 Festival winners at last night's Awards reception that took place at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres. The award winners were presented the coveted Screamfest Skull Award last night for winning in the following categories.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension premiered as the closing night film of the festival to over 700 attendees, playing in RealD 3D at the TCL Chinese Theatre Thursday, Oct. 22, the day before its wide release.
Congratulations to the 2015 Screenplay Award Winner & Finalists.
The feature film Condemned premiered on Sunday October 18th, 2015 at Screamfest.
Feast had its 10 year anniversary at Screamfest on Friday October 16th, 2015.
After the sold out screening of Tales of Halloween, guest walked across Hollywood Blvd to Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium for an evening of epic oddness & good times!
The USC’s School of Cinematic Arts class co-taught by James Franco, Vince Jolivette and SCA Faculty John Watson, had its premiere screening of 'THE LABYRINTH' at SCREAMFEST on October 18th, 2015.
The sold out opening night film Tales of Halloween screened Tuesday October 12, 2015. Read Dread Central's review of the evening by Sean Decker.
SEPTEMBER 03, 2015 10:00am PT by Borys Kit from Hollywood Reporter.
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Enter for your chance to RSVP for tickets to the INTO THE FURTHER 4D experience (while supplies last
El Segundo, CA (April 30, 2015) – Nolan Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Gravitas Ventures, has announced the acquisition of North American rights to the high production horror film ANARCHY PARLOR,
Take a peek at the closing night awards ceremony & reception that took place Wednesday October 22nd.
"Fear Clinic" Premiere-- Black Carpet on Sunday October 22nd at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Check out the exclusive interview with Fear Clinic star Corey Taylor by Sean Decker of Dread Central. Video courtesy of John Elfers.
We were fortunate to have many filmmakers of short films attend the 2014 festival. The quality of these short films is astounding! Click on the photo link to see photos of some of the amazing short filmmakers that attended the 2014 festival.
"Lost After Dark" Premiere-- Black Carpet with the film director Ian Kessner, cast and crew on Monday October 20th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
"GirlHouse" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Monday October 20th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
"The Creep Behind the Camera" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Sunday October 19th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
"I Survived a Zombie Holocaust" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Saturday October 18th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival.
Screamfest celebrated the Los Angeles Premiere of Suburban Gothic on October 18th, 20146 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Suburban Gothic is director Richard Bates Jr's second film following Excision, his gruesome horror about a disturbed teen's mental state.
"The House at the End of Time" winner of the Best Picture and Best Director award this year
"Wrong Turn 6 - Last Resort" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Friday October 17th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Video courtesy of John Elfers. Wrong Turn 6 red carpet and Q&A photos by Angelica Ulloa.
Screamfest "Dark Was the Night" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Thursday October 16th at Screamfest.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2014 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
We were honored to screen each film selection in the festival this year and to celebrate the winners. The 14th annual Screamfest Horror Festival concluded on the evening of October 22nd with an Awards Ceremony and Reception.
The world premiere of Jen and Sylvia Soska’s feature See No Evil 2 took place October 15, 2014 at the TCL Chinese Theaters in Hollywood.
Have a look at some of the Screamfest Opening Night fun that took place on Tuesday October 14th, of
RAW FORCE (KUNG FU CANNIBALS) hosted by Eric Caidin of Hollywood Book & Poster
- 35mm - DVD Giveaway
14th ANNUAL ……………Screamfest Announces Shorts To Die For
Hollywood, CA., October 14 – 23rd, 2014 Screamfest®, from the festival that brought you such films as Trick ‘r Treat, Paranormal Activity, The Human Centipede and American Mary, announces the first wave and second wave of the 2014 festival.
Join us for The Possession of Michael King hosted by Fangoria at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
What a great time we had at our mixer at Delphine] in Hollywood, CA Thursday night. Check out our ph
Look like a blood bath butcher at the grill this summer with a killer bloody Screamfest Apron.
Grindstone Acquires Screamfest Alum Matt Eskandari’s “Game of Assassins” (The Gauntlet)
What a wonderful evening we had at the FEARS & BEERS screening of Bride of Chucky with special guest Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif & Alexis Arquette, held at the sleek MGN Five Star Cinema in Glendale on April 24th.
Oculus Pass Giveaway! Get your tickets now for this advanced screening.
Congratulations to talented artist Stephane Le Brethon of Villeurbanne, France for creating the Talenthouse winning design of the 2013 Screamfest Horror Film Festival recyclable keepsake bag distributed at the Opening Night Party.
Cheers to the winners of the 2013 Screamfest Horror Film Festival! They win a stunning Skull award, created by the legendary FX guru Stan Winston, plated in shimmering 24-carat gold.
The feature film Beneath opened the 13th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 8th, 2013 to a sold out crowd. Our Screamfest photographer Angelica Ulloa captured the excitement of Opening Night. Click on the link below to see all the festival photos.
Hollywood, CA., September 24, 2013 – Screamfest®, premiering films from around the world. Next Wave Screening Highlights at Screamfest 2013
INVITES YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING
Story: In WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, a seemingly who
Hollywood, CA., September 13, 2013 – Screamfest®, the preeminent horror festival in the country, and what the LA Weekly calls “the best place to get a jump on tomorrow’s cult hits” kicks off its 13th annual event in Los Angeles on October 8 through October 17 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601).
Screamfest Announces Competitive Short Films
Hollywood, C
Hollywood, CA., September 4, 2013 – Screamfest®, the preeminent horror festival in the country, and what the LA Weekly calls “the best place to get a jump on tomorrow’s cult hits” kicks off its 13th annual event in Los Angeles on October 8 through October 17 at the Laemmle NoHo 7 (5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601).
Hollywood, CA., September 4, 2013 ? Screamfest?,
Calling all artist! Screamfest is collaborating with Talenthouse to have a designer create a killer design to be printed on our festival bags.
This year's SHORT film category just received an additional exciting prize award!!
SCREAMFEST LAUNCHPAD AWARD - Sponsored by U.K.'s Matador Pictures
Screamfest sat down with Robert Englund to chat about his upcoming film FEAR CLINIC to be directed by Robert Hall. The film will star Robert Englund and Danielle Harris.
It was a packed fun filled night at Skinny's Lounge last night. Thanks to the Son of a Bun food truck for the delicious food.
The screenplay deadline has been extended until JUNE 15TH due to this exciting news:
Screamfest title THALE just completed its theatrical run in last month. It played in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver, New York and Los Angeles.
Congratulations to the 2013 Screenplay Award Winner & Finalists.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2012 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Screamfest Horror Film Festival! Winners receive a stunning Skull award, created by the legendary FX Guru Stan Winston, plated in shimmering 24-carat gold.
The feature film The Collection opened the 12th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 12th, 2012 to a sold out crowd. Our Screamfest photographer Angelica Ulloa captured the excitement of Opening Night. Click on the link below to see all the festival photos.
The feature film Sector 7 opened the 11th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 14th, 2011 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2011 screenplay competition
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2010 screenplay competition
CONGRATULATIONS FESTIVAL WINNERS!
On Sunday, October 17th, 2010, Sean Decker along with
The feature film Night of the Demons opened the 10th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 8th, 2010 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2009 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2009 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
“THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE” & “BEFORE THE FALL” Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2008 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2008 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
“SPLINTER” & “El Rey de la Montaña” Among Top Winners
The feature film The Tournament opened the 8th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 10th, 2008 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
The feature film The Tournament opened the 9th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 16th, 2009 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
The feature film Diary Of The Dead opened the7th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 12th, 2007 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2007 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2007 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “ALONE” Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2006 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
The feature film The Tripper opened the 6th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 13th, 2006 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
2006 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “Isolation & Frostbitten” Among Top Winners
The feature film Cruel World opened the 5th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 14th, 2005 at the Loews Universal Studios Cinemas at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2005 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2005 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” & "Cookers" Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2004 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
The feature film Cruel World opened the 4th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 15th, 2004 at the Loews Universal Studios Cinemas at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, CA.
2004 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “The Invisible” Among Top Winners
The feature film Spider-Man opened the 3rd annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 10th, 2003 at the LAEMMLE Theatre Fairfax 3 in Los Angeles, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2003 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2003 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “ A Tale of Two Sisters” Among Top Winners
2002 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “Kolobos” Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2002 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
The feature film The Exorcist opened the 2nd annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 17th, 2002 at the LAEMMLE Theatre Fairfax 3 in Los Angeles, CA.
The first ever annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival was held October 24th, 2001 at the Vogue Theatre (6675 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.,) in Hollywood, CA.
2001 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “Fatal Kiss” Among Top Winners
