Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
Film Category
Crawl Space
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
CRAWL SPACE is an unpredictable, nailbiting thriller, testing the true natures of love and betrayal. A young woman trapped inside a crawl space desperately searches through the darkness when she hears a noise, which leads to a horrifying truth, pushing her to the edge of humanity.
Film Category
Coming To Town
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Synopsis
JoBeth Smalls is an eleven-year-old girl who gets bullied at school. With her mother in a coma and no one else to go to for help, she writes a letter to Santa Claus asking for revenge. Her wishes come true when Klaus, a deranged version of Santa Claus with a taste for blood and automatic weapons, pays her foes a visit. He is accompanied by two foul-mouthed, psychotic elves. One of them, Baldfred, has a drinking problem and loves his women big and trashy. The other one, Alpinolo, is a mute goblin whose hobbies include porn and teddy bear
humping.
humping.
Film Category
The Cabinet
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
In this suspenseful retelling of the Bluebeard fairy tale, Lizzie visits her long-distance lover Michael for the first time. When Michael is called away on an overnight business trip, he leaves Lizzie alone in the house. She begins to explore Michael's possessions and his house, allowing curiosity to get the better of her. Lizzie unlocks the forbidden door to Michael's office only to discover his macabre secret.
Film Category
Angel
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Synopsis
One evening, Octave, a doll repairman of about 30, is at a country fair and discovers ANGE (Angel), a girl with a broken spine condemned to spend her life in a steel scaffolding. This chance meeting is destined to upset the young man's life and force him to confront the voices that haunt him day and night...
Film Category
Alone
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Synopsis
The brilliant and terrifying horror film "ALONE" tells the story of Pim who moved from Thailand to Korea to escape the guilt of being the surviving half of a conjoined twin. Flashbacks to Pim's childhood show how the bittersweet relationship with her sister, and their commitment to stay together forever, transforms into a repressive bond that ultimately leads to a separation. After she returns to visit her dying mother, the spirit of her dead sister angrily thrusts herself into Pim's life.
We promised to stay together forever."
We promised to stay together forever."
Film Category
Zombie Gets A Date
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Zombie has a date tonight, but his poor partner doesn't seem as excited as he is. Truth be told, dating an undead corpse isn't exactly this side of glamorous. In fact, it can be quite shocking.
Film Category
Trick 'r' Treat
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Synopsis
It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil, and one small town is about to be taught a terrifying lesson that some traditions are best not forgotten. Nothing is what it seems when a young couple learns the dangers of blowing out a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight; four beautiful women cross paths with a costumed stalker; a group of pranksters discovers the horrifying truth buried in a local legend; and a cantankerous hermit is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Costumes and candy, ghouls and goblins, monsters and mayhem... the tricks and treats of Halloween turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety-- human and otherwise --try to survive the scariest night of the year.
Film Category
The Shadow of the Night
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Contemporary and classical cinemas collide in this tale of a vampire in a modern-day city. Presented in silent black and white, this film tells the story of a mysterious detective who has taken it upon himself to hunt down and destroy an illusive vampire that plagues his town. After finding one of the vampire's victims discarded at a construction site, the detective follows him home, seeking to confront and destroy the vampire. But is the detective prepared for what awaits him...
Film Category
Snip
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Glued to his TV set, a man channel-surfs frenetically, zapping from one stultifying show to other. As he grows more and more indifferent to the constant stream of violent and crude images, he stands up and engages himself in unspeakable act of self-liberation.
Film Category
The Season
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Synopsis
Rural Iowa. A quaint store. Strangers, deemed suitable breeders, find their vehicles sabotaged. Before dawn, they are subjected to the unholy practices of the excommunicated Amish family, as well as several defective "kin" amongst them. It is once again, the time of THE SEASON.
Film Category
Sandman's Box
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
After celebrating his victory on a very important case, attorney Michael Perez (Rene Rosado), gets attacked, beat up and robbed by two individuals. After being left unconscious, Michael is confused for a homeless person and kidnapped by three masked men. Michael is forced to play a game, called Sandman's Box, and compete with Chris (J.W. Cortes), a homeless man, where the winner of the game is the last one alive.