Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
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First Kill
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Synopsis
Rayburn has family obligations: a young wife, a son...and the violent crime family that employs him. Devoted to both families, Rayburn is reluctant when he is sent on his first contract kill with his brutal mentor, James. Isolated in an unforgiving wilderness, the men find their identities jeopardized after the messy hit is photographed by a motion detection hunter's camera. Vulnerable, Rayburn anxiously waits near the camera with a simple objective: kill the owner and collect the incriminating evidence. But things take a surprising turn when Rayburn learns the owner of the camera is a completely different kind of killer.
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Clemency
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Synopsis
In 1993, a sadistic killer, Arthur Poe was captured and convicted. He was sentenced to death by the state of Virginia for several gruesome murders. Days before his execution the governor granted Poe clemency based on the testimony of a psychologist from Poe's murder trial. A reporter (Maury Morgan) takes on Poe in an interview seeking to shed light on the emotionally charged topic.
What she learns can never be forgotten or forgiven.
What she learns can never be forgotten or forgiven.
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Beyond Twilight (A Traves del Ocaso)
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Synopsis
Chased by an armed hunter, a young man, obviously wounded, runs through a wooded area. Under this threat from his human pursuer, he will find his only means of escape in the looming twilight.
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Asylum
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Synopsis
Locked in an criminal asylum, Lewis is stuck in his cell with his obsession and madness, and he can't resign himself; not even the electroshock seems to remove his fear. There's just one person, Alice, who can discover what is behind Lewis's restless soul.
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Abraham's Boys
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Synopsis
After the turn of the century, legendary and revered vampire hunter, Abraham Van Helsing, settles into his new American home with sons Maximilian and Rudolph. However, everything changes when Max and Rudy uncover the shocking truth about their father's favorite past time.
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Excision
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Synopsis
Pauline has a sister, Grace, who suffers from cystic fibrosis and occupies most of her parent's attention. Aware that Grace will one day need a lung transplant because of her condition, Pauline is convinced she can perform the operation herself. Excision explores a strained relationship between a mother and daughter. It is a story of neglect, obsession, jealousy and loneliness told through a blurring of suburbia and terror.
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Yellow Brick Road
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Synopsis
One morning in 1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked north together up an unmarked trial and into the wilderness. They left behind their clothes, money, and essentials. Their dogs were tied to posts and left to starve. Many were later found frozen to death. Others were found slaughtered. But most were never found. In 2010, the coordinates for the 'YELLOWBRICKROAD' trailhead are declassified.
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United Monster Talent Agency
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Synopsis
You're likely already familiar with the classic monster films of Hollywood's golden age. Now, learn how tough it was to get those monsters to behave on camera!
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Tucker & Dale VS Evil
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Synopsis
"A laugh-yourself-stupid movie about lovable hicks mistaken for TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE-type psychos by camping college kids. It does for massacre flicks what the 2004 spoof SHAUN OF THE DEAD did for zombie movies."
-USA Today
-USA Today
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Together
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Synopsis
A loving father hides his violent tendencies by working secretly as a professional thug. One day, determined to quiet down his noisy neighbor, he goes up to his apartment to beat him up. What he does not expect is that this place has been holding his secret...
and his worst nightmare.
and his worst nightmare.
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Third Shift
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Synopsis
Larry works the night shift in a convenience store. He struggles with women and is miserable with his place in life, a life in which he abandoned another for and desperately misses. But before he can face those issues he must learn to embrace his new powers as a vampire in order to survive.
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The Tell-Tale Heart
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Synopsis
Experience a world of terror and psychosis from the creator of horror, Edgar Allan Poe. As his madness slowly consumes him, watch Edgar stalk his unsuspecting victim and prey upon the evil vulture eye.
Set in 1842 Richmond, The Tell-Tale Heart comes to life in Edgar Allan Poe's real childhood mansion, Moldavia. Enjoy the thrills of this classic story while also absorbing bits and pieces of Poe's world an homage to the great American author.
Set in 1842 Richmond, The Tell-Tale Heart comes to life in Edgar Allan Poe's real childhood mansion, Moldavia. Enjoy the thrills of this classic story while also absorbing bits and pieces of Poe's world an homage to the great American author.