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2014 Festival Film Guide
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3 Versos
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After a violent encounter with an abusive spirit, two sisters seek the help of a mysterious medium who guarantees that she can rid them of their problem.
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Alone
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Claire, a young woman, lives alone in a large apartment. Her fear of the outside world stops her from going out and letting people in. One day, she discovers evidence revealing that a man lives in her home. The presence of that man becomes more and more apparent and eventually threatening...
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Behind the Bush
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Humiliation and violence punctuate the life of this broken man. The silence is his refuge, the perversion his outlet...
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Count to 10
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A single mother in a new house tries to reassure her son that fear is only in his mind...but what if she's wrong?
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The Creep Behind the Camera
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The Creep Behind the Camera was an actual filmmaker named Vic Savage; a real scumbag whose only real skill was in his uncanny ability to convince the residents of 1960 Glendale, California that he was making the biggest, the BEST monster movie ever made! The true story of Vic Savage, aka Art Nelson and the making of his monster opus The Creeping Terror (1964) is told in the narrative dark-comedy The Creep Behind the Camera. A hilarious and wholly disturbing look at human nature and delusional demagoguery, The Creep Behind the Camera is a roller coaster ride that takes a nostalgic but cautionary look at the era of drive-in cinema at its very worst.
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The Creeping Terror
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A newlywed sheriff tries to stop a shambling monster that has emerged from a spaceship to eat people.
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Cyprian's Prayer
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An excommunicated Eastern Orthodox priest is the only one who can save a possessed young woman.
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Dark Was the Night
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A long slumbering evil is awoken in the trees, outside the remote town of Maiden Woods. Isolated and threatened it sets its sites on the townspeople, as Sheriff Paul Shields (Kevin Durand) attempts to overcome the demons of his past, so that he may protect those that he loves.
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Dead Hearts
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A young mortician learns that not even death can stand in the way of true love. A whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love, loss, taxidermy, kung-Fu, and biker werewolves.
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Downstairs
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A staunch security guard has the night from Hell, when his curiosity sends him investigating what goes on... Downstairs.
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DUI
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DUI is a 16 minute thrill ride! This chilling suspense horror thriller tells a gripping story of an everyday young couple who land in the wrong place at the worst time. It contains a compelling story, tense plot twists and a claustrophobic sense of hopeless desperation. David Ross Paterson, Jenna Stone and Chase Clarke give outstanding performances that will pull you in and leave you on the edge of your seat!
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Evil Twin
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The film begins at the end of a robbery. The main characters, the up-market criminals, are old friends and also two sets of brothers. In the job they just completed, teleportation technology was stolen and this brought out the worst in one of them. The Evil Twin begins a fight that catapults them back and forth through time and space; nobody knows which way this fight will go or the next place the devices will send them…
Who will be the winner in this brotherly battle and have the control of the teleportation and the gang?
Who will be the winner in this brotherly battle and have the control of the teleportation and the gang?
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Fear Clinic
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Five desperate patients return to the "Fear Clinic" when their trauma induced phobias that were caused by the same tragic shooting massacre inexplicably stricken them again. Desperate for answers, Sara (FIONA DOURIF) seeks out Dr. Andover to treat them again with his Fear Chamber -- a radical form of exposure therapy that manifests and controls their worst fears in the form of scary hallucinations. But what they encounter is something much more terrifying than their worst fears combined.
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GirlHouse
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A HALLOWEEN-style slasher for the digital age, GIRLHOUSE follows a beautiful young college student who, needing money for tuition, moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.
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Good Samaritan
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Nathan is an agoraphobic who videotaped a man get fatally beaten while bystanders watched and didn't intervene. Nathan is interviewed by a TV pundit, who blasts him for his inaction and points out that two of the other witnesses have died mysteriously.
Nathan is convinced the other deaths were accidents. But one night, he finds himself confronted by haunting visions and wonders if his own guilt is tormenting him, or something far more insidious.
Nathan is convinced the other deaths were accidents. But one night, he finds himself confronted by haunting visions and wonders if his own guilt is tormenting him, or something far more insidious.
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The House at the End of Time
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A mother imprisoned for 30 years for murdering her husband is released on compassion, but when she returns to her family home the supernatural events that led to the crime return to haunt her and reveal a sinister secret about the building in which she lives.
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Hunger
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A desperate mother on the run from domestic violence struggles to protect her disturbed young daughter, but their dark past threatens to ensnare them. Love is a vicious cycle.
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Hunt and Prey (Jaeger und Gejagte)
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Maria and Radu are a couple in love planning their wedding. But there is a secret between them that will change their lives forever.
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I Survived A Zombie Holocaust
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The crew of the New Zealand low budget Zombie film "Tonight They Come!" are filming in the middle of nowhere. The troubled shoot goes from bad to worse when key cast and crew are struck down by a mystery illness. The replacement runner, WESLEY PENNINGTON arrives on set fresh out of film school and bubbling with enthusiasm just in time for the mystery illness to start turning zombie extras into REAL, shuffling, un-dead Zombies.
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In the Deathroom
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Fletcher, an unassuming nobody tells his psychiatrist, how he was mistakenly captured by a mysterious secret intelligence service. Supposedly, this intelligence has tried to manipulate him into an elaborate game of power, in order to break his spirit.
Fletcher's psychiatrist faces this story distrustfully and tries to help his patient, not to lose his mind. Because the truth is even more frightening.
Fletcher's psychiatrist faces this story distrustfully and tries to help his patient, not to lose his mind. Because the truth is even more frightening.
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Itsy Bitsy Spiders
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Edwin has a dark obsession with drawing spiders. His mother does her best to curb his increasingly odd behavior, but unbeknownst to her, a terrifying mystery will soon be solved with the help of these sinister drawings.
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The Landing
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A man returns to the midwestern farm of his childhood on a desperate mission to unearth the horrifying truth of what landed there in the summer of 1960.
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The Last Halloween
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The city is quiet; the streets, deserted. It doesn’t much feel like Halloween, and yet four young trick-or-treaters – a Ghost, a Devil, a Grim Reaper and a Witch – make their way through the night, door to door and house by house, gathering up an unlikely harvest of kindness amid the devastated wreckage of society’s collapse. In a world where the only rule is that there are no rules anymore, it is perhaps a fitting irony that it should all come down to this… a simple choice between two starkly different options. The Last Halloween is here at last, and the time has come to make your choice. So, what will it be? Trick? Or treat?
The Last Halloween is here at last, and the time has come to make your choice.
So, what will it be? Trick? Or treat?
The Last Halloween is here at last, and the time has come to make your choice.
So, what will it be? Trick? Or treat?
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Lost After Dark
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In this clever homage to 80's slasher films, a group of teenagers looking to
party get stranded when their ride breaks down, and end up being stalked by
a cannibal killer!
party get stranded when their ride breaks down, and end up being stalked by
a cannibal killer!
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Monstro! (2014)
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A rickety scientific expeditions searches the dark Amazon for a mythic creature... but the creature, it seems, has a less than mythic agenda!
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MOTH (Man Of The House)
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We follow a 9 year old boy in a post-apocalyptic world trying to look after his sick mother. Can he stay alive? Remain a child? Can he save his mother? On a deeper level the film is inspired by the lives of children who grow up with mentally ill or addict parents. In many ways it's a film about abandonment of the worst kind - abandoned even though your parent is still present.
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Mr.Dentonn
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On a cold winter night, Laura reads his brother David the story of a strange creature that attacks children. Suddenly, a shiver runs Laura's body, feeling a strange presence in the house. It's him.
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Naked Zombie Girl
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In "Naked Zombie Girl," two prostitutes and their friend, Tony, have just escaped a zombie attack in a 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. Unfortunately, Tony has been bitten and is about to turn into a zombie. That's all you really need to know other than star Meghan Chadeayne somehow loses her dress and goes on a maddening zombie-killing spree.
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Nuit Americhèn (Day for Night)
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An Italian director and two actors shoot the key scenes of a no-budget-badly-English-spoken-splatter-horror-movie in a strange villa on the outskirts of Rome. But something, obviously, goes wrong.
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Preservation
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Wit, a brainy anesthesiologist, heads out on a hunting trip in a forest preserve with her husband Mike, a hedge fund manager, and his brother Sean, a former marine. But when the brothers are stalked and captured by three local hunters, Wit must unleash her own animal instincts or else end up a trophy.
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The Quota
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Lucy and Viv clean up messes for the county, and they're having a bad day. Viv's husband has just left her, and supervisor Lucy struggles to figure out how the two will make their numbers or lose their jobs. On a routine stop, the ladies are led into a very remote area by a psycho killer. Yeah, their day just got worse.
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Raw Force GRINDHOUSE
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A group of martial arts students are en route to an island that supposedly is home to the ghosts of martial artists who have lost their honor. A Hitler lookalike and his gang are running a female slavery operation on the island as well. Soon, the two groups meet and all sorts of crazy things happen which include cannibal monks, piranhas, zombies, and more!
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Reaver
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One year after the mysterious disappearance of his father, Chris has taken on the responsibility of raising his rebellious younger sister, Julie. Haunted by memories of his father's obsessive belief in a supernatural threat to the family, Chris has done his best to move on, keeping the struggling family unit on track. As Chris finally begins to make a clean break with the past, tensions between the siblings reach a breaking point, and something terrible descends upon the house...
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Refuge
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A post-apocalyptic thriller set amid the ruins of a collapsed America, Refuge chronicles a family's struggle to survive and rebuild a life in the wake of a great catastrophic plague. Living in isolation, within an old boarded up home, they do their best to maintain a sense of normalcy amidst a lawless world of roaming gangs and dwindling resources.
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See No Evil 2
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A group of friends pays a late-night visit to the city morgue to surprise Amy (Harris) on her birthday. But the surprise is on them when the one-eyed corpse of brutal psychopath Jacob Goodnight (Jacobs) unexpectedly rises from a cold sub-basement slab. Their wild party quickly turns into a terrifying slay-fest as the sadistic mass-murderer resumes his savage rampage complete with hooks, surgical knives and power saws.
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SLUT
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Maddy is 16 years old. She lives alone with her sick grandmother in a rundown farmhouse off a highway in Nowheresville, Texas. She does her best to take care of her mute, wheelchair-bound grandmother, but life at home is lonely and depressing. So, like everyone else within a 20 mile radius, Maddy spends her free time at the only place with half a pulse- the local roller rink. With her shabby clothes, large glasses, and dangerous naivete, Maddy is a hopeless misfit amongst her peers. Determined to embrace her inner vixen, Maddy looks to a girl named Jolee- beautiful, blonde, and unapologetically promiscuous- as a sort of model for what attracts men. Unfortunately for Maddy, it's just at this time that an older, charismatic Stranger enters her life, a man whose charm masks the impulses of a murderous, misogynistic psychopath.
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Suburban Gothic
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Raymond has a prestigious MBA, but he can't find work. He can channel the paranormal, but chatting with a cute girl mystifies him. Kicked out of his big city apartment, Raymond returns home to his overbearing mother, ex-jock father, and beer-bellied classmates. But when a vengeful ghost terrorizes the small town, the city-boy recruits Becca, a badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening everyone's lives.
"The Dead Just Got Deader"
"The Dead Just Got Deader"
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Timothy
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Synopsis
Simon is a little boy that has to deal with his babysitter, Sonia, a total nuisance. But that same night Simon will receive and unexpected visitor, Timothy, the main character of Simon's favourite show, a visit he will never forget.
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To The Other Side
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Sara Sanabria, writer, and his lover, Adolfo Santolaya, lived their lives absorbed by just one obsession: the belief that, hidden in an abandoned mansion, there was a gate that ended in an unknown dimension. Seeking the path of his retired teacher, Enrique will reach the place where the track of the couple got lost. He will meet a odd old man who hides a lot of secrets, and he will immerse Enrique into the legend of Sara. Surrounded by mystery, he will have to discover the truth and dare to cross the last frontier.
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The Tour
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Darkmoor Manor is England's most haunted house, its doors closed to the public. It is now just part of a tour which helps attracts visitors to a struggling town. That is until the tour guide (Tom Gordon), trying to impress two attractive American visitors (Jessica Cameron and Heather Dorff) promises to get them inside. But none of them could be prepared for what was waiting within the shadows of the house.
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Welcome To The Building
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WELCOME TO THE BUILDING explores an innocent crush and online infatuation that takes a dark and dangerous turn, after Clare moves next door to an unassuming and unstable neighbor. Inspired by classic thrillers, the film brings a contemporary approach to the genre, showing us just how vulnerable we are online, in our everyday lives and when those two worlds intersect. This shockingly realistic portrayal of an obsessive stalker will leave audiences fearing the digital devices that we have all come to rely on.
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White Settlers
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Suspense thriller WHITE SETTLERS pitches the modern urbanite dream of starting a simple life in the country against the possibility of a very different and terrifying reality. Set in the borders of Scotland, WHITE SETTLERS takes place over the course of one incredibly tense night and stars Pollyanna McIntosh, internationally renowned for her performance in Sundance horror hit THE WOMAN, Festival favourite LOVE ETERNAL and Irvine Welsh's FILTH.
It's Ed and Sarah's first night at their new home, an isolated farmhouse. This should be a new beginning away from their stressful London lives. And at first it is; come sunset they fall in love all over again as they wander in the beautiful Scottish landscape. But as darkness falls, Sarah suspects they're not alone, Ed goes to investigate and quickly, the evening becomes a nightmare. It suddenly dawns on them; they do not belong here. And they're certainly not welcome….
It's Ed and Sarah's first night at their new home, an isolated farmhouse. This should be a new beginning away from their stressful London lives. And at first it is; come sunset they fall in love all over again as they wander in the beautiful Scottish landscape. But as darkness falls, Sarah suspects they're not alone, Ed goes to investigate and quickly, the evening becomes a nightmare. It suddenly dawns on them; they do not belong here. And they're certainly not welcome….
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Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort
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Synopsis
The unrelenting terror starts when an emotionally troubled young man, Danny, inherits an isolated backwoods hotel that may hold the key to his secret past. A trip to the peaceful resort quickly transforms into a blood-soaked killing spree, as Danny's friends are brutally murdered one by one. Danny discovers that Three Finger and his flesh-eating kin are to blame, but the chilling surprises they have in store for him have only just begun. Danny ultimately learns that he has an unthinkable connection to the clan of hillbilly cannibals, but now that he knows the shocking truth, he will face an even more horrifying choice.
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Zugar Zombie
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Synopsis
Zugar Zombie tells a story that from irony portrays a reflection of how things work in a small Latin American society.
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.
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
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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.
The scary movie will close out t
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.
