Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
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Blood on the Backlot
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Detective John Waddington (JOHN BILLINGSLEY Dr. Phlox from the series Enterprise) investigates the murder of aging starlet Sabrina Morgan (BRINKE STEVENS) by what eyewitnesses describe as a werewolf. With the help of Studio Security Officer Holbrook (JIM HANKS) Detective Waddington rounds up the suspects, pieces together their stories and ultimately discovers what really happened to Sabrina Morgan on that dark and foggy night.
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The Bad Father
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Synopsis
A begrudged son and his June Cleaver-esque wife return to the home of his deceased father and discover that not only was his "supposed" father a Satanist, but that he is actually the first-born son of Satan himself. He must then decide whether or not to use the powers of Hell to reign on Earth.
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Baby Cue
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Synopsis
Baby is a tiny doll who lives in the perpetually dark Niteworld. The only light place left is the theme park Welcomeworld, the creation of Baby's long lost father. Baby travels to see him and wreaks havoc with the help of her special powers, a supply of jelly beans and her mysterious friends. Can she destroy the ultra-powerful, mega-rich 'nice-guy-in-a-sweater'? This film takes place in a dystopian world slightly different from our own, where houses are made out of candy, Michael Jackson is an ice-cream man, and Reality TV stars face consequences for their actions.
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Anabell Lee
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Inspired by Edgar A. Poe's poem Annabel Lee, Poe himself comes to life through the magic of stop-motion animation. Annabel Lee is quintessential Poe- a haunted soul, a lost love and the nocturnal grave-quest. The epic quality of this Orphic adventure includes expressionist visions of a lone figure on a journey through a nightmarish landscape in order to be re-united with his lost love...but first he must overcome the wrath of the "Envious Angels" that ruined his world! This thrilling tale will make you believe...even a puppet can love.
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Wrong Turn
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Synopsis
A group of six friends find themselves trapped in the woods of West Virginia, hunted by cannibalistic mountain men who are grossly disgfigured through years of inbreeding.
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Timmy's Wish
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A young boy named Timmy angry with his parents, makes a wish to Jesus Christ with surprising and unexpected results.
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Soft For Digging
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
One morning an old man wanders out into the woods to in search of his runaway cat. He finds instead a child with no parents and a murder with no corpse.
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The Saw Is Family: Making 'Leatherface'
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
The Saw Is Family: The Making of 'Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III' Documentary.
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Sangre Eterna
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Carmilla, a journalism student who meets a young man in her philosophy class. They quickly become interested in each other and he invites Carmilla to join him and his friends in a role playing game called "Eternal Blood," a game of which the teens seem to almost live there lives by. The group of teens then venture to a party at what looks like an abandoned house, where they meet Dahmer, an unusual young man who is involved in heavy vampiristic rituals which begin to influence the group, all except of course realizes what is happening to friends and enlists the help of his philosophy professor to aid him on his quest to bring his friends back form the world of the undead.
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Run Monkey Run
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Synopsis
A monkey unjustly imprisoned awaits his execution. Desperate and hungry he makes a deal with the forces of darkness.
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Nightstalker
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
The film follows the serial killer Richard Ramirez on his satanic drug fueled killing spree across Los Angeles in 1984. The film also follows a young police detective, Gabriella Martinez, who happens upon the first nightstalker murder and takes on the personal task of capturing the satan worshipping killer.