HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 8 - 17th, 2019 - HOLLYWOOD, CA

FEARS & BEERS HOLIDAY SCREENING!

Join us Wednesday December 19th at 7:30PM in Hollywood!

Legendary Pictures’ Krampus, a darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul, reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday with trivia and photo ops!

2019 CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OPEN!

Attention WRITERS & FILMMAKERS - The 2019 Festival is OPEN for SCREENPLAY & FILM Submissions

Screamfest the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States is accepting submissions of horror, sci-fi & thriller films and screenplays for the 19th annual Horror Film Festival taking place October 8-17th, 2019 in Hollywood, CA.

Screamfest is one of MovieMaker’s 30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World! Read all about it here

Guidelines and the online submission form for films can be found here.

Guidelines and the online form for screenplays can be found here.

ABOUT US

Screamfest Horror Film Festival is the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States.

FESTIVAL INFO

Come celebrate our 18th year in October with some of the best horror films from around the world!

SUBMIT FILM

SUBMIT YOUR FILM

Screamfest accepts feature & short films from around the world. The 2019 call for entries for film is OPEN. The EARLY deadline is April 15th, 2019.

SUBMIT SCREENPLAY

SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPT

The 2019 call for entries for screenplays is now OPEN. Click here for the submission guidelines. The EARLY deadline is January 15th, 2019.

Enjoy Photos from Screamfest 2018!

House at the End of Time with Creating Creators

Bride of Chucky and Open 24 Hours photos

Sat Shorts Blocks-The Haunted-Chuck Steele photos

Gale Anne Hurd Career Achievement award photos

The Latest

Krampus

Please join us for the FEARS & BEERS screening of KRAMPUS

Wednesday, December 19th at 7:30PM.

TCL Chinese 6 Theaters6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028

Legendary Pictures’ Krampus, a darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul, reveals an irreverently twisted side to the holiday.
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

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Candyman

Please join us for the FEARS & BEERS screening of CANDYMAN

Wednesday, November 28th at 7:30PM.

TCL Chinese 6 Theaters6801 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Cast: Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley

A Q&A with writer/director Bernard Rose and additional cast tba moderated by Brian Collins of Birth.Movies.Death. follows the screening. Tickets are $16.00 and include a complimentary beer for guests 21+.

Tickets are not refundable

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2018 FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED

screamfest October 19, 2018 - 2:01pm

2018 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Oct. 18, 2018 – America’s largest and longest running horror movie festival, Screamfest, awarded this year’s top movies, filmmakers, actors and screenplay Thursday during the fest’s closing night. Screamfest, which ran from Oct. 9 – 18, 2018 at the TLC Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, has launched careers – providing a platform for filmmakers and actors to showcase their latest work to horror film enthusiasts and general audiences.

Screamfest 2018 Winners:

Best Editing - Nik Voytas - Pledge

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