You’ve made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas! Other upcoming Christmas horror includes Black Christmas 50th Anniversary screening, GREMLINS with Zach Galligan in person on Dec 2nd at Broadside and SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT 40th Anniversary on December 16th at the Broad.
2004 Festival Film Guide
Film Category
30 Second Bunny Theatre
Director(s)
Synopsis
See your favorite Horror films such as ALIEN, THE EXORCIST, JAWS & THE SHINING re-enacted by bunnies.
Film Category
Blessed
Director(s)
Synopsis
Happily married, Samantha and Craig Howard are trying to have a baby, however, an accident has left Samantha unable to conceive. They spend their savings for the In vitro procedure at a special fertility clinic and their happiness peaks as the In Vitro procedure works and Samantha becomes pregnant with twins. Their joy is soon short lived when she learns that she is not carrying her children, but instead she is carrying the fate of the world in her womb.
Film Category
Candyman
Director(s)
Synopsis
Helen Lyle is a student who decides to write a thesis about local legends and myths. She visits a part of the town, where she learns about the legend of the Candyman, a one-armed man who appears when you say his name five times, in front of a mirror. Of course, Helen doesn't believe all this stuff, but the people of the area are really afraid. When she ignores their warnings and begins her investigation in the places that he is rumored to appear, a series of horrible murders begins. Could the legend be true?
Film Category
Circle Of Freaks
Director(s)
Synopsis
All are welcome to visit the Circle of Freaks. We enjoy your company and want you to stay a while. Come see the Dog boy! Watch the Worm boy get under your skin! And say hello to the unhappiest Clown on earth! But first listen to the story of the little boy who happens upon the Circle of Freaks. Lured by his curiosity, he enters expecting to to consequences he can't imagine. Who is the real monster? You decide. have a jolly old time. What he doesn't know is that his cruel taunting will lead
Film Category
Cube Zero
Director(s)
Synopsis
In the latest chapter to one of the most successful sci-fi thrillers of the last decade, a new group of unwilling participants frantically moves through an ominous construct of cubeshaped rooms. While some rooms provide momentary solace, others offer hideously inventive and painful death. On the outside, a young man charged with watching over the cube is beginning to understand that there's more going on than he's been told. In order for all of them to survive, they are going to have to trust each other in navigating through this complex killing machine.
Film Category
Darkness (The Dark)
Director(s)
Synopsis
There's something in this house that's been awakened. Something ancient, something evil:.it remains still, hidden and silent, concealed in the shadows for years. This house hides a secret, a terrible past, an inconceivably evil act. More than forty years ago, a ritual tried to summon it. Seven children, faceless people, a circle that must be completed. But something went wrong. One of the children got away, and the circle wasn't completed. What lives here isn't fi nished. It's waiting to become complete...
Film Category
Dawn Of The Dead (Unrated Director's Cut)
Director(s)
Synopsis
A young female nurse, named Anna, is caught in the middle of a world-wide chaos as fl esh-eating zombies begin rising up and taking over the world and attacking the living. She escapes into the streets and finds shelter in a mall along with a group of other survivors. As the world outside grows more nightmarish, as the ever increasingly army of decomposing zombies tirelessly strive to infi ltrate the mall, the survivors battle the undead, each other and their own fears and suspicions.
Film Category
Day Off The Dead
Director(s)
Synopsis
Dead Guy and Dead Gal fi nd themselves in a surreal, animated Dead World,where lost souls try to make their earthly desires come to life.
Film Category
Deadline
Director(s)
Synopsis
Alex and his pregnant wife Laura, are isolated in a mountain road during to a breakdown of their jeep. They are helped by an ambiguous man, that brings them to a bleak desolated hotel shrouded in the fog. The man's speeches even if illogical, have a double and deep meaning of their own.
Film Category
Descent
Director(s)
Synopsis
Six weeks after witnessing the brutal murder of her best friend, Andrea immerses herself in her work and accidentally stays too late, finding herself alone in the office. On the way down, the elevator makes an unexpected stop and to her absolute disbelief - the man she witnessed murder her best friend GETS ON THE ELEVATOR with her!
Film Category
Drowning Ghost
Director(s)
Synopsis
Over 100 years ago, three students at the Hellestads Boarding School were brutally slaughtered, the murderer drowned himself in a lake nearby and his body was never found. The story has become a legend for generations of students as well as a yearly festivity. Sara, a student, is writing an essay based on the legend and uncovers new facts from the event that will cast dark shadows on the family name of one of the school's main benefi ciaries. On the night of the hundredth anniversary, the festivities go awry, students disappear and something dark and unknown is moving through the schools corridors...
Film Category
H.H. Holmes, America's First Serial Killer
Director(s)
Synopsis
H.H. Holmes, America's First Serial Killer is a feature-length documentary flm depicting the entire life of the infamous Dr. H.H. Holmes and his castle of horrors. Also known as the torture doctor, Holmes designed a building (aka, The Castle), complete with torture chambers, where he rented rooms to unsuspecting victims visiting the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.
Film Category
Halloween (1978)
Director(s)
Synopsis
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Film Category
Happy Birthday To Me
Director(s)
Synopsis
Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a grueling set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on...
Film Category
Hellbent
Director(s)
Synopsis
Four gay friends are terrorized on Halloween night by a masked assailant during the annual West Hollywood Street Carnival. Unaware of the killer's presence, the friends make their way along the festivities on Santa Monica Boulevard, looking for fun and love. One by one they are picked off by the killer who takes the heads of his victims as prizes.
Film Category
Highway 213
Director(s)
Synopsis
Frank has just inherited his father's old auto repair shop complete with rusty tools, unpaid bills, and a dark secret. A mysterious woman calls up begging for help. She is stranded on Highway 213, an abandoned stretch of road miles away from any town. Being the only mechanic in the area, Frank sets out to help her. Thirty-six miles later, he finds nothing but an empty highway. Frustrated, Frank returns to his shop with the conclusion that it was only a crank caller. Or was it? The next day it's business as usual, until the woman calls back.
Film Category
Husk
Director(s)
Synopsis
Four young men find themselves stranded roadside along the outskirts of an expansive cornfield. Out in the middle of nowhere with a busted car, their only hope is a house sitting on the other side of the cornfield. But after one of them disappears into the cornfield for help, it;s not long before they realize help is the last thing they'll find.
Film Category
Ifilm Presents....
Director(s)
Synopsis
JESABELLE
13:17 mins
Directed by Bryn Johns
The only inhabitants in Peter's shadowy world are Damon - an unsettling neighbor at the end of hall and the haunting
ghost of Jesabelle. Psychologically tortured by them both, their relentless assaults begin to tear away at his withering sanity until he is pushed to his limit, unraveling the tangled
thread that binds them all.
IN THE VAULT
6:20 mins
Directed by Geoffrey Clark
A lazy and unprofessional undertaker named George Birch becomes locked in his burial vault overnight. The strange
events that occur within the vault make George wonder if perhaps dead men DO tell tales.
CLARISSA X
8:41 mins
Director by Thomas Trail
Clarissa X tells the story of a chain-smoking photographer who falls in love with a neighbor who happens to be the
ghost of a serial killer from the ‘70s. It stars Ted Raimi of Xena.
ONE
6:55 mins
Directed by Stewart Hendler
The eerie story of two young lovers and their final moments together.
COOKIES FOR HARRY
4:20 mins
Directed by Nicholas Peterson
An old man struggles for one last cookie before he dies, but will his wife let him get his coveted sugar fix?
REAR VIEW MIRROR
5:40 mins
Directed by Chris Valenziano
On an empty desert road, a lost traveler learns that objects in his rear view mirror may be closer than they appear.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING CHICKEN
3:10 mins
Directed by Dorian Bustamante
A chicken comes back to life to avenge death. A brilliant parody of Night of the Living Dead.
MY BEST FRIEND
8 mins
Directed by Stacy Pierce
A young boy mowing his grandfather']s lawn accidentally runs over a bunny. He's stricken with guilt, but his grandfather throws the corpse into the woods, thinking that's the end of
it. Later that night the boy finds an unexpected visitor in his room: the mangled bunny. Overjoyed that the bunny’s not dead, the boy hugs him to death. This doesn't put the kibosh
on their friendship, but what will grandpa say?
TERRITORIAL DRINKING
11 mins
Directed by Scott Patton
A strange little man walks into a strange little bar for a drink and learns that in this surreal world, size really does matter.
13:17 mins
Directed by Bryn Johns
The only inhabitants in Peter's shadowy world are Damon - an unsettling neighbor at the end of hall and the haunting
ghost of Jesabelle. Psychologically tortured by them both, their relentless assaults begin to tear away at his withering sanity until he is pushed to his limit, unraveling the tangled
thread that binds them all.
IN THE VAULT
6:20 mins
Directed by Geoffrey Clark
A lazy and unprofessional undertaker named George Birch becomes locked in his burial vault overnight. The strange
events that occur within the vault make George wonder if perhaps dead men DO tell tales.
CLARISSA X
8:41 mins
Director by Thomas Trail
Clarissa X tells the story of a chain-smoking photographer who falls in love with a neighbor who happens to be the
ghost of a serial killer from the ‘70s. It stars Ted Raimi of Xena.
ONE
6:55 mins
Directed by Stewart Hendler
The eerie story of two young lovers and their final moments together.
COOKIES FOR HARRY
4:20 mins
Directed by Nicholas Peterson
An old man struggles for one last cookie before he dies, but will his wife let him get his coveted sugar fix?
REAR VIEW MIRROR
5:40 mins
Directed by Chris Valenziano
On an empty desert road, a lost traveler learns that objects in his rear view mirror may be closer than they appear.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING CHICKEN
3:10 mins
Directed by Dorian Bustamante
A chicken comes back to life to avenge death. A brilliant parody of Night of the Living Dead.
MY BEST FRIEND
8 mins
Directed by Stacy Pierce
A young boy mowing his grandfather']s lawn accidentally runs over a bunny. He's stricken with guilt, but his grandfather throws the corpse into the woods, thinking that's the end of
it. Later that night the boy finds an unexpected visitor in his room: the mangled bunny. Overjoyed that the bunny’s not dead, the boy hugs him to death. This doesn't put the kibosh
on their friendship, but what will grandpa say?
TERRITORIAL DRINKING
11 mins
Directed by Scott Patton
A strange little man walks into a strange little bar for a drink and learns that in this surreal world, size really does matter.
Film Category
The Invisible
Director(s)
Synopsis
Nicklas is an intelligent guy with a very bright future in front of him, but unfortunately, the expectations of the rest of the world are in direct opposition to his dreams. One day, Nicklas' life takes an abrupt change in direction when he ends up in a fight with the school's aggressive bully. When Nicklas returns to school the following morning, everything has changed. Nobody sees him. Nobody hears him. It's as though he has become invisible.
Film Category
Jeepers Creepers
Director(s)
Synopsis
Bickering siblings Darry and Trish are driving home for college break when they make a horrifi c and bizarre discovery in an old church basement. Break may have to wait as Darry and Trish are relentlessly pursued by The Creeper, a creature who is hell-bent on eating them. Gore, tragedy, and an unexpected ending ensue.
Film Category
Jennifer's Shadow
Director(s)
Synopsis
Jennifer Cassi travels to Buenos Aires to claim inheritance of her recently deceased twin sister's house, only to fi nd herself in confl ict against her grandmother Mary Ellen. Jennifer soon realizes she has an illness that has taken the lives of her family, painfully caused by ravens coming into her dreams and stealing her organs. Convinced it is her grandmother's doing, she must try to stay alive and destroy the evil consuming her.
Film Category
John Carpenter's The Thing
Director(s)
Synopsis
An American scientifi c expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a pair of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting at a husky. The helicopter explodes in an accident, and the Norwegians are killed, leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, as the scientists look on in shock, the husky mutates and attacks the other dogs in the camp. The team soon realizes that a bizarre alien life-form has found its way into their midst.
Film Category
John Carpenter's The Thing
Director(s)
Synopsis
An American scientifi c expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a pair of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting at a husky. The helicopter explodes in an accident, and the Norwegians are killed, leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, as the scientists look on in shock, the husky mutates and attacks the other dogs in the camp. The team soon realizes that a bizarre alien life-form has found its way into their midst.
Film Category
Lamia
Director(s)
Synopsis
When Damien, an artist strangely by his surroundings, begins to paint a mysterious lady, he learns that sometimes remembrance is worse than oblivion.
Film Category
Le Prince Bleu
Director(s)
Synopsis
Le Prince Bleu is an unexpected journey into a Dark Poetry universe.
Film Category
The Locals
Director(s)
Synopsis
Two best friends Grant and Paul hit the road for a weekend of surfing, booze and hopefully . . . girls. With night falling they take a short cut and meet Lisa and Kelly, a couple of babes with a fast car, who invite them to a party. Lust takes the wheel and a game of cat and mouse begins leading them deep into the heartland of evil where they meet . . . The Locals.
Film Category
Lost Things
Director(s)
Synopsis
Four teenagers defy their parents to have a wild end-of-school beach vacation. They arrive at a private beach cove; however there is something odd about this beach. After a surprise encounter with a creepy beachcomber named Zippo, the friends want to go home. But now they are trapped, thrashing like fi sh caught in a net as the terrifying mysteries of their fate are revealed.
Film Category
New Orleans Rich & Haunted
Director(s)
Synopsis
This documentary features an eyeopening array of paranormal phenomena caught on tape while the enhanced Psi abilities of the ISPR Investigators (International Society for Paranormal Research), provides often substantiated identifi cation and circumstances of the earthbound entities that inhabit the select collection of New Orleans most conservative and sophisticated businesses. The spiritual community in New Orleans is alive and well.
Film Category
The Packer House
Director(s)
Synopsis
Hayden, Grant and Clare are on the run trying to find shelter. They find a cabin in the woods although it isn't what they expected. They find that the inhabitants are decomposing and fight to not become their next meal.
Film Category
The Park (3D)
Director(s)
Synopsis
An amusement park is forced to shut down after a machinery malfunction causes a little girl's death. Fourteen years later, rumors circulate that the deserted park is inhabited by ghosts. When a boy goes missing, his brother and six friends sneak into the park to search for him. Soon enough, they realize they are in for much more than
Film Category
Re-Animator
Director(s)
Synopsis
Medical student Dan Cain and his beloved girlfriend, Megan, become involved in the macabre experiments of his room-mate, the sinister Dr. Herbert West, who has created a serum that can bring both brain and body back from the dead. However, a chilling side effect to West's discovery leads to a seemingly endless night of mind-bending terror and unthinkable madness.
Film Category
Rojo Sangre
Director(s)
Synopsis
Pablo Thevenet, an out-of-work actor must face humiliating casting sessions and disregard of young directors and the indifference of old compatriots. Nearly broke and desperate, Thevenet accepts a job offer at the strange Pandora Club run by the bizarre Refi cul. Without knowing, Pablo soon becomes an agent of the dark side and finds himself on a descent into hell.
Film Category
Shadow Man
Director(s)
Synopsis
After getting in trouble in class for talking about the Shadow Man, young Kevin is forced to stay after school. As the sun sets and the shadows lengthen, Kevin grows more and more fearful. When he's fi nally released by his teacher, Kevin races to reach his home before the streetlights come on. But along the way he discovers fi rsthand that the Shadow Man is very real indeed - and it intends to claim Kevin as its next victim.
Film Category
The Silvergleam Whistle
Director(s)
Synopsis
Forty years ago, the SILVERGLEAM EXPRESS steam engine train was struck by lightning, electrocuting everyone on board. Legend has it that the SILVERGLEAM and its engineer still haunt the woods, trying to gather more passengers to finish its final run. Tonight, one family will find out if the story is true... But will they live to tell their tale?
Film Category
Summer Chill
Director(s)
Synopsis
In the heat of the night, Steve is taken out of his sleep by a noise coming from the living room of their new apartment. Vanessa his girlfriend, still sound asleep, is not aware her boyfriend is searching every room to find the intruder.
Film Category
The Taking
Director(s)
Synopsis
Some old houses have secrets. Dark secrets. It bleeds into the wood and soaks the very soul of its foundations. For young Isobel and her Grandmother, they discover through the course of one eerie night that some secrets weren't meant to be unraveled. They're coming...and they're taking...
Film Category
Tales From The Crypt - From Comic Books To Television
Director(s)
Synopsis
They were the Horror Comics of the 1950s and they served as inspiration for a generation of writers and fi lmmakers, including R.L. Stine, Joel Silver, John Carpenter and George A. Romero. Tales From The Crypt: From Comic Books to Television tells the story of famed EC Comics publisher Willaim M. Gaines and details the controversy which erupted a half century ago over his ground-breaking horror, crime and science fi ction comic books. Using hundreds of comic book images and numerous clips from fi lms and television series, the program highlights the life, death and rebirth of the most infl uential comic book company of all time.d rebirth of the most infl uential comic book company of all time.
Film Category
Tears Of Kali
Director(s)
Synopsis
The eerie stories around the Taylor-Eriksson-group and their members are told in three episodes Shakti, Devi, Kali, embedded into a frame plot. The group tried to redefine the limits of self-finding, sex & violence. Starting as a psychological cat-and-mouse-game, the story soon turns into pure horror.
Film Category
The Thing With No Head
Director(s)
Synopsis
There's an old saying that reads; A friend with no head is better than no friend at all. The Thing with No Head is a sweet, pungent, animated short about a young boy's memories of his best friend growing up a headless Thing that wanders onto the farm one summer's day.
Film Category
Unwelcome
Director(s)
Synopsis
Unwelcome is the story of a young painter who moves into a haunted house. The evil presence won't leave her in peace, but she can't afford to move. Her only choice is to exorcise the ghost by avenging his murder. Or so she thinks…
Film Category
Walpurgis Nacht
Director(s)
Synopsis
Despite warnings, a headstrong British solicitor goes sightseeing in Eastern Germany only to encounter more than he was willing to believe. Based on the discarded writings of Bram Stoker, Walpurgis Nacht is set in Germany at the end of the 19th Century. With its gothic overtones, the fi lm invokes the atmosphere of classic horror films.
New Orleans, LA (October 20, 2024) - Screamfest® NOLA, celebrating its 7th annual festival in New Orleans, is excited to announce their 2024 award winners. The festival took place October 18 to 20, 2024 at the Broad Theaters.
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 18, 2024) - Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States, is excited to announce their 2024 award winners.
A huge congratulations to all the finalists in the Screamfest 2024 screenplay competition! The winning screenplay will be announced on October 17th.
The Blair Witch Project 25th Anniversary Screening - Tuesday, July 30 · 7:30 - 9pm
Join us for a special screening of the found footage film that started it all: The Blair Witch Project. Q&A with Ben Rock moderated by Brian Collins follows the screening.
Thrill to a chilling tale of revenge with a taste of hops at our Fears & Beers screening of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! June 12, 2024 at 7:30PM
Dare to Take Her to Prom? Join Us for a Special Screening of "Carrie"!
We join our friends at the Frida Cinema as Screamfest present Brian De Palma's 1976 horror classic, "Carrie"! Friday, May 31, 2024 at 7:45PM
Congratulations to the winners from Screamfest NOLA 2023! Thank you to everyone who came out to support the films this weekend!
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
TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood
September 9, 201
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.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2010 screenplay competition
CONGRATULATIONS FESTIVAL WINNERS!
On Sunday, October 17th, 2010, Sean Decker along with
The feature film Night of the Demons opened the 10th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 8th, 2010 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2009 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2009 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
“THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE” & “BEFORE THE FALL” Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2008 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2008 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED
“SPLINTER” & “El Rey de la Montaña” Among Top Winners
The feature film The Tournament opened the 8th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 10th, 2008 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
The feature film The Tournament opened the 9th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 16th, 2009 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
The feature film Diary Of The Dead opened the7th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 12th, 2007 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2007 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2007 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “ALONE” Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2006 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
The feature film The Tripper opened the 6th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 13th, 2006 at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood, CA.
2006 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “Isolation & Frostbitten” Among Top Winners
The feature film Cruel World opened the 5th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 14th, 2005 at the Loews Universal Studios Cinemas at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2005 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2005 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” & "Cookers" Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2004 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
The feature film Cruel World opened the 4th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 15th, 2004 at the Loews Universal Studios Cinemas at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, CA.
2004 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “The Invisible” Among Top Winners
The feature film Spider-Man opened the 3rd annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 10th, 2003 at the LAEMMLE Theatre Fairfax 3 in Los Angeles, CA.
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2003 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
2003 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “ A Tale of Two Sisters” Among Top Winners
2002 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “Kolobos” Among Top Winners
Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2002 screenplay competition. Congratulations!
The feature film The Exorcist opened the 2nd annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival held October 17th, 2002 at the LAEMMLE Theatre Fairfax 3 in Los Angeles, CA.
The first ever annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival was held October 24th, 2001 at the Vogue Theatre (6675 HOLLYWOOD BLVD.,) in Hollywood, CA.
2001 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED “Fatal Kiss” Among Top Winners
