Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
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Night of the Hell Hamsters
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On a dark and stormy night, a young babysitter, Julie and her boyfriend Karl fool around with the occult and inadvertently summon up a demon which possesses the family hamsters. Suddenly Julie and Karl find themselves fighting for their lives against a tiny furry, bloodthirsty supernatural evil from the very pits of Hell!
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Looking Glass (Spegelbarn)
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A dark stormy night. A little girl is home alone, but is she really?
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Kirksdale
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In the deep south of 1960s Florida, amongst blooming live oaks, rests a quiet hospital. Kirksdale Hospital, a plantation turned mental asylum, provides patients with a calm environment to ease their inner turmoil. At least on the surface, but things are not as they appear to be. when a tormented mental patient escapes the facility, Molly Walker, a misunderstood teenage girl, and Darryl Pearl, a young Sheriff's deputy, must face their inner demons in a fight for their sanity
and their lives.
and their lives.
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In The Wall
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It's New Year's Eve and what should be a snowy winter's day has turned into a blistering heatwave. Temperatures are off the charts, and so are tempers. Newscasts report of violence throughout the city in unprecedented numbers. Jonelle, nine months pregnant, takes refuge from the heat in her tiny apartment. But with a secretive husband hiding a private life from her, home may be even more dangerous than the city streets. When Jonelle discovers her husband has been cheating on her, their argument erupts into an act of cold blooded murder.
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Hell's Ground
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PAKISTAN FIRST GORE FILM!
In the spirit of the EC horror comics of old, the film tells the story of five teens who get lost on their way to a rock concert, are menaced by flesh eating mutations and then fall into the clutches of a family of backwoods killers. The film includes copious amounts of gore alongside a splattering of social commentary and several slices of dark humour. It's best seen as a tribute to the cinema of Lucio Fulci and George Romero, but viewed from a distinctly Pakistani perspective. The film is directed and co-written by former film critic Omar Ali Khan. Its cast combines some of the country's most exciting new talent alongside Pakistani film veterans such as Rehan and Najma Malik. The gruesome make up effects were done by Nawab Sagar, another industry veteran who has worked on numerous mainstream productions. The film was shot by London trained cinematographer Najaf Bilgrami and was edited by the UK's Andy Starke.
In the spirit of the EC horror comics of old, the film tells the story of five teens who get lost on their way to a rock concert, are menaced by flesh eating mutations and then fall into the clutches of a family of backwoods killers. The film includes copious amounts of gore alongside a splattering of social commentary and several slices of dark humour. It's best seen as a tribute to the cinema of Lucio Fulci and George Romero, but viewed from a distinctly Pakistani perspective. The film is directed and co-written by former film critic Omar Ali Khan. Its cast combines some of the country's most exciting new talent alongside Pakistani film veterans such as Rehan and Najma Malik. The gruesome make up effects were done by Nawab Sagar, another industry veteran who has worked on numerous mainstream productions. The film was shot by London trained cinematographer Najaf Bilgrami and was edited by the UK's Andy Starke.
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Halfway House
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A man awakes captive in an unknown location. How did he get there? How will he get out?
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The Election
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On the eve of the most important election in their career - a horrible event puts John and Abby on the dark side of choice.
With the pressure of remaining in the race pushing hard, the solutions become clear. Ray Wise and Lin Shaye give the best performances in short format.
Newcomer Padraig Reynolds (Sean Cunningham's The Utah Murders, The Drowned) shows his ability to create horror with backbone.
With the pressure of remaining in the race pushing hard, the solutions become clear. Ray Wise and Lin Shaye give the best performances in short format.
Newcomer Padraig Reynolds (Sean Cunningham's The Utah Murders, The Drowned) shows his ability to create horror with backbone.
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Diary of the Dead
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As always, the government moves too late and poorly and a group of film students wind up filming the movie of their lives, without even looking to do so, and while trying to escape from the massacre. A genuine Romero, in top shape and with his rifle loaded.
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Days Of Darkness
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As if ripped from the headlines, the world watches as a comet looms over the earth for days. The masses were told "there is nothing to worry about." It was a lie! An eclectic group of survivors huddle together and battle for their only chance to survive against the uprising of the undead while trying to save the fate of mankind.
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Crawl Space
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CRAWL SPACE is an unpredictable, nailbiting thriller, testing the true natures of love and betrayal. A young woman trapped inside a crawl space desperately searches through the darkness when she hears a noise, which leads to a horrifying truth, pushing her to the edge of humanity.
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Coming To Town
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JoBeth Smalls is an eleven-year-old girl who gets bullied at school. With her mother in a coma and no one else to go to for help, she writes a letter to Santa Claus asking for revenge. Her wishes come true when Klaus, a deranged version of Santa Claus with a taste for blood and automatic weapons, pays her foes a visit. He is accompanied by two foul-mouthed, psychotic elves. One of them, Baldfred, has a drinking problem and loves his women big and trashy. The other one, Alpinolo, is a mute goblin whose hobbies include porn and teddy bear
humping.
humping.
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The Cabinet
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In this suspenseful retelling of the Bluebeard fairy tale, Lizzie visits her long-distance lover Michael for the first time. When Michael is called away on an overnight business trip, he leaves Lizzie alone in the house. She begins to explore Michael's possessions and his house, allowing curiosity to get the better of her. Lizzie unlocks the forbidden door to Michael's office only to discover his macabre secret.