Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
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Summer Chill
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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.
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The Silvergleam Whistle
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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?
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Shadow Man
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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.
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The Park (3D)
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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
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The Packer House
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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.
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Le Prince Bleu
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Synopsis
Le Prince Bleu is an unexpected journey into a Dark Poetry universe.
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Lamia
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Synopsis
When Damien, an artist strangely by his surroundings, begins to paint a mysterious lady, he learns that sometimes remembrance is worse than oblivion.
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Ifilm Presents....
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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
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.
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Highway 213
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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.
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Hellbent
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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.
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Descent
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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!