Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
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Angel
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One evening, Octave, a doll repairman of about 30, is at a country fair and discovers ANGE (Angel), a girl with a broken spine condemned to spend her life in a steel scaffolding. This chance meeting is destined to upset the young man's life and force him to confront the voices that haunt him day and night...
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Alone
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The brilliant and terrifying horror film "ALONE" tells the story of Pim who moved from Thailand to Korea to escape the guilt of being the surviving half of a conjoined twin. Flashbacks to Pim's childhood show how the bittersweet relationship with her sister, and their commitment to stay together forever, transforms into a repressive bond that ultimately leads to a separation. After she returns to visit her dying mother, the spirit of her dead sister angrily thrusts herself into Pim's life.
We promised to stay together forever."
We promised to stay together forever."
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Zombie Gets A Date
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Zombie has a date tonight, but his poor partner doesn't seem as excited as he is. Truth be told, dating an undead corpse isn't exactly this side of glamorous. In fact, it can be quite shocking.
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Trick 'r' Treat
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It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were devised to protect us from their evil, and one small town is about to be taught a terrifying lesson that some traditions are best not forgotten. Nothing is what it seems when a young couple learns the dangers of blowing out a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight; four beautiful women cross paths with a costumed stalker; a group of pranksters discovers the horrifying truth buried in a local legend; and a cantankerous hermit is visited by a strange trick-or-treater with a few bones to pick. Costumes and candy, ghouls and goblins, monsters and mayhem... the tricks and treats of Halloween turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety-- human and otherwise --try to survive the scariest night of the year.
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The Shadow of the Night
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Contemporary and classical cinemas collide in this tale of a vampire in a modern-day city. Presented in silent black and white, this film tells the story of a mysterious detective who has taken it upon himself to hunt down and destroy an illusive vampire that plagues his town. After finding one of the vampire's victims discarded at a construction site, the detective follows him home, seeking to confront and destroy the vampire. But is the detective prepared for what awaits him...
Film Category
Snip
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Glued to his TV set, a man channel-surfs frenetically, zapping from one stultifying show to other. As he grows more and more indifferent to the constant stream of violent and crude images, he stands up and engages himself in unspeakable act of self-liberation.
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The Season
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Rural Iowa. A quaint store. Strangers, deemed suitable breeders, find their vehicles sabotaged. Before dawn, they are subjected to the unholy practices of the excommunicated Amish family, as well as several defective "kin" amongst them. It is once again, the time of THE SEASON.
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Sandman's Box
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After celebrating his victory on a very important case, attorney Michael Perez (Rene Rosado), gets attacked, beat up and robbed by two individuals. After being left unconscious, Michael is confused for a homeless person and kidnapped by three masked men. Michael is forced to play a game, called Sandman's Box, and compete with Chris (J.W. Cortes), a homeless man, where the winner of the game is the last one alive.
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Martyrs
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Lucie, a 10 year old girl, is found wandering in the streets, bruised and bloodied. Unable to say who did this to her, or why, she is placed in a hospital where she meets Anna, another young girl who had been abused. Fifteen years later, with Anna's help, Lucie sets out to get revenge on her attackers. When she believes she has found the couple who abused her, she confronts them . . . and that is when the terror truly begins.
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Let The Right One In
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Oskar is bullied by classmates but never strikes back. His wish for a friend comes true when he meets Eli. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night. Eli's arrival coincides with mysterious murders. Blood links them and before long Oskar realizes that Eli is a vampire. But romance has blossomed and Oskar cannot forsake her. Eli knows she must keep moving. But when Oskar faces his tormentors, Eli must defend him the only way she can.
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Keepsake
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Stranded and alone on a deserted highway, Janine's call for help soon becomes a fight for survival.
Imprisoned in a cellar with only thirty days to live, Janine must contend with both the ghosts of her past and the demons of her present.
The body count rises and the blood begins to flow as the true nature of her situation becomes apparent. Janine is caught in a grisly game with one ultimate goal... stay alive.
Imprisoned in a cellar with only thirty days to live, Janine must contend with both the ghosts of her past and the demons of her present.
The body count rises and the blood begins to flow as the true nature of her situation becomes apparent. Janine is caught in a grisly game with one ultimate goal... stay alive.