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World Premieres at Screamfest

The first public screening of the film in the world. 

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Do Not Watch

Meet the Filmmaker

Justin Janowitz

Director
Synopsis
“Do Not Watch” is a cautionary tale of madness that is told through the lens of an unseen Editor, who has constructed this film that unveils the events surrounding the disappearance of a post-production crew and the growing darkness that drove them insane. A decades-spanning mystery is interwoven across three timelines: a present day documentary; several missing person cases; and scientific research footage from old VHS tapes.
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The Dinner Game

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Lauren Boone

Director
Synopsis
Tucker, a wandering stranger on the hunt for his next con accepts an unexpected dinner invitation from an elderly couple in search of the perfect party guest for their granddaughter, Rusty. Always on the lookout for his next adventure, Tucker accepts their offer and enters the family's mysterious world. From their enthusiastic welcoming to the slightly sinister atmosphere, nothing inside this house is what he expected. His casual adventure morphs into an irresistible quest upon meeting Rusty, the woman of the hour.
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Die Games

Meet the Filmmaker

Sean Cruser

Director
Synopsis
"A deranged Game Master leads a group of strangers on a tabletop fantasy RPG campaign in which death is one dice roll away."
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El Cristo de la Calavera

Meet the Filmmaker

Chus Lara

Director
Synopsis
Based on the spanish folk-horror tale by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (a Spanish romantic author), the film tells the story of two knights, a lady, and a mystery.

Set in 13th-century Toledo (Spain), the two friends, Lope Sandoval and Alonso de Carrillo, engage in a deadly duel at midnight for the love of Inés de Tordesillas. The darkness that surrounds them in the forest is almost absolute, with only the light of a lantern illuminating the fight. Supernatural forces and inexplicable events will determine the fate of those involved in a night of horror, where the best and worst of human nature converge.
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Bleeding

Meet the Filmmaker

Andrea Segarra Bueno

Director
Synopsis
Jesús is a 15-year-old boy who dreams of recording a homemade horror movie, starring Lara, his platonic love. The odds seem decisively stacked against him. An overprotective and extremely religious mother, classmates who bully him and a strange disease that forces him to use a wheelchair all stand in his way. But on Halloween night, they will all become part of his macabre film.
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Blackstar

Meet the Filmmaker

Anjela Vega

Director
Synopsis
After hearing the legend of Blackstar Canyon, four friends venture into the unknown to test the supernatural.
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ALONE TOGETHER

Meet the Filmmaker

Will Kresch

Director
Synopsis
A stylized horror/thriller with supernatural and psychological threads tying together a socially conscious story of abuse and control within a relationship, all culminating in bloody liberation.
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Soul Casket

Meet the Filmmaker

Ethan Hunt

Director
Synopsis
A teenager's camping trip turns to horror as the unnerving discovery of an ornate box that has the ability to completely contain a human soul leads him to experience perplexing, unimaginable occurrences.
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Daze

Meet the Filmmaker

Shari Petti

Director
Synopsis
Best friends Iris & Beza embark on a dreamy road trip where they reflect on the meaning of life. Things take a sudden turn when reality threatens their whimsical outing.
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D.O.D.

Meet the Filmmaker

Paul Davis

Director
Synopsis
*WARNING* This ain't your daddy's zombie apocalypse.
Ambitious, startling, brutal, and hilarious, there is no way to brace yourself for the face-melting glory of D.O.D. The world has come apart. Society has collapsed. The dead have risen. As two survivors stumble upon the wreckage of a crashed airliner, they aren't prepared for the astonishing discovery they make. Think Dawn of the Dead meets Dumb and Dumber and you might be halfway there. You have to see this barn-burner to believe it.
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The Lion and the Firebird

Meet the Filmmaker

Danie Byers

Director
Synopsis
RISING FIRE, an early human, flees with her daughter, pursued by a violent warband -- the LION MEN. When she is inadvertently saved by one of the last NEANDERTHALS, the two struggle to communicate and find trust. But when the Lion Men return, they become the key to one another's survival - and the future of humanity.
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The Night Nurse

Meet the Filmmaker

Tim Delaney

Director
Synopsis
Lonely wheelchair-bound Tallulah's sad nursing home Christmas turns deadly when a vampire comes to feed, preying on the blood of the elderly... and Tallulah's darkest fears.