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Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest

The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County. 

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Vicki

Meet the Filmmaker

Bill Palmer

Director
Synopsis
She runs hot. She moves fast. She's one hell of a ride. Vicki is a loving, comedic homage to John Carpenter's truly underrated 'Christine,' adapted from the novel by Stephen King. It's also a stand-alone tribute to the style of 80's horror in general.
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Vadim

Meet the Filmmaker

Peter Hengl

Director
Synopsis
Katja and Andreas, a young couple, have rented a run-down old flat in Vienna. On moving in, they discover a mysterious chest left by the previous tenant – the old circus prop awakens their curiosity and inner fears. During the first night in the flat Katjas fears become true: something inside the flat is wrong – the front door is open. After her boyfriend mysteriously vanishes, Katja is on her own. What mysterious scheme is going on? Soon Katja finds out what is inside that sinister chest – and becomes another victim of Vadim, who still seems to be a part of the flat.
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True Love (Y/N: You Lie, You Die)

Meet the Filmmaker

Enrico Clerico Nasino

Director
Synopsis
On the surface, Kate and Jack, late 20's, are happy. But like everyone, they carry secrets that neither is prepared to reveal. After their wedding they awake from a deep sleep, each alone in a sealed room with no doors or windows - only images projected on the walls and a monitor with two buttons: one for "yes" and one for "no". As the horror of their situation unfolds, surveillance films showing their life together appear on the wall, while the monitor starts asking terrifying questions. It soon becomes apparent that a bizarre test of their relationship is underway, and the secrets revealed lead them deeper and deeper into what could not just destroy their love, but threaten their very same lives...
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Thale

Meet the Filmmaker

Aleksander L. Nordaas

Director
Synopsis
Two crime scene cleaners discover a mythical tailed, female creature in a concealed cellar. She never utters a word, unable to tell her story, but the pieces of the puzzle soon come together; she's been held captive for decades for reasons soon to surface. Badass Digest says. "Thale is a rare thing, at times haunting, atmospheric, hilarious, violent and wholly beautiful. It's an intimate tale about larger than life obstacles that manages to elicit gentle humanity all the while.
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Suckablood

Meet the Filmmaker

Jake Cuddihy Ben Tillett

Director
Synopsis
The 5th episode from Bloody Cuts is a dark bedtime story, a gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb - lest the monstrous Suckablood should come! Written and directed by Ben Tillett and Jake Cuddihy, Bloody Cuts bring their brand of UK horror to new levels with a new film shot on location in a stately home and featuring the special make-up artistry of Millennium FX.
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Stuck

Meet the Filmmaker

Martin W. Anderson

Director
Synopsis
Disoriented and confused, Jack awakens to find himself alone in a warehouse, CEMENTED WAIST DEEP IN THE FLOOR! Unable to get free, Jack soon meets his captors – a husband and wife who insist he's the man that murdered their thirteen-year-old daughter. With only minutes to spare, Jack must convince them of his innocence or risk being buried alive…
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SMUSH

Meet the Filmmaker

Pierce Brothers

Director
Synopsis
“Smush! – A DeadHeads Short” A little girl is left home alone amid a zombie outbreak and makes unlikely friends with a flesh-starved intruder. “Smush!” is a short film prequel to the zombie comedy hit DeadHeads that screened at ScreamFest last year. It features fan-favorite zombie, Cheese (Markus Taylor), in an early misadventure.
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Skeleton Girl

Meet the Filmmaker

Leo Wieser & Steve Hanulik

Director
Synopsis
Skeleton Girl is the story of Millicent, a small orphan girl who lives in a land of make-believe and her overactive imagination. One day as she goes for a walk in the woods, Millicent discovers an abandoned cemetery where she takes a valuable gem from one of the gravestones. That night, during a spectacular thunderstorm, she begins to hear the tapping of bony fingers, and soon a cacophony of noises and images play out on the walls of her room. As a skeleton pays a visit to retrieve what is rightfully hers, Millicent soon discovers why it isn't a good idea to steal from the dead.
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Shhh

Meet the Filmmaker

Freddy Chávez Olmos & Shervin Shoghian

Director
Synopsis
Shhh is a fantasy/horror tale about an 8 year old boy, Guillermo, who uses his imagination to overcome his monstrous bully at night. Tired of being scared, Guillermo eventually takes matters into his own hands. Inspired by the lucid dreams of director Guillermo del Toro during childhood.
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The Rising

Meet the Filmmaker

Sebastian Mattukat

Director
Synopsis
Anno 2057. Years ago, mankind's hubris has destroyed the earth's atmosphere. Survivors have retreated to bunkers deep underground. In THE RISING we follow the story of clone LE-E-003976 (LE-E). On a research mission in the toxic woods of the destroyed environment, he incidentally gets caught in the middle of an upcoming rebellion and thus learns about the dreadful truth of his destiny.
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Root of the Problem

Meet the Filmmaker

Ryan Spindell

Director
Synopsis
Set in the candy-­colored world of 1950s suburbia, a reluctant young housewife suspects that the friendly neighborhood dentist is hiding a horrible secret but is it just the anesthesia at work or is there something more sinister hiding below the surface? Open up and say AHHHHHHHH!!!
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Resolution

Meet the Filmmaker

Justin Benson & Aaron S. Moorhead

Director
Synopsis
Michael is committed to getting his best friend Chris to sober up and put his life back on track. But what begins as an attempt to save his friend’s life quickly takes an unexpected turn as the two friends confront personal demons, the consequences of past actions, and forces beyond their control. Expertly balancing dark humor, heart, and thrills, Resolution is an utterly unique cinematic experience that defies genre classification.