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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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Don't Bring It In

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Kandice Martellaro

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A woman learns a dark secret when she brings home a spirit board against her boyfriend’s wishes.
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Cannibal Cult Dinner Party

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Jake Dekker

Director
Synopsis
In a well-to-do suburb, a lonely young man attends a dinner party only to find out that he is the entrée.
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Upholstergeist

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Michael Patrick Clarkson

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When a furniture repairer on a restoration tv show is tasked with fixing a chair for a strange brother and sister, the job may cost more than just her time.
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Keep Coming Back

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Kyle Kouri

Director
Synopsis
When Paul reluctantly attends a recovery meeting for his alcoholism and is forced to confront the circus of his past, things take a dark turn.
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Witte Wieven

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Didier Konings

Director
Synopsis
In a small Dutch village in the Dark Ages, Frieda carries the blame for her struggle to conceive a child with her husband. She believes God is her only hope and seeks help from the village priest. But when the local butcher attempts to take advantage of Frieda, chasing her into the forest, he mysteriously disappears. Frieda comes back unscathed, the first to ever return from the unknown dangers outside of the village. The community becomes suspicious that it was not God who brought her back safely but a dark force cloaked in fog beyond the edge of the woods. Frieda becomes suspicious as well, but her doubts begin to form a new faith within her; a faith in the ones that linger in the darkness.
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In the Name of God

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Ludvig Gür

Writer/Director
Synopsis
40-year-old priest, Theodor stands by in horror as his wife falls seriously ill. His world crumbles around him and he seeks guidance from his old mentor who convinces him that he has been chosen by God to rid the world of sinners in order to bring new life to true believers. With trembling hands, he commits his first murder, convinced that it is a necessary sacrifice in service of his divine mission. Miraculously, at the moment of the murder, his wife’s health improves and the congregation starts referring to him as the “miracle priest”, knowing nothing of his horrible act. But lurking in the shadows is a disbelieving man who begins to uncover the bloody traces of the priest's unholy deeds.
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ELSE

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Thibault Emin

Director
Synopsis
Anx has just met Cass when a mysterious virus breaks out: everywhere, people’s bodies are merging with objects. Stuck in their apartment, the couple must face this dreadful threat.

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Sleepwalkers

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Bernardo Viotti

Writer/Director
Synopsis
In the wake of a recent trauma, Madeline undergoes an experimental form of lucid dream therapy in an effort to put an end to her recurring nightmares, but probing the dark corners of her subconscious mind leads to unintended consequences...
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Sylvia

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Tara Ayeni

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When best friends Anita, Kemi and Emma cross paths with new girl and bully-magnet, Sylvia, they do not make her life any easier. Lies and gossip spin like webs and stick faster than a witch's curse. Driven by their own insecurities and hardships the trio commit to making Sylvia's life a living hell. After all, it is easy to kick someone who is already down. Just pray that someone doesn't learn to stand. Pray even harder that they don't realise their own power.

Tiptoeing the very fine line between comedy and horror 'Sylvia' is a devilish dive into the 90's and the lives of a group of particularly nasty mean girls as they juggle puberty, heartbreak and superstition. At a time teetering on the cusp of the social media revolution this short offers a uniquely nostalgic glimpse into the world these inner-city kids hail from.
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Face to Face

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Thomas Emmet Ashton

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young woman traveling solo on a road trip stops in a small town in the middle of the night, where she learns of an urban legend about the area.
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As A Rake

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Amy Whittenberger

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Kim brushes aside red flags when gym-bunny Freddy, her old crush, follows her home from the store. Freddy is blown away by Kim's changed appearance; he can't stop commenting on how amazing she looks now that she's lost so much weight, and complimenting the presumed work ethic the weight loss must have taken. So he's a little thrown off and betrayed to find out Kim's new body is NOT the result of hard work, but instead the result of a new injectable weight loss drug. Now it's his turn to dismiss the red flags. Before long, they're heading upstairs together. But late in the night, the drugs reveal an unpleasant, deadly side-effect, and Kim wonders if the cost of beauty is really worth it.
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Deathless

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Stacey Maltin

Director
Synopsis
A self-destructive porn star navigates immortality 10 years after people have mysteriously stopped dying.