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FESTIVAL PREMIERE (100 mins/SC) Directed by Kenneth Perkins The two lives of a suicide hotline operator and a recently kidnapped trauma survivor collide in this tale of botched suicide and unconventional redemption. Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance. SEE FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP

SC PREMIERE  (95 mins/IN) Directed by Gregory Van Voorhis, Nicole Van Voorhis Three people arrive on a private island for a horror writer’s retreat where they are each hell-bent on winning a life-changing competition. That is until they tap into their inner demons which causes everything to spiral down on them. SEE FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP

SC PREMIERE  (72 mins/IL) Directed by Mike Meyer This documentary follows the life and times of the haunted attraction industry in the United States – the history, the people, the lasting imprint it’s had on the culture. Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance SEE FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP

SC PREMIERE (97 mins/KY) Directed by Tory Jones A Horror Movie Nerd must put her genre knowledge to the test as she faces off against a psychopath from Carpenter Falls’ jaded history who is hell bent on living out his own Horror Movie Fantasies. Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance. SEE FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP

SC PREMIERE (95 mins/PA) Directed by Justin M. Seaman Years after the events of ‘The Barn Part II’, the group is still left in fear that the evil three might come back to finish the harvest once and for all. Q&A to follow with filmmakers in attendance. SEE FULL FESTIVAL LINEUP

Come the Nightfall (23 mins/CA) Directed by Tom Michaels A wealthy licentious offers a lift to a beautiful femme fatale in the middle of a deserted road with a shocking aftermath. A Hand to Hold (15 mins/United Kingdom) Directed by Philip Clyde-Smith Moira, an elderly Irish woman, finds herself literally attached to her deceased husband Patrick. […]

SC PREMIERE(85 mins/CA) Directed by Benjamin L. Brown As a couple goes missing during a weekend mountain getaway, their friends start the search. Clues in the woods point to someone or something that feasts on human flesh. The survivors desperately try to escape the mountain, but a terrifying night in the woods is the least of […]

SC PREMIERE (91 mins/CA) Directed by Ritesh Gupta When outspoken queer screenwriter ALLINA GREEN is chosen to pen the final installment of the legendary slasher franchise THE RED MASK, anger, outrage, and online death threats from die-hard fans causes a rift in her relationship with reticent fiancé DEETZ. Desperate for a creative breakthrough, the pair […]

Xarax (13 mins/India) Directed by Salil Jason Fernandez A young priest visits a convent in Mumbai where a brutal exorcism has failed – what he finds inside is not just a demon, but a mirror to his own darkest desires. Vessel (9 mins/MI) Directed by Jacob Thomas McCaw A young woman is offered up as a […]

SC PREMIERE  (80 mins/IN) Directed by Jason Zink The faceless killer who shocked the world with his debut returns with even grander ambitions. After his first film goes viral, the Looky-loo killer sets out to create a chillingly personal documentary starring his next victims. He stalks, films, and murders them, capturing their lives and deaths in […]