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A showcase of the best HORROR films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS (from FEEDBACK Film Festival): Best Short Film: HUNGER Best Direction: THE SANGUINE Scariest Film: HAUNT RESTORER Best Music Video: GLISTENING BENEVOLENCE Best Visual Design: JULIAN Best Story: KAREN’S RETURN Best Performances: STAGEFRIGHT Best Micro-Short Film: THE HARPIES Best Student Film: EGGSECUTION THE… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: April 2026 HORROR Film Festival

Performed by Val Cole —- Submit your short story to the festival: https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-short-story/

Performed by Val Cole —– Submit your short story to the festival: https://festivalforhorror.com/horror-short-story/

Performed by Val Cole

Agents Bryan and Lee investigate the disappearance of a young girl, Jasmine. With the help of James, they gain access to her home but find themselves trapped with an alien creature which absorbs James. However, they are aided by Thacker, Jasmine’s father, who has held the alien captive to lead him to his daughter. But… Continue reading HORROR Festival Best Scene: Absent, by Ryan Thomas Hinriche

Performed by Val Cole POEM: Your brain is a sea, your irises my windows to watch you drown. You choke on waves meant to break on my shore. You choke on your own hair. From your skull tentacles peel, crawl down your face like purple ivy over my windowsill. You freeze. They pulsate and feed.… Continue reading HORROR Poetry Reading: Invertebrates, by Ada Costea

When an archeologist is murdered with a hindu statue, an art professor must get to the bottom of the death while revealing past mysteries. CAST LIST: Narrator: Geoff Mays Rekha: Val Colehttps://youtu.be/qL9GbeIUZpU

“Friend” follows the heading-for-divorce parents of a precocious nine-year-old who befriends an older, intellectually disabled man. Friend is in a great place—well written and with a strong premise. CAST LIST: Narrator: Geoff Mays Reagan: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Kate: Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole