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Emily suffers from extreme anxiety. Her younger sister, Meredith, is the only one who can calm her but when Meredith dies unexpectedly, Emily’s anxiety takes a dark turn exposing terrifying secrets from her family’s past and creating a sinister way of dealing with her fears. CAST LIST: Narration: Julie Sheppard Lori: Val Cole Father McMann:… Continue reading HORROR Festival 1st Scene Script: ANXIETY, by Meredith Stack

Samantha StrohbuschThe Man Or The BearShort Horror (2900 words) The antagonist in this story is lost in dream-like states, sifting through generational trauma. She bites her way out. Performed by Val Cole

A showcase of the best HORROR films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: GUILLOTINEBest Scariest Film: STATICBest Visual Design: THE HAND OF DARKNESSBest Horror Comedy: THE BODYBest Micro-Short: THE OTHERBest Performances: MASK OF EVIL (A Halloween Fan Film)Best Music Video: PIRATE JENNYBest Student Film: THE FIRST NIGHTBEst Story: MARA STATIC, 10min., USADirected by… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: September 2025 HORROR Film Festival

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

It’s about an alien named Jophar whose ancestry is from Earth and his encounters while living here. Also, a higher evolved alien species is trying to help him save the planet from inevitable destruction due to an impending bio genetic mutation. CAST LIST: Narration: Sean Ballantyne Jessy: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Laura: Hannah Ehman Jason: Geoff… Continue reading HORROR Festval 1st Scene: HOW TO SAVE A DYING WORLD, by Ronnie Figueoa

When a disgraced ghost hunter reluctantly returns to her hometown, she faces a paranormal fight for her life as she tries to mount a comeback. Years after escaping a family and hometown that shunned her, Bates thought she had it all. A successful ghost hunting career and show, a beautiful woman by her side and… Continue reading HORROR Festival Best Scene: The P.I.’s (Paranormal Investigators), by Krista Crawford

In this animated feature film, vampire snails begin a battle to protect their home, enlisting a cross-species brigade including bats. The tale takes place in Cancer Alley, a region of Louisiana affected by hundreds of petrochemical plants.

After his brother is killed near an infamous trestle, a teenage YouTuber sets out to prove the legend of the Pope Lick Monster is real—only to discover that the truth is far more tragic, and far more dangerous, than he imagined.

A showcase of the best HORROR films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: THE SPECTER OF CHRISTMASBest Story: SUBMERGEDBest Performances: SHADOW OF THE IMPOSTERBest Direction: REPETITIONBest Experimental: FLESH WISHBest Micro-Short: BREACHBest Visual Design: Folie Glacée THE SPECTER OF CHRISTMAS, 11min., USADirected by Joel HarlowOfficial selection of Fantasia 2025 and voted Best Short FIlm… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: August 2025 HORROR Film Festival