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Winning HORROR Feature Screenplay Reading: Nanuq, by Jessi Thind

Research scientists in the Arctic find themselves stalked by a vicious polar bear. CAST LIST: Jack: Allan Brunet Mikey: Brandon Knox Narration: Isabel Kruse Rick: Aaron Williams Ellie: Kyana Theresa —- Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder,… Continue reading Winning HORROR Feature Screenplay Reading: Nanuq, by Jessi Thind

HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Merry F’n Christmas, by Lawrence Whitener

  CAST LIST: Narrator: Isabel Kruse Draper: Aaron Williams No-Man: Allan Brunet Robinson: Brandon Knox   Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Kyle Drier, John Johnson Festival Directors: Rachel Elder, Natasha Levy Camera Operators: Denissa Palmer, Temitope Akinterinwa, Efren Zapata, Zack Arch

Short Film: I’M SORRY, 4min., USA, Horror/Found Footage

A guild-ridden mother makes a grisly confession following the unexpected return of her missing son. I’m sorry deals with one basic premise; you can’t escape from the sins of the past. No matter how far you think you have run, or how good you think you have hide, they will always find you. In the… Continue reading Short Film: I’M SORRY, 4min., USA, Horror/Found Footage

HORROR Short Screenplay Reading: Hush Little Baby, by Ricardo Bravo

A man is slowly driven insane by the cries of a baby next door. CAST LIST: Police Officer: Anjelica Alejandro Richard: Azar Hassan Narration: Hanna Ehman Patrick: Ikenna Osuji Ms. Sinclair: Marla Horner Polish Man: Tyssen Smith **** Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Kierston Drier, Shepsut Wilson Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel,… Continue reading HORROR Short Screenplay Reading: Hush Little Baby, by Ricardo Bravo

February 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.:   SHORT SCREENPLAY: MAKE IT REAL by Clara Davila 1st Scene SCREENPLAY: NIGHT OF THE WITCH by Mike Meade Best Scene SCREENPLAY: THE PROPHECIES by Ray Cecire Best Scene SCREENPLAY: LIES HAMBURGERS AND CUFFLINKS by Gustavo Freitas BLOSSOM, 10min., France, Romance/Horror   **** Producer/Director: Matthew… Continue reading February 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners

Horror Festival Testimonial – March 5 2019

It was very exciting. This was the first feedback that we’ve gotten from complete strangers, so it was great to see that people really enjoyed the film, and that film successfully communicated a state of anxiety. Filmmaker Vasili Manikas (ANTICA) Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.: Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video: H

2018 HORROR Novels & Short Stories (7)

NOVEL Transcript Reading – CULL BLOODLINEJanuary 2018 Readingby Eric J. Gates NOVEL Transcript Reading – MINUTE OF DARKNESSJanuary 2018 Readingby JD Daniels SHORT STORY Reading – TERROR AT THE STERLINGFebruary 2018 Readingby Jeff Dawson SHORT STORY Reading – THE WAY OF CATSFebruary 2018 Readingby Garon Whited THE AFTERLIFE – SHORT STORY ReadingMay 2018 Readingby R.G.… Continue reading 2018 HORROR Novels & Short Stories (7)

2018 HORROR Best Scene Screenplays (24)

Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.:   HORROR Best Scene Screenplay – TOUCHFebruary 2018 Readingby Scott Timmins TV Best Scene Screenplay – PEELJanuary 2018 Readingby Matthew Torti BEST scene Screenplay: THIS OLD HOUSE by Cody BaronDecember 2018 MYSTERY Best Scene Screenplay – UNDER THE WELLJanuary 2018 Readingby Max. J. Eber HORROR… Continue reading 2018 HORROR Best Scene Screenplays (24)