AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: BEST HORROR FILM: MELODY BEST THRILLER FILM: FROM SHADOW BEST PERFORMANCES: NUMEROUS DUO BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: BITCH, POPCORN & BLOOD BEST SOUND & MUSIC: THE FIFTH DENTIST Theme of night: Unique surroundings NOTE: Festival took place during the COVID-19 virus lockdown so all screenings were held in private. Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: August 2020 HORROR Film Festival
Category: winning readings
Winning BEST SCENE Feature Screenplay Reading: OPEN HOUSE, by Sean J.S. Jourdan, John Ingle
A pregnant African American veteran, married to a fellow ex-marine now former prison warden, desperately struggles to protect her family when deadly invaders from her husband’s past pay an unwelcome visit. CAST LIST: Narrator: Allison Kampf Gina (F): Hannah Ehman Lydia (F): Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Horror Festival Testimonial – June 8 2020
Screenwriters Hank Biro & Kai Biro (Must Escape from the Slaughtercity) This is our second submission to this festival, and we consider the feedback we received very helpful. Watch the Screenplay Reading: When almost everyone on Earth becomes vegan, the government begins forcing people to use animal products again. Many are imprisoned and turned to plastic,… Continue reading Horror Festival Testimonial – June 8 2020
Top HORROR Festival Screenplays of 2019
Watch the winning readings performed by professional actors. 10 screenplays in total. Winning HORROR Feature Screenplay Reading: Nanuq, by Jessi Thind https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/07/16/winning-horror-feature-screenplay-reading-nanuq-by-jessi-thind/ HORROR Short Screenplay Reading: Hush Little Baby, by Ricardo Bravo https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/06/04/horror-short-screenplay-reading-hush-little-baby-by-ricardo-bravo/ HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Stafford Multiplex Theater, by Billy Smith https://festivalforhorror.com/2019/07/26/horror-best-scene-screenplay-reading-the-stafford-multiplex-theater-by-billy-smith/ HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Delphine, by Bill Bradshaw… Continue reading Top HORROR Festival Screenplays of 2019
July Horror 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners
Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.: I’M SORRY, 4min., USA, Horror/Found Footage SLASHED!, 8min., UK, Horror/Comedy THE MONSTER, 11min., Horror/Thriller FEATURE SCREENPLAY: NANUQ, by Jessi ThindJuly 2019 Winner HORROR 1st Scene SCREENPLAY: PEOPLE OF MERRITT, by Adam PottleJuly 2019 Winner HORROR BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: THE STAFFORD MULTIPLEX THEATER, by… Continue reading July Horror 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners
June Horror 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners
Submit via FilmFreeway, the exclusive way our festival accepts submissions.: BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: ALL THE WOLVES YOU WERE, by Ron MicciJune 2019 Winner HORROR BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: SQUISH, by Vinny SmithJune 2019 Winner BEST SCENE SCREENPLAY: BLIND VAMPIRE, by Eric WhiteJune 2019 Winner TOM, 8min., USA, Experimental/Horror Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators:… Continue reading June Horror 2019 Film/Story/Screenplay Winners
HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Stafford Multiplex Theater, by Billy Smith
During his last night on the job, a movie theater employee and his co-workers defend their tacky, outdated establishment during the onset of the zombie apocalypse. CAST LIST: Rodney – 11 – Sean Ballantyne Krista – 16 – Andrea Irwin NARRATION – Norma Dunphy Emma – 26 – Laura Afelskie Leo – 21 – Adrian… Continue reading HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Stafford Multiplex Theater, by Billy Smith
HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Delphine, by Bill Bradshaw
As a child, Laura Brady was sent to live with relatives in Queens, New York. Her family in the UK was never discussed and no explanation was ever given to her as to why she had been abandoned by them. Now a successful author, Laura is informed that her biological mother is dying, and she… Continue reading HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: Delphine, by Bill Bradshaw
HORROR 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: People of Merritt, by Adam Pottle
A journalist still recovering from the trauma of a previous story uncovers the hateful history of a small city while investigating a man’s disappearance. CAST LIST: Narration: Isabel Kruse McAvoy: Allen Brunet Carmine: Brandon Knox Connor: Aaron Williams Anastasia: Kyana Theresa —- Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne… Continue reading HORROR 1st Scene Screenplay Reading: People of Merritt, by Adam Pottle
HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Meat Eaters, by Danny Howell
Paul is a college freshman and manager of a fast food place. He has his hands full with his slacker friends and ex-girlfriend, but finds himself way in over his head when he falls for the new girl, who entices him into a strange cult that eats an addictive “living” meat. She must sleep with… Continue reading HORROR Best Scene Screenplay Reading: The Meat Eaters, by Danny Howell
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