Screamfest Horror Film Festival 2015
2 15th Annual
3 Screamfest is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. Screamfest is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. SPONSORS: FEATURE FILMS
THE ABANDONED
OCTOBER 18 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA Jason Patric Run Time: 1h 26m Louisa Krause Mark Margolis THE ABANDONED is a claus- Allan Loeb trophobic thriller that follows a Jeff Rice troubled young woman who, in Gregory P. Shockro a last-ditch effort at getting her Directed By: life together, takes a job working Eytan Rockaway nights as a security guard at an abandoned luxury apartment Written By: building. Stuck with a brusque Ido Fluk rent-a-cop as her partner, she Eytan Rockaway tries to not let her mind play tricks on her while she patrols Produced By: the empty halls. But as the night Luigi Ghilardi II progresses strange things begin Jeff Hoffman to happen - and she realizes it Mike Landry may not all be in her head. Eytan Rockaway Carlos Velazquez
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BAIT
OCTOBER 17 / 3:30pm Starring: Country: UK Victoria Smurfit Run Time: 1h 28m Adam Forgerty Joanne Mitchell Two women with aspirations Jonathan Slinger of opening their own business Rula Lenska borrow money from a loan shark, Kerry Bennet but when his terms turn violent, Andrew Dunn they’re forced into bloody retal- Directed By: iation. Dominic Brunt Written By: Paul Roundell Produced By: Martin Campbell Kwesi Dickson Dominic Brunt Helen Grace Jennifer Handorf Michael Lacey Joanne Mitchell Jezz Vernon
CONDEMNED
OCTOBER 18 / 9:30pm Starring: Country: USA Dylan Penn, Ronen Run Time: 1h 22m Rubinstein, Gene- vieve Hudson-Price, Fed up with her parents’ bick- Honor Titus, Kevin ering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya Smith Kirkwood, Lydia (Dylan Penn) moves in with her Hearst, Jon Abrahams, boyfriend (Ronen Rubinstein) Perry Yung, Johnny who is squatting in an old, con- Messner, Jordan demned building on Manhattan’s Gelber, Anthony Lower East Side. With neighbors Chisholm, Americo that are meth heads, junkies and “Tuffy” Questell, Mi- degenerates, this depraved hell chael Drayer and Nick hole is even more toxic than it Damici appears: After a virus born from Directed By: their combined noxious waste Eli Morgan Gesner and garbage infects the build- Written By: ing’s residents, one by one, they Eli Morgan Gesner succumb to a terrifying pathogen Produced By: that turns them into bloodthirsty, Adam Schatz rampaging killers and transforms Dallas Sonnier their building into a savage Jack Heller slaughterhouse. Jason Sokoloff 6 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015
CURVE
OCTOBER 14 / 9:30pm Starring: Country: USA Julianne Hough Run Time: 1h 26m Teddy Sears Madalyn Horcher A young woman becomes trapped in her car after a hitch- hiker causes her to have an Directed By: Iain Softley automobile accident. Written By: Kimberly Lofstrom- Johnson Lee Patterson Produced By: Jeanette Brill J.C. Spink Jason Blum
ESTRANGED
OCTOBER 17 / 8pm Starring: Country: UK Amy Manson Run Time: 1h 29m James Cosmo Nora-Jane Noone January is forced to return home James Lance after six wild years abroad. Simon Fantauzzo A road accident has left her Eileen Nicholas wheelchair-bound with amnesia. Craig Conway Not only has she forgotten her family, but also her childhood Directed By: and is surprised to discover her Adam Levins home is a stately country manor. Trying to settle in with boyfriend Written By: Callum at her attentive side, she Simon Fantauzzo and becomes even more distant from William Borthwick her family, who just want their Produced By: old daughter back. The trouble Steven Schneider is she cannot remember who Terry Dougas that person was, or why she fled Paris Latsis in the first place. Now she must Jessica Mumford FEATURE FILMS learn all over again how terrible Jessica Parker relatives can be. William Borthwick 7 DISCOVERING THE NEW BLOOD OF HORROR AND HONORING THE MASTERS
FEAST
OCTOBER 16 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA Balthazar Getty, Krista Run Time: 1h 35m Allen, Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager, Navi Rawat, Diane The patrons of a remote Goldner, Judah Friedlander, desert bar are forced to Josh Zuckerman, Henry fight a marauding horde Rollins, Jason Mewes, of man eating beasts Eileen Ryan, Eric Dane, bent on getting in. Anthony “Treach” Criss Directed By: John Gulager Written By: Marcus Dunstan Patrick Melton Produced By: Wes Craven Matt Damon Ben Affleck Chris Moore Joel Soisson Mike Leahy
GAME CHANGER: THE LEGACY OF SAW
OCTOBER 17 / 6pm Starring: Country: USA James Wan Run Time: 1h 13m Leigh Whannell Cary Elwes Generations of movie fans have Shawnee Smith thrilled to SAW’s blood-curdling Tobin Bell story of a serial killer who traps Mark Berg his victims in a sadistic game Oren Koules of survival. “Game Changer” and more takes you behind the scenes, as cast and crew reveal the stories behind the film that launched the most successful horror franchise in movie history. Produced By: Lionsgate
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THE HALLOW
OCTOBER 21/ 7:30pm Starring: Country: UK Joseph Mawle Run Time: 1h 27m Bojana Novakovic Michael McElhatton A family who move into a remote milllhouse in Ireland find them- selves in a fight for survival with demonic creatures living in the Directed By: woods. A thrilling jolt of TERROR Corin Hardy - Hollywood Reporter A relent- Written By: less creature feature - Bloody Corin Hardy Disgusting One of the most ter- Felipe Marino rifying monster movies in recent history - Fangoria Produced By: Joe Neurauter
HANGMAN
OCTOBER 14/ 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA Jeremy Sisto Run Time: 1h 25m Kate Ashfield Ryan Simpkins Returning from vacation, the Amy Smart Miller family find their home has Eric Michael Cole been broken into. After cleaning Ty Simpkins up the mess they continue with Directed By: their lives, shaking off the feeling Adam Mason of being violated. But little do Written By: they know the nightmare has just Simon Boyes begun. Adam Mason
Produced By: Simon Boyes Mary Church Adam Mason Jeremy Sisto FEATURE FILMS
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THE LABYRINTH
OCTOBER 18 / 11am Starring: Country: USA Josh Peck, Jason Ritter, Jim Par- Run Time: 1h 30m rack, Matt Lucas, Beth Grant, Mia Serafino, Nicole LaLiberte, Carmen An alcoholic father is Argenziano, Flavor Flav, Dale Raoul, given a final chance Gary Bairos, Gina Comparetto, Ange- to redeem himself by la Gulner, George Oliver Hale, Al- a mysterious barkeep. berto Jorrin, Lindsay Lavanchy, Bob A Mandroid (part McLean, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, man, part android) Joseph P. O’Malley, James Franco desperately searches Directed By: for energy before his Kaushik Sampath, Quyen Nguyen battery power dies. A Le, Tarek Tohme, Katrelle Kindred, new homeowner stum- Victoria Rose, Camila Tanabe, John bles upon the secrets Berado, Jessica Kaye of the universe in his Written By: very own basement. Rosanne Flynn, Taylor Martin, Jor- The stories within The dan Trippeer, Kristen Davila, Robert Labyrinth are sure to Funke, Matthew Sanchez,Anna provoke, inspire and Musky-Goldwyn entertain audiences. Produced By: James Franco, Vince Jolivette Nicolaas Bertelsen, Gil Marsden, Sev Ohanian
MARTYRS
OCTOBER 20 / 9:30pm Starring: Country: USA Troian Bellisario Run Time: 1h 26m Bailey Noble Kate Burton A woman and her childhood Caitlin Carmichael friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them. Directed By: Kevin Goetz Michael Goetz Written By: Pascal Laugier Mark L. Smith Produced By: Peter Safran Agnes Mentre Kevin Goetz Michael Goetz
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NACIYE
OCTOBER 15 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: Turkey Derya Alabora Run Time: 1h 18m Esin Harvey Gorkem Mertsoz A pregnant couple (Esin Harvey, Gorkem Mertsoz) travels for the Directed By: weekend to check on the house Lutfu Emre Cicek they rented on a whim for the remainder of the pregnancy. On Written By: their first night at the secluded Lutfu Emre Cicek home, they encounter the dan- gerous woman (Derya Alabora Produced By: Innocence, When We Leave, A Naciye Sonbay Most Wanted Man) who claims to Ekmel Sonbay be its rightful owner. Lutfu Emre Cicek Refik Zafer Cicek Begum Malaz
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
OCTOBER 21 / 9:30pm Starring: Country: USA Katie Featherston Run Time: 1h 26m Micah Sloat Mark Fredrichs After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes in- creasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence. Directed By: Oren Peli
Written By: Oren Peli
Produced By: Steven Schneider Jason Blum Oren Peli FEATURE FILMS
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION
OCTOBER 22 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA Chris J. Murray Run Time: 1h 35m Brit Shaw Olivia Taylor Dudley For the first time, see the unseen Dan Gill in Paranormal Activity: The Ivy George Ghost Dimension – the horrifying Jessica Brown conclusion to the Paranormal Chloe Csengery Activity films. Don McManus Hallie Foote Cara Pifko Directed By: Gregory Plotkin Written By: Jason Harry Pagan Andrew Deutschman Adam Robitel Gavin Heffernan Produced By: Steven R. Molen Jason Blum Oren Peli
PATCHWORK
OCTOBER 17 / 10pm Starring: Country: USA Tory Stolper Run Time: 1h 26m Tracey Fairaway Maria Blasucci Three women go out for a night Corey Sorenson on the town separately and wake James Phelps up together in a decidedly com- promising position. After being Directed By: murdered, dissected, and reas- Tyler MacIntyre sembled into a single person, Jennifer, Ellie, and Madeleine Written By: find themselves trapped inside Tyler MacIntyre the body of Stitch. Frankenstein Chris Hill meets the Hangover as these frightful femmes piece together Produced By: what happened to them and who Jonathan Lonsdale is responsible, tearing through John Negropontes anyone who gets in their way. Aaron Webman Ethan Webman Jason Klein
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PHASE IV
OCTOBER 16 / 10pm Starring: Country: USA Nigel Davenport Run Time: 1h 20m Michael Murphy Lynne Frederick Deep in a secluded desert facility, scientists are studying the behavior of ants, when they discover that the ants are a Directed By: collective sentient consciousness Saul Bass that may be influencing humanity. The scientists attempt to destroy Written By: them, but the ants have other Mayo Simon ideas. This is a rare chance to see Saul Bass’s original ending in all its glory. Recently discov- Produced By: ered, the ending was removed Paul B. Radin by the Studio for being too weird. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Film Archivist Sean Savage will introduce the film.
SLUMLORD
OCTOBER 19 / 9:30pm Starring: Country: USA PJ McCabe Run Time: 1h 27m Brianne Moncrief Sarah Baldwin Claire and Ryan, a newlywed Jim Cummings couple, move into a new Heidi Niedermeyer house across the country, Neville Archambault only to find out that their marital issues are the least of Directed By: their problems. Unbeknownst Victor Zarcoff to them, Their grim and lasciv- Written By: ious landlord has been spying Victor Zarcoff on them from day one. Produced By: Jordan Rudman Andrew van den Houten Kevin McManus Matthew McManus Tony Yacenda Ethan Rosenberg FEATURE FILMS Jim Cummings Ben Weissner
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TALES OF HALLOWEEN
OCTOBER 13 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA Pat Healy, Alex Essoe, Booboo Run Time: 1h 32m Stewart, Keir Gilchrist, Noah Segan, Pollyannna McIntosh, Tales of Halloween James Duval, Kristina Klebe, brings you Halloween Marc Senter, Jose Pablo Cantil- night like you’ve never lo, Grace Phipps, Sam Witwer, seen it before. Eleven Graham Skipper directors, self dubbed “The October Society,” Directed By: and renowned for their Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, contribution to the horror Axelle Carolyn, Darren Lynn movie genre, have joined Bousman, Dave Parker, John forces to create a series Skipp, Lucky McKee, Mike Men- of interconnected stories, dez, Neil Marshall, Paul Solet, each with a unique Hal- Ryan Schifrin loween theme. Ten short films have been woven Written By: together by a shared Axelle Carolyn, Andrew Kasch, theme in an American Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, suburb, where ghouls, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker imps, aliens and axe Produced By: murderers appear for Axelle Carolyn, Shaked Ber- one night only to terrorize enson, Patrick Ewald, Mike unsuspecting residents. Mendez
THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE
OCTOBER 20 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA MacLeod Andrews Run Time: 1h 20m Evan Dumouchel Margaret Ying Drake Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his Directed By: estranged childhood friend Chris- Perry Blackshear tian. As the mysterious horrors Written By: close in on Wyatt, he questions Perry Blackshear whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from Produced By: himself. A genre-bending story Perry Blackshear about love, loyalty and living Evan Dumouchel nightmares. MacLeod Andrews Kim Parker
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SHORT FILMS
A TRICKY TREAT
OCTOBER 21 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: Canada, USA Leonard Waldner Run Time: 3m 7s Steve Brewster Andrea Fletcher A man is kidnapped by a very Keira McCarthy strange family, and his fate is held Marco Reilly in the hands of two kids. ‘A Tricky Directed By: Treat’ presents a shocking tale of Patricia Chica the unexpected with a twist. Written By: Kamal John Iskander Produced By: Tara Kurtz Morris Umali Adonai Interiano Patricia Chica Grace Santos Byron A. Martin ARTIFICIAL
OCTOBER 17 / 1:30pm Starring: Country: Spain Gorka Otxoa Run Time: 19m 43s Aitor Mazo David Blanka Xabier (Gorka Otxoa) goes for Lorea Morlesin a job interview. What he doesn’t Verónica Berenguer know is that he has already been Javi Alaiza selected. CORPSA offers to pay Javia Cañón him 80,000 if he agrees to be Directed By: cloned. But more than just a lot of David P. Sañudo money depends on his decision. Still, Xabier isn’t sure. What if runs Written By: into someone identical to himself Sergio Granda one day? Who can reassure him Produced By: he won’t be replaced? Luis Espinosa Gonzalo GómezLobato David P. Sañudo 17 DISCOVERING THE NEW BLOOD OF HORROR AND HONORING THE MASTERS
THE AUTUMN OF ZAO
OCTOBER 18 / 5:30pm Starring: Country: France Caterina Murino Run Time: 18m 8s Elia Blanc Morgane Hocde Zao is a little boy with an incurable Claudine Bertin disease, in a house beside a lake. A little girl, Cloe, leads through the Directed By: Nikolaus Roche-Kresse forest and tells him the legend of the lake monster. Beyond the pain, Written By: death and time, The Autumn of Hugues Flechard ZAO is a hymn to dream, life and Nathanael Godart childhood. Alain Richard
Produced By: Nikolaus Roche-Kresse François-Xavier Marchi
THE BRIDGE PARTNER
OCTOBER 18 / 5:30pm Starring: Country: USA Beth Grant Run Time: 13m 32s Sharon Lawrence Robert Forster A timid housewife is jolted into a Catherine Carlen fight for her survival or sanity at her weekly bridge club when she think she hears her new partner Directed By: utter a threat. Gabriel Olson
Written By: Gabriel Olson
Produced By: Jason Michael Berman Andrew Carlberg
THE CALL
OCTOBER 17 / 11:30am Starring: Country: France Christian Benedetti Run Time: 17m Pamela Ravassard Johan Libéreau Benoit, 50, is a police lieutenant wounded by the disappearance of his wife, Lise. Unable to perform his grief, he sees his physical and Directed By: mental health decline when she Alban Ravassard mysteriously surface again years later. Then, Benoit begins to un- Written By: dergo a strange transformation... Alban Ravassard
Produced By: Bertrand Chanal
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DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL
OCTOBER 18 / 5:30pm Starring: Country: USA Robin-August Fritsch Run Time: 5m Michael Kitts Sulivan Street The story of a precocious young girl who uses her self-taught science knowledge to take control and finally tackle the problem of Directed By: her abusive father head on. Chad McClarnon
Written By: Trey McClarnon
Produced By: Trey McClarnon Chad McClarnon
DEMON’S IN THE DARK
OCTOBER 17 / 1:30pm Starring: Country: Canada Tirra Dent Run Time: 23m 22s John Gillich Gary Starkell After being brutally raped by three Gabriel Carter men at the age of seventeen, a Dayleigh Nelson troubled prostitute makes it her life’s work to punish any man Directed By: who treats her wrong. As tables Jason William Lee turn and the hunters become the hunted, what she becomes is more Written By: terrifying than any sexual predator Jason William Lee could ever be. Produced By: Dalj Brar Michael Gyori David Aboussafy Jason William Lee DIE! SITTER! DIE! : RUPERT
OCTOBER 20 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA Caitlin Reilly Run Time: 25m 37s Lee Boxleitner Demille Cole-heard Die! Sitter! Die! is an ode to the Directed By: classic eighties anthology horror Lee Boxleitner film, about a bitter and mischie- Sam Boxleitner vous babysitter that terrifies the lit- Written By: ter girl she is caring for with scary Sam Boxleitner stories, All about BABYSITTERS. Lee Boxleitner RUPERT is one of those stories. Alex Holcomb It’s about a babysitter that is hired Produced By: to take care of an infant for the Kitty Ogilvy night. Little does she know that her Dennis Lowe situation is about to get a lot more Shelly Lowe terrifying than she could have ever Matthew Laumann SHORT FILMS imagined. The Boxleitner Brothers Alex Holcomb Leo Matchett 19 DISCOVERING THE NEW BLOOD OF HORROR AND HONORING THE MASTERS DON’T FALL ASLEEP, MOTHERFUCKER OCTOBER 18 / 3:45pm Starring: Country: Puerto Rico Emilio Suárez Run Time: 20m Yoanna Sánchez Antonio De Jesús When Manolo’s girlfriend invites Martell Jose him for a sleepover in a far away Juan Pérez cabin and irrational fear possess- es him. Because he’s terrified of Directed By: her.... Vance Mclean Ball
Written By: Emilio Suárez
Produced By: Yoanna Sánchez
DON’T LET THEM IN
OCTOBER 17 / 11:30am Starring: Country: USA Hoyt Richards Run Time: 12m 55s Julia Parker Elizabeth Sandy A struggling author, consumed with the urban legend of the Black Eyed Kids, fears his obsession has led their evil to his door. Directed By: David Lawrence
Written By: David Lawrence Produced By: David Lawrence Allen Schmitt Adrienne Michelle
EL BOSQUE NEGRO
OCTOBER 17 / 1:30pm Starring: Country: Spain Ortzi Acosta, Txema Run Time: 15m Blasco, Zigor Bilbao, Ander Pardo, Elias Sir Hector, a brave knight in armor García,Emili Aranda, and steed, prepares to enter the Ioar Argomaniz, Gavilan wicked Black Forest to deliver a Mac beautiful and virginal lady prey of Directed By: a terrible ogre. Paul Urkijo Alijo Written By: Paul Urkijo Alijo Produced By: Ivan Saldaña, Christian Galvez, Paul Urkijo, Ortzi Acosta, Platano- Boligrafo, Izaskun Urkijo, Urko Olazabal, Omar Galadriel 20 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015
EL ESPEJO HUMANO
OCTOBER 17 / 11:30am Starring: Country: Spain Anna Castillo Run Time: 15m Silvia Sabaté Txema Lorente Based on a real story. A 17-year- old girl with social anxiety has hardly any contact with the outside world. Never leaving her home she Directed By: watches the cruelties being report- Marc Nadal ed on the news every day, bringing her mind closer and closer to the Written By: dangerous nature of society. Marc Nadal
Produced By: Francisco Braña Manantial Films
FISH EYE
OCTOBER 17/ 11:30am Starring: Country: China, USA Liangbo Wang Run Time: 14m Yuti Sun
A paranoid young maid is hired by a mysterious, neurotic man. While cleaning, she finds evidence which might be related to an unappre- Directed By: hend serial killer. She tries to hide Tong Zhou from her employer, who is hunting her, when she fears she is the Written By: next target, leading to a violent Tong Zhou confrontation. Jiahao Hou Produced By: Xin He Tong Zhou Wanyin Bo HARMFUL SENSATIONS
OCTOBER 18 / 3:45pm Starring: Country: USA Michael Kelly Run Time: 16m 52s Joelle Bayaa-Uzuri Johnny Kostrey A young gay man addicted to sex, drinking and nightlife has a casual encounter and contracts a nasty, Directed By: unknown venereal infection. A Jensen Rule Tierra surreal, horror-comedy from direc- tor Jensen Rule Tierra. “Harmful Written By: Jensen Rule Tierra Sensations” charts a descent into Nick Marenco violence, madness and redemp- tion. Produced By: David Marenco Ezekiel Mendoza Michael Crawcour SHORT FILMS Nick Marenco Eric Michael Kochmer 21 DISCOVERING THE NEW BLOOD OF HORROR AND HONORING THE MASTERS
IN EXTREMIS
OCTOBER 17 / 11:30am Starring: Country: UK Sean Biggerstaff Run Time: 13m 58s Struan Rodger
A night watchman is sent to guard the cellar of a museum by its mysterious curator, but once alone in these vaults he starts to hear Directed By: something. IN EXTREMIS is a Gregory Crosbie short in the mould of classic British horror films of the 1960s and 70s. Written By: Gregory Crosbie
Produced By: Rick Molland
LIAR
OCTOBER 18 / 3:45pm Starring: Country: Australia Ivan Bradara Run Time: 14m 52s Bianca Linton
On their first date. Simon finds Maggie charm- ing and attractive but with one flaw – she’s a pathological liar. Simon agrees to go home with her and from there things go downhill. Directed By: With Maggie’s lies growing more elaborate, Neil Triffett stories of orphaned childhoods, a murdered boyfriend, and a body in the basement, Simon Written By: is finding reality and fiction beginning to blur. Neil Triffett Simon fears his life might be in danger, his plans of getting the girl are soon replaced with plans of just getting out. But Maggie has other Produced By: ideas. Whether or not this is the perfect date Lee Matthews or a disaster waiting to happen, sparks are Ivan Bradara sure to fly. MARKET ST.
OCTOBER 17 / 11:30am Starring: Country: USA Kirill Kovalevskiy Jason Run Time: 8m Patnode, Mario Camaril- lo Alexander von Have On a seemingly ordinary com- Thomas de Maleingreau mute in San Francisco, a woman Jacky Jianfeng Yu Jae Jun finds herself on a journey of terror Yi Saleem Erakat Dwayne aboard a mysterious streetcar. Mohammed Annalisa Torina Joseph Ramil Henry Fox Andy Wood Kaserut Jaroenmak Directed By: Carlos Baena Written By: Carlos Baena Produced By: Sasha Korellis 22 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015
MERIDIANS
OCTOBER 18 / 3:45pm Starring: Country: USA Marissa Merrill Run Time: 8m 32s Ellen Yuen
An acupuncturist forms a primal bond with her female patient after years of treatment. Directed By: Blake Rice
Written By: Mark E. Davidson
Produced By: Blake Rice Mark E. Davidson Eric R. Polins MIRRORED
OCTOBER 17 / 10pm Starring: Country: USA Aaron Jay Run Time: 9m 22s Rome David Colan Bryan When a slacker, gamer dude gets Mordechai Jackson a new mirror installed in his room, he’s thrust into a hellish journey with horrific results. Directed By: Ryan Shovey
Written By: Nicole Bird
Produced By: Nicole Bird
NIGHT OF THE SLASHER
OCTOBER 15 / 7:30pm Starring: Country: USA Lily Berlina Run Time: 11m 16s Scott Javore Adam Lesar A ‘shot-in-one-take’ slasher film Eve Constance about a teenage girl who must David Swann commit horror movie sins by drinking alcohol, doing drugs, Directed By: and having sex in order to lure a Shant Hamassian masked killer and defeat him. Written By: Shant Hamassian
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ON DARK PATHS
OCTOBER 18 / 5:30pm Starring: Country: Finland Pessi Kivilä Run Time: 20m Oskari Katajisto Minna Hämäläinen On Dark Paths tells a story about Marjatta Rinne an eight-year-old boy, Risto, whose mind has created a terri- fying monster that creeps in the Directed By: house during the night. Risto must Paul J. Helin gather the courage to stand up to the monster - and put an end to his Written By: nightmare. Paul J. Helin
Produced By: Paul J. Helin
THE POND
OCTOBER 18 / 5:30pm Starring: Country: Belgium Xenia Borremans Run Time: 15m Kirsten Pieters Sara Debosschere The Pond is a poetic horror story, Tibo Vanbenborre set in the early 1900’s, about a young girl, Kris (8), who tries to unravel the mystery of the dark Directed By: pond behind her parents’ house… Jeroen Dumoulein
Written By: Michel Sabbe Produced By: Hendrik Verthé Kobe Van Steenberghe Frank Van Passel Caviar Films
PREY
OCTOBER 18/ 3:45pm Starring: Country: UK Weruche Opia Run Time: 13m 18s OC Ukeje Steve Mace A young woman after a night out Yvonne Hays is stalked by a psychopath in a car Azizat Sadiq park. Directed By: Sunny King Written By: Edith Nwekenta Produced By: Sunny King Luti Fagbenele Alfred Soroh Dipo Winsala Tendeka Mutatu Stefano Moses 24 SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015
THE PREY
OCTOBER 17 / 1:30pm Starring: Country: UK Rebecca Van Cleave Run Time: 8m 32s James Alexandrou Sam Gittins After an argument with her boy- friend, whilst driving back from a party, Melanie ends up on the wrong side of town on a dark Hal- Directed By: loween night. Determined to walk James Webber home alone she draws the atten- tion of a shifty looking young man. Written By: As he begins to follow her the James Webber night takes a turn for the worse. Produced By: April Kelley Sara Huxley
THE SEVERING
OCTOBER 18 / 3:45pm Starring: Country: Australia Natascha Flowers Run Time: 11m 20s Drew Gregory
It is Jacinta’s first day in her new apartment. She has never lived alone; her senses are height- ened by the strange sounds and Directed By: textures that surround her. As day Hayden Gregory turns to night she is forced to con- front her inner most fears – battling Written By: for control of her space, body and Hayden Gregory soul. Produced By: Priya Namana
SUPER
OCTOBER 18 / 3;45pm Starring: Country: New Zealand Maggie Watts Run Time: 4m 26s Nathan Kennedy
When a mysterious girl falls into the sights of a violent stalker, she is left with only one means of survival... Directed By: Matt Inns
Written By: Matt Inns
Produced By: Matt Inns SHORT FILMS Melissa Dodds
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SURGERY
OCTOBER 17 / 1:30pm Starring: Country: UK Nicholas Ball Run Time: 10m 48s Jamie Lee Sam Clemens Kidnapped and suffering the Lara Lemon diabolical torturous ways of ‘The Crude Surgeon’ for no known reason, Michael slips in and out Directed By: of consciousness until he finds Clemens Bros himself in safe hands… Written By: Samuel Clemens
Produced By: Ted Byron Baybutt THE THING IN THE APARTMENT
OCTOBER 17 / 1:30pm Starring: Country: USA Melia Renee Run Time: 10m 55s Carly Jones
There’s something in Lindsay’s apartment...
Directed By: John William Ross
Written By: John William Ross
Produced By: Jonathan Judelson
TURNED
OCTOBER 18 / 5:30pm Starring: Country: USA Ryan Driscoll Run Time: 12m 30s Zackary Arthur Benjamin Busch In a dangerous, abandoned city, Yuri Baranovsky a mother has been bitten by a zombie. Locked in a house with a violent survivor, she must find Directed By: a way to get her child to safety Adam Bolt before her deteriorating mind and body turn her into a monster. Written By: Adam Bolt
Produced By: Matt Miller Erich Lochner
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VELKOMMEN TIL PARADIS
OCTOBER 17 / 1:30pm Starring: Country: Denmark William Rudbeck Run Time: 13m 16s Lindhardt Kjeld Nørgaard Harald has a feeling that he might be the Mads Reuther new Messiah. Harald has grown up in an alternative religious movement and the day has come for his confirmation ritual, Directed By: which will make him an official part of Kristian Håskjold the church family. But the head of the church and his father don’t know about Written By: his secret, which could be devastating Kristian Håskjold for his entry into the family. Ultimately, Harald has to decide whether or not to give up a part of himself in order to keep Produced By: his relationship to his family and friends. Siri Dynesen
WILLA
OCTOBER 17 / 11:30am Starring: Country: Germany Karoline Schuch Run Time: 14s 30m Fabian Oehl Butz Buse A railway station in the middle of Marie Anne Fliegel nowhere. David is looking for his Mareile Blendl girlfriend: Willa. They were on their Mai Duong Kieu way to their own wedding, when Dunja Bengsch an accident made them stuck at Martin Neuhaus a small railway station. Now Willa Gerold Ströher is missing and none of the other Directed By: fellow passengers know where Helena Hufnagel she is. Although the next train is so supposed to come any minute, Written By: David leaves the railway station to Sina Flammang search for Willa… An adaptation of Produced By: Stephen King’s short story “Willa”. Helena Hufnagel Tina Kringer ZONE 2
OCTOBER 18 / 5:30pm Starring: Country: Anne Ramsay Run Time: Connor Linnerooth
Trapped in the bleak underworld of Zone 2, a mother and her disabled son fight for survival. Directed By: Anna Elizabeth James
Written By: Lydia Mulvey
Produced By: Sandra Leviton SHORT FILMS Miranda Sajdak
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OCTOBER 17 / 3:30pm Starring: Country: USA Erika M. Frances Run Time: 20m 22s Michelle McGinty Deane Sullivan When a traumatized runaway finds Directed By: solace in a secluded farm home, Julian Vlcan her attempt to liberate the house from a disturbing secret uproots Written By: Julian Vlcan a rage that should have remained hidden. Produced By: Giles Clarke James “Cort” McGee Shyam S. Sengupta
THE FLESH OF MY LOVERS
OCTOBER 18 / 2pm Starring: Country: USA Aaron Pont Run Time: 16m 10s Kristina Pesic
A sociopath prone to ultra-violent Directed By: fantasies attempts to transform his reclusive lifestyle when the woman Joshua Giuliano of his dreams moves-in next door - with horrific consequences. Written By: Joshua Giuliano Luis Piñeiro Produced By: Luis Piñeiro
MASSACRE IN SAN JOSE OCTOBER 18 / 2pm Starring: Country: Mexico DON ALEJO- Eligio Run Time: 24m Meléndez MARTÍN- Gilber- to Barraza PEDRO- Noé Don Alejo is an old man who’s Hernández LUIS- Rafael lived his entire life at his ranch, Gallegos LUPITA- Xochi- away from all the violence and quetzatl Rodríguez injustice of the Mexican territories. Directed By: But the day his property gets taken Edgar Nito away from him, he is forced to Written By: defend and attack back for what Edgar Nito matters most to him. Alfredo Mendoza Produced By: Rodrigo Frías, Edgar Nito, Henner Hofmann 28 Karla Bukantz SCREAMFEST HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2015
OH, DARLING
OCTOBER 18 / 2pm Starring: Country: USA Jimmy Jones III Run Time: 10m 30s Antonio Yee Lisa Molenda Darling wants nothing more than to be adored by her beloved hus- band, Ricky, but the violent scars enveloping her body tell a different Directed By: story. Antonio Yee
Written By: Antonio Yee
Produced By: Ry Chase
PLASTIC BODIES
OCTOBER 18 / 2pm Starring: Country: USA Kaitlyn Jenkins Run Time: 9m 15s Ellie Jameson
Lucy, is an average sized woman living in a “skinny” world. One night, she is left to work alone in a hip fashion boutique and the pres- Directed By: sures of seeking the perfect body Melissa Whitman begin to get the best of her. She takes an experimental weight loss Written By: medication guaranteed to give her Melissa Whitman the body she wants. Unfortunate- ly, it has unintended side effects causing Lucy to wonder if she’s Produced By: losing her mind, or if something Alison Town more sinister is at play.
SEVER
OCTOBER 14 / 9:30pm Starring: Country: USA Aaron Cavette Run Time: 15m Leah Haile Michelle Romano REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED...IN A BOX A small town girl, studying to be a surgeon, de- cided to shift gears, and come to Directed By: the big city looking to make it big Nick Bird in Hollywood as an actress. When she meets a predator disguised as Written By: a talent agent she puts her talents Nick Bird for slicing and dicing to use. Produced By: Jay Davis STUDENT FILMS Michelle Romano
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For those of you that did not have the opportunity to meet him, let me tell you he was one of the sweetest and most gen- erous people I have ever met. As I write this I recall his sharp wit and humor and it makes me smile during this sad time. Wes resurrected our genre twice with A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and SCREAM.
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Wes, I love you dearly and will miss you fiercely. I will forever be grateful for your friendship.
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9:00pm OPENING NIGHT Sever Condemned Slumlord Martyrs Paranormal PARTY! Curve 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm Activity 9:30pm 9:30pm A conversation with the 9:30pm Cast Free Screening! 10:00pm Phase IV Mirrored 10:00pm Patchwork 10:00pm