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Unnamed Footage Festival Virtual Version Kicks Off This Friday . . .  the 13th!

Unnamed Footage Festival Virtual Version Kicks Off This Friday . . .  the 13th!

Found footage and faux documentary fright-fare aficionados, Unnamed Footage Festival has a virtual event this weekend that you won’t want to miss! From world premieres to repertory titles to secret screenings, this one-time-only event looks to be a blast! Following is the official press announcement. The Unnamed Footage Festival’s annual virtual festival returns, officially beginning this weekend on the cursed evening of Friday the 13th at 8PM ET / 5PM PT. The stream, which goes live an hour early with a pre-show, will feature 17 found footage horror, first person POV, and faux documentary feature films, over a dozen short films, and a wraparound of original never-before-seen and never-to-be-seen-again footage sourced for the festival. #UFF24HR24’s lineup features a tantalizing variety of in-world camera films, including world premieres, repertory screenings, and secret screenings with many filmmakers in attendance, answering questions and giving behind-the-scenes info in the livechat accompanying the stream. The live streamed film festival, which must be watched live and

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Joseph Perry
Sep 12, 2024
From the Studio Behind Terrifier Comes the Supernatural Horror 'Beezel'

From the Studio Behind Terrifier Comes the Supernatural Horror ‘Beezel’

From the studio that brought you the viral mega-hit Terrifier comes a new chilling supernatural horror film, Beezel, set to debut at Grimmfest. In the film, three unwitting guests of a cursed New England home stumble upon a sinister secret lurking beneath its floorboards: an eternal witch with an insatiable thirst for the souls of the living. The family’s sinister secrets begin to surface, and the witch’s influence continues as it is revealed she has plagued the family for six generations. Assembled from various “found footage” formats, the film presents the family’s horrifying history. From the creative duo director Aaron Fradkin and writer/star Victoria Fratz of Social House Films (known for the viral sensation Val), Beezel stars Fratz, Nicolas Robin, LeJon Woods, Bob Gallagher, and Caroline Quigley. Beezel will make its UK Premiere at Grimmfest on October 3. Get your tickets now. Following its film festival debut, Dazzler Media will release Beezel on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on January 6,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2024
Dark Nights Film Fest Brings Monsters, Maniacs, and Mystery to Sydney

Dark Nights Film Fest Brings Monsters, Maniacs, and Mystery to Sydney

The inaugural Dark Nights Film Fest takes place in Sydney, Australia in October, with a droolworthy lineup of fright fare scheduled. From creature features to crime shockers, there’s something for horror aficionados of every stripe. Following is the official press announcement. With fangs bared and bloodshot eyes watering with feverish intent, Sydney’s new ritualistic celebration of independent horror and dark genre cinema, Dark Nights Film Fest, throws down the gauntlet and invites the hungry hordes to come and devour its inaugural program. “Themes of ‘family’ — the bonds that tie us together and can be torn apart — are present in many of the films in our first program, yet it has tickled our dark fancy that much of Volume One is made up of classic monsters,” explains festival director, Bryn Tilly. “We’ve got zombies, vampires, ghosts, demons, psychos, each representation with its own twist, its own bite, its own terrifying cackle.” Nine features and eighteen short films, including five

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 10, 2024
Dead And SudBuried Serves Up Classic and Cutting Edge Fear Fare

Dead And SudBuried Serves Up Classic and Cutting Edge Fear Fare

From male strippers battling the occult to an invisible dinosaur wreaking gory havoc, the U.K.’s Dead And SudBuried film festival’s 2024 edition has something for fright-fare fanatics of all stripes this October. Following is the official press announcement. It’s Halloween season again for Sudbury, Suffolk’s with the return of its very own horror film festival Dead And SudBuried, now with an earlier start, increasing its run time to three full days of creepy fun. The event returns over the weekend of 4th to 6th October with a horror-packed schedule featuring 9 brand new festival circuit features including a UK premiere, 9 classic movies and 18 new horror shorts plus Director/Cast Q&A’s, food trucks, more merchandise and much more over three scary days. The Dead And SudBuried Horrorthon began life in 2016 in Suffolk in the small market town of Sudbury as a celebration of classic horror movies, screening seven classics over a single day in the intimate venue of The

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Joseph Perry
Sep 9, 2024
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U.K.’s Dead Northern Film Festival Announces Its Fear-Fraught 2024 Lineup

U.K.’s Dead Northern Film Festival Announces Its Fear-Fraught 2024 Lineup

This year’s edition of York, England’s Dead Northern Film Festival takes place September 27–29 with a spotlight on independent fright fare. Whether you prefer vicious vampires, killer crocodiles, or supernatural shivers, the fest has something for horror aficionados of every stripe. Following is the official press announcement. Following last year’s success, which saw over 700 admissions, celebrating the best of the indie horror film genre, the Dead Northern Film Festival returns with a thrill-packed weekend. Horror and fantasy fans are invited to the York’s City Screen Picturehouse to spend the weekend celebrating frightfully good flicks old and new. There will be something for all genre fans from creepy thrillers to blood soaked slashers. The line-up includes a mixture of specially curated new feature and short films from the best talent in the genre, locally and internationally, as well as a celebration of some classic horrors reaching milestone anniversaries. Found footage horror will take centre stage over the weekend with 25th

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Joseph Perry
Sep 9, 2024
Thriller 'Blood Star' Coming to VOD Following Grimmfest Premiere

Thriller ‘Blood Star’ Coming to VOD Following Grimmfest Premiere

Plain Pictures announced that the highly anticipated thriller Blood Star will make its UK premiere at Grimmfest this October. After its film festival debut, the film will be available on all major digital platforms. Lawrence Jacomelli directed Blood Star, which features Britni Camacho, known for her role in I’m a Virgo, and John Schwab (from Master of the Air). Sydney Brumfield, Travis Lincoln Cox, Felix Merback, and Wyomi Reed round out the cast. This intense survival thriller follows a young pickpocket who is driving cross-country to reunite with her abusive boyfriend. Her journey takes a terrifying turn when she is targeted by a small-town sheriff, who shoots her off the road. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues as she must use her street smarts to outwit her pursuer and survive. Blood Star promises a heart-pounding experience filled with suspense, danger, and unexpected twists. Check out the new trailer below and see this thriller on VOD on October 7, 2024.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2024
Nightmares Film Festival’s First Wave Announcement: From the First Horror Film to the Newest

Nightmares Film Festival’s First Wave Announcement: From the First Horror Film to the Newest

Nightmares Film Festival returns for another incredible edition to Columbus, Ohio, once again bringing a jaw-dropping lineup of horror cinema and its personalities. This year’s edition takes place from October 17–20, and the following press information details the first announcements about what’s in store for fear-fare fans. Today Nightmares Film Festival (October 17 to 20) announced the first wave of its 2024 “Better Horror” program and, if they stopped here – from Maury and Bustillo (Inside)’s new film to auteurs Jenn Wexler, Joe Swanberg and Jennifer Reeder attending – it might already be this fall’s most exciting horror event. “Nightmares is a celebration of the best genre work in the world,” said co-founder Jason Tostevin. “But I think the best part is the experience, which someone told me feels like a combination of Christmas morning and summer camp for the horror family.” Among the presents to unwrap this year? One-of-a-kind anniversary screenings, world premieres from fresh voices, and discussions with

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 6, 2024
Vampires, Witches, and Other Occult Entities Headline Screamfest’s 2024 First Wave Announcement

Vampires, Witches, and Other Occult Entities Headline Screamfest’s 2024 First Wave Announcement

Fright-fare fanatics, Los Angeles-based Screamfest Horror Film Festival has just unleashed its first wave lineup, and as always, the fest boasts chilling cinematic fare from around the world. Check out the following press information to see what chills and thrills are in store. Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States, today announced its first-wave lineup of competitive features and shorts for its 24th edition. Running October 8 through 17, 2024 at the TCL Chinese Theater, Screamfest® welcomes horror cinephiles to experience twisted tales and frightening films together on the big screen. Tickets will be on sale soon and can be purchased via the festival website: https://screamfestla.com/ Considered the “Sundance of Horror,” Screamfest® proudly highlights the innovative work of independent filmmakers from across the globe. This past year, the festival featured several standout films that have since secured distribution, including Monolith (WellGO USA), Faceless After Dark (Dark Sky Films), and Pandemonium (Arrow Video).

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 6, 2024
Indie Slasher 'The Summer We Died' Premiering at Skate or Die

Indie Slasher ‘The Summer We Died’ Premiering at Skate or Die

Get ready for a terrifying trip back to the 1980s. Director Dillon Brown‘s latest indie horror film, The Summer We Died, is set to make its world premiere at the Skate or Die Film Fest this October. Combining the nostalgic charm of “Saved by the Bell” with the blood-curdling tension of classic slasher films, The Summer We Died offers a fright-filled experience. In a town gripped by fear after a series of brutal murders, a strict curfew is imposed. This threatens to extinguish the last sparks of summer for a group of rebellious teens. Defying the curfew, they embark on a dangerous adventure, only to find themselves caught in a deadly game with the “Moonlight Killer.” The cast includes Hannah Welty, Mandy Morgan, Grace Winters, and Michael Rock. Zoogie Austin, John Potash, Brian Lee, Annie Lain, and Hector “Nomar” Mendoza round out the cast. Director Dillon Brown, known for his Bigfoot found footage franchise, Tahoe Joe, brings a fresh perspective

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2024
Spoiler-Free Reviews: MEMBERS CLUB and THE DEAD THING (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

Spoiler-Free Reviews: MEMBERS CLUB and THE DEAD THING (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

MEMBERS CLUB Official synopsis: Wet Dreams, a middle-aged male stripper group have hit rock bottom. After a string of disastrous gigs, the gang considers disbanding. Alan (Dean Kilbey), the group’s happy-go-lucky front man, takes over the business and books the boys a lucrative and mysterious gig in rural Essex. But when the group arrive at the desolate club, their night quickly takes a dark turn when they find themselves tangled up in a plot to raise a murderous 16th century witch from the dead. The humor is Rabelasian and the gory dismembering of male genitalia is prominent in writer/director Marc Coleman’s horror comedy Members Club (U.K., 2024). The film is an overall fun romp that makes its well-past-their-prime male strippers a rather likable bunch for whom it is easy to cheer, and to hope for their survival. Members Club boasts additional heart in its family drama between front-man Alan (Dean Kilbey) and his daughter Daisy (Barbara Smith). The practical effects

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Joseph Perry
Sep 2, 2024

More from Film Festivals

Unnamed Footage Festival Virtual Version Kicks Off This Friday . . .  the 13th!

Unnamed Footage Festival Virtual Version Kicks Off This Friday . . .  the 13th!

Found footage and faux documentary fright-fare aficionados, Unnamed Footage Festival has a virtual event this weekend that you won’t want to miss! From world premieres to repertory titles to secret screenings, this one-time-only event looks to be a blast! Following is the official press announcement. The Unnamed Footage Festival’s annual virtual festival returns, officially beginning this weekend on the cursed evening of Friday the 13th at 8PM ET / 5PM PT. The stream, which goes live an hour early with a pre-show, will feature 17 found footage horror, first person POV, and faux documentary feature films, over a dozen short films, and a wraparound of original never-before-seen and never-to-be-seen-again footage sourced for the festival. #UFF24HR24’s lineup features a tantalizing variety of in-world camera films, including world premieres, repertory screenings, and secret screenings with many filmmakers in attendance, answering questions and giving behind-the-scenes info in the livechat accompanying the stream. The live streamed film festival, which must be watched live and

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 12, 2024
From the Studio Behind Terrifier Comes the Supernatural Horror 'Beezel'

From the Studio Behind Terrifier Comes the Supernatural Horror ‘Beezel’

From the studio that brought you the viral mega-hit Terrifier comes a new chilling supernatural horror film, Beezel, set to debut at Grimmfest. In the film, three unwitting guests of a cursed New England home stumble upon a sinister secret lurking beneath its floorboards: an eternal witch with an insatiable thirst for the souls of the living. The family’s sinister secrets begin to surface, and the witch’s influence continues as it is revealed she has plagued the family for six generations. Assembled from various “found footage” formats, the film presents the family’s horrifying history. From the creative duo director Aaron Fradkin and writer/star Victoria Fratz of Social House Films (known for the viral sensation Val), Beezel stars Fratz, Nicolas Robin, LeJon Woods, Bob Gallagher, and Caroline Quigley. Beezel will make its UK Premiere at Grimmfest on October 3. Get your tickets now. Following its film festival debut, Dazzler Media will release Beezel on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital on January 6,

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 10, 2024
Dark Nights Film Fest Brings Monsters, Maniacs, and Mystery to Sydney

Dark Nights Film Fest Brings Monsters, Maniacs, and Mystery to Sydney

The inaugural Dark Nights Film Fest takes place in Sydney, Australia in October, with a droolworthy lineup of fright fare scheduled. From creature features to crime shockers, there’s something for horror aficionados of every stripe. Following is the official press announcement. With fangs bared and bloodshot eyes watering with feverish intent, Sydney’s new ritualistic celebration of independent horror and dark genre cinema, Dark Nights Film Fest, throws down the gauntlet and invites the hungry hordes to come and devour its inaugural program. “Themes of ‘family’ — the bonds that tie us together and can be torn apart — are present in many of the films in our first program, yet it has tickled our dark fancy that much of Volume One is made up of classic monsters,” explains festival director, Bryn Tilly. “We’ve got zombies, vampires, ghosts, demons, psychos, each representation with its own twist, its own bite, its own terrifying cackle.” Nine features and eighteen short films, including five

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 10, 2024
Dead And SudBuried Serves Up Classic and Cutting Edge Fear Fare

Dead And SudBuried Serves Up Classic and Cutting Edge Fear Fare

From male strippers battling the occult to an invisible dinosaur wreaking gory havoc, the U.K.’s Dead And SudBuried film festival’s 2024 edition has something for fright-fare fanatics of all stripes this October. Following is the official press announcement. It’s Halloween season again for Sudbury, Suffolk’s with the return of its very own horror film festival Dead And SudBuried, now with an earlier start, increasing its run time to three full days of creepy fun. The event returns over the weekend of 4th to 6th October with a horror-packed schedule featuring 9 brand new festival circuit features including a UK premiere, 9 classic movies and 18 new horror shorts plus Director/Cast Q&A’s, food trucks, more merchandise and much more over three scary days. The Dead And SudBuried Horrorthon began life in 2016 in Suffolk in the small market town of Sudbury as a celebration of classic horror movies, screening seven classics over a single day in the intimate venue of The

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 9, 2024
U.K.’s Dead Northern Film Festival Announces Its Fear-Fraught 2024 Lineup

U.K.’s Dead Northern Film Festival Announces Its Fear-Fraught 2024 Lineup

This year’s edition of York, England’s Dead Northern Film Festival takes place September 27–29 with a spotlight on independent fright fare. Whether you prefer vicious vampires, killer crocodiles, or supernatural shivers, the fest has something for horror aficionados of every stripe. Following is the official press announcement. Following last year’s success, which saw over 700 admissions, celebrating the best of the indie horror film genre, the Dead Northern Film Festival returns with a thrill-packed weekend. Horror and fantasy fans are invited to the York’s City Screen Picturehouse to spend the weekend celebrating frightfully good flicks old and new. There will be something for all genre fans from creepy thrillers to blood soaked slashers. The line-up includes a mixture of specially curated new feature and short films from the best talent in the genre, locally and internationally, as well as a celebration of some classic horrors reaching milestone anniversaries. Found footage horror will take centre stage over the weekend with 25th

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 9, 2024
Thriller 'Blood Star' Coming to VOD Following Grimmfest Premiere

Thriller ‘Blood Star’ Coming to VOD Following Grimmfest Premiere

Plain Pictures announced that the highly anticipated thriller Blood Star will make its UK premiere at Grimmfest this October. After its film festival debut, the film will be available on all major digital platforms. Lawrence Jacomelli directed Blood Star, which features Britni Camacho, known for her role in I’m a Virgo, and John Schwab (from Master of the Air). Sydney Brumfield, Travis Lincoln Cox, Felix Merback, and Wyomi Reed round out the cast. This intense survival thriller follows a young pickpocket who is driving cross-country to reunite with her abusive boyfriend. Her journey takes a terrifying turn when she is targeted by a small-town sheriff, who shoots her off the road. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues as she must use her street smarts to outwit her pursuer and survive. Blood Star promises a heart-pounding experience filled with suspense, danger, and unexpected twists. Check out the new trailer below and see this thriller on VOD on October 7, 2024.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 7, 2024
Nightmares Film Festival’s First Wave Announcement: From the First Horror Film to the Newest

Nightmares Film Festival’s First Wave Announcement: From the First Horror Film to the Newest

Nightmares Film Festival returns for another incredible edition to Columbus, Ohio, once again bringing a jaw-dropping lineup of horror cinema and its personalities. This year’s edition takes place from October 17–20, and the following press information details the first announcements about what’s in store for fear-fare fans. Today Nightmares Film Festival (October 17 to 20) announced the first wave of its 2024 “Better Horror” program and, if they stopped here – from Maury and Bustillo (Inside)’s new film to auteurs Jenn Wexler, Joe Swanberg and Jennifer Reeder attending – it might already be this fall’s most exciting horror event. “Nightmares is a celebration of the best genre work in the world,” said co-founder Jason Tostevin. “But I think the best part is the experience, which someone told me feels like a combination of Christmas morning and summer camp for the horror family.” Among the presents to unwrap this year? One-of-a-kind anniversary screenings, world premieres from fresh voices, and discussions with

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 6, 2024
Vampires, Witches, and Other Occult Entities Headline Screamfest’s 2024 First Wave Announcement

Vampires, Witches, and Other Occult Entities Headline Screamfest’s 2024 First Wave Announcement

Fright-fare fanatics, Los Angeles-based Screamfest Horror Film Festival has just unleashed its first wave lineup, and as always, the fest boasts chilling cinematic fare from around the world. Check out the following press information to see what chills and thrills are in store. Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, the largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States, today announced its first-wave lineup of competitive features and shorts for its 24th edition. Running October 8 through 17, 2024 at the TCL Chinese Theater, Screamfest® welcomes horror cinephiles to experience twisted tales and frightening films together on the big screen. Tickets will be on sale soon and can be purchased via the festival website: https://screamfestla.com/ Considered the “Sundance of Horror,” Screamfest® proudly highlights the innovative work of independent filmmakers from across the globe. This past year, the festival featured several standout films that have since secured distribution, including Monolith (WellGO USA), Faceless After Dark (Dark Sky Films), and Pandemonium (Arrow Video).

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 6, 2024
Indie Slasher 'The Summer We Died' Premiering at Skate or Die

Indie Slasher ‘The Summer We Died’ Premiering at Skate or Die

Get ready for a terrifying trip back to the 1980s. Director Dillon Brown‘s latest indie horror film, The Summer We Died, is set to make its world premiere at the Skate or Die Film Fest this October. Combining the nostalgic charm of “Saved by the Bell” with the blood-curdling tension of classic slasher films, The Summer We Died offers a fright-filled experience. In a town gripped by fear after a series of brutal murders, a strict curfew is imposed. This threatens to extinguish the last sparks of summer for a group of rebellious teens. Defying the curfew, they embark on a dangerous adventure, only to find themselves caught in a deadly game with the “Moonlight Killer.” The cast includes Hannah Welty, Mandy Morgan, Grace Winters, and Michael Rock. Zoogie Austin, John Potash, Brian Lee, Annie Lain, and Hector “Nomar” Mendoza round out the cast. Director Dillon Brown, known for his Bigfoot found footage franchise, Tahoe Joe, brings a fresh perspective

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 3, 2024
Spoiler-Free Reviews: MEMBERS CLUB and THE DEAD THING (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

Spoiler-Free Reviews: MEMBERS CLUB and THE DEAD THING (Pigeon Shrine FrightFest)

MEMBERS CLUB Official synopsis: Wet Dreams, a middle-aged male stripper group have hit rock bottom. After a string of disastrous gigs, the gang considers disbanding. Alan (Dean Kilbey), the group’s happy-go-lucky front man, takes over the business and books the boys a lucrative and mysterious gig in rural Essex. But when the group arrive at the desolate club, their night quickly takes a dark turn when they find themselves tangled up in a plot to raise a murderous 16th century witch from the dead. The humor is Rabelasian and the gory dismembering of male genitalia is prominent in writer/director Marc Coleman’s horror comedy Members Club (U.K., 2024). The film is an overall fun romp that makes its well-past-their-prime male strippers a rather likable bunch for whom it is easy to cheer, and to hope for their survival. Members Club boasts additional heart in its family drama between front-man Alan (Dean Kilbey) and his daughter Daisy (Barbara Smith). The practical effects

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Sep 2, 2024
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