Meeting Room 1 is designated as our film room. All schedules are subject to change without notice. All film screenings on this schedule are FREE to all Scarefest Weekend ticket holders. When the filmmakers are in attendance, there may also be brief Q&A sessions held following the screenings.
Florida’s Lake Jesup is the most densely infested alligator lake in the entire United States – known by locals as “the place to take your mother-in-law to water ski.” This is the story of 13 hellish days on the lake in 2003.
Runtime 1:27:00
Michael Houston King -Director
Michael Houston King – Writer
Eric Fleming – Producer
Mario Xavier – Producer
The year is 1963, little Michael Myers and his older sister Judith have just arrived home from trick or treating. As they get settled for the night, the phone rings.
Runtime 10:30
Lorenzo P. Adams – Director
Lorenzo P. Adams – Writer
Lorenzo P. Adams – Producer
Fortuna Gbresellassie – Producer
Rachel, a bored and insomniac young woman, contacts Zalir through a dating APP, a creature who will do the impossible to make their paths cross, forever…
Runtime 8:00
Victor Basallote – Director
A 911 call leads a new Police Chief to a cold case with a paranormal twist.
Runtime 20:01
Brandon Keeton – Director
Brandon Keeton – Writer
Brandon Keeton – Producer
When the man she married turned cruel, then became bored with abusing her, a fear-numbed wife is forced to witness her husband’s urges turn to a much darker appetite. Desperate to avoid further harm, she finds herself helping to lure his prey while developing a morbid jealousy for the attention he gives the young women he inevitably kills. She isn’t sure why she wears trinkets from the victims, perhaps it’s to hide her growing realization that some wolves are born in sheep’s clothing.
Runtime 27:00
David K Marek – Director
Gayle Newman Kunz – Writer
Survivors of a bloody “theatre massacre” years earlier must fight for their lives as members of their psychiatric hospital’s therapy support group begin falling prey to an unseen psychopath. Deep secrets are uncovered and old friendships are tested as they realize the killer may actually be much closer to them than they ever thought possible.
Runtime 1:49:00
Scott Tepperman – Director
Scott Tepperman – Writer
Scott Tepperman – Producer
Jason Schneider – Producer
When down on his luck family man and ex-soldier Cole Boyd gets drawn into a scheme to rob Skye’s pawnshop, a front for a ruthless gang of meth-making bikers known as The Spiders, a group led by the enigmatic and evil “Doc”, a bad idea turns into a blood-soaked nightmare.
Runtime 1:22:04
Christopher M Grega – Director
Eric Stanze – Cinematographer
Christopher M Grega – Writer
Christopher T Macke – Producer
Scott Macke – Producer
On the Anniversary of her husband’s death, Vanessa and her sister Julie glance at her security monitor and are shocked to see him standing outside. Vanessa needs to know why he has returned and the heartbreaking reason will be more than she can bear.
Runtime
18:30
Paul De Cinque – Director
Paul De Cinque – Writer
After she’s dumped by her serial killer boyfriend for not being “hot enough”, Sheryl, a beauty-obsessed woman, goes on a murderous, blood-soaked quest to create the perfect face, while simultaneously navigating her new relationship with the cop investigating the murders. In the end, she must try to learn to accept herself as she is… even if that means she is a looks-obsessed, psycho killer.
Runtime 1:11:42
Justin Best – Director
Justin Best – Writer
Justin Best – Producer
Anthea Neri Best – Producer
Abby and Trent are an aging punk rock couple who inherit an eerie, old house from Abby’s eccentric aunt. While giving their friend Ratboy a tour, they discover a hidden trunk in the basement that harbors a sinister secret.
Runtime 10:49
Nicholas Berger – Director
Dana Berry – Director
Dana Berry – Writer
Dana Berry – Producer
Nicholas Berger – Producer
Decades after she and her late father found an unspeakable horror in the woods, Lola receives a package of his ashes, and along with it the ghost of their shared trauma.
Runtime 10:01
Sarah London – Director
Sarah London – Writer
Darren Bailey – Producer
Ezra Goldberg-Johns – Producer
Timothy Johns – Producer
A young woman discovers the dangers of attempting to cut her own bangs.
Runtime 6:40
Ashley Lauren Thomas -Director
Ashley Lauren Thomas – Writer
Katie Groshong – Producer
In “Serial,” we delve deep into the chilling personas of two notorious serial killers: Mabel Monroe, portrayed by the captivating true crime YouTuber Stephanie Harlowe, and Harold Numeister, brought to life by the incredibly talented Michael Ciesla. These two actors breathe life into characters inspired by the most iconic villains of horror cinema, taking viewers on a blood-soaked journey through the dark streets of Ashbourne Falls. Set in the eerie town of Ashbourne Falls, “Serial” pays homage to the slasher films of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s while weaving its own unique tapestry of suspense, mystery, and terror. With nods to classics like “Halloween,” “Scream,” and “Friday the 13th,” each episode is a thrilling homage to the genre’s most beloved tropes, with unexpected twists and turns that will leave audiences clamoring for more.
Runtime 1:23:59
James Thomas Coleman – Director
Vincent Coleman – Director
James Thomas Coleman – Writer
Vincent Coleman – Writer
James Thomas Coleman- Producer
Vincent Coleman – Producer
A man visits his childhood sweetheart, who harbours a dangerous secret.
Runtime 8:00
Conall Pendergast – Director
Conall Pendergast – Writer
Conall Pendergast – Producer
George Flores – Sound Design and Mix
An innovative startup provides the hunt of a lifetime in this dark wildlife-conservation comedy.
Runtime 6:50
Keil Orion Troisi – Director
Keil Orion Troisi – Writer
Gabe DiDomenico – Writer
As Ors Gabriel struggles with the grief and pain from losing his best friend and beloved dog, Louie, to cancer, the shock from the trauma brings on strange visions only Ors can see. While he questions whether his mind has fractured or if it’s actually real, a mysterious rise in murder-suicides takes hold of the city, and Ors becomes haunted by images of a shadowy figure known to many as ‘The Fedora Man’. Through torments and terror, Ors uncovers dark secrets from his past, forcing him to embrace who he really is, and what he is meant to do. But, with escalating visions of ‘The Fedora Man’, Ors must face his fears as he spirals downwards, testing the very limits of his sanity.
Runtime 1:55:00
Nicholas Gyeney – Director
Nicholas Gyeney – Writer
Kelsey Aho – Producer
Cesar Beitia – Composer
Two women on opposite sides of grief face real demons in an inpatient eating disorder clinic.
Runtime 19:58
Allison Miller – Director
Allison Miller – Writer
Rachel Craft – Producer
Vietnam, 1968. A feared American colonel nicknamed “the Black Dragon” by Vietnamese locals must face his inner shadow when his platoon presents him with a captured Vietcong girl who harbors some very unusual powers.
Runtime 14:40
Alexander Thompson – Director
Alexander Thompson – Writer
Nathaniel Hendricks – Writer
Sam Froelich – Producer
Isaiah Kang – Producer
Alexander Thompson – Producer
After being missing for several months, a woman’s husband suddenly returns home with no memory of where he’s been.
Runtime 7:43
Dave Harlequin – Director
Dave Harlequin – Writer
Mark C. Lucas – Producer
Jesse H. Knight – Director of Photography
Jaysen Buterin – Assistant Director
Neil Lee Griffin – Composer
Cannibalism and depravity drive Autumn Blacksmith, now widowed, to engage in a relentless revenge binge. Will she kill every man around her?
Runtime 1:37:02
Sam Hodge – Director
Johnna Hodge – Director
Sam Hodge – Writer
Sam Hodge – Producer
Al Burke – Producer
Daniel Lund – Producer
Johnna Hodge – Producer
A young woman is tormented from her abusive relationship and finds a savior deep down within herself, but is it an angel or a demon.
Runtime 9:00
Robert Michael Harney – Director
Robert Michael Harney – Writer
Derek Willis – Producer
Robert Michael Harney – Producer
This documentary explores what really happened to filmmaker Aaron Irons went he disappeared in the East Tennessee wilderness area known as Jeffrey’s Hell.
Runtime 1:20:00
Aaron Irons – Director
Aaron Irons – Writer
Aaron Irons – Producer
A brother and sister go camping in the woods to reconnect and bolster their relationship. Ghost stories are told and–surprise, surprise–someone comes to visit.
Runtime 9:20
David S. Smith – Director
Jonathon Cord Lovell-Ramirez – Writer
Film Crew Technology – Producer
When troubled assistant bank manager Andy McNeary’s baby daughter goes missing, he must follow instructions from a mysterious voice on the other end of a baby monitor to save her before she disappears forever.
Runtime 1:22:00
Ryan Barton-Grimley – Director
Ryan Barton-Grimley – Writer
Ryan Barton-Grimley – Producer
Ari Schneider – Producer
A young woman discovers a secret ability to travel through time with her mind.
Runtime 8:41
Conrad Faraj – Director
Conrad Faraj – Writer
Conrad Faraj – Producer
Dejonna Williams – Producer
David Wickham – Producer
Connie Wickham – Producer
