OUR NEW LOCATIONWe are excited to announce a new (but very old) venue for the Dark Carnival Film Festival for 2013. This year, the festival will be held at the historic Crump Theater in Columbus, Indiana. Built in 1874, the Crump is the oldest theater in the state, and it's ...

Dark Carnival Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 2013. We're searching the four corners of the globe to discover the most gruesome and spectacular horror, sci-fi, and dark fantasy films known to mankind.  To find out more, be sure to visit our SUBMISSIONS page.

  The Dark Carnival Film Festival has been recognized by a variety genre and film industry publication. We've been featured in MovieMaker Magazine as one of 2011's "13 Horror Film Fests to Die For!" and one of the "Top 25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee." What made this distinction even ...