2007 Festival Selections
Dead and Breakfast 90 min
Zombie Horror, Los Angeles CA
Matt Leutwyler - Director
Six friends on their way to a wedding in Galveston stop for the night at a quaint bed and breakfast in the sleepy town of Lovelock. But after a night that ends with both the inn's owner and his chef dead, the gang finds themselves under suspicion by the local sherrif.
The mystery quickly unravels when the already bizarre residents of the town become possessed by an evil spirit and pin the friends down at the B&B. Armed with a rusty chainsaw, a can of gas, and a half box of shotgun shells, it's time to barricade the house and fight for their lives.
(NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be screening Unearthed as previously advertised.)
Jury Award, Best Film - Weekend of Fear Film Fest.
Death by Engagement 95 min
Horror, Woodland Hills CA
Pennie Orcutt - Producer
Ditched at the altar, hell bent Spencer Starkington goes on a brutal killing spree to retrieve his beloved mother's (P.J. Soles) heirloom ring. The gorgeous and wedding hating, chick flick bashing Detective Rikki Moore (Sasha Knopf) and irreverant Detective Cade Hamilton chase Spencer through a quirky maze of pawn shops, massage parlors, and a corpse raiding cop - as the ring bounces from one beautiful deseperate bride-to-be to the next.
Finally landing on the least likely wedding-hating, chick flick bashing finger of them all....
COMING TO DVD NATIONWIDE ON OCTOBER 2nd, 2007!
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Night of the Hell Hamsters 16 min
Horror Comedy, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Pinto - Producer
On a dark and stormy night, a young babysitter and her boyfriend fool around with the occult, summoning up a demon which possesses the family hamsters. Suddenly they find themselves fighting for their lives against a tiny, furry, bloodthirsty supernatural evil from the very pits of Hell! Top
Not Quite Dead 16 min
Zombie Horror, Phoenix, AZ
Stephen Krystek - Director
A small sub-urban neighborhood is over-run with the recently deceased and a group of friends try to survive with the help of their zombie-fanatic friend, Kris.
As the horde of dead grows around the house, the survivors soon realize that their chance of escape is growing slimmer by the minute.
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Netherworld 15 min
Action/Horror, Australia
Greg Connors - Director
What would happen if the almighty bet the fifth millennium on the outcome of a rigged boxing match? The archangel Gabriel works hard, pays the rent and occasionally moonlights as a boxer in the ratings winning ARENA fight tournament.
After he is told to throw the fight, Gabriel decides he's had it with his employer and kicks his opponents ass. After being sentenced to limbo Gabriel makes a deal that will get him back to the Netherworld. The only problem- an army of Angels that stands between him and his final destination. Top
The Scare 15 min
Documentary, Kyle TX
Javier C. Rivera - Director
In only two years time, The Mansion of Terror has established itself as one of the best haunted houses in Austin, Texas. Year one won them recognition as "Scariest in Austin". Year two they won Grand Prize in LION'S GATE Nationwide SAW II contest.
70 min This award-winning documentary follows Mansion of Terror's devoted scare team through their third year in what hopes to be their best. From build out to tear down - what does it take to make a successful haunted house? Top
Blood Tea and Red String 70 min
Animation, Cottage Grove OR
Christiane Cegavske - Director
Thirteen years in the making, Christiane Cegavske's dialogue free film tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart's desire.
The Mice commission the Oak Dwellers to create a beautiful doll for them. When she is complete, the Creatures fall in love with her and refuse to give her up. Resorting to thievery the Mice abscond with her in the middle of the night.
Meet fantastical creatures and view dazzling scenery as the Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak journey through this mystical land to reclaim their love. See the mice descend into debauchery as they become drunk on blood tea! See what happens when the Oak Dwellers eat the yellow fruit!
A heart rending musical score that was composed and performed by Mark Growden accompanies this disturbing and wondrous adventure. Top
Cannibal Flesh Riot 29 min
Dark Comedy, Pasadena CA
a Gris Grimly film
Stash and Hub, two redneck ghouls, take a journey through an ancient graveyard to do what ghouls have done for centuries: grave defiling, necrophelia and cannibalism. On their midnight walk, they rant about their idiosyncracies. But this morbid journey to feast on the dead does not unfold as it has the numerous nights before. Stash and Hub have raided the resting place of the deceased one too many times and the dead do not take lightly being fed on for centuries. Top
Chicks From Hell 9 min
Vampire Horror, United Kingdom
Christos Mouroukis - Director
From a world you've never seen before, the bottle of the ultimate powers arrives into the wrong hands and the vampires need it back. Chicks from Hell.
This is the story of living-dead vampire girls that don't want to become deader. Top
BROKEN 15 min
Action/Horror, Sunrise FL
Alex Ferrari - Director
A gun blast, a flash of light, and a young woman awakens to the comfort of her own bed. Bonnie Clayton has it all, a great relationship, a challenging career, and the burden of a dream that grows more vivid and disturbing with each passing night. But when Bonnie is abducted by a sadistic stranger and his colorful entourage, she discovers that the key to her survival lies within the familiar realms of her recurring dream. Top
God of Vampires 104 min
Vampire Horror, Derry NH
Rob Fitz - Director
Professional killer, Frank Ng, has been contracted to murder a Chinese crime lord. When he attempts to complete his contract he discovers the crime boss is an ancient chinese vampire, also known as Kiang-shi. Suddenly, the tables have turned. The professional killer - the hunter - has become the hunted.
Enlisting the help of a Chinese herbalist, knowledgeable in the ways of ancient lore, and an unlikely team of vampire hunters, Frank strikes out in a final battle against the Kiang-Shi and his minions of the dark.
Whether or not Frank is successful hinges on the true source of evil! Top
Nympha 93 min
Horror, Italy
Ivan Zuccon - Director
in English and Italian w/English Subtitles
NyMpha is the story of Sarah (Tiffany Shepis), a young English girl, who goes to Italy to take vows needed to become a cloister nun of the "New Order" Convent. The rules of the convent are very strict, so strict that they are often considered a form of torture. Sarah's path is divided into four steps, "hear" the Lord, "see" the Lord, "touch" the Lord and "talk" with the Lord& Each step will be painful for both Sarah's physical and mental self. Moreover, during Sarah's journey, she often has visions of the Convents past, visions that it was the house of a young girl named Ninfa...
Ninfa's life was ruined by the religious fanaticism of her violent grandfather Geremia, who believes that he can talk directly with God. In reality, he is utterly mad, and this madness seems to be present today (within the walls of the convent) where young Sarah lives... Top
Stupid Teenagers Must Die 76 min
80s Horror, Huntington Beach CA
Jeff Smith - Director
It's the 1980s and a group of teenagers are getting together to hold a seance in a haunted house. All the typical 80s horror movie characters are there: the cool hero, the innocent girlfriend, the goth chick, the tough guy, the beautiful blonde girl, the shy guy in love with the beautiful blonde girl, a couple of lipstick lesbians and two big geeks. In true low budget 80s horror movie fashion, weird things start happening around the house. As the poor, hapless kids are sliced and diced, it's up to our hero to lead the remaining survivors to safety before the house is filled with stupid dead teenagers. Top
Cerritosis 13 min
Experimental Horror, Canada
Steven Cerritos - Director
Meet Roach Far, a self proclaimed freak suffering from the rare disease Cerritosis. This deadly disease causes hallucinations, schizophrenia and paranoia. Roach Far is at the peak of his madness, at the peak of his disturbing visions. In a world without hope, in a world void of any logic, how does one fend off chaos? Welcome to the mind of Cerritosis. Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. Top
Covet, Normal 28 min
Horror, Dublin OH
Jason Crabtree - Director
Covet, Normal - the jolting cinematic portrayal of lust, greed, betrayal and eventual discovery of the breakdown of small town America. In Covet, Normal there are families striving to make a better place for their children, blue collar workers trying to provide for those families, small shops independently owned by locals providing services, and secrets& lots and lots of secrets. We look at this small town and the secrets that the town's people hide behind. A cutting commentary on the masses' acceptance of religious iconic imagery, this experience takes the audience to the limits of moral understanding while not losing site of its underlying story line. Covet, Normal - In a town full of secrets, few lies are ever told. Top
Chill 85 min
Lovecraftian Horror, Toluca Lake CA
Shaun Kurtz - Executive Producer
In this classic retro horror film inspired by the work and characters of H.P. Lovecraft, Sam (Thomas Calabro, "Melrose Place"), an aspiring writer, gets a job as a clerk in an inner city grocery owned by a mysterious Dr. Munoz.
Dr. Munoz is a former scientist who claims to have a rare skin condition that forces him to live in sub-freezing temperatures. However, as Sam is later horrified to learn, Munoz died some time ago but has kept himself alive through occult measures and the flesh harvested from his victims.
After he befriends a neighborhood store owner Maria (Ashley Laurence, "Hellraiser") and with Detective Defazio (James Russo, "Donnie Brasco") off track in his investigation, Sam must decide whether he will join Munoz's unholy ranks to save his own hide -- literally... Top
Sink Repair 8 min
Horror, Oxnard CA
Ryan Kohler - Director
A short thriller with a lazy plumber, a creepy house call, and a little girl trapped in a trailer.
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Beef 90 min
Horror, Randolph NJ
Pete Jacelone - Executive Producer
Beef is the story of Drew, an introverted young man, bullied and abused throughout his life, who aspires to be a body builder, but can't quite ever seem to achieve his goals. His sanity ends when his girlfriend leaves him for his odd and obsessed health fanatic ways, and he's beaten up and bullied just one too many times. He begins murdering local body builders, as he searches for the ultimate key to health and strength. Inevitably his search leads him to an ancient secret which adds new truth and meaning to the expression: "you are what you eat." Top
The Hand 7 min
Horror, United Kingdom
David Lilley - Director
The Hand tells the story of Ye-Ling (Jenny Lu) and her Boyfriend Meh-Meh (Nicky Goh) who have a long, restless nights sleep after a romantic evening on the town. The night starts with a broken mirror that triggers off a series of events that change their lives forever. Top
W.O.R.M. 28 min
Horror, Bensenville IL
Anthony G. Sumner - Director
William is a small wheel in the big machine that is the N.I.M.R.O.D. Corporation. He lives and works relatively unnoticed, in near isolation. But everything is about to change. Everybody will finally want to see the good inside William& his coworkers, his online dates, everybody& now that he has stumbled upon a discarded Nano-Marketing application, he can engineer how people think. A grisly and unflinching take on corporate isolation and technology, W.O.R.M. cleverly turns office archetypes on their head, revealing the true horrors of the common workplace. Featuring a startling appearance from genre favorite Alan Rowe Kelly (I'll Bury You Tomorrow, The Blood Shed). Top
100 Tears 88 min
Horror, Tampa FL
Joe Davison - Co-Director
Mark (Joe Davison) and Jennifer (Georgia Chris) are two daring tabloid reporters, seeking out a bigger better story, which leads them into the bizzare world of a serial murderer known only as "The Teardrop Killer". Hot on his bloody trail, they begin to piece together the things that make him tick, eventually finding themselves fighting for their very lives, deep within his cavernous house of horrors. Top
The Pit and the Pendulum 7 min
Animation, Toronto Canada
Marc Lougee - Director
Ray Harryhausen - Exec Producer
Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of condemnation, judgement, despair, hope & eventual redemption is rediscovered in this stop-motion animated adaptation, Executve Produced by Ray Harryhausen. Top
Predator's Return 14 min
Horror, Aventura FL
Jerald Fine - Director
Recalling the styles of Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Sterling, The Predator's Return is a haunting tale of fear and revenge. A Brutal SS guard from Treblinka Concentration Camp has found a comfortable new home in his twilight years. However, his terrible secret may no longer be safe.) Top
A Dark and Lonely Knife 12 min
Horror, Milwaukee WI
Kelly Marcott - Director
James Bett Jr. - Producer
On a dark and lonely night a sadistic model maker must fight for his life against one of his very one creations. Who will survive the knife? Top
Small Town Folk 85 min
Horror, United Kingdom
Peter Stanley-Ward - Director
There is a place, a place called Grockleton, where high atop a scenic hillside stands the lonely Beesley's Manor. Governed by the ominous LANDLORD, the area surrounding the Manor is policed by his personal gallery of rogues, such as POOCH, the cross-eyed marksman, PIKE who likes to spot the prey, and DOBBIN who drinks gasoline..straight from the tank. Always on the lookout for females to carry on the Beesley name (willingly or not), the Landlord keeps a watchful eye over all of his land--and brutally dispatches those outsiders who dare set foot upon it.
When three improbable heroes stumble unsuspectingly onto his land, the quiet beauty of the countryside suddenly erupts in a torrent of blood and violence. Cruelly snared into a menacing hunt and chase, our heroes soon discover that the woods are crawling with a number of different killers..each more vicious and exotic than the last! Will the Landlord triumph and collect his ..trophies.. and a future bride? Or will the unlikely trio be victorious against him in his own game? Top
The Blood Shed 73 min
Hillbilly Horror, Denville NJ
Alan Rowe Kelly - Director
A sweet little tale about your average inbred, hillbilly, cannibal family residing in the northern part of New Jersey and how they deal with the day-to-day annoyances of encroaching suburbia. Top
The Guardian 7 min
Horror, Mitchell IN
Aaron Marshall - Director
It's an early summer morning far out in the middle of nowhere on a rural backroad. The AM radio buzzes straining to tune in, "Innocent bodies are being found in the woods", police explain in a radio press release. A montage of reports are coming in about recent local murders. A suspect has not been found. -- The driver of an early 90's sedan presses on down an old dusty gravel road. He's in a hurry to make it back to his isolated cabin. -- On this fateful morning a natural order will be restored. Who can survive the fury of The Guardian?
Winter's Warmth 13 min
Horror/Drama, Canada
Jacob Dolgy - Director
We all seek warmth to survive.
Rage 107 min
Horror, Indianapolis, IN
Chris Cones - Director
Memories from the past invoke a killer instinct in ex-military officer Major - Jake Hudson (Chris Cones, Bound By Blood) as he and a group of friends head to the remote woods for fun and relaxation.
Upon reaching a small town they run out of gas and find themselves at the mercy of the backward locals. Jake must face his past to save his fiance from the towns evil secret. Achilles Gacis ( TV series Lost) and Sean Eichenberg (Bound By Blood) co-star in this disturbing and controversial film.
Doomed to Consume 80 min
Zombie Horror, St. Paul MN
Jason Stephenson - Director
A small Midwestern town is thrust into chaos after an airborne virus swiftly turns most of the locals into raving mad zombies with an insatiable hunger for the living! Caught amidst the epidemic is an eclectic group of survivors who've been hiding out in a ram- shackled farmhouse.
Now running low on food, water and vital ammunition to keep the growing number of living dead at bay, they pack up their gear and set out for a better location in hopes of salvation. Will they live to see another day or will they too become DOOMED TO CONSUME?
Deadlands: The Rising 72 min
Zombie Horror, Germantown MD
Gary Ugarek - Director
An unexplained explosion rocks Baltimore, MD. As the night progresses on violence is on the rise with no real explanation to the cause. As evacuations begin, the army of the dead continues to increase and slowly take over the city and it's residents.
5 people will spend the night trying to warn others and re-connect with friends and family as the living dead emerge as the dominat species.
Ground Chuck 9 min
Horror, Fremont, IN
Justin Rice - Director
A cannibal escapes the police in an effort to put a fittingly ironic twist on his own life.
Of Darkness 21 min
Horror, Philadelphia PA
Gary Irwin - Director
While cleaning out their recently deceased grandfather's belongings, Brian & Jeff Chaisson inadvertently stumble upon an ancient book; one of mysterious and malevolent origin. Later that same evening, while entertaining friends during a sleepover, Jeff unveils the recent discovery in an effort to impress the group.
Seizing the opportunity, the gang uses the book as a scare tactic against their favorite target and youngest member, Charlie. Succumbing to peer pressure, and the trusted reassurance of his older brother Tank, Charlie opens the book and unwittingly unleashes a malicious entity. An unseen force that has chosen to target the boys& an evil that has chosen the form 'of Darkness'.
The Keyboardist 7 min
Horror Comedy, Omaha, NE
Jake Fyfe - Director
Nigel, the former keyboardist of the 80s rock band Konnektion, invites his old bandmates over to his house to make ammends after years apart. But when the band decideds to take off early, Nigel reveals the source of his anguish to his former bandmates, and the past comes back to destroy them one by one.
Phone Calls 7 min
Horror Comedy, Willard NC
Brennan Scott - Director
Late on a dark and quiet night, Sarah starts getting strange phone calls. It soon becomes apparent that someone wants her dead, but her stalkers identity may be the last person she suspects.
Chainsaw Sally 83 min
Horror/Comedy, Baltimore MD
Jimmo Burril - Director
Sally, aged of 10 at the time, watch with his young brother Ruby their parents massacre. Years later, she became a discrete librarian during day time, Sally transforms into "Chainsaw Sally" at night.
All begins the day when a promoter called Harvey Benton decides to convince the owner of Sally's previous house, Steve Kellerman, to sell the land to him in order to build an estate complex, the "Benton Quest". Unfortunately for him, Sally doesn't see it this way. Starring April Monique Burril and Gunnar Hansen.
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