DECEMBER 6, 2025
*All screenings will be followed by a Q&A from Filmmakers and Actors (if present)
11:00AM (BLOCK 1)
HS FILMS
SANTA'S NAUGHTY LIST
directed by Sean Dong
MURDER'S NOT SO BAD
"The official music video by 80's pop star Daisy York to the theme song from the 1985 smash hit, Bloody Guts 2: No Guts, No Gory (this is not an actual thing)"
directed by Justin Miller
MONITORED
A security guard monitoring CCTV cameras in a parking garage notices something strange and goes to investigate...
directed by Timothy Lindenfelser
HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK
Jessica's (Olga Aguilar- Animal Kingdom) festive holiday planning spirals into a sinister plot when she discovers her fiancé's secret, leading her down a path of chilling revenge.
directed by Erick Juarez
THE STRANGER IN THE SNOW
A careless young woman visits her date's apartment, where they're haunted by a strange knocking sound throughout the evening...
directed by Mark J. Parker
ANNIE'S MOVIE
Annie is driving west. When she discovered her credit card is declined, we gradually learn that running out of money is the least of Annie’s problems.
directed by Nuutti Aleksis
SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
When photographer David is on a small photo shoot just before a reception with a newlywed couple, his seemingly normal photos begin to take a more disturbing turn.
directed by Luke McKenzie
SELFLESH
Alicia, a young English-speaking tourist and avid social media user, is being harassed by a creepy neighbor. Upon returning home, she decides to have a selfie session, but her phone comes to life and literally captures her, binding her with sinister threads.
directed by Rudy KEIL
PRAYING MANTIS
On the run after abandoning his post, a Confederate soldier takes shelter in the isolated cabin of two women who now find themselves at his mercy.
directed by Mack Breeden
1:00PM (BLOCK 2)
NEW JERSEY DEVIL
16 year old Sophie is in the process of being adopted when she comes to the terrifying realization that her new family is being stalked by an evil force out of New Jersey folkore.
directed by Ryan Callaway
3:30PM (BLOCK 3)
TRACTION PARK MASSACRE
A group of friends meet Outlaw Bikers meet feral Twin Psycho-killers in a notorious abandoned water park. Who will survive? Probably no one.
directed by Adam Dubin and Douglas diMonda
5:30PM (BLOCK 4)
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
In My Mom Is Here’s debut music video, five eccentric Martians abduct an unsuspecting office worker and transport her into a surreal alien operating room.
directed by Benjamin Rummans
1 MINUTE FILMS
EXORCIST
After a bad breakup, a girl turns demonic, and her friends hire an exorcist to save her.
directed by Vanessa Maria Brown
WRAITH
Sean and Ben have just stashed the take from a robbery and are heading back to their roadside motel when the night takes a darker turn. An old man’s warning, a fire flickering through the trees, and a scream from deep in the woods begin to fracture their nerves. What starts as a simple escape becomes a descent into paranoia, hinting at the larger, more terrifying forces at play.
directed by Luke Veltrie
THE CAMPER
Alone deep in the wilderness, a seasoned camper’s quiet retreat is interrupted by a desperate stranger who claims he’s been lost for days. As the campfire burns low, his story unravels—and terror takes hold.
directed by Brianna Lee
STIMULANT
A new type of pill is making waves in the local community. Michael and his roommate Jenn decide to give it a try. The side effects warp more than just their minds as bodies pile up around them. Is it all an hallucination? Or has the drug unleashed their inner demons?
directed by Nicholas Laughlin
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
A young woman visits her grandmother’s house to meet grandma’s new boyfriend—who turns out to be a twenty-six year old man with questionable motives and a cryptic backstory.
directed by Graham Burrell
HELLBOUND COVENANT
Set in the backdrop of the Satanic Panic of the 1970s, a Vietnam Marine Veteran falls prey to a mysterious hospice nurse before his dying wife's eyes.
directed by George Firewalker Carlson
7:30PM (BLOCK 5)
RELEASE THE HOUNDS
One mistake can change everything.
directed by Bil Richardson
THE MARWOODS
Reina Marwood, a timid young woman confined by her overprotective father, sneaks out one night and finds herself stalked by a local killer. To survive, she must confront her fears and prove she's stronger than her father or herself, ever believed.
directed by Neil Scuzzese
ALL MY FRIENDS
A kid in therapy has a list of friends, who he may or may not be the only one who can see them.
directed by Colin Tunney
WHY THOSE CROPS GROW TALLER
A dark secret lingers in the cornfield of Ed's family farm. Ed is forced to confront past trauma when his son Nicholas is haunted by a ghost that brings the buried secret into the light.
directed by Matt O'Shea
THE RESURRECTION OF OPHELIA
After awakening on a cold metal table in an underground lab, Ophelia realizes she’s been the subject of experimentation. As fragments of her past resurface, she embraces her dark new nature to exact revenge.
directed by Larry Rosen
LILY
Two friends are faced with a difficult and terrifying decision after drunkenly hitting a girl with their car.
directed by Samuel DeAngelis
ROOM SERVICE
Victoria battles vivid intrusive thoughts as she comes off her antidepressants so when disturbing events begin to occur during her engagement celebration in a luxurious hotel, she can't tell if the danger is real or if it's all in her head.
directed by Nieves Garcia Perchin
DETOXIFICATION
Blinded by rage, a man sets out on a rampage, killing everybody he blames for the death of his daughter.
directed by Joe Cremer and Herb Cremer
9:45pm Awards Ceremony
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Aberration (written by Jeff Kimball)
Ashebury Lake (written by Bill Tiesler)
Code Pink (written by Eric Perchuk)
I Scream Sunday (written by Mike Aliotti)
Punchline (written by Kevin Ellison II)
*All screenings will be followed by a Q&A from Filmmakers and Actors (if present)
11:00AM (BLOCK 1)
HS FILMS
SANTA'S NAUGHTY LIST
directed by Sean Dong
MURDER'S NOT SO BAD
"The official music video by 80's pop star Daisy York to the theme song from the 1985 smash hit, Bloody Guts 2: No Guts, No Gory (this is not an actual thing)"
directed by Justin Miller
MONITORED
A security guard monitoring CCTV cameras in a parking garage notices something strange and goes to investigate...
directed by Timothy Lindenfelser
HOLIDAY HEARTBREAK
Jessica's (Olga Aguilar- Animal Kingdom) festive holiday planning spirals into a sinister plot when she discovers her fiancé's secret, leading her down a path of chilling revenge.
directed by Erick Juarez
THE STRANGER IN THE SNOW
A careless young woman visits her date's apartment, where they're haunted by a strange knocking sound throughout the evening...
directed by Mark J. Parker
ANNIE'S MOVIE
Annie is driving west. When she discovered her credit card is declined, we gradually learn that running out of money is the least of Annie’s problems.
directed by Nuutti Aleksis
SMILE FOR THE CAMERA
When photographer David is on a small photo shoot just before a reception with a newlywed couple, his seemingly normal photos begin to take a more disturbing turn.
directed by Luke McKenzie
SELFLESH
Alicia, a young English-speaking tourist and avid social media user, is being harassed by a creepy neighbor. Upon returning home, she decides to have a selfie session, but her phone comes to life and literally captures her, binding her with sinister threads.
directed by Rudy KEIL
PRAYING MANTIS
On the run after abandoning his post, a Confederate soldier takes shelter in the isolated cabin of two women who now find themselves at his mercy.
directed by Mack Breeden
1:00PM (BLOCK 2)
NEW JERSEY DEVIL
16 year old Sophie is in the process of being adopted when she comes to the terrifying realization that her new family is being stalked by an evil force out of New Jersey folkore.
directed by Ryan Callaway
3:30PM (BLOCK 3)
TRACTION PARK MASSACRE
A group of friends meet Outlaw Bikers meet feral Twin Psycho-killers in a notorious abandoned water park. Who will survive? Probably no one.
directed by Adam Dubin and Douglas diMonda
5:30PM (BLOCK 4)
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
In My Mom Is Here’s debut music video, five eccentric Martians abduct an unsuspecting office worker and transport her into a surreal alien operating room.
directed by Benjamin Rummans
1 MINUTE FILMS
EXORCIST
After a bad breakup, a girl turns demonic, and her friends hire an exorcist to save her.
directed by Vanessa Maria Brown
WRAITH
Sean and Ben have just stashed the take from a robbery and are heading back to their roadside motel when the night takes a darker turn. An old man’s warning, a fire flickering through the trees, and a scream from deep in the woods begin to fracture their nerves. What starts as a simple escape becomes a descent into paranoia, hinting at the larger, more terrifying forces at play.
directed by Luke Veltrie
THE CAMPER
Alone deep in the wilderness, a seasoned camper’s quiet retreat is interrupted by a desperate stranger who claims he’s been lost for days. As the campfire burns low, his story unravels—and terror takes hold.
directed by Brianna Lee
STIMULANT
A new type of pill is making waves in the local community. Michael and his roommate Jenn decide to give it a try. The side effects warp more than just their minds as bodies pile up around them. Is it all an hallucination? Or has the drug unleashed their inner demons?
directed by Nicholas Laughlin
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
A young woman visits her grandmother’s house to meet grandma’s new boyfriend—who turns out to be a twenty-six year old man with questionable motives and a cryptic backstory.
directed by Graham Burrell
HELLBOUND COVENANT
Set in the backdrop of the Satanic Panic of the 1970s, a Vietnam Marine Veteran falls prey to a mysterious hospice nurse before his dying wife's eyes.
directed by George Firewalker Carlson
7:30PM (BLOCK 5)
RELEASE THE HOUNDS
One mistake can change everything.
directed by Bil Richardson
THE MARWOODS
Reina Marwood, a timid young woman confined by her overprotective father, sneaks out one night and finds herself stalked by a local killer. To survive, she must confront her fears and prove she's stronger than her father or herself, ever believed.
directed by Neil Scuzzese
ALL MY FRIENDS
A kid in therapy has a list of friends, who he may or may not be the only one who can see them.
directed by Colin Tunney
WHY THOSE CROPS GROW TALLER
A dark secret lingers in the cornfield of Ed's family farm. Ed is forced to confront past trauma when his son Nicholas is haunted by a ghost that brings the buried secret into the light.
directed by Matt O'Shea
THE RESURRECTION OF OPHELIA
After awakening on a cold metal table in an underground lab, Ophelia realizes she’s been the subject of experimentation. As fragments of her past resurface, she embraces her dark new nature to exact revenge.
directed by Larry Rosen
LILY
Two friends are faced with a difficult and terrifying decision after drunkenly hitting a girl with their car.
directed by Samuel DeAngelis
ROOM SERVICE
Victoria battles vivid intrusive thoughts as she comes off her antidepressants so when disturbing events begin to occur during her engagement celebration in a luxurious hotel, she can't tell if the danger is real or if it's all in her head.
directed by Nieves Garcia Perchin
DETOXIFICATION
Blinded by rage, a man sets out on a rampage, killing everybody he blames for the death of his daughter.
directed by Joe Cremer and Herb Cremer
9:45pm Awards Ceremony
UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Aberration (written by Jeff Kimball)
Ashebury Lake (written by Bill Tiesler)
Code Pink (written by Eric Perchuk)
I Scream Sunday (written by Mike Aliotti)
Punchline (written by Kevin Ellison II)
