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The Retaliators

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Showtime: 
Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
97min.
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 

In THE RETALIATORS, an upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he
searches for answers surrounding his daughter's brutal murder. A high-octane original
soundtrack and cameos from some of the biggest names in rock music set the tone as this
horror-thriller reveals a game of revenge played using a new set of rules. Marc Menchaca (Ozark),
Michael Lombardi (Rescue Me), and Joseph Gatt (Game of Thrones) star. Five Finger Death
Punch, Tommy Lee, Papa Roach, The Hu, Ice Nine Kills, Escape The Fate, and more appear
onscreen and on THE RETALIATORS Original Soundtrack, coming soon via Better Noise Music.

Directed By: 
Bridget Smith, Samuel Gonzalez, JR.
Produced By: 
Allen Kovac, Michael Lombardi, Mike Walsh
Executive Producer(s): 
Dan Lieblein
Written By: 
The Geare Brothers
Main Cast: 
Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, Jacoby Shaddix, Katie Kelly, Abbey Hefer, Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory
About the Director(s): 

Bridget Smith
Director
Born and raised in South Philadelphia, Bridget always had a knack for telling a story. She graduated from Temple University with a degree in Theater and Communications and worked as an actress for years starring in plays and independent films throughout Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City.
At a friends urging, she tried her hand at stand-up comedy.
Her unique storytelling style and South Philly demeanor earned her a featured spot...read more

The Silver Stream

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Showtime: 
Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 5:00pm
Run Time: 
1 hour 39 min
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 

Spencer Charnas and his fellow band members of the band Ice Nine Kills are stalked and hunted by a masked psychopath during their covid-19 livestream concert hosted by none other than Bill Moseley.

Directed By: 
Myles Erfurth
Produced By: 
Myles Erfurth
Written By: 
Myles Erfurth
Main Cast: 
Bill Moseley & Spencer Charnas
Myles Erfurth
About the Director(s): 

Myles Erfurth fell in love with horror movies at the age of 5 years old when he first saw “Frankenstein meets The Wolf Man.” Shortly after he discovered Alfred Hitchcock and became infatuated with the film “Psycho.” He started his “directing career” at the age of 12 when he started making stop action movies with a video camera and used action figures from his childhood as actors, from then on the camera never left his hands. He attended film school in Tallahassee, Fl for a short time and left...read more

The History of Metal and Horror

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Showtime: 
Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 3:00pm
Run Time: 
101 min
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 

Documentary explores the history of heavy metal and horror, and how the two genres merged over time. Hosted by Michael Berryman, and featuring Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Kirk Hammett, John Carpenter, Tom Savini, Dave Mustaine, Jonathan Davis, Corey Taylor, and many more.

Directed By: 
Mike Schiff
Produced By: 
Mike Schiff
Written By: 
Mike Schiff
Main Cast: 
Michael Berryman, Alex Rafala, Alice Cooper, Kirk Hammett, Tom Savini, John Carpenter, Corey Taylor, Dave Mustaine Rob Zombie, Kane Hodder and Doug Bradley
About the Director(s): 

Mike was born and raised in The Bronx, NY. He has worked in film, video, and television production since the late 90's, working at the Howard Stern Show for eight years and starting his own production company, M.A.S. Productions Inc. Mike has filmed and edited music videos for John Carpenter, Fozzy, and Charred Walls of the Damned. He also filmed John Russo's latest feature, My Uncle John is a Zombie. For The History of Metal and Horror, Mike also serves as producer, writer, director of photo...read more

Marlene

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 6:00pm
Run Time: 
1 hour 45 min
Country: 
Germany
Synopsis: 

This nightmarish film tells the story of a woman, Marlene, who moves to Berlin to begin a new life and soon meets her upstairs-neighbor Flo. After starting a job as a restorer, Marlene quickly forgets about Flo. She finds new friends while simultaneously being drawn back into her past. It is almost too late when Marlene realizes how dangerous Flo really is - and she gets wrapped up inside a game of life and death.

Directed By: 
Andreas & Resch
Produced By: 
Cordula Zielonka, Andreas Resch
Written By: 
Andreas Resch
Main Cast: 
Cordula Zielonka (Marlene), Thomas Clemens (Flo), Anne Weinknecht (Luisa), Valentin Schreyer (Ludwig), Matthias Schott (Flips), Gudrun Gundelach (Marlene´s Mother), Ulrich Kuhlmann (Marlene´s Father), Ottokar Lehrner (Dr. Goessler), Günter Zielonka (Locksmith), Eva Lietz (Daughter), Christian Alexander Rogler (Man on Train), Petra Maria Popp (Cleo)
Andreas Resch
About the Director(s): 

Andreas Resch is a director, screenwriter, essayist and film critic from Berlin, Germany. He has studied linguistics in Mainz and Berlin and screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin and primarily writes genre pieces with a strong dramatic touch. Andreas has worked as a screenwriter for several crime programmes on German television. He teaches screenwriting at Freie Universität Berlin and will publish his first crime novel in 2022.
The dark atmospheric horror-thr...read more

LIPS & TIPS

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 6:00pm
Run Time: 
31:56
Country: 
Germany
Synopsis: 

Melanie, a hard working stewardess, arrives late at night at her home airport. She only wants to go home and get some sleep. But someone is watching her. As she enters the parking garage someone is talking to her, but this person seems to have sinister plans for her. Melanie manages to escape the stranger. She arrives at her home but someone followed her or did she know this person? Will Melanie survive this night of terror and find out what is going on?

Directed By: 
Christian Koch
Produced By: 
Maximilian Kraus, Christian Koch, Ludwig Bachmann
Executive Producer(s): 
Maximilian Kraus, Christian Koch
Written By: 
Christian Koch
Main Cast: 
Vivien König, Mike Müller
Chrsitian Koch
About the Director(s): 

"I was terrified when I saw John Carpenter's Halloween for the first time at the age of 6, but in hindsight I also saw the raw power of cinema for the first time." Christian Koch was born on the 24th of May in 1989 in a little village in East Germany. He soon discovered his love for stories and especially movies. He began filming skateboard videos with local skaters of his area. During his aprenticeship as an industrial mechanic he wrote and directed his film debut 'Cut Wide Open' , a horror ...read more

The Lake

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 3:00pm
Run Time: 
5:48
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 

When a young man takes his girlfriend out on the lake to propose, they are faced with the dark spirits beneath the surface.

Directed By: 
Joey Greene
Produced By: 
Joey Greene
Written By: 
Joey Greene
Main Cast: 
Gina Vitori, Tommy Schneiders, Sonny King
Joey Greene

One Night

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 3:00pm
Run Time: 
11:14
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 

A woman's one-night stand becomes a fight for survival after discovering a monstrous presence lurking in the dark.

Directed By: 
Jacob Ewing
Produced By: 
Avai d'Amico
Written By: 
Jacob Ewing
Main Cast: 
Becky Jo Harris Austin Buchanan Nick Daniels
Jacob Ewing
About the Director(s): 

Jacob Ewing is a writer and director from Tucson, Arizona. From a young age, he has been a devotee of cinema and consumed as many "Making Of" DVD documentaries as he could to learn more about the art of filmmaking. He is a lover of all genres but is particularly passionate about horror. In recent years, he has directed the award-winning short films NIGHTMARE and THE MAN WHO LOVED FLOWERS (based upon a short story by Stephen King) before unleashing his latest, ONE NIGHT.

Hypnagogia

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 3:00pm
Run Time: 
11:42:00
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 

Jake has been suffering from terrifying nightmares, but it's ok, they're just dreams. Right?

Directed By: 
Arvid Cristina
Produced By: 
Freddy Mangia, Alexander A. Garcia, Pedro Lucero
Executive Producer(s): 
Nancy Cristina
Written By: 
Arvid Cristina
Main Cast: 
Tevin Marbeth, Sylvia Grace Crim
About the Director(s): 

Arvid Cristina was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and has lived all over the world. He has been a movie fan as far back as he can remember. Like so many before him he started making movies with the family video camera utilizing what he had around him. He has worked in film in various capacities throughout the years, while continuing to hone his skills as a director. In 2021 he started Psychoscope Studios to bring imaginative horror films to the rest of the world.

Hold Your Breath

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No Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 3:00pm
Run Time: 
6min 58s
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 

During a deadly home invasion, a terrified woman discovers she has an unexpected power.

Directed By: 
Jeremy Shipp
Produced By: 
Liz Shipp
Executive Producer(s): 
Jeremy Shipp
Written By: 
Jeremy Shipp
Main Cast: 
Liz Shipp, Jeremy Shipp
About the Director(s): 

Jeremy Shipp has been writing professionally for 11 years. His writing credits include Nickelodeon’s 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ABC’s The Family Tools (Kyle Bornheimer, J.K. Simmons), Dreamworks Animation/Netflix series Dinotrux and Disney Channel’s Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures. Right now he’s working on a Disney show that hasn’t been announced yet. On the live action side, he has written a dark western that landed on the 2015 Black List (Crimson Trail). Jeremy was born in raised in ...read more

The Man in the Shadows

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 3:00pm
Run Time: 
7 Minutes
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 

While waiting for her girlfriend to return home from work, a young woman begins noticing strange happenings around her apartment that lead her to believe that she may not be alone.

Directed By: 
Tom Kircher
Produced By: 
Tom Kircher, Aaron Kohn
Written By: 
Tom Kircher
Main Cast: 
Keight Leighn, Liesel Hanson, Benjamin Michael Marsh
About the Director(s): 

Tom Kircher discovered his love of horror and filmmaking after being terrified by the Wes Craven classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" as a child. At the mere age of 11, his filmmaking journey began as he enrolled in extracurricular film classes and eventually went on to graduate with a BFA in film production from Chapman University in 2018.

Over the years, Kircher's short horror films have screened and won awards at numerous festivals around the world including Screamfest, where he prem...read more