 Screamfest 2014 Awards screamfest October 23, 2014 - 9:39pm 
We were honored to screen each film selection in the festival this year and to celebrate the winners. The 14th annual Screamfest Horror Festival concluded on the evening of October 22nd with an Awards Ceremony and Reception. The hosts for the evening were Sean Decker of Dread Central and actress Bel Delia of The Tunnel a 2011 Screamfest Selection. Awards were given out in 14 categories including the Best Screenplay Award. Congratulations Festival Winners! Best Short – The Landing directed by Josh Tanner Best Horror Comedy Short – Dead Hearts directed by Stephen W. Martin Best Student Film – Slut directed by Chloe Okuno Best Musical Score – Frank Hall for Julia Best Editing – Sverrir Kristjánsson for Julia Best SFX Makeup – Brian Spears for Julia Best Actress “Brought to you by Backstage” – Ashley C. Williams for Julia Best Actor “Brought to you by Backstage” – Matthew Gray Gubler for Suburban Gothic Best Special Effects – Dark Was the Night Best Visual Effects – Dark Was the Night Best Cinematography - James Swift for White Settlers Best Director – Alejandro Hidalgo for The House at the End of Time Best Picture – The House at the End of Time Best Screenplay – Asylum by Michael Strode and Eric Wostenberg |
 2014 Screenplay Winner & Finalists screamfest October 24, 2014 - 3:58pm Screamfest is pleased to announce the Winner of our 2014 screenplay competition. Congratulations! 2014 Winner:Asylum by Michael Strode & Eric Wostenberg 2014 Five Finalist (listed alphabetically by title):Asylum by Michael Strode & Eric Wostenberg Narcosis by Chris Drzewiecki Recluse by Tim Gordon Terra Alpha One by Neil Chase The Complex by Alison Star Locke 2014 Screenplay Semifinalists (listed alphabetically by title):Asylum by Michael Strode & Eric Wostenberg Bottomless by Jonathan Figg Camp Mercy by Ryan Trigg Chloe by Greg Kaczynski Ghostlands by Susan Sims H.P. Lovercraft’s Necromancer by Robert Reineke Harm House by Tanya Klein Infinite Darkness by Matthew R. Konopka Narcosis by Chris Drzewiecki Newton, NV by David Keffer Not Again by X. Sydney Ng Occult Trucking and Storage by Jeff Eyres Out For Blood by Aaron Liebman Recluse by Tim Gordon Run Like Hell by Phillip Petton Terra Alpha One by Neil Chase The Complex by Alison Star Locke The Love Hunters by Ivan Bukta The Oppression by Steve Boyle Trick of the Light by Kenneth R. Shaw Waking Up Dead by Tom Massmann Warehouse No. 7 by Don Grail X by Solomon Gray Congratulations to all of this year’s Semifinalists and thank you again for entering Screamfest! |
 DARK WAS THE NIGHT PREMIERE - PHOTOS & VIDEO! screamfest October 31, 2014 - 11:15am Screamfest "Dark Was the Night" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Thursday October 16th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Video courtesy of John Elfers. Dark Was the Night red carpet and Q&A photos by Angelica Ulloa. |
 WRONG TURN 6 - LAST RESORT PREMIERE - PHOTOS & VIDEO! screamfest October 31, 2014 - 12:02pm A sudden and mysterious inheritance brings Danny and his friends to Hobb Springs, a forgotten resort deep in the West Virginia hills. Hobb Springs is being looked after under the watchful care of Jackson and Sally, a socially and awkward couple who introduce Danny to the long lost family he's never known. Soon, Danny is forced to choose between his friends and his bloodline.
"Wrong Turn 6 - Last Resort" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Friday October 17th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Video courtesy of John Elfers. Wrong Turn 6 red carpet and Q&A photos by Angelica Ulloa. |
 THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME & REFUGE PREMIERE - PHOTOS & VIDEO! screamfest October 31, 2014 - 1:24pm "The House at the End of Time" winner of the Best Picture and Best Director award this year with the short film "The Good Samaritan" and "Refuge" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Saturday October 18th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Video courtesy of John Elfers. Spoiler Alert! Don't watch until AFTER you have seen the film. The Q&A with director Jefrey Reddick director of Good Samaritan and Alejandro Hidalgo director of The House at the end of Time was moderated by Alisha Grauso of Moviepilot.com following the screening of the film. The House at the End of Time, The Good Samaritan and Refuge black carpet and Q&A photos by Angelica Ulloa. |
 SUBURBAN GOTHIC - PREMIERE - PHOTOS & VIDEO! screamfest November 3, 2014 - 11:21am Screamfest celebrated the Los Angeles Premiere of Suburban Gothic on October 18th, 20146 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Suburban Gothic is director Richard Bates Jr's second film following Excision, his gruesome horror about a disturbed teen's mental state. In attendance from the film were Ray Wise (Twin Peaks), Ray Santiago (“Ash vs Evil Dead,” In Time), Sally Kirkland (Bruce Almighty, JFK), along with director Richard Bates Jr. (Excision, Suburban Gothic) and more. Actor Matthew Gray Gubler won the Best Actor award for his performance. Synopsis: City-boy Raymond returns to his hometown and finds a vengeful ghost is terrorizing his house. Therefore, this man-child recruits Becca, a badass local bartender, to solve the mystery of the spirit threatening people's lives. Suburban Gothic Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Saturday October 18th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Exclusive video courtesy of John Elfers. Spoiler Alert! Don't watch until AFTER you have seen the film. See director Richard Bates Jr., producer Dylan Hale Lewis, Sally Kirkland and Ray Wise walk the black carpet. View the Q&A that followed the film, moderated by Fred Topel of Craveonline. Suburban Gothic black carpet and Q&A photos by Angelica Ulloa. |
 I SURVIVED A ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST - PREMIERE - PHOTOS & VIDEO! screamfest November 3, 2014 - 11:39am "I Survived a Zombie Holocaust" Premiere-- Black Carpet and Q&A on Saturday October 18th at Screamfest Horror Film Festival. Exclusive video courtesy of John Elfers. Spoiler Alert! Don't watch until AFTER you have seen the film. See director Guy Pigden, DP Jon Wilson and stars Harley Neville & Reanin Johannink walk the black carpet. Watch the Q&A that followed the film, moderated by Fred Topel of Craveonline. I Survived a Zombie Holocaust black carpet and Q&A photos by Angelica Ulloa. |