Atlanta Horror Film Festival

Schedule:

Bakemono- 12:00 PM, Theater One.

Directed by Doug Roos - Japan - 101 min.
A multitude of guests visit the same cheap Tokyo airbnb at different times, unaware of the gruesome creature waiting for them.

It won *Best Creature Feature* at the San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival and it won *Best Practical Effects* at A Night of Horror Film Festival. At the Bay of Blood Film Festival, it won *Best Beast* and it won *Best Foreign Origin Feature* at the Bare Bones Film Festival. It won *Best Genre Production* at the Japan Film Fest Hamburg. It also won *Best Special Effects* at the Motor City Nightmares Film Festival.
All practical FX. No CGI.

Uninvited Guests Shorts 1- 2:00 PM, Theater One.

85 min. total running time

Escape
Director Lorenzo Manetti  - USA - 4 min. - sci-fi
Awakening on the floor of a destroyed suburban bedroom, we discover a global invasion has begun and we are not alone in the house.

Disturbance
Director Leonardi Guzman   - USA - 5 min. - monster short
A young woman comes home from a trip to find her roommate attacked and bleeding on the floor...suddenly she realizes the intruder is still in the house!

Mimic
Director Thomas Edward Hindy  - USA - 6 min. - horror
A working mother returns home to find her family gone. As she searches the eerily empty house, she encounters the mysterious force behind her families disappearance.

DeepFake
Director Nate Zegue  - USA - 6 min. - thriller
A scammer uses deepfake technology to disguise her voice.

Mirror Lake
Director Agnes Persson  - Sweden- 6 min. - horror
After ignoring a body in a lake, a runner tries to drown the guilt from her inactions while the truth creeps closer.

Taboo
Director Almog Avidan Antonir - USA - 8 min. - supernatural
When a young woman turns to her friend for support about a sensitive topic, she doesn't find the safe space she was looking for. Instead, she encounters a dark entity that gains strength the more attention it’s given.

INVASION
Director Charlie Lilly   - United Kingdom - 11 min. - thriller
A sinister presence invades a suburban home.

Live, Laugh, Love
Director Aaron Cassara  - USA - 9 min. - dark drama
Logan and Jane work through issues with no resolution in sight when a distressed girl arrives at their door. This girl carries with her the wrath of all their marital troubles.

WIDE OPEN
Director Brian Ferenchik   - USA - 9 min. - thriller
In a crime-ridden Los Angeles, an anxious young man is put up to a menacing test by his girlfriend on a weekend retreat.

Mother_Mary
Director Luke Gigante  - USA- 10 min. - horror
Following a data leak on Onlyfans.com, a virtual dominatrix is stalked by her biggest fan.

MORA
Director Sam Evenson    - USA - 12 min. - horror
A struggling artist searches for a mysterious woman that shows up in gruesome AI-generated images.

Pound of Flesh Shorts 2- 4:00 PM, Theater One.

96 min. total running time

MEAT
Director salem aguilar   - USA -  3 min. - gore
A girl's eating disorder consumes her.

What A Catch
Director Thomas Pickering   - United Kingdom - 5 min. - horror
On a late night trip to the lake, a victorian fisherman's evening takes a sinister turn.

Consummation
Director Van Galex  - USA - 10 min. - expERIEmental
Walking amidst Eden with its lush green foliage, Adam and Eve discover a dock and a lake in the depths of the overgrown Earth. Upon exploring, the two discover that the lake brings a more sinister meaning to their journey, forcing Eve into ritualistic release and sacrifice where blood is shed and the ego is reborn.  

Like Me
Director Ashley Lauren Thomas - USA - 7 min. - horror comedy
A young woman discovers the dangers of attempting to cut her own bangs.

Apotemnofilia
Director Jano Pita  - Spain - 10 min. - gore
It is opening night, the theater is crowded and Clara, the leading actress, refuses to leave her dressing room. Something inside her is keeping her from leaving, something she will have to face.

As A Rake
Director Amy Whittenberger  - USA- 11 min. - horror
When an injectable weight loss drug reveals an unpleasant, deadly side-effect, and Kim wonders if the cost of beauty is really worth it.

Happy Meat
Director Matt Green  - United Kingdom - 16 min. - horror
When a lab-grown vegan meat develops teeth, the company owners face an escalating set of moral dilemmas, as the situation spirals out of control.

Cheat Meal
Director Drew Bierut  - USA- 17 min. - horror comedy
Suspicious that his girlfriend is cheating on him with her new personal trainer, Owen decides to take matters into his own hands. What he discovers is far more difficult to digest.

1 Star Review
Director John Ferrer   - United Kingdom - 10 min. - thriller
Chef Michael has a murderous obsession with changing negative reviews to save his restaurant, but a date with his latest critic Elysia makes him question his motives.


The Flacalta Effect
Director Rochée Jeffrey  - USA - 8 min. - horror comedy
After a drug with anti-aging properties has apocalyptic consequences, two Black sisters fight for their lives—and looks—in this satirical take on toxic beauty culture.

Suffer Little Children Shorts 3- 6:00 PM, Theater One.

96 min. total running time

Amanda
Director Bel Armenteros - Spain - 8 min. -paranormal
The first love never forgets.

Umbra
Director Pablo Otero - Spain - 10 min. - horror
Adriana, a twelve-year-old girl, waits while her mother recovers after giving birth, but the night is long and a hospital holds many secrets and countless doors to open.

El Hombre Sin Rostro (The Faceless Man)
Director Sergio Siruela  - Mexico - 13 min. - horror
Simple "sweet dreams" spiral into horrifying nightmares after the disappearance of seven-year-old Laura from her bedroom one night. Now, a grieving family is left with distant memories and sorrowful remorse after not questioning Laura: "Who's El Hombre Sin Rostro?"

Sleepwalker
Director Brandon Auman   - USA -  8 min. - supernatural
A child, who is prone to sleep walking, has trouble understanding when she's asleep and when she's awake.

Night Mother
Director Ryan Sherwin - USA - 10 min. - paranormal
Sammy, a young boy, struggling with school and dealing with the outbursts of his abusive father learns that there’s something much more sinister lurking in the darkness of his own home.

You're On Your Own, Kid
Director Michael Matsui  - USA - 10 min. -  psychological horror
Sophia, 9 year old, is pursued by an entity in her home and the terror is experienced from the imaginative perspective of Sophia. An imagination where all of her nightmares come to life, and what normally brings her comfort is personified into horror.

Hector's Hell House
Director John Adam Krueger  - USA - 11 min. - dark drama
In a family that commands him to be tough, young Elliott must confront his fears to make his father proud. But on Halloween night, the blurry line between his imagination and reality pushes him to his limit.

Chute
Director West Webb   - USA - 4 min. - horror
A woman hears a child's cries down a trash chute, leading her into unexpected terror.

THE HUNTED
Directors Anissa Matlock, Leonardo Leonie - USA - 12 min. - monster short
A sex-trafficker posing as Prince Charming drugs and kidnaps a young woman he perceives as weak, vulnerable, and alone... but deep in the woods of rural Georgia, he and his operation learn the hard way that Karma is a raging *****. The tables turn in the most brutal way, and these predatory hunters become THE HUNTED.    

Come Back Haunted
Director Logan James Freeman  - USA- 11 min. - horror
A reclusive woman's carefully constructed life shatters when a blood covered child runs out of the woods, claiming her mother is trying to kill her. She assumes a long lost motherly roll to protect the girl, but discovers other things lurking in the dark, trying to get in.

Laugh or Death Horror Comedy Shorts 4- 8:00 PM, Theater One.

95 min. total running time

Be Bad
Director Lauren Hart  - USA- 4 min. -horror comedy
A new dad is forced to take action when he realizes that his middle finger has been up in every photo he's ever taken.

Slice of Life
Director Nick Laws  - USA - 4 min. - horror comedy
A day in the life of a silent, deadly killer... and his friend.     

Gaslit
Director Anna MacLean  - Canada - 11 min. - horror comedy
A woman goes to dangerous lengths to prove she wasn't responsible for a ****.

MARS HILL BAIT AND AMMO
Director Alfred Thomas Catalfo - USA - 16 min. - horror comedy
When an arrogant insurance company CEO travels to rural Maine to investigate a hunter's outrageous claim that aliens destroyed his barn, he becomes entangled in the Native American Algonquin legend of the Wendigo and uncovers answers he could never imagine.

Banjo
Director Cameron Poletti  - USA - 15 min. -  horror comedy
Isaac is thrilled when his friend offers him the use of his family’s cabin in the woods to lose his virginity. But when his first time goes horribly wrong, he begins to believe it may be the work of a sinister circumcision cult!

Pests
Director Sean Cruser  - USA - 17 min. - horror comedy
To distract himself from a severe breakup, a man begins obsessing over a creature destroying his backyard.

Up on the Housetop
Directors Dakota Millett, Michael Fischer - USA - 15 min. - horror comedy
Four siblings reunite at Christmas after the sudden death of their parents. But after accidentally killing Santa on Christmas Eve, they must survive the night against his killer flying reindeer.

Old Time Radio: Your Move
Director Joel Harlow    - USA -  13 min. - horror comedy
Riktus Grim and his half-brother, Edward Mise, have once again managed to climb their way out of their graves and make their way up to the ancestral home for a simple game of chess. What could go wrong…?  

Friday Night Local Shorts 5- 10:05 PM, Theater One.

85 min. total running time

Blondie's
Director Zachary Hicks  - USA- 5 min. - thriller
A man with a strange occupation kidnaps a woman he met at a party and tries to convince her to fall in love with him.

Lurid Woman
Director Porter Justus  - USA - 6 min. - dark drama
A man wanders into a speakeasy on a dreary night. A Seductive Songstress sings a sultry, dark, tune to an intimate crowd,  urging this mysterious ensemble to carry out their dark intents.  

Kaperosa
Director Matthew Macasieb  - USA - 13 min. - horror
Tristan returns from the grocery store to a bedridden Janine. He challenges himself to cook a meal for her, hoping to impress his best friend. Soon he is swept up on an adventure with the ghost of her late grandmother and learns the importance of love.

Seldom the Basement
Director Che Connor Ethridge  - USA -  14 min. - horror
Patrick and Hanna are a young couple who have just moved into a nice neighborhood. When they invite their new neighbors, April and Rocky, for a housewarming dinner, they must attempt to keep them from finding the basement in order to hide the secret of what lives below.

residuum
Director Max Steele  - USA - 11 min. - horror
Residuum is defined as “a substance or thing that remains or is left behind”. In that residuum, there is a piece of the original. A piece of yourself, after the world has ended, your family gone, there are still elements of life that makes it worth living.

The Algo
Director Jeff Phungglan - USA - 13 min. -  thriller
Still processing his failed relationship, Dylan, a depressed and unmotivated man turn to social media to help him get out of his post-breakup haze. But, his life takes a twisted turn when the algorithm's influence is less innocuous and instead preys on Dylan's darkest desires.      

Piercing the Veil
Director Chandler Thornton  - USA - 10 min. - horror
A college student yearning for connection befriends something from the other side.

Mary's Mixtape
Director Sam Prim  - USA - 15 min. - horror
After stealing a cassette tape, Mary develops a strange obsession with the music. Once experiencing the danger of the tape, Mary flips to the B-side discovering the dark fate of the previous owner.    

Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep-11:59 PM, Theater One.

Directed by  Chad Ferrin - USA - 91 min.

Renowned oneirologist, Ambrose London, is requested to Arkham Asylum by newly appointed, Dr. Barnard to study the strange case of James Fhelleps. A patient seemingly inhabited by the personality of Joe Slater, a denizen of the Catskill Mountain region; a primitive colonial peasant of barbaric degeneracy, who had mysteriously vanished 122 years ago. Ambrose and Barnard’s investigation takes an unexpected turn when Fhelleps/Slater is attached to London’s “Dream Machine” which releases an alien life form hell bent on world annihilation.

Special Event: Filmmaker Meet & Greet

-11:59 PM

Tickets and Passes

-$13 per screening
-$25 Friday Pass
-$35 Saturday Pass
-$25 Sunday Pass
-$60 Three Day Pass