Atlanta Horror Film Festival

Schedule:

Nay Tis Not Death Shorts 12- 12:00 PM, Theater One.

90 min. total running time

The Oracle
Directors Anna Boronea, Stefano Moscone- United Kingdom - 3 min. - sci-fi
What if we could witness the AI experience while it’s finding the answers to our questions?

DADDY
Director Toni Weiss - Austria - 9 min. - horror
After surviving a brutal attack by his own father, 12-year-old Luki and his mother are now haunted by fear and trauma. As they settle into their new, eerie apartment, Luki soon realizes the horror isn't over. He can't shake the feeling of being watched. He's convinced that something has followed them... something evil.

The Mirror
Director Rui ****  - USA - 8 min. -   horror
A grieving woman, Kate, becomes obsessed with a mysterious antique mirror, she begins to experience supernatural occurrences and visions of her deceased lover, leading her to a terrifying realization about the true nature of the mirror.

The Watcher
Director Nathan Sellers  - USA - 10 min. -  psychological horror
The sole survivor of a small religious cult known as The Children of Enoch awaits the resurrection of her recently departed 'sisters' and their leader, Father Enoch. What unfolds next is beyond her comprehension.

Come Home
Director Mike Pecci  - USA - 12 min. -psychological horror
Sometimes, the scariest knock at the door is the one that comes from within.

Don't Breathe
Directors Luke Deal, Federico Bert  - USA - 10 min. - horror
When a young woman attempts to start a new life, she brings along a fear that her past will follow her. Could this fear summon something else?

Best Kept Shut
Director Gabriel Lopez  - USA - 12 min. - psychological horror
A young woman discovers a hidden, locked door in the house where her father has gone missing.

The Gatekeeper
Director Sam Sorenson  - USA -  13 min. - supernatural
New owners of a small-town building discover an ancient secret in the walls of its basement.

Turno de Noche: The Wrong Place
Director Juanjo Avi  - Spain - 15 min. - slasher
J, the Scrap Yard Watchman, is on duty one more night, accompanied by El Jefe, when a serial killer and the victim the clumsily let escape arrive at his humble junkyard.

Peel You Away Shorts 13- 2:00 PM, Theater One.

87 min. total running time

Crucifier
Director Nalbeat Kwon   - USA - 3 min. - music video
A domestic dispute between parents is hell on earth for a child. A surreal portrait of a domestic hell using virtual production technologies.

Suki Joplin Sex Goblin
Director Brendan Void   - United Kingdom - 3 min. - music video
A young goblin has fallen into sex trafficking but eventually prevails.

The Mantis
Director Wylie Rush  - USA - 10 min. - horror comedy
This girl's got a kink for necks. Better pop your collar.

McCormick
Director Jaydin Martinez  - USA - 12 min. -  psychological horror
When a young caregiver is asked to take care of an elderly woman, she makes the most spine-chilling discovery of her life.

Caustic
Director Wesley Gondim  - Brazil - 22 min. - horror
On a remote farm, a mother and daughter make a discovery that they believe could be a cure for the matriarch's paralysis. However, as they unravel the mystery, they are plunged into a disturbing psychological horror thriller where sinister human sacrifices seem to be the only way out.

The Secret in the Basement
Director Laura E. D'Antoni   - USA - 10 min. - thriller
Who is truly evil? One who lacks empathy and has mastered the art of manipulation? Mother checks both of those boxes.
 
Katie's Skin
Director Steven Schloss   - USA - 10 min. - horror
Through a gruesome revelation, an unwelcome dinner guest learns to find comfort in their own skin.

The Misadventures of Frankie Finch
Director Seyla Hossaini   - USA - 10 min. - horror
A traveling country singer reveals a horrifying vice.

Sugar ****
Director Heath Benfield   - USA - 8 min. -   horror comedy
A teeth-obsessed killer kidnaps a new victim to complete his deranged masterpiece.

Missing Pieces Shorts 14- 4:00 PM, Theater One.

85 min. total running time

Blind Eye
Director Lyndon Henley Hanrahan- United Kingdom - 7 min. - psychological horror
Isaac is obsessed – obsessed with getting the perfect body, obsessed with eating the right food, obsessed with becoming better. He’ll do anything to get his ex back, even if that means sacrificing his vision.

I Won't Be Long, Love
Director James Fox - United Kingdom - 9 min. - horror
Consumed by grief after the sudden death of his wife, an elderly man, struggling with cognitive decline, lives between two perceived realities to deal with the loss and resorts to horrific measures to keep their relationship alive.

THE ITCH
Director Gordon Phillips - USA - 18 min. - zombie
A young man awakens in an unfamiliar apartment only to find himself under surveillance… and decaying rapidly. He relies on an enigmatic set of vaccines he discovers in the bathroom to slow his decline, but quickly plots revenge on his unseen watcher as his condition continues to deteriorate.

Mermaid
Director Ginger Gonzaga  - USA - 18 min. -   horror
Set in the world of extreme plastic surgery, 16 year old Isla gives up her voice as payment to an unwell plastic surgeon in exchange for extreme plastic surgery and a chance to compete on "The Prince!" (A "Bachelor" style TV Show).

The Parcel
Director Jared Tipton - USA - 8 min. - horror comedy
Chad’s first day on a new job takes a gut wrenching turn.

Bath Bomb
Director Colin G Cooper  - Canada - 10 min. - slasher
A possessive doctor prepares an ostensibly romantic bath for his narcissistic boyfriend, but after an accusation of infidelity, things take a deeply disturbing turn.

The Rest of My Body
Director Kyle Andrew Hosea - USA - 15 min. - horror
Grieving the loss of her sister, Alana and her girlfriend, Presley, become locked in a competition to see who can cause the other the most pain.


DID I?- 4:20 PM, Theater Two.

Directed by Sarah Tice -  USA - 98 min.
Genevieve attempts to navigate her life with DID, but begins to see flashbacks of memories she had no part in creating. Nervous of how dangerous she may be, she descends into psychological hallucinations as she approaches the origin of her trauma.

Darkness I Became Shorts 15- 6:00 PM, Theater One.

94 min. total running time

(I Broke Them)
Director Lizzy Bryce  - USA - 6 min. - supernatural
In this horror and poetry-inspired short film, a dancer, plagued by the menace of perfection, must confront a spectre that emerges from the ballet studio mirrors.

EYES
Director Braulio Hernandez - USA - 6 min. -  psychological horror
Longing for richer connections to others, Alma chooses to undergo a mysterious procedure that promises a new way of seeing the world. Her choice unravels a dark exploration of identity, challenging the definition of the “collective experience”.

Mirror Man
Director Jakob Owens  - USA - 6 min. - horror
When Olivia awakens a curse, she quickly discovers there is no escape.

Skulk
Director Max Ward  - United Kingdom - 7 min. - horror
In the dead of night, creatures slink through the streets of London. Foxes howl to warn when they are close. A woman wakes up in the night to the sound of foxes and shortly after notices a strange figure outside her home.

MAYDAY
Director Ian Sweeney  -  New Zealand - 8 min. -  psychological horror
While lost at sea, an outcast sailor discovers she’s not alone.

Black Pines
Director James Reinhardt  - USA - 8 min. -  monster
A young woman named Lana has a chance encounter with a creature born out of nightmares while hunting in the woods. After barely escaping with her life, Lana returns home only to find out that something has followed her, and that her battle is far from over...

Strange Creatures
Director Nicholas Payne Santos - USA - 6 min. - supernatural
Desperate to see her brother again, a young woman visits the site of his death.

HARMLESS
Director Brian Liepe  - USA - 8 min. - sci-fi
Unable to pay her debt, Maya infiltrates a crime syndicate and hunts down the buyer of a precious item that will make her whole.

Rear View Mirror
Director Sean Loch  -  Australia - 11 min. - thriller
Stranded on a remote desert highway, a young couple soon discover they are not alone.

You're It
Director Alexander J Callens - USA - 6 min. - horror
Two fugitive travelers in a hideout are pursued by a relentless entity that mimics its victims.

Inner Demons
Director Jasmine J Johnson  -  USA- 11 min. -  psychological horror
Mya's world takes a harrowing twist when pills meant to alleviate depression unwittingly unleash a nightmarish entity that embodies her inner turmoil. Mya finds herself entangled in a relentless battle against her own psyche, fighting not just for her mental well-being but her very survival.

HADO
Director Rubi Rock  -  Spain - 12 min. -  thriller
Javi, an unfaithful, powerful man, drives down a poorly lit infrequently traveled road by night. He’s returning home from a supposed work trip. In the blink of an eye, one mistake will change Javi’s life forever.

Creeping Death- 6:15 PM, Theater Two.

Directed by Matt Sampere -  USA - 93 min.
While trying to enjoy a peaceful Halloween with his mother (Monique Parent; That’s A Wrap), a young man, Tim (Matt Sampere, Eli Roth Presents: The Legion of Exorcists) is paid a visit by his rambunctious friends. After reluctantly letting them inside he becomes intertwined with the circumstances of their Halloween pranking. One that has broken a sacred tradition kept between humans and otherworldly deities known as the “Aos Si’.

Too Young To Die Shorts 16- 8:00 PM, Theater One.

78 min. total running time

Scared
Director Adrian Alejo Cernadas - Argentina- 6 min. - horror
Ivana, a 9-year-old girl, is stalked by an entity in her room at night. The girl's mother ignores her daughter's request for help while the supernatural manifestations increase.

A Waste of Life
Director Tore Frandsen -  Denmark- 8 min. - dark drama
In this clever Hitchcockian thriller, Sebastian's life takes a chilling turn when a simple slip in his hotel bathtub renders him paralyzed and mute at the bottom, and with the water steadily encroaching, he must employ every resource to escape the perilous predicament before time runs out.
 
Dig
Director Jandro  -  Spain - 12 min. -  thriller
A man is digging a clandestine grave in the middle of the forest at night when he is suddenly discovered.

All Kinds of Animals
Director Becky Sayers - USA - 8 min. - thriller
Experienced hiker Hannah has an unexpected encounter after reaching the summit.

WAREHOUSE
Director Justin Tyler Sperry - USA - 3 min. - horror
As night falls, Sudie, a young performer, returns home to her newly converted warehouse apartment after a gig. Just as she’s about to unlock her front door, she’s chased and hunted by a man infected with an unknown virus.

One for the Road
Director Daniel Carsenty  - USA - 9 min. - horror
When a stranger ambles into a roadside diner in the dead of night, two innocent Samaritans prove no good deed goes unpunished. Based on a story by Stephen King.

Broad Daylight
Director John Poliquin  - USA - 9 min. - horror
A recently-outed queer teenager must fight for his life against oppressive forces, including a murderous dark entity that can only attack in sunlight.

Money Shot
Director Chance Mitchell  - USA - 7 min. -  thriller
A woman and her 'partner' in crime set up a man who thinks he's on a date with her..

Treated
Director Galen Cunningham  - USA - 5 min. - horror
When an exterminator doing a regular treatment shows up to a hoarder's house, they end up finding a dark secret to the house as he goes deeper down.

Scare Traffic Control
Directors Clayton Parker, Timothy J Richardson -  USA - 6 min. -  monster
An orphan girl broadcasts her own version of an old-time horror radio show. Unbeknownst to her, sinister forces have begun to tune in.

Amber Alert
Director Dion Suleman  - USA - 7 min. - horror
A technology-obsessed teenager, deeply engrossed in his phone, orders a car share ride home but remains distracted, inadvertently boarding the very vehicle at the center of an Amber Alert.    

Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire

Directed by Stuart Ortiz -  USA - 94 min.
A faux true-crime documentary about two detectives pursuit of an infamous serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who terrorized Southern California for almost two decades.

Screening Sunday October 6 at 8:15 PM, Theater Two.

Bury the Hatchet Shorts 17- 8:00 PM, Theater One.

82 min. total running time

Long Night
Director Aine Geraghty - USA - 4 min. - music video
He may be cute like Donnie Darko, but he's got a long night coming...

Hammer, Wrench & Screwdriver
Director Gabriel Vilandré  -  Canada- 13 min. -  thriller
Jonathan Cammuso, aged 16, returns to a hardware store to return stolen tools. However, events do not unfold as expected.

GREEN
Director Chris Johnson  - USA- 8 min. - thriller
A woman wakes in the desert holding a bloody knife and lying next to a dead body. Confused and afraid, she has no idea how she got there until memories of the past 24 hours start to rise to the surface.

Jack
Director Jay Curtis Miller   - USA - 8 min. -  slasher
Two co-workers engage in an affair on Halloween night. Someone's watching from out(in)side.

The Diary of Jack the Ripper
Director Eric Blue  - USA - 5 min. - AI
A look inside the mind of the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

Dance With Me
Director Joel Harlow   - USA - 17 min. - horror comedy
The old gents prepare themselves for the arrival Mildred Price, the subject of their affections. They dust off their old bones for a night of dancing, dining, and a few surprises. Unfortunately, their centuries old rivalry accidently results in Mildred’s untimely demise. In this world however, death is far from the end, and the gents have not heard the last of their lady fair, as Mildred will have the last dance.

Blood x Dirt
Director Conrad Whitaker   - USA - 7 min. - horror
Brothers reunite on Mom’s land and a dark sibling rivalry ensues.

Murder Queens
Director Chad Darnell  - USA - 20 min. - horror
Set in 1959, Macon, Georgia restaurant owner and convicted serial killer Anjette Lyles, gives a final prison interview to Atlanta Constitution Reporter, Celestine Sibley. Based on a true story.

Tickets and Passes

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