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Nightmares Film Festival Releases Full Schedule for 2018

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6 years ago

September 24, 2018

Nightmares Film Festival has released their full schedule of films for this year’s festival in Columbus, Ohio, and if possible, it might even be better than last year’s fest!

NFF has been dedicated to #BetterHorror from the beginning, and they continue to search for films that are both terrifying and relevant.

“We’re on a never-ending, worldwide quest to discover the films that are reshaping the boundaries of horror — bold voices, new visions of terror, films that haunt you,” said co-founder and programmer Jason Tostevin. “That’s how we build every Nightmares, and this may be our best lineup yet.”

The slate is stacked with both World and North American Premieres, and a host of amazing short films broken into blocks throughout the weekend. Look for the Recurring Nightmares which will feature festival alums and fan favorite Midnight Mind Fuck on the full schedule below!

In addition to the schedule, Nightmares co-founders Jason Tostevin and Chris Hamel also revealed the finalists in both of their screenplay competitions for the weekend and a panel which will cover Distribution as well as the return of last year’s successful Social Progress Through Horror panel.

Nightmares Film Festival will run October 18-21, 2018 at the Gateway Film Center in Columbus, Ohio! There are still advance tickets available online!

Nightmares Film Festival Full Schedule

Thursday, October 18, 2018

7 pm (House 1): Maniac 4K Restoration with Filmmaker Bill Lustig in Attendance w/ short film Marta

9 pm (House 1): World Premiere Skeletons in the Closet w/ short film The Party’s Over

11 pm (House 1): Horror Comedy Shorts (Amigos, Netflix and Chill, Attack of Potato Clock, Foxwood, Rattle, Bitten, Heavy Flow, Sell Your Body, The Infection, Blood Sisters, Shit … They’re All Vampires, Late, There’s One Inside the House)

Friday, October 19, 2018

9 am (House 1): Clementina w/ short film A Thing of Dreams

11 am (House 1): Alive w/ short film Mother of a Sacred Lamb

1 pm (House 1): World Premiere Haven’s End

3 pm Break for Filmmaker/Screenwriter Meet and Greet

4 pm (House 1): World Premiere Kill Ben Lyk w/ short film What Metal Girls

4 pm (House 2): Recurring Nightmares A (Killing Giggles, The Unbearing, Let’s Play, Amy’s in the Freezer, One Hundred Thousand, Anniversary, Apartment 402, Enough, E-Bowla, Vampiras Satanicas II: The Death Bunny, 42 Counts)

6 pm (House 1): North American Premiere Book of Monsters w/ short film Dual

6 pm (House 2): Horror Shorts A (Ayuda, Bathroom Troll, Don’t Drink the Water, The After Party, Masks, Here There Be Monsters, Don’t Look Into Their Eyes, Heartless, El Cuco is Hungry)

8 pm (House 1): World Premiere The Bad Man

8 pm (House 2): Thriller Shorts A (4EVR, Nocturne, The Noise of the Light, Short Leash, Instinct, Where’s Violet, Tutu Grande)

10 pm (House 1): The FP 2: Beats of Rage

10 pm (House 2): Horror Shorts B (Little, Save, Childer, Conductor, All You Can Carry, Made You Look, The Desolation Prize, Doggy See Evil, Spectres, Goodbye Old Friend, There’s a Monster Behind You, Blondie)

Midnight (House 1): Be My Cat w/ short films My First Time and Canine

Midnight (House 2): Midnight Shorts C (Tears of Apollo, Nightmare, The Mare, Mother Rabbit, Lipstick, Human Resources, Blood and Moonlight, Suicide Note, Enjoy the View, Freelancer)

Saturday, October 20, 2018

10 am (House 1): Confessions of a Serial Killer

10 am (House 2): More Blood! w/ short films Best of Me and Phototaxis

12 pm (House 1): North American Premiere The Head w/ short film Latched

12 pm (House 2): Social Progress Through Horror Panel

1 pm (House 2): Distribution Panel

2 pm (House 1): Livescream w/ short film Offerings (featuring live music!)

2 pm (House 2): Recurring Nightmares B (Galmi, Syphvania Grove, Rites of Vengeance, The Scarlet Vultures, Music Lesson, Thousand-Legged Terror, BFF Girls, Gut Punched, Basoan)

4 pm (House 1): Never Hike Alone

4 pm (House 2): Stephen King’s Dollar Babies (I am the Doorway and The Things We Left Behind)

5:15 pm (House 1) NIGHTMARE AWARDS

6 pm (House 1): Midwest Premiere The Field Guide to Evil

6 pm (House 2): Horror Shorts C (Ding Dong, Oscar’s Bell, Red Mosquito, Goodnight Gracie, Baghead, Wyrmwood, Avulsion, House Guests, The Last Seance, Three)

8 pm (House 1): North American Premiere The Night Sitter w/ short film Jingle Hell

8 pm (House 2): Thriller Shorts B (Lady Hunters, Smiley’s, Headless Swans, A Death Story Called Girl, Dead Cool, You’ll Only Have Each Other)

10 pm (House 1): World Premiere The Final Interview w/ short film Arret Pipi

10 pm (House 2): Horror Shorts D (The Bloody Ballad of Squirt, The Chains, One Dark Night, Fears, Midnight Delivery, I Beat It, Mama’s Boy, Alien Death Fuck, Hell of a Day, Vonnis, The Dark Ward, Mystery Box)

Midnight (House 1): Midnight Mind Fuck Trauma

Midnight (House 2): Midnight Shorts B (Imagine, Fetish, The Jerry Show, Proceeds of Crime, Television, Mother Fucker, Ding-Dong, Night Terrors, The Thang, Rift, Häxan)

2 am (House 1): Midnight Mind Fuck La Puta es Ciega w/ short films Entropia and Helminth

2 am (House 2): Midnight Shorts A (CLAW, Mayday, The Hex Dungeon, I Am Not a Monster, Gentlewoman’s Guide to Dom., Blood Highway, Sock Monster, The Monster Within, Viral Blood, No Monkey)

10 am (House 1): Thriller Shorts C (The Box, Salvatore, Witch’s Milk, Post Mortem Mary, Spurn, Esther, They Eat Your Teeth They Wait for Us)

12 pm (House 1): Camp Death III in 2D w/ short film Cabin Killer

2 pm (House 1): The LaPlace’s Demon

4 pm (House 1): Ohio Shorts A (The Borrower, Below the Trees, The Sewing Circle, The Choice, What Comes Out, Beyond Repair, Occupied, Hell to Pay, Who’s There)

6 pm (House 1): Dark Iris w/ short film American Undead

8 pm (House 1): Ohio Shorts B (Down the Hatchet, The Green Lady, Not From Around Here, Den, The Cat, House of Hell, Dodo, Cry Baby Bridge)

10 pm (House 1): Betsy w/ short film Thing About Beecher’s

Short Screenplay Finalists:

Boo – Rakefet Abergel
Mourning Meal – Jamal Hodge
Hiking Buddies – Megan Morrison
Living Memory – Stephen Graves
#dead – Derek Stewart
The Burning Dress – Sam Kolesnik
For Good Behavior – Ron Riekki
Air – Dalya Guerin
Invidia – Vanessa Wright
Minotaur – Michael Escobedo
Pancake Skank – Savannah Rodgers
The Callback – Sophie Hood
The Farm – Cate McLennan

Feature Screenplay Finalists

Patience of Vultures – Greg Sisco
People of Merrit – Adam Pottle
The Shame Game – Greg Sisco
Rise of the Gulon – Matt Wildash
Left Of The Devil – Stephen Anderson
Bartleby Grimm’s Paranormal Elimination Service – Dan Kiely
Kelipot – Seth Nesenholtz
The Coldest Horizon – Jeffrey Howe
Throwback – Rachel Woolley
Resurrection Girl and the Curse of the Wendigo – Nathan Ludwig
The Caul – Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein
The Devil’s Gun – James Christopher
Residual – Tyler Christensen

Don’t forget iHorror will be at this year Nightmares Film Festival! We hope to see you there!

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Mike Flanagan In Talks to Direct New Exorcist Movie for Blumhouse

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May 3, 2024

Cameron McFarland

Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House) is a national treasure that must be protected at all costs. Not only has he created some of the best horror series to ever exist, but he also managed to make a Ouija Board movie genuinely terrifying.

A report from Deadline yesterday indicates that we may be seeing even more from this legendary storysmith. According to Deadline sources, Flanagan is in talks with Blumhouse and Universal Pictures to direct the next Exorcist film. However, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse have declined to comment on this collaboration at this time.

This change comes after The Exorcist: Believer failed to meet Blumhouse’s expectations. Initially, David Gordon Green (Halloween)was hired to create three Exorcist films for the production company, but he has left the project to focus on his production of The Nutcrackers.

If the deal goes through, Flanagan will take over the franchise. Looking at his track record, this could be the right move for the Exorcist franchise. Flanagan consistently delivers amazing horror media that leave audiences clamoring for more.

It would also be perfect timing for Flanagan, as he just wrapped up filming the Stephen King adaptation, The Life of Chuck. This isn’t the first time he has worked on a King product. Flanagan also adapted Doctor Strange and Gerald’s Game.

He has also created some amazing Netflix originals. These include The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Midnight Club, and most recently, The Fall of the House of Usher.

If Flanagan does take over, I think the Exorcist franchise will be in good hands.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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A24 Creating New Action Thriller “Onslaught” From ‘The Guest’ & ‘You’re Next’ Duo

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May 2, 2024

Cameron McFarland

It’s always nice to see a reunion in the world of horror. Following a competitive bidding war, A24 has secured the rights to the new action thriller film Onslaught. Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs. Kong) will be directing the film. He will be joined by his longtime creative partner Simon Barret (You’re Next) as the scriptwriter.

For those unaware, Wingard and Barret made a name for themselves while working together on films such as You’re Next and The Guest. The two creatives are card carrying horror royalty. The pair have worked on films such as V/H/S, Blair Witch, The ABC’s of Death, and A Horrible Way to Die.

An exclusive article of out Deadline gives us the limited information we have on the topic. Although we don’t have much to go on, Deadline does offer the following information.

“Plot details are being kept under wraps but the film is in the vein of Wingard and Barrett’s cult classics like The Guest and You’re Next. Lyrical Media and A24 will co-finance. A24 will handle worldwide releasing. Principal photography will begin in Fall 2024.”

A24 will be producing the film alongside Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett for Ryder Picture Company, Alexander Black for Lyrical Media, Wingard and Jeremy Platt for Breakaway Civilization, and Simon Barret.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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Director Louis Leterrier Creating New Sci-Fi Horror Film “11817”

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May 2, 2024

Cameron McFarland

According to an article from Deadline, Louis Leterrier (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) is about to shake things up with his new Sci-Fi horror film 11817. Leterrier is set to produce and direct the new Movie. 11817 is penned by the glorious Mathew Robinson (The Invention of Lying).

Rocket Science will be taking the film to Cannes in search of a buyer. While we don’t know much about what the film looks like, Deadline offers the following plot synopsis.

“The film watches as inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life or death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who — or what — is keeping them trapped…”

“Directing projects where the audience gets behind the characters has always been my focus. However complex, flawed, heroic, we identify with them as we live through their journey,” said Leterrier. “It’s what excites me about 11817‘s wholly original concept and the family at the heart of our story. This is an experience that movie audiences won’t forget.”

Leterrier has made a name for himself in the past for working on beloved franchises. His portfolio includes gems such as Now You See Me, The Incredible Hulk, Clash of The Titans, and The Transporter. He is currently attached to create the final Fast and the Furious film. However, it will be interesting to see what Leterrier can do working with some darker subject material.

That’s all the information we have for you at this time. As always, make sure to check back here for more news and updates.

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