Screamfest Horror Film Festival’s First Wave Lineup Includes ‘Affection,’ ‘Big Baby’ and ‘The Dollmaker’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Screamfest Horror Film Festival, which calls itself the longest-running horror festival in the United States, has released the lineup for this year’s 25th edition. The festival will take place from Oct. 7 to Oct. 16 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
This year’s opening night film will be BT Meza’s “Affection,” starring Jessica Rothe. The film follows Ellie, who suffers a disturbing condition that repeatedly resets her memory. Unable to recognize her husband or daughter, each reset she experiences brings haunting flashes of an unfamiliar life.
The festival will also feature an exclusive gameplay screening of Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser: Revival,” a single-player survival horror action game from Saber Interactive set in the terrifying world of the “Hellraiser” franchise, where players will be face-to-face with Pinhead. Doug Bradley will be reprising his role as Pinhead, making his return to the franchise in 20 years.
“We’re excited to welcome horror fans back to Screamfest for fresh frights from around the world as we proudly celebrate our 25th edition,” said festival founder Rachel Belofsky in a press release.
Check out the full lineup for the 25th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival below.
World Premieres
“NSWR”
Director: Stephen Kay
“Big Baby”
Director: Spider One
“Pitfall”
Director: James Kondelik
“Shed”
Director: Steven J. Mihaljevich
North American Premieres
“The Dollmaker”
Director: José María Cicala
“The Red Mask”
Director: Ritesh Gupta
“Sword of Vengeance”
Director: Nemanja Ceranic
“CognAitive”
Director: Tommy Savas
U.S. Premieres
“The Devil Whispered My Name”
Directors: Emilia Cotella and John Mathias
“Jimmy”
Director: David-Jan Bronsgeest
West Coast Premieres
“Appofeniacs”
Director: Chris Marrs Piliero
“Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon”
Director: Jason Lei Howden
“Dolly”
Director: Rod Blackhurst
“Influencers”
Director: Kurtis David Harder
“Meat Kills”
Director: Martijn Smits
Los Angeles Premieres
“Dooba Dooba”
Director: Ehrland Hollingsworth
Notable Shorts
“Devil’s Prism”
(LA Premiere)
Director: Kika Magalhães
“The Mortician’s Daughter”
Director: Elwood Quincy Walker
“The Sequence”
(World Premiere)
Director: Joe Bandelli
