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True Love (Y/N: You Lie, You Die)
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On the surface, Kate and Jack, late 20's, are happy. But like everyone, they carry secrets that neither is prepared to reveal. After their wedding they awake from a deep sleep, each alone in a sealed room with no doors or windows - only images projected on the walls and a monitor with two buttons: one for "yes" and one for "no". As the horror of their situation unfolds, surveillance films showing their life together appear on the wall, while the monitor starts asking terrifying questions. It soon becomes apparent that a bizarre test of their relationship is underway, and the secrets revealed lead them deeper and deeper into what could not just destroy their love, but threaten their very same lives...
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Thale
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Two crime scene cleaners discover a mythical tailed, female creature in a concealed cellar. She never utters a word, unable to tell her story, but the pieces of the puzzle soon come together; she's been held captive for decades for reasons soon to surface. Badass Digest says. "Thale is a rare thing, at times haunting, atmospheric, hilarious, violent and wholly beautiful. It's an intimate tale about larger than life obstacles that manages to elicit gentle humanity all the while.
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Resolution
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Michael is committed to getting his best friend Chris to sober up and put his life back on track. But what begins as an attempt to save his friend’s life quickly takes an unexpected turn as the two friends confront personal demons, the consequences of past actions, and forces beyond their control. Expertly balancing dark humor, heart, and thrills, Resolution is an utterly unique cinematic experience that defies genre classification.
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Prince of Darkness
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A sinister secret has been kept in the basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church for many years. With the death of a priest belonging to a mysterious sect, another priest opens the door to the basement and discovers a vat containing a green liquid. The priest contacts a group of physics graduate students to investigate it. Unfortunately, they discover that the liquid contains the essence of Satan himself, and they also discover that he will release HIS father - an all-powerful Anti-God! The liquid later comes to life itself, turning some of the students into zombies as the Devil comes forward to release his father. Will these students be able to stop him?
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In tandem with the honoring of John Carpenter with a Career Achievement award and a 25th Anniversary Screening of PRINCE OF DARKNESS, Screamfest is celebrating the iconic films of the director through original art. 13 exclusive poster designs from around the globe have been commissioned based on his classic films. Each poster is 24"X 36" and part of a limited run of 50. As a longtime advocate of animals, the entire proceeds of the poster sale will go to The Humane Society of the United States. They will be on display and for sale for $50 each at the October 20th event at the LA Live Regal Cinema (1000 West Olympic Blvd., LA, CA). Those that would prefer to send in a direct donation to The Humane Society of the United States, should mail directly to: The Humane Society of the United States Los Angeles Office Attn: Screamfest 820 Moraga Drive Los Angeles, CA 90049 Their IRS tax identification number is 53-0225390 To view this amazing artwork click HERE:
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In tandem with the honoring of John Carpenter with a Career Achievement award and a 25th Anniversary Screening of PRINCE OF DARKNESS, Screamfest is celebrating the iconic films of the director through original art. 13 exclusive poster designs from around the globe have been commissioned based on his classic films. Each poster is 24"X 36" and part of a limited run of 50. As a longtime advocate of animals, the entire proceeds of the poster sale will go to The Humane Society of the United States. They will be on display and for sale for $50 each at the October 20th event at the LA Live Regal Cinema (1000 West Olympic Blvd., LA, CA). Those that would prefer to send in a direct donation to The Humane Society of the United States, should mail directly to: The Humane Society of the United States Los Angeles Office Attn: Screamfest 820 Moraga Drive Los Angeles, CA 90049 Their IRS tax identification number is 53-0225390 To view this amazing artwork click HERE:
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Outpost Black Sun
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The year is 1945, the closing stages of WWII, and a German scientist is working on a frightening new technology that has the power to create an immortal Nazi army. Flash forward to present day, and a NATO task force is deployed to Eastern Europe, where a sinister enemy is mercilessly killing everything in its path. But this is no ordinary foe…it is a super-human army of zombie Nazi Stormtroopers. Defying overwhelming odds, a small band of soldiers venture deep behind enemy lines to uncover the source of this evil power and prevent the rise of the Fourth Reich.
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On Air (Radio Silence)
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A man (Markus Knuefken) runs the pirate radio "Nighthawk" from the basement of his house, and every Saturday night he goes "On Air" as Doc Rock. Unexpectedly a serial killer "The Night-Slasher" (Charles Rettinghaus) calls in on his show, and now - Doc has to stop him from killing his next victim. The struggle for survival is ON AIR.
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Nightmare Factory
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In 1989, Greg Nicotero quit medical school and headed for Hollywood to pursue a dream of making monsters. Together with gore masters Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman, Nicotero went on to create KNB EFX Group, one of the most prolific make-up effects studios in the world. Nightmare Factory delves inside the high-stakes world of special FX make-up and creature design through the eyes of one of the industry's key players.
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Fear of Water
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Rosalie Richard is found raped and dead at the foot of a cliff. She is the first victim ever of a gruesome murder in Magdalen Islands. Her death will radically change the orderly life of Sergeant André Surprenant, who works the Quebec provincial police force. The shy and subdued Surprenant will go on a hunt for the murderer even though his marriage is crumbling, his teenage daughter tells him to screw off, his psychologist tries to help him overcome his fears and someone wants to push him aside and give the investigation to Sergeant- Detective Gingras, brought in from Montreal. Along with his partner Agent Geneviève Savoie, for whom he has feelings. Surprenant will discover investigate talents that he didn't know he had and will finally open his eyes on his world and the corruption that's eating away at him.
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The Factory
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Present. Buffalo. The unforgiving winter. A killer roams the streets, abducting women on cold, quiet nights. All prostitutes, missing persons with no one to miss them. He leaves behind no traces, no clues; nothing. Detective Mike Fletcher (john Cusack) is the one cop on the force bent on bringing him to justice. Mike sees the tragedy in all of this: that these poor women are alone in life, and in death. They have no one to stand up for them – no one except him.
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Excision
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Based on writer/director Richard Bates, Jr’s short film of the same name, Excision follows a disturbed and delusional high school student, Pauline (AnnaLynne McCord). Pauline, with aspirations of a career in medicine, goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother (played by Traci Lords). While dealing with both being an outcast teenager and having an obsession over curing her sister’s cystic fibrosis, Pauline becomes increasingly deranged as her fascination with surgery and flesh and blood grows into something compulsive and demonic, if not epic.
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Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal
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Onetime art star Lars Olafssen is all washed up. Too uninspired to paint, he accepts a teaching stint at a small-time art school in podunk Koda Lake, Canada, where he does double duty as caretaker for the offbeat town's neighborhood weirdo, Eddie. Eddie doesn't speak, doesn't have any friends, and is generally regarded by the townsfolk as a harmless loon, but to Lars he quickly becomes a trusted companion. As their unlikely friendship evolves, a dark and violent secret about Eddie's nocturnal impulses begins to surface. A secret that stirs long-dormant artistic urges in the creatively stunted Lars. A secret that he feels compelled to nurture...
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Crawlspace
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CRAWLSPACE follows a squad of elite soldiers sent to infiltrate and extract the lead science team from Pine Gap, Australia's top secret underground military compound, after it comes under attack from unknown forces. Courtesy of IFC Midnight