Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
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It Gets Darker
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Synopsis
Lara has not been herself lately, a fact that everyone around mentions constantly. Little is known about the incident that led to her feeling this way, but when Vanessa, her childhood best friend, pushes her to join in a relaxing weekend in an isolated resort, Lara finally agrees. This idyllic retreat reveals its true intent when Amir arrives, Lara quickly finds out that this is nothing but a trap to silence her against speaking to the police about the incident with Amir, the cause of her recent situation. When a confrontation between Lara and Amir turns deadly, she must find her inner strength and fight her way through the night to make it out alive.
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Fake Plastic Blood
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Synopsis
Atop a parking garage in downtown Detroit, Clara asks her drug dealer for the forbidden blue pills - to help her deal with the "fake bitches" at her roommate's party tonight. The drug comes with a warning: she might hallucinate some very disturbing things. On her way to the party, the visions start - and they are exactly what she had been hoping to escape.
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Everyone is Going to Die
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Synopsis
A father attempts to reconcile with his estranged daughter by inviting her to his rural retreat for a special birthday dinner. But when the home is invaded by two masked women armed with shotguns, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, culminating in a life-altering revelation.
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Hi! You Are Currently Being Recorded
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Synopsis
On a trip to Los Angeles to visit a new flame, Anna finds herself lost, stoned and alone… or is she?
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Don't Raise the Dead (the Board Game)
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Synopsis
Four friends gather for a game night on Halloween and find themselves playing an evil board game that will pit them against each other. Can anyone outsmart the game?
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Cold Wallet
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Synopsis
After losing everything in a cryptocurrency scam, a ragtag team of vigilante Redditors attempt to kidnap the kingpin who screwed them over. But when the home invasion takes a turn for the worst, they become victims in a sadistic game.
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Don't Bring It In
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Synopsis
A woman learns a dark secret when she brings home a spirit board against her boyfriend’s wishes.
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Cannibal Cult Dinner Party
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Synopsis
In a well-to-do suburb, a lonely young man attends a dinner party only to find out that he is the entrée.
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Upholstergeist
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Synopsis
When a furniture repairer on a restoration tv show is tasked with fixing a chair for a strange brother and sister, the job may cost more than just her time.
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Keep Coming Back
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Synopsis
When Paul reluctantly attends a recovery meeting for his alcoholism and is forced to confront the circus of his past, things take a dark turn.
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Witte Wieven
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Synopsis
In a small Dutch village in the Dark Ages, Frieda carries the blame for her struggle to conceive a child with her husband. She believes God is her only hope and seeks help from the village priest. But when the local butcher attempts to take advantage of Frieda, chasing her into the forest, he mysteriously disappears. Frieda comes back unscathed, the first to ever return from the unknown dangers outside of the village. The community becomes suspicious that it was not God who brought her back safely but a dark force cloaked in fog beyond the edge of the woods. Frieda becomes suspicious as well, but her doubts begin to form a new faith within her; a faith in the ones that linger in the darkness.