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FEATURE FILMS

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Utah Premiere
Country: Argentina
Director: Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti
Synopsis: During the World Cup final between Argentina and Holland, in times of military dictatorship, a group of torturers violently breaks into a home, kidnaps a group of unsuspecting individuals, and takes them to a clandestine detention center. What starts as a horrific ordeal takes an even more sinister (and most unexpected) turn.

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ALIEN COUNTRY
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Renny Grames, Boston McConnaughey
Synopsis: A wild and reckless demolition derby mechanic has to stop an alien invasion before his pregnant girlfriend is abducted and humanity is destroyed.

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ASTRAL PLANE DRIFTER
World Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Scott Slone
Synopsis: This sci-fi/western/kung-fu comedy genre mashup follows the Drifter, a Mystic of the First Order, as he journeys toward the lair of the evil GalaxiKhan to save his sidekick and ex-girlfriend from the clutches of evil.

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CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
Utah Premiere
Country: Estonia
Director: Sander Maran
Synopsis: A joyfully violent horror comedy musical following new lovers who get separated by a chainsaw-wielding killer.

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FRANKIE FREAKO 
Country: Canada
Director: Steven Kostanski
Synopsis: Workaholic yuppie Conor is in an existential rut until one night he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a strange dancing goblin, Frankie Freako. Could this be just the recipe to spice up his boring life?

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THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Mike Hermosa
Synopsis: After a raptor — genetically engineered to be invisible and incredibly smart — escapes from a science facility, it’s up to a washed-up amusement park paleontologist and a security guard to stop it.

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VOIDCALLER
Utah Premiere
Country: Sweden
Director: Nils Alatalo
Synopsis: Several people with amnesia realize they may have been involved in something sinister on a cosmic scale.

SHORT FILMS

13TH NIGHT
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Benjamin Percy

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APOTEMNOFILIA
Utah Premiere
Country: Spain
Director: Jano Pita

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BAD OMEN
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Connor Thomas

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BEEF CREEK
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Kurt Vinci, Seby X Martinez

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BLOODY MARY
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Drew Underwood

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CAKES!
Utah Premiere
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Johnny Herbin

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CHEAT MEAL
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Drew Bierut

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CHUTE
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: West Webb

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COME BACK HAUNTED
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Logan Freeman

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CONVOLUTED
Utah Premiere
Country: Bahrain
Director: Mohamed Fareed

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DANCE WITH ME
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Joel Harlow

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DEMONS
Country: India
Director: Adesh Prasad

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DRACULA’S SUPER SCARY HALLOWEEN
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Kevin Maher, Joe Dator

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HEARTBEAT
Country: United States
Director: Colin Krawchuk 

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HER HOUSE
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Will Lee

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HOWL IF YOU LOVE ME
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: John R. Dilworth

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IMPOSSIBLE MALADIES
Utah Premiere
Country: Italy
Director: Stefano Tambellini, Alice Tambellini

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IN THE HEAT
Country: Canada
Director: Sam Chou

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JACK
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jay Curtis Miller 

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JEONG-DONG
Country: South Korea
Director: Choi Woo Gene

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MEAN ENDS
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Émile Lavoie

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MEAT LOVERS
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Allen Martindale

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METAMORPHYPUS
US Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Joseph Carney 

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PANIC PIZZA PARTY
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Graham Denman

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POPPY’S SATURN
Utah Premiere
Country: Belgium
Director: Nicole Tegelaar

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PROBLEMS
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Lucy Swope, Sean Dack

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PSYCHOTRONIC ATOMIZING X-PERIMENT
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Devi Strill

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QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Stephanie Izsak

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RÉEL
Utah Premiere
Country: France
Director: Rodrigue Huart

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REJECTED
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Rene Rivas

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SATANIMATION
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jason Hooper, Greg Boone

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SCRATCH
Utah Premiere
Country:
Director: Michael Trainotti

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SCRATCH
World Premiere
Country:
Director: Paul Amstone

 

SEXY JOEL AND HIS WAGYU
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Sam Proulx, Cédric Senécal

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SILENT GENERATION
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Francisco Solorzano

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STRANGE CREATURES
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Nicholas Payne Santos

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THE GHOST IN THE ROAD
Country: United States
Director: Andy Matthews & Aaron Tharp 

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THE ITCH
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Gordon Phillips

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THE NOONDAY DEMON
Utah Premiere
Country: Canada
Director: Conall Pendergast

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THE PARCEL
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jared Tipton 

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THE RED STONE
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jaime Jasso

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THE TICKLE MONSTER
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Brett Helms

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THE UNQUIET DEAD
Country: United States
Director: John Gray

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THE WINDING SHEET
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Matt Warren

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UMBRA
Utah Premiere
Country: Hong Kong
Director: Enzo Hui

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VRDLK: FAMILY OF VURDULAK
Country: Canada
Director: Sam Chou

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ZOMBIE REVOLT
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Kevin Jones

Screenplay finalists will be announced on October 2nd with the winners being revealed shortly thereafter.

FEATURE SCREENPLAYS

“Amish Zombies”

written by Johnathon M Miller

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“Cajun Justice”

written by Mike Briock

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“Country Club Lemon”

written by Nicole Matarese and Alli Guerra

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“Creature Country-Appalachia”

written by Jason Rice, Phill Dishon, Joseph Murillo, Lucas Hardwick, and Maryellen De Vivo

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“Deal With It”

written by Tristan Reed and Isabella Bonanno

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“Forged in Blood”

written by Joseph Murillo

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“Goodbye Old Friends”

written by Rafael De Leon Jr.

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“Greenman”

written by Don Stroud and Winter Mead

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“Hibernation”

written by Mike Briock

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“Home With a Past”

written by Edward Etzkorn

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“I Scream”

written by Frank Dietz

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“Kevin’s Not Dead”

written by Sarah Edmonds

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“Killing Time”

written by Jack Warner

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“Kubisa”

written by Randi Denise

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“L.O.B.E.”

written by David Hunter Fein

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“Morningstar Real Estate”

written by Tracy L. Morse and Sophia An Porter

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“Noxious Weeds”

written by Em Koopman

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“Pieces of You”

written by Jack Warner

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“Possum Man”

written by Eddie Yaroch

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“Prime Time Vampires”

written by Frank Dietz

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“ReddeR”

written by James Steele Haney

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“Rogue Island”

written by David B. Putney

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“The Blue Ridge”

written by Anne Kennedy

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“The Dark Room”

written by Matthew Troy

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“The Satan Level”

written Paolo Mancini and Daniel Watchorn

SHORT SCREENPLAYS

“An Owl’s Whistle”

written by Elissa Aguayo

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“Apt. 1B”

written by Sterling Gates

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“Chinese Hopping Zombie”

written by Howard Lun Hong

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“Closing Shift”

written by Marc-Alain Martin Bertoni

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“Dark Prince”

written by Adam David Gregory

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“Diable En Boite”

written by Michael Seabolt

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“Eggshell”

written by Milan Stojilovic

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“Elixir”

written by CR Sherman
 

“Et In Arcadia Ego”

written by John Bolbot

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“Fool’s Gold”

written by T.J. Morehouse

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“Jane Die”

written by Ryan Molyneaux

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“Leave it Buried”

written by Rafael De Leon Jr.

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“Mermaid”

written by Pierre Langenegger

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“Nails”

written by William Lott

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“Plus One”

written by Edward Vincent Lacina

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“R.I.P. Jenny Lee”

written by Jason Rice

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“Solipsism”

written by Ducan P. Putney

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“Thaw”

written by Regan Lee Young

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“The Exorcism of Father Gabriel”

written by Pierre Langenegger

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“The Gates of Hell”

written by Sammy Benjamin Vogel-Seidenberg

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“The Playhouse”

written by Wren Valentino

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“Three Hangers”

written by Zachary Maxfield

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“Till Death Do Us Part”

written by Jacob Hamblin

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“Up on the House Top”

written by Janet L. Loftis

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“Zombies on a Bus”

written Janet L. Loftis

Screenplay finalists will be announced on October 2nd with the winners being revealed shortly thereafter.

More information can be found at fmasu.com/horrorfest

 

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