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2024 SCHEDULE

OCTOBER 16TH-19TH

IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH @ THE ELECTRIC THEATER

IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH @ THE ELECTRIC THEATER

ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING

DON'T MISS OUT ON THESE ADDITIONAL EVENTS

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PREVIEW NIGHT
SCREENING

(One Night Only)
Tues,
  October 15th
Double Feature

Name Your Own Price

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SCRIPTS
GONE WILD

(One Night Only)
Wed, October 16th
Opening Night Afterparty

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LIVE
PODCAST

(One Night Only)
Thurs, October 17th
80s Flashback Screening

HORROR TRIVIA
(Thurs, Fri, Sat)
Held downstairs
Prizes for winners!

INDUSTRY PANEL
Fri & Sat
Held in the
Ele
ctric Theater
Free to the public

HFI Day 1

DAY 1

*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH

*2 PM - 4 PM Badge and ticket pick up in the Electric Theater Lobby

SHORTS BLOCK #1

4:00 PM

OPENING NIGHT SOCIAL

6:00 PM - 6:45 pm

Badge holders will enjoy food before our
Opening Night Feature Film.

7:00 PM

The Parcel” (9 mins)

Directed By Jared Tipton

*Q&A (W/Filmmaker)
 

Cakes!” (3 mins)

Directed By Johnny Herbin
 

Chainsaws Were Singing” (117 mins)

Directed By Sander Maran 

OPENING NIGHT FILM BLOCK

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OPENING NIGHT AFTER PARTY

9:30 PM

Festivities continue up the street  (21+ Only)

"Scripts Gone Wild" presents "Beetlejuice"

A live script read with Host Frank Dietz & Friends

Badge Holders will be treated to refreshments

and the first drink is on us!

“Problems” (5 mins)

Directed By Lucy Swope, Sean Dack

 

Poppy’s Saturn” (15 mins)

Directed By Nicole Tegelaar​

 

Bad Omen” (11 mins)

Directed By Connor Thomas

 

Réel” (4 mins) 

Directed By Rodrigue Huart

 

Mean Ends” (15 mins)

Directed By Émile Lavoie​

 

13th Night” (15 min)

Directed By  Benjamin Percy
*Q&A w/Filmmakers

 

Heartbeat” (8 mins)

Directed By Colin Krawchuk​

 

Rejected” (15 mins)

Directed By Rene R Rivas​

 

Scratch” (20 mins)

Directed By Paul Amstone

*Q&A w/Filmmakers

HFI Day 2

*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

DAY 2

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH

MIX AND MINGLE & HORROR TRIVIA

11:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Join the fun! Head downstairs to the main commons area for a round of Horror Trivia and test your knowledge as a true horror master.
Prizes await the winners! Don't miss out!

SHORTS BLOCK #2

12:00 PM

“Queen of the Underworld” (15 mins)

Directed By Stephanie Izsak

“Bloody Mary” (14 mins)

Directed By Drew Underwood

Cheat Meal” (17 mins)

Directed By Drew Bierut

“Jeong-Dong” (23 mins)

Directed By Choi Woo Gene

“Dance With Me” (17 mins)

Directed By Joel Harlow

“Meat Lovers” (4 mins)

Directed By Allen Martindale

“Scratch” (24 mins)

Directed By Michael Trainotti

"MIND BENDER" FILM BLOCK

3:00 PM

“Convoluted” (14 mins)

Directed By Mohamed Fareed


“Voidcaller” (85 mins)

Directed By Nils Alatalo

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SPONSORED MEAL

5:00 PM 

Badge Holders will be treated to a wonderful meal by

our local restaurant sponsor: Honolulu Grill

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"MONSTERS ON THE LOOSE" FILM BLOCK

6:00 PM 

“The Tickle Monster” (17 mins)

Directed By Brett Helms

“Pizza Panic Party” (10 mins)

Directed By Graham Denman

Frankie Freako” (83 mins)

Directed By Steven Kostanski

80S FLASHBACK SCREENING

9:00 PM 

"It's a Secret" (Over an hour, but under 2 hours)

Directed By 80s Director
 

Followed by a live Cinemast Podcast discussion with a very Special Guest from the film and Podcast host, Brandon Treadway.

HFI Day 3

DAY 3

*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH

MIX AND MINGLE & HORROR TRIVIA

11:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Join the fun! Head downstairs to the main commons area for a round of Horror Trivia and test your knowledge as a true horror master.
Prizes await the winners! Don't miss out!

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"TURN FOR THE WORSE" FILM BLOCK

12:00 PM

“Metamorphypus” (13 mins)

Directed By Joseph Carney

“1978” (75 mins)

Directed By Nicolás Onetti and Luciano Onetti

INDUSTRY PANEL

HORROR PANEL

2 PM

TBA

SHORTS BLOCK #3

3 PM 

The Unquiet Dead” (12 mins)

Directed By John Gray


The Itch” (15 mins)

Directed By Gordon Phillips


Silent Generation” (8 mins)

Directed By Francisco Solorzano

*Q&A (W/Filmmakers)


Strange Creatures” (7 mins)

Directed By Nicholas Payne Santos


Come Back Haunted” (11 mins)

Directed By Logan James Freeman


The Red Stone” (23 mins)

Directed By Jaime Jasso
 

Umbra” (30 mins)

Directed By Enzo Hui

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IT'S A PIZZA PARTY, man!

Badge Holders will be treated to a wonderful

meal by our local restaurant sponsor:

Riggatti's Pizza and desserts by Love Cookies Bakery

5:00 PM

WORLD PREMIERE

6:30 PM

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"ON A HIGHER PLANE" FILM BLOCK

Psychotronic Atomizing X-periment” (7 mins)

Directed By Devi Strill

*Q&A (W/Filmmakers)

"Astral Plane Drifter" (90 mins)

Directed by Scott Sloane

*Q&A (W/Filmmakers)

SHORTS BLOCK #4

9 PM

The Ghost in the Road” (13 mins)

Directed By Andy Matthews, Aaron Tharp

*Q&A (W/Filmmaker)

Her House” (12 mins)

Directed By Will Lee

Demons” (15 mins)

Directed By Adesh Prasad

Apotemnofilia” (10 mins)

Directed By Jano Pita

Chute” (5 mins)

Directed By West Webb

Jack” (8 mins)

Directed By Jay Curtis Miller

Satanimation” (40 mins) 

Directed By Jason Hooper, Greg Boone

HFI Day 4

*SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

DAY 4

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH

CEREAL KILLER BAR + HORROR TRIVIA

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Join the fun! Head downstairs to the main commons area for our traditional cereal bar, breakfast bites, and coffee! Take part in a round of Horror Trivia and test your knowledge as a true horror master. Prizes await the winners!

INDUSTRY PANEL

"NOT-YOUR-TRADITIONAL-SATURDAY-MORNING-CARTOONS" SHORTS BLOCK

10:00 AM

Dracula’s Super Scary Halloween” (5 mins)

Directed By Kevin Maher, Joe Dator

 

Zombie Revolt” (3 mins)

Directed By Kevin Jones

 

Howl If You Love Me” (8 mins)
Directed By John R. Dilworth

 

The Noonday Demon” (8 mins)

Directed By Conall Pendergast

 

VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak” (14 mins)

Directed By Sam Chou

 

Beef Creek” (12 mins)
Directed By Kurt Vinci, Seby X Martinez

 

The Winding Sheet” (7 mins)

Directed By MattWarren

*Q&A (W/Filmmaker)

 

Impossible Maladies” (8 mins)

Directed By Stefano Tambellini, Alice Tambellini

 

In the Heat” (17 mins)
Directed By Sam Chou

catered lunch + Horror panel

12:00 PM

Badge Holders will enjoy Free Food!

TBA
LOCAL
RESTAURANT

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SATURDAY MATINEE FLIM BLOCK

2 PM

TBA” (6 mins) Reserved for the Winner of the 2024 Halloween Edition of the Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge  

Directed By TBA
*Q&A (W/Filmmaker)

Alien Country” (96 mins)

Directed By Renny Grames and Boston McConnaughey
*Q&A (W/Filmmakers)

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CLOSING NIGHT FILM BLOCK

5 PM

Sexy Joel and His Wagyu” (5 mins)

Directed By Sam Proulx, Cédric Senécal

The Invisible Raptor” (114 mins)

Directed By Mike Hermosa

*Q&A (W/Filmmakers)

CLOSING NIGHT DINNER

7:30 PM

TBA
LOCAL
RESTAURANT

Right after the Closing Night Feature Film Block, badge holders can head downstairs at the Electric Theater to enjoy music, food, and great company!

2024 skreel awards

Stick around after our closing night dinner to celebrate the best of the 2024 HorrorFest International Film Festival! Cheer on your favorite filmmakers at the epic Awards Ceremony, hosted by Frank Dietz.

9 PM

AFTER PARTY

Still up for more fun? The night doesn’t have to end after dinner and the awards ceremony! Everyone’s invited to the Station II Bar, and badge holders get their

first drink on us!

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