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THE HORROR CONTINUES FOR THE 22ND YEAR AS HORRORFEST INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST 8 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
ST GEORGE, UT - HorrorFest International Film Festival, presented by The Film and Media Alliance of Southern Utah, announces its first 8 film selections for the 22nd HorrorFest International Film Festival this October 16-19, 2024.
Festival passes are available for purchase online 24 hours a day at fmasu.com.
These films join a long list of previous festival selections that have included Hellbender, The Retaliators, Frank & Zed, Malibu Horror Story, Bunker, Feed Me, The Coffee Table, and Lore.
This initial lineup announcement includes audience award winners and crowd-pleasers that have played a handful of genre festivals, world premieres, and films premiering in the US and Utah for the first time.
“When HorrorFest first started back in the early 2000s, it was really about introducing a generation of horror kids to films they never got to see on the big screen,” said Adam Mast, Founder and Director of HorrorFest International. “Over the past 7 years, though, we’ve shifted and opened our arms to horror filmmakers from all over the world. So now what you get at HorrorFest is a little bit of the old and a lot of the new and we’re positively ecstatic about how the lineup is shaping up. These first 8 titles are just a mere taste of the horror goodness that awaits you this October.”
“Each year, we get hundreds of submissions that come in as we search for international flavors of horror,” added festival Co-Director John Pugh. “Submissions each year are more impressive than the last and these first films will hopefully give this year’s audiences an idea of the types of films they can expect at this year’s HorrorFest — a collection of terrifying, thought-provoking, thrilling, and sometimes hilarious films from some of the best in horror from around the world.”
Program subject to change:
FEATURE FILMS
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.
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 killer.
THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Sander Maran
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.
SHORT FILMS
HEARTBEAT
Country: United States
Director: Colin Krawchuk
Synopsis: A man loses himself to do what he thinks is right for the love of his life.
THE GHOST IN THE ROAD
Country: United States
Director: Andy Matthews & Aaron Tharp
Synopsis: On Halloween night 1984, a troubled man receives a visit from a mysterious trick-or-treater who delivers more tricks than treats.
JACK
Utah Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jay Curtis Miller
Synopsis: Two co-workers engage in a Halloween night affair unaware that someone is watching them from both outside and inside the house.
THE PARCEL
World Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Jared Tipton
Synopsis: Chad’s first day on a new job takes a gut-wrenching turn.
METAMORPHYPUS
US Premiere
Country: United States
Director: Joseph Carney
Synopsis: After getting dropped from a writers’ festival for making controversial statements, an out-of-touch novelist must accept that he has become a living fossil.
ABOUT HORRORFEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Entering its 22nd year October 16-19, 2024, HorrorFest International is Southern Utah’s longest-running horror film festival. Dedicated to showcasing some of the best in international and independent horror not just in the US but from around the world, the 22nd edition will be sure to bring with it terrifying screenings, one-night-only live events, visits from actors and filmmakers, and plenty of interaction with other horror film lovers. From gut-busting laughs to gut-bursting gore, the wide range of offerings will surely please any horror moviegoer.
ABOUT THE FILM AND MEDIA ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN UTAH (FMASU)
The Film and Media Alliance of Southern Utah (FMASU) is a NonProfit 501(c)(3) and its primary goal is to inspire, celebrate, and educate filmmakers in our community and all around the world. We bring a more hands-on filmmaking education to our community through community events such as the Electric Film Series, Desertscape International Film Festival, HorrorFest International Film Festival, and the Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge.
More information can be found at fmasu.com/horrorfest
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