AUTOGRAPHS
AUTOGRAPHS
Blu Rays and Blu Ray collections of some of the best forgotten Cinema Horror, foreign, exploitation, and shot on video movies with great collectible packaging and each disc jam packed with extras, commentaries, and behind the scenes features, including interviews with the cast and crews of the films. Keep Physical Media Alive! www severinfilms com/
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short films
LOST BOYS PIZZA
OCT 4
USA | Cassie Llanas | 2023, 14m
Once upon a Halloween night, two theater kids had such a fright, for right before their unsuspecting eyes is Dracula, not so in disguise. And utilizing the power of dance they put Dracula under a trance and just in the knick of time, they send Dracula where the sun don’t shine.
ONE FOR THE CEMETERY
OCT 4
USA | Alex Pollock | 2024, 22m
On Halloween night, Molly, an office worker in her 40s, arrives home to find her apartment door unlocked. Dismissing it as a forgotten detail, she settles into a benign evening at home despite a sense of lurking danger. Just as Molly prepares for bed, she is savagely murdered by a masked psychopath, who then abruptly exits, leaving the audience alone with the impact of this sudden loss and the chilling realization that true horror lies in the ordinary.
IT CAME FROM INSIDE!
OCT 4
USA | Jackson Rees, Aura Martinez Sandoval 2024, 12m
On Halloween night, an aloof young couple find a corpse, a cassette tape, and a mysterious transmission device. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by the mystery of their discovery. Who — or what — is the device designed to summon?
YUMMO SPOT
OCT 4
USA | Ashley Brandon | 2024, 8m Corny lovebirds move to the boonies and experience big, wild, American love.
SK8 OR DIE!
OCT 4
USA | Alyssa Pearson, Scot Gordon | 2023, 6m
Killer skater hunts a small group of corporate people trying to turn his skate park into a parking lot and megaplex corporate entity.
S E R I A L
OCT 4
USA | Matthew Spriggs | 2024, 15m
Stalk. Murder. Repeat. A serial killer finds competition.
DISINFECTANT
OCT 4
USA | Zach Ryan Doumit, Elias Gold | 2024, 6m
The Janitor loves his job and the Demon is hungry.
REVENGE TOUR
OCT 4
USA | Bryon Jones | 2024, 9m
A veteran detective and overzealous rookie investigate a series of murders and kidnappings involving film judges.
GRAND THEFT DEMON
OCT 4
USA | Shrayek Kapil, Ryan Manns | 2024, 1m
An uber nightmare.
OCT 4
USA | Matthew Barber, Nathaniel Barber 2023, 6m
Two U.S. soldiers plunge into a suspected enemy combatant tunnel system during the Vietnam War only to awaken unparalleled horrors.
SEMPRE AVANTI
DARK MOMMY
OCT 4
USA | Courtney Eck | 2023, 13m
Ben is the only night shift 911 operator in a small town. His bubble of self-isolation is only ever punctured by drunks or prank calling kids, but tonight Dark Mommy has her own intentions for Ben...and the rest of the town.
UMBRA
OCT 4
HONG KONG | Enzo Hui | 2023, 30m
In a workplace plagued by harassment, an oppressed office worker’s life takes a chilling turn when a blood-red umbrella releases a vengeful spirit, transforming her into a merciless killer.
A WALK IN THE PARK
OCT 5
USA | Jay Marks | 2023, 14m
A late night dog walk becomes a desperate escape from a neighborhood being warped and distorted by an unfamiliar presence in this speechless animated horror story set in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park.
SPOOKY CREW
OCT 4
USA | Erin Broussard | 2023, 12m
The Spooky Crew take on the local Urban Legend of wthey discover that ghosts may actually be real?
THE NOONDAY DEMON
OCT 5
CANADA | Conall Pendergast | 2023, 8m
A man visits his childhood sweetheart, who harbors a dangerous secret.
SCARED
OCT 5
ARGENTINA | Adrian Alejo Cernadas | 2024, 5m Ivana, a 9-year-old girl, is stalked by an entity in her room at night. The girl’s mother ignores her daughter’s request for help while the supernatural manifestations increase.
REMNANTS
OCT 5
CANADA | Barrett Hooper | 2023, 12m
Set over a single weekend, a son struggles to connect with his widowed father. Aging, illness and dementia are haunting them both.
MANCHINEEL HOUSE
OCT 5
USA | Christine Jansen | 2024, 10m
Tim and Claire are haunted house enthusiasts, but when Tim takes Claire to a supposed genuine haunted house, maybe they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.
IVANIA
OCT 5
SPAIN | Luigi Abanto | 2022, 12m
Michael (45) is a camera repair technician. One day an old Voightländer camera comes into his hands to repair and when he turns it on, he discovers that the camera captures the presence of a woman who lives in the same space and time as him, although in another dimension.
PHROG
OCT 5
CANADA | Brandon Vallee Ross | 2024, 12m
Alone in her new home, an irritated young woman goes into the basement to investigate a strange noise and makes a shocking discovery.
THE WATCHER
OCT 5
USA | Nathan Sellers | 2022, 9m
The sole survivor of a small religious cult known as The Children of Enoch waits in anticipation for the resurrection of her recently departed ‘sisters’ and their leader, Father Enoch. What unfolds next is beyond her comprehension.
PASSENGERS
OCT 5
TURKEY | Buğra Mert Alkayalar | 2023, 14m
Every life is a journey with intersections at certain stops. A group of people awaits a train at a station, one of these stops. However, they’ve all forgotten one truth. When a young man delves into the eerie night to find his fiancée, he will remember and remind the others.
ANOTHER WAY
OCT 5
USA | John Wooliscroft | 2024, 6m
Many times in life we take not only the things but the people in our life for granted. It’s amazing how quickly things can change your life forever.
THE CHILD
OCT 5
BELGIUM | Bekim Vanbosche | 2023, 23m
During her pregnancy, a woman experiences terrifying symptoms that necessitate an urgent intervention, plunging her into one of the darkest situations.
WE JOINED A CULT
OCT 5
USA | Chris McInroy | 2023, 4m
The story of two friends who just wanted to play kickball. WINNER BEST EDITING
THE BLOODY FAMILY
OCT 5
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN | Amir Karami 2023, 14m
In an old and mysterious house, a young girl has not left her dark room for years. A social worker enters this house to save the girl’s life
WAKE
OCT 5
USA | Sean Carter | 2023, 13m
With a hurricane raging outside their hospital, two nurses have one last job before evacuating: stow the “deadon- arrival” corpse of a young girl in the downstairs morgue before the building floods. But the corpse quickly reveals itself to be more than it seems. WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
A PRAYER FOR MY FATHER
OCT 5
USA | Sarah London | 2023, 10m
Decades after she and her late father found an unspeakable horror in the woods, Lola receives a package of his ashes, and along with it the ghost of their shared trauma. WINNER BEST EFFECTS
SCRATCH
OCT 5
USA | Michael Trainotti | 2023, 24m
A Father/Son weekend adventure becomes a terrifying fight for survival. WINNER BEST SOUND
LES BÊTES
OCT 5
USA | Christine Jansen | 2024, 12m
A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court. WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
OCT 5
MEXICO | Jaime Jasso | 2024, 23m
In Guadalajara, 1909, an archaeologist returns to investigate pre-Hispanic findings sent for the Independence Day anniversary. They explore a monumental house in search of answers when it becomes nightmare. WINNER BEST OF THE FEST
JUGGERNAUT
OCT 5
ITALY | Daniele Ricci, Emanuele Ricci 2023, 20m
In a medieval dark fantasy atmosphere, a fearless warrior embarks on a painful and exhausting journey to get back what he has lost. WINNER BEST COSTUME
FLOATER
OCT 5
USA | D.M. Harring | 2023, 14m
After his abusive father’s death, a troubled man builds a mausoleum to the relationship they never had… in his parents’ bathroom. WINNER BEST NEW BLOOD
OCT 5
MEXICO | Antonio Rosa | 2024, 6m
A grieving man seeks revenge, unwittingly awakening a mystical creature known as the Nagual.
GRANDMA, MAY I
OCT 5
USA | Gage Zanghi | 2024, 14m
An argument erupts between 8-year-old Brandon and his mother on the evening of the fathers funeral. Mom who is hysterical, aggressively tells Brandon that she wishes he would take his fathers place so she could have her love back. Brandon leaves and finds Ella, a little girl dressed as a witch. She suggests to go see her Grandma. Although grandma seems nice, there is something off about her. Nevertheless, she really wants to help Brandon and does so when he asks, just not in the way he expects…
FOR WHEN YOU MISS ME
OCT 5
USA | Grant Dougharty | 2024, 8m
A grieving man follows a set of cryptic instructions that his late wife left behind. But while he doesn’t find peace, something finds him.
THE SEANCE
OCT 5
USA | Rob Federic | 2024, 14m
A group attends a séance in hopes to communicate with their lost departed, but inadvertently attract a malevolent entity poised to feed on their souls.
SHIVA
OCT 5
CANADA | Josh Saltzman | 2024, 13m
Shiva is an unnerving tale about a recently widowed woman who breaks with a long-held Jewish mourning ritual in hopes of connecting with her deceased husband.
THE HARPIES
OCT 5
CANADA | Rogan Lovse | 2024, 4m
Aura is on the run from her ex-boyfriend. She is accompanied by her friend, Matt. Matt has always had an uncomfortable crush on Aura. The pair find themselves seeking shelter in an abandoned lumber mill. Unbeknownst to them; a dangerous harpy calls the mill home.
THE OVAL PORTRAIT
OCT 5
BELGIUM | Frank Messely | 2022, 30m
In this silent adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s shortest story, an injured nobleman and his servant find shelter in an abandoned castle where a mysterious portrait feeds off the melancholy of the visitors, causing life and art to intersect, and rendering beauty and love immortal.
OUT OF BODY
OCT 5
USA | Joseph Le | 2023, 14m
Out of Body is a short film about a sheltered woman, Lily, who wants to express her sexuality and freedom. However, she finds herself haunted by a possessed vagrant, whose spirit tries to take over her body. Lily battles her date’s growing expectations and the vagrant’s body snatching attempts as she tries to retain control of her body.
feature films
MY LIFE WITH THE LIVING DEAD
OCT 4
USA | Jamie Lockhart | 2024, 1h 11m
ADJUST YOUR TRACKING
OCT 4
USA | Dan M. Kinem, Levi Peretic | 2013, 1h 34m MyLifewiththeLivingDead is a documentary feature based on the career of John A. Russo - the man who created flesh eating zombies and co-wrote the 1968 classic, NightoftheLivingDead
Adjust Your Tracking is a feature-length documentary film directed by Levi “Dabeedo” Peretic and Dan Kinem. It’s a passion project made by true lovers of the format hoping to capture why VHS holds such a special place in so many different people’s hearts. The film features interviews with VHS collectors, video store owners, filmmakers, and distributors. Presented with VHSHitfest.
KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE VAMPIRE ZOMBIES...FROM SPACE!
OCT 4
USA | Stephen Chiodo | 1988, 1h 28m
When a small town is invaded by aliens from outer space who are capturing and killing the townspeople, no one takes them seriously. Why? The aliens all look like circus clowns, use weapons that look clown like, and all have painted on smiles. Only a few of the young people in the town realize the danger and of course no one believes them. Armed with an ice cream truck they try and rescue their friends.
OCT 4
CANADA | Michael Stasko | 2024, 1h 33m World Premiere at Eerie Horror Fest!
From the depths of space, Dracula has devised his most dastardly plan yet; turning the residents of a small American town into his personal army of vampire zombies! A motley crew consisting of a grizzled detective, a skeptical rookie cop, a chainsmoking greaser, and a determined young woman band together to save the world from vampire zombies...from space!
DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN
OCT 4
SPAIN | Jesús Franco | 1972, 1h 25m
Dracula kills another innocent victim and Dr. Seward decides it’s time to wipe him off the face of the earth. Armed with a hammer and a wooden stake, he arrives at Castle Dracula and duly dispatches the vampire Count. Next day, however, Dr. Frankenstein arrives with his assistant, Morpho, and a large crate containing the monster. Using the blood of a pub singer who has been abducted by his creation, the doctor brings Dracula back to life and uses him for his own ends.
PHANTOM LIGHTS: UAPS OF THE FOREST
OCT 5
USA | Tyler Hall | 2024, 1h 30m
Join filmmaker Tyler Hall as he delves into the mystery of the orbs haunting Chestnut Ridge in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Through interviews with locals, experts, and researchers, Hall explores the eerie encounters and folklore surrounding these strange lights. His journey aims to uncover the truth behind the Chestnut Ridge mysterious Phantom Lights.
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
OCT 5
USA | Henry Selick | 1993, 1h 16m
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, is bored with doing the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he stumbles into Christmas Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls, and goblins of Halloween Town to help him put on Christmas instead of Halloween -- but alas, they can’t get it quite right.
TALES FROM THE HOOD
OCT 5
USA | Rusty Cundieff | 1995, 1h 38m
A creepy mortician, Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), attempts to scare teenage drug dealer Stack (Joe Torry) and his friends straight by telling them four horrifying stories. One is about a guilt-riddled cop (Anthony Griffith) who goes crazy after ignoring his corrupt partner (Michael Massee). He also tells of a meek schoolboy (Brandon Hammond) with terrifying supernatural powers. Although the young thugs want to take their drugs and escape Mr. Simms, he still has two more tales to tell. Live Q&A with director Rusty Cundieff after the film!
LISA FRANKENSTEIN
OCT 5
USA | Zelda Williams | 2024, 1h 41m
After suffering an unspeakable tragedy, Lisa finds herself at a new school her senior year in 1989, struggling to fit in, despite her “sister” Taffy trying to get her to conform to her more typical cheerleader vibe. When a freak accident reanimates a corpse from the abandoned cemetery where she was spending time, she must keep his arrival a secret from her family and classmates, all while deciding how much she wants to help him, and at what cost.
PANELS & workshops
FRIGHTENING FICTION: BECOMING A HORROR AUTHOR
OCT 4 | 4:00PM | SECOND FLOOR
Presented by Rebecca Cuthbert, Carolina “Nina” Cruz, Paul Jessup, and Pauline Chow
Embark on a chilling journey into the realms of horror fiction with our exclusive workshop, hosted by acclaimed writers who have dared to explore the shadows and nightmares. Discover the secrets behind crafting spine-tingling tales that haunt and mesmerize readers, as our panel of experts shares their personal journeys from inspiration to publication.
CHARACTER DESIGN THROUGH DRAWING AND SCULPTING
OCT 4 | 6:00PM | SECOND FLOOR
Presented by “Monster” Mark Kosobucki Unlock the secrets of character creation in this comprehensive workshop, where we’ll guide you through the entire process from initial concept to final sculpture. Hosted by a seasoned sculptor, this session offers a behind-the-scenes look at how to transform your ideas into tangible, artistic creations.
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HORROR IN GAMING
OCT 5 | 12:00PM | SECOND FLOOR
Presented by Commodore Gaming
Dive into the spine-chilling world of horror gaming with Commodore Gaming Erie in this immersive workshop. Explore what sets horror in video games apart from other media forms, and discover how interactive experiences heighten the suspense and terror of this genre.
MAXIMIZING IMPACT WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES: A GUIDE FOR LOCAL FILMMAKERS
OCT 5 | 1:15PM | SECOND FLOOR
Presented by Jackie George, “Monster” Mark Kosobucki, Dan Kinem, Jesse James, and Tyler Hall
Join us for a dynamic panel discussion that focuses on maximizing your filmmaking potential with minimal resources. This panel brings together industry experts and seasoned filmmakers who excel at producing high-quality films on tight budgets. Our expert panel will share invaluable tips on leveraging local connections, navigating financial resources, and optimizing low-budget productions.
