We here at East Coast Horror Group are excited to bring you the unveiling of the early 13 for Nightmares Film Festival.

For filmmakers and fans alike, Nightmares Film Festival (Oct. 19 to 22) is making the number 13 lucky again.

 

The renowned genre and horror festival, watched by critics and ranked first on FilmFreeway by filmmakers, today revealed the first thirteen films and screenplays to be included in its 2017 worldwide program of “#BetterHorror.”

 

The dazzling list includes feature-film world premieres, a 3D feature, shorts from the director of Turkish horror feature Baskin and a Dr. Who writer, and a horror screenplay by a Michigan, USA’s poet laureate finalist.

 

“We are tradition-rich at Nightmares, and this one is always exciting,” said NFF Co-founder and Programmer Jason Tostevin. “Each year we unveil thirteen early selections as a way to give Nightmares attendees a taste of the program we’re building to present in October.”

 

The complete early list includes three features, eight shorts and two screenplays. Highlights include:

 

• NFF’s first-ever 3D feature presentation, Found Footage 3D, produced by Texas Chainsaw Massacre co-creator Kim Henkel.
• The world premiere of controversial feature Flesh of the Void, “the Ring video, if it were released on the Deep Web.”
• One of the first-ever screenings of horror comedy short Blood Shed, from director James Moran (Cockneys Vs. Zombies, Dr. Who).
• Can Evrenol’s (Baskin) first short, To My Mother and Father.

 

 

 

“We’re proud of the diversity represented by the selections,” which include women, people of color, international and homegrown filmmakers, said co-founder Chris Hamel. “The horror community is about crossing barriers and boundaries, and for us, that means making sure we include all kinds of voices.”

 

Nightmares Film Festival is held every October in Columbus, Ohio at the world-renowned Gateway Film Center, named a top 20 North American art house by Sundance. There, one of the last dedicated movie projectionist teams ensures every Nightmares film looks and sounds its best as exuberant fans – affectionately called The Sleepless for marathoning the program – mix with filmmakers from around the world.

 

FEATURES

• WORLD PREMIERE: Flesh of the Void, midnight feature, directed by James Quinn, NFF Best Midnight Short winner in 2016.
• Found Footage 3D, horror feature, directed by Steven DeGennaro and produced by Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Kim Henkel – will be presented in 3D at NFF 17.
• WORLD PREMIERE Bong of the Living Dead, horror feature, directed by Columbus-based Max Groah and four years in the making.

 

 

 

SHORTS

• To My Mother and Father, horror short; the first short by Baskin director Can Evrenol.
• Dickeaters, midnight short, directed by Aaron Immediato.
• The Cure, midnight short, directed by Slamdance winner and Columbus-based filmmaker Mike Olenick.
• Blood Shed, horror comedy short, directed by James Moran (Cockneys vs. Zombies, Dr. Who) and co-written by Cat Davies (Connie).
• La Sirena, thriller short, directed by Columbian filmmaker Rosita Lama Muvdi.
• Creswick, thriller short, directed by Australian-Japanese filmmaker Natalie Erika James.
• Your Date Is Here, horror short, directed by Todd Spence.
• The Naughty List, horror comedy short, directed by Paul Campion (The Devil’s Rock) and adapted from the story by best-selling horror novelist Brian Keene (The Rising).

 

 

 

SCREENPLAYS

• The Knife Association, feature screenplay by Ron Riekki, finalist for Poet Laureate of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
• The Wood, short screenplay, written by B. Maddox.