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Thursday, October 31
 

5:15pm EDT

Filmmakers Lounge
The Filmmakers Lounge is a space where filmmakers, guests, and media can mingle, conduct interviews, relax, and network with other filmmakers.

Thursday October 31, 2019 5:15pm - 6:00pm EDT
Room 15

5:15pm EDT

The Death Pledge: Film Festival Screening
Fraternity and Sorority pledgees have to spend a night in an African American burial ground which was recently unearthed by Hurricane Irma.

Thursday October 31, 2019 5:15pm - 6:50pm EDT
Room 16

6:00pm EDT

Blank My Life: Film Festival Screening
There’s no such thing as a secret in a small town...and being dead is a big secret.

Thursday October 31, 2019 6:00pm - 8:15pm EDT
Room 15

6:50pm EDT

Cry For The Bad Man: Film Festival Screening
Starring Camille Keaton. A small-town widow faces a grisly confrontation with 3 would-be extortionists.

Thursday October 31, 2019 6:50pm - 8:20pm EDT
Room 16

8:15pm EDT

Strange Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. The Death Cleaners- True crime scene cleaners come across something sinister.
  2. Dead Bolt- A young woman pays a terrible price for leaving her door unlocked when a stranger takes over her apartment and locks her out.
  3. Channel 3- A VHS home movie enthusiast finds a tape he may or may have not wanted to see.
  4. Something Round- A trans hypnotherapist reels in the moon over unrequited love which proceeds to drive her insane.
  5. Petunia- Petunia, a 20-something ex-hit-girl sharpshooter, is unwillingly dragged into the neon-soaked arcade halls of the violent Yakuza underbelly when her hitman father Charlie gets in bad with its leader.
  6. Silent But Deadly- A Ninja comes home to find several people waiting for him in his dark apartment.
  7. Home Video 1997- Stuart finds an old VCR at a thrift store. What could possibly go wrong?
  8. Smiles- A boy meets his girlfriend´s parents and it gets awkward.
  9. THE MAN WITH THE HAMMER- Every endurance athlete fears him.
  10. Cold Cold Coffin- Starring Dennis Dunaway and Calico Cooper. An Original Song by Dennis Dunaway (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and Founding Member of The Alice Cooper Group)

Thursday October 31, 2019 8:15pm - 10:00pm EDT
Room 15

8:20pm EDT

Hunters Moon: Film Festival Screening
Filmmakers in attendance! A lavish launch party for a gaming app is interrupted by a priest who condemns the party guests as "marked for the beast."

Thursday October 31, 2019 8:20pm - 9:55pm EDT
Room 16
 
Friday, November 1
 

1:15pm EDT

Doorways To Horror (Foreign Films): Film Festival Screening
A collection of independent horror short films from across the globe.
  1. Norway-Wettlaufers Widow-A loving husband descends into murderous madness. Or is it the other way around.
  2. Spain-Zombiosis-When you live with death, it's easier to lose your head than to keep the faith.
  3. Canada-Risus-Caroline, an overworked employee, is haunted by a sinister presence on a work night spent doing extra time.
  4. Mexico-I Bind You To Me-When Stephen's relationship with Liam is about to end and Liam threatens to leave, he turns to black magic in order to save it.
  5. Argentina-Wolf on the Loose, Revenge-Lobo is a fighter of clandestine boxing fights in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. Betrayed and presumed dead, seek answers and revenge.
  6. Turkey-FAIRY-The little girl’s first tooth had fallen. She would put his tooth under his pillow and wait eagerly for the Tooth Fairy at night.
  7. Japan-Lasagne for One-After her husband's funeral, a widow sits down for a microwave meal for one.
  8. Spain-Horrorscope-An schoolgirl's life unravels after an evil creature takes over her body.
  9. Indonesia-A Woman With The Cursed Veil- A cursed veil that makes a woman became a horrible creature that often takes human life.
  10. France-The Summoned-Paris, 1920. Four veterans of the Great War painfully try to recover from this dreadful experience. But for them, the horror is only beginning.

Friday November 1, 2019 1:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
Room 16

1:15pm EDT

Filmmakers Lounge
The Filmmakers Lounge is a space where filmmakers, guests, and media can mingle, conduct interviews, relax, and network with other filmmakers.

Friday November 1, 2019 1:15pm - 3:30pm EDT
Room 15

3:15pm EDT

Women Filmmakers Showcase
Film Festival Screening
1.    HUNGRY SUB- Every year, a woman enters the Other Side to see… a feed.
2.    Stage Fright- A high school student's anxiety on opening night spirals into a cliché horror-movie
3.    PAW-It comes from the other side and nothing can stop it.
4.    INGENUE- A young Australian actress moves to Hollywood with dreams of making it big. She does.
5.    Shadow At The Door- A troubled young woman searches for an intruder in her home.
6.    Steve And The Dead Girl- A necrophiliac looks for love amongst the living.
7.    The Final Girl Returns- A driver emerges from a massacre unscathed and finds himself trapped in an endless cycle of saving the final girls.
8.    516 Penrose- A girl returns home one ordinary night to find something strange standing at her attic window.
9.    The Projector- An old projector reveals something in the photos that shouldn’t be there.
10.  Adam- A re-animated being with a tortured soul seeks out his creator when the pursuit of his mate ends disastrously.
11.  RELIFE- Seeing is not necessarily true, hearing is not necessarily false. Humans are creatures that believe what they want to believe.
12.  SOPHIE-Sophie longs to be reborn while seeking to know her double. A party in the hills of Los Angeles offers a corporeal shift to her existence.
13.  Messed Up- Ayoung woman whose messy apartment is the only thing standing between her and a crazed killer.

Friday November 1, 2019 3:15pm - 5:25pm EDT
Room 16

3:30pm EDT

The Making Of Hunters Moon
This werewolf film features special FX that was done mostly in a practical sense to give a more raw authentic feel. Join Filmmakers STEVEN MORANA AND AMY WILLIAMS as they give us a behind the scenes look at their latest movie Hunters Moon.

Friday November 1, 2019 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Room 15

4:30pm EDT

Starting your own Youtube Channel
Have you ever wanted to start your own youtube channel? Join filmmakers Aléa Figueroa and Brenden Rodgers of the very successful AND YOU FILMS youtube channel as they provide tips on: Planning Your Content. Optimizing Your Videos. Building Your Network and Connecting with Your Viewers.

Friday November 1, 2019 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Room 15

5:25pm EDT

To Your Last Death (Animation): Film Festival Screening
Starring William Shatner, Morena Baccarin, Bill Moseley, and Ray Wise. After emerging as the sole survivor in a deadly revenge game set up by her father to punish his children, Miriam receives an offer from a supernatural entity to go back in time and try again.

Friday November 1, 2019 5:25pm - 7:10pm EDT
Room 16

5:30pm EDT

Meet The Filmmakers
Join Aléa Figueroa and Brenden Rodgers of AND YOU FILMS as they welcome filmmakers and their films to Spooky Empire’s Horror Film Festival.

Friday November 1, 2019 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Room 15

6:30pm EDT

Nightmare Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. Five Course Meal- Mark and Jenny agree to take part in a mysterious experiment for money. Things get exceptionally messy.
  2. Security- A night watchman gets a lot more than he bargained on his first night at a new job.
  3. I've Got My Mind's Eye Set On You- A woman obsessed experiences paranoia, the supernatural, and treachery.
  4. Night Crawl- Two inmates tunnel through the walls of a hellish prison, only to find something more terrifying than death row.
  5. DIBBUK- A pious man who lives on the fringe of his Jewish community in Paris, is summoned to perform a ritual.
  6. Polybius-Starring Tom Atkins and Stacey Nelkin. Based on the urban legend, a teenage girl tries to convince the local Sheriff that a mysterious game caused her brother to commit suicide.
  7. AND SO HE OPENS HIS EYES- A small time swindler finds himself in the afterlife court as a defendant. The judge is a man, who he wronged during his lifetime.

Friday November 1, 2019 6:30pm - 8:35pm EDT
Room 15

7:10pm EDT

Monster Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. In our guts- A pregnant woman submerged by work is tormented by disturbing visions. Or maybe they are real?
  2. KISSED- A coroner fixes up the new body in the morgue and adds a few touches of his own.
  3. Twig- A young woman searches the unknown for her lost sister.
  4. The Foal- A woman suffers a miscarriage after waking up from a strange night.
  5. The Witch Hunters are Coming- TV documentary following a day at work for two London council witch hunters.
  6. The Growling- On the way to his date’s house, a paranoid young man is attacked by a vicious beast, interrupting their hopes of a romantic evening.
  7. TRICK- A group of teenagers hold a seance in attempts to prove or disprove an urban legend about children that went missing on Halloween night.
  8. The Sardonic Smile- Four friends in a remote cabin in the Australian outback begin to recall their eerie encounters with a smiling man.
  9. The Rejected- A woman who lives alone at home wants to get rid of her unborn baby by applying an abortion. But that won't be as easy as she thinks.
  10. Ralph- A behavioral study of cats filmed around the clock, reveals strange things happening when no one is watching.

Friday November 1, 2019 7:10pm - 9:15pm EDT
Room 16

8:35pm EDT

WTF Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. Bitten- A mysterious & violent encounter sends a dog on a night of adventure and possibility.
  2. Rough Love- An ex-boyfriend is on a killing rampage to get revenge.
  3. J CITY HEIGHTS: BEAR AND BITCOIN- After finding $50,000 on the body of a murder victim, a bear and his roommate lose all their money on Bitcoin.
  4. Electric Sheep or: Do Humans Dream of Electric Sheep- Do humans dream of Electric Sheep in the future?
  5. Mr. Wishing Well Man has a Toothache- Welcome to Cloudius’s kingdom! Anything can happen.
  6. When The Eyes Are Closed- Every time a woman’s eyes close, a ghost appears next to her.
  7. Overload- A student who is depressed is stalked by a serial killer who preys in the apartment’s elevator.
  8. Everything Sucks- Two bored friends get attacked by their appliances.
  9. ARCH-RIVAL-A man goes to war with himself.
  10. Wrath of the Minitaur- Haley becomes another person when the moon is full and the monsters come out.

Friday November 1, 2019 8:35pm - 10:40pm EDT
Room 15

9:15pm EDT

Flesher: Film Festival Screening
Two serial killers work together to skin their victims and sell them to an underground flesh market.

Friday November 1, 2019 9:15pm - 10:50pm EDT
Room 16

10:50pm EDT

Hunters Moon: Film Festival Screening
Filmmakers in attendance! A lavish launch party for a gaming app is interrupted by a priest who condemns the party guests as "marked for the beast."

Friday November 1, 2019 10:50pm - Saturday November 2, 2019 12:25am EDT
Room 16
 
Saturday, November 2
 

12:25am EDT

Death to Metal: Film Festival Screening
After a freak accident, a disturbed priest is transformed into a mutated killing machine on a mission to wipe out the godless fans of heavy metal music.

Saturday November 2, 2019 12:25am - 2:00am EDT
Room 16

11:15am EDT

Blessed Be Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. SÉANCE- A Mentalist and his medium specialize in classic ghost summons for private and social occasions. One night things go horribly wrong.
  2. She Must Vanish- Residents in a seaside town succumb to the malevolence of a witch, who sets a fury in motion.

Saturday November 2, 2019 11:15am - 12:20pm EDT
Room 16

11:15am EDT

Filmmakers Lounge
The Filmmakers Lounge is a space where filmmakers, guests, and media can mingle, conduct interviews, relax, and network with other filmmakers.

Saturday November 2, 2019 11:15am - 1:00pm EDT
Room 15

12:20pm EDT

Strange Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. The Death Cleaners- True crime scene cleaners come across something sinister.
  2. Dead Bolt- A young woman pays a terrible price for leaving her door unlocked when a stranger takes over her apartment and locks her out.
  3. Channel 3- A VHS home movie enthusiast finds a tape he may or may have not wanted to see.
  4. Something Round- A trans hypnotherapist reels in the moon over unrequited love which proceeds to drive her insane.
  5. Petunia- Petunia, a 20-something ex-hit-girl sharpshooter, is unwillingly dragged into the neon-soaked arcade halls of the violent Yakuza underbelly when her hitman father Charlie gets in bad with its leader.
  6. Silent But Deadly- A Ninja comes home to find several people waiting for him in his dark apartment.
  7. Home Video 1997- Stuart finds an old VCR at a thrift store. What could possibly go wrong?
  8. Smiles- A boy meets his girlfriend´s parents and it gets awkward.
  9. THE MAN WITH THE HAMMER- Every endurance athlete fears him.
  10. Cold Cold Coffin- Starring Dennis Dunaway and Calico Cooper. An Original Song by Dennis Dunaway (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and Founding Member of The Alice Cooper Group)

Saturday November 2, 2019 12:20pm - 2:05pm EDT
Room 16

1:00pm EDT

How to Fund and Sell Your Feature Film
Filmmakers Aléa Figueroa and Brenden Rodgers of AND YOU FILMS discuss the art of funding your film and the steps you take optioning, selling through the distribution process.

Saturday November 2, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 15

2:05pm EDT

She Never Died: Film Festival Screening
Lacey, a socially detached loner is cursed with immortality and her never-ending tedium of existence. Lacey must now face her own inner demons while simultaneously finding her next meal.

Saturday November 2, 2019 2:05pm - 3:50pm EDT
Room 16

3:00pm EDT

Woman Filmmakers Panel
Join Filmmakers Amy Williams (Little Axe Productions Inc. Producer) and Aléa Figueroa (AND YOU FILMS Inc. Producer) on their unique perspective of film and the film industry.

Saturday November 2, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Room 15

3:50pm EDT

Slice & Dice Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. Boy!-We follow the story of a man cursed to be the errand runner for an ancient evil spirit.
  2. Teddy- A dying girl seeks protection from her teddy bear - no matter what.
  3. The Knowledge- London 1991. There’s a serial killer on the loose. Two men go about their business oblivious to the dangers at large when fate brings them together in a black taxi.
  4. A Patch of Desert- Trapped in a vast desert, a girl must evade a long distance runner with a machete.
  5. Double Bill (Blood Oaks/Sex Demon)-The ultimate Grindhouse experience.
  6. Allergic Overreaction- Four friends gather for movie night. One of his friend's has a SEVERE nut allergy.
  7. OverKill- An unstoppable masked killer meets the final girl. Who will survive?

Saturday November 2, 2019 3:50pm - 5:55pm EDT
Room 16

4:00pm EDT

From Fan Films To Features Panel
Saturday November 2, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Room 15

5:00pm EDT

Independent Filmmaker Panel
Join veteran and budding independent filmmakers having an open discussion on the indie film making process.

Saturday November 2, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Room 15

5:55pm EDT

Parody Horror Shorts From AND YOU FILMS
Film Festival Screening
A. RANGER THINGS: Barb disappears, and the kids of "Stranger Things" get a call from Zordon. Can they save the day?
B. CHUCKY'S CHEESE: In this parody of "Child's Play" and "Chuck E. Cheese" restaurants, Chucky the killer doll is proud to present his new chain of deadly arcade-pizzerias.
C. A FARTY PLACE: A father and daughter struggle to stay quiet in order to survive - Too bad they've been eating beans.
D. GAME OF MINIONS: The wars of Westeros get a bit dumber with an influx of lovably irritating minions.
E. DIARY OF A WIMPY ALIEN: Greg Xenley sets out to be a middle school class favorite. But after his efforts, will there even be a school?
F. SAND PEOPLE: THE MUSICAL!: In this Star Wars Parody, experience the amazing new off-off-off-off-off-off-broadway musical starring everyone's favorite Tusken Raiders ...and Boba Fett.
G. ANGRY BIRDS BOX: Stay inside. Wear your blindfold. And whatever you do, don't play Angry Birds!
H. MINECRAFT IN BLACK: Protecting players from the scum of the Overworld!
I. THANILTON: AN AVENGERS MUSICAL: Super-villain Thanos is NOT throwing away his "snap" in this parody mash-up of "Avengers: Infinity War" and Lin Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical "Hamilton."
J. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MISTLETOE: Leatherface invades a variety of Christmas Classics in this parody advertisement.
K. IT PERFECT: The Barden University 'Lucky Seven' a capella group is infiltrated by a psychotic clown - who may just be fear itself.
L. THOR: SHAGNAROK: Thor is off to another shagadellic adventure. Yeah, Baby.

Saturday November 2, 2019 5:55pm - 6:50pm EDT
Room 16

6:00pm EDT

Bad Things Happen Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. The Change- A young girl leading a group of children hiding out in a post-apocalyptic world, trying to keep things together while the world falls apart.
  2. Atomic Ed-A man bullied by a neighborhood motorcycle gang becomes an unlikely hero.
  3. Eilid & Damh- In the aftermath of an unspeakable act, two sisters must repair their relationship and find a way to move forward.
  4. The Thing About Beecher's Gate- To uphold the oldest tradition in Beecher’s Gate, their newest Deputy must spend the night in a shed out in the middle of the woods.
  5. Unanswered- A young man comes home to his empty house and is haunted by a paranormal presence.
  6. KEEP LOOKING- Maricela's friends are lost in the woods. On her search for them she will unexpectedly find out they are being hunted.

Saturday November 2, 2019 6:00pm - 8:05pm EDT
Room 15

6:50pm EDT

Swing Low: Film Festival Screening
Starring  Bruce Dern and Annabelle Dexter-Jones. When a nature photographer explains to the Police how she fought her way out of the Watchatoomy Valley, they dismiss her story as a meth-induced nightmare.

Saturday November 2, 2019 6:50pm - 8:25pm EDT
Room 16

8:05pm EDT

Flesher: Film Festival Screening
Two serial killers work together to skin their victims and sell them to an underground flesh market.

Saturday November 2, 2019 8:05pm - 9:40pm EDT
Room 15

8:25pm EDT

Past Your Bedtime Shorts: Film Festival Screening
  1. The Guest Room- Justin wants to get some sleep, but a voice from the guest room closet has him curious.
  2. Samantha- Frank focused on his next piece of art, his next great novel. An unexpected visit changes everything.
  3. Off Fleek- Teenager Emma suffers horrendous cyber bullying and her worse fears come true as the body shaming abuse she receives online begins to transform her appearance.
  4. Tickle- As a troubled woman tries to readjust to life after an abusive relationship she's thrust into being a forced object of desire for an aggressively persistent monster.
  5. Early Checkout- He thought he'd found the perfect place to stay.
  6. The Shade- A mother and daughter are preyed upon by a foreboding entity.
  7. Let Me Play-Two kids play hide and go seek.
  8. Pigmenta- A family vacation quickly escalates into a nightmare.
  9. The Guests- A young woman becomes increasingly disturbed by mysterious voicemails.
  10. Creaker- A girl wakes up at night when her bedroom door creaks open.
  11. THE DEAL-A Girl staying for one night at her friends place and her desire turns into an unexpected deal.

Saturday November 2, 2019 8:25pm - 10:20pm EDT
Room 16

10:20pm EDT

Bob Freeman: Exterminator For Hire: Film Festival Screening
Bob Freeman, a paranormal exterminator, takes a bumbling documentary crew to hunt the cult that kidnapped his father.

Saturday November 2, 2019 10:20pm - 11:55pm EDT
Room 16

11:55pm EDT

Artik: Film Festival Screening
On a secluded farm, a serial killer plans to train his son to be his replacement. He’s interrupted by a stranger who threatens to expose their families' terrifying secret.

Saturday November 2, 2019 11:55pm - Sunday November 3, 2019 1:30am EDT
Room 16
 
Sunday, November 3
 

11:15am EST

Filmmakers Lounge
The Filmmakers Lounge is a space where filmmakers, guests, and media can mingle, conduct interviews, relax, and network with other filmmakers.

Sunday November 3, 2019 11:15am - 1:15pm EST
Room 15

11:15am EST

Florida Horror Shorts Group A: Film Festival Screening
  1. Where the Heart Bleeds-Starring Alex Chamberlain. A video chat between estranged sisters is violently cut short by the appearance of their angry father.
  2. Terror Road- A young woman makes a wrong turn through a long stretch of deserted woods. You’re never truly alone on Terror Road.
  3. Huvyr- A college co-ed must overcome a software error and a pair of deranged men.
  4. Netflix and Kill- Two girls are hanging out watching Netflix when Netflix becomes sentient.
  5. Eli’s Cure 2075- In 2075 a deadly disease has wiped out half the world’s population. Eli and X must rely on artificial intelligence to save mankind.
  6. A knock at the door- A woman is harassed by an anonymous person, on the 15 year anniversary of her 6 year old daughters disappearance.
  7. Weird U - "Catch and Release"- A Zombie festival at a University is used to hide the fact actual zombies are roaming around the campus.
  8. Murdercycle- David gets what he believes is a great deal, a free motorcycle.
  9. Pillow Case-A serial killer wears a pillow case on his head.

Sunday November 3, 2019 11:15am - 1:20pm EST
Room 16

1:15pm EST

Doorways To Horror (Foreign Films): Film Festival Screening
A collection of independent horror short films from across the globe.
  1. Norway-Wettlaufers Widow-A loving husband descends into murderous madness. Or is it the other way around.
  2. Spain-Zombiosis-When you live with death, it's easier to lose your head than to keep the faith.
  3. Canada-Risus-Caroline, an overworked employee, is haunted by a sinister presence on a work night spent doing extra time.
  4. Mexico-I Bind You To Me-When Stephen's relationship with Liam is about to end and Liam threatens to leave, he turns to black magic in order to save it.
  5. Argentina-Wolf on the Loose, Revenge-Lobo is a fighter of clandestine boxing fights in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. Betrayed and presumed dead, seek answers and revenge.
  6. Turkey-FAIRY-The little girl’s first tooth had fallen. She would put his tooth under his pillow and wait eagerly for the Tooth Fairy at night.
  7. Japan-Lasagne for One-After her husband's funeral, a widow sits down for a microwave meal for one.
  8. Spain-Horrorscope-An schoolgirl's life unravels after an evil creature takes over her body.
  9. Indonesia-A Woman With The Cursed Veil- A cursed veil that makes a woman became a horrible creature that often takes human life.
  10. France-The Summoned-Paris, 1920. Four veterans of the Great War painfully try to recover from this dreadful experience. But for them, the horror is only beginning.

Sunday November 3, 2019 1:15pm - 3:25pm EST
Room 15

1:20pm EST

Florida Horror Shorts Group B: Film Festival Screening
  1. Signal Lost- A father experiences strange phenomena that seems to revolve around his child's bedroom.
  2. A Mind Apart- When a violent episode forces Ricky to take his last pill, he is placed in a dangerous predicament of losing control to his darker half.
  3. The Woods- Three friends go into the woods.They will all be headed off to college in the morning. The woods have a different plan.
  4. Jericho Road- When his car breaks down on an old country road, a wanted murderer preys upon an elderly widow's courtesies.
  5. WITCH OWLS- South Florida 1980. Two young women search for their next victim in the bowels of the metal scene.
  6. Halloween Party- A man is at home preparing for his annual Halloween party when a woman, covered in blood, shows up at his door.

Sunday November 3, 2019 1:20pm - 3:25pm EST
Room 16

3:25pm EST

La Llorona: Film Festival Screening
A man who just broke up with his girlfriend, encounters a young undead bride looking for revenge.

Sunday November 3, 2019 3:25pm - 4:00pm EST
Room 16

4:00pm EST

Film Festival Awards
You’ve been watching the films all weekend. Come find out who won.

Sunday November 3, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Room 16
 
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