After a run-in with the cops at a punk show goes sideways, Chelsea and her pals flee the city in search of a place to lay low. Running to the security of Chelsea’s old, abandoned family cabin in the woods, they fall under the watchful eye of an overzealous park ranger who holds a secret from Chelsea’s past. Many [...]

La Quinceañera features fifteen-year-old Alejandra Santos, whose life is about to change forever on the night of her quinceañera. In this daring revenge tale, a young girl will learn the limits of resilience and strength as she is thrust into the most extraordinary of situations over the course of 24 hours. I had no idea what [...]

The final day of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival  is  here and so of course it's a bittersweet day. This festival has been a really outstanding event but after some long days it will be nice to get a little rest. But before the rest, it's time to review the day. As is the tradition, the day [...]

The first day of Orange County's newest film festival, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF) set a high bar to live up to and day 2 has met the challenge. Day 2 of HIFF started off with another shorts block called Unhealthy Attractions. This block featured 13 films: Lipstick - Unfortunately I got to the theater a bit [...]

The Horrible Imagings Film Festival (HIFF) made a strong debut at its new home in Orange County at our beloved Frida Cinema. The Festival, which had previously been held in San Diego since its founding nearly a decade ago, recently made the decision to migrate north to a theater that, founder and  director of HIFF, [...]

In addition to the 11 full-length features and nearly 50 short films to be shown over three days of the 2018 Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF),  organizers are excited to announce two amazing events. At the festival, which opens this Friday night at The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California, attendees will be treated to a live [...]

Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (HIFF) has announced their opening night film, La Quinceañera (Stage 13/Studio+), a brutal tale of family and revenge, co-created by genre veterans Gigi Saul Guerrero and Shane McKenzie. With support from Luchagore Productions and  Stage 13, HIFF will be showing the digital episodic series as a feature-length version of La Quinceañera. [...]