Awarded as "one of the 25 coolest film festivals in the world," in "top 5 coolest Horror/SciFi film festivals in the world,"  in the "top 13 film festivals to die for," and one of the "top 25 film festivals worth the entry fee" by MovieMaker Magazine: Shriekfest Film Festival! Shriekfest is currently  in its 18th [...]

Shriekfest is Los Angeles' Premier horror film event of the year. Every fall they present an exciting program of films with beautiful Los Angeles as its backdrop. The festival is in its 18th year and in those years they have showcased so much talent. Shriekfest L.A takes place at the legendary Raleigh Studios, which is [...]

Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Film Festival & Screenplay Competiton was a huge success! Denise Gossett, festival director, once again hosted Shriekfest Oct 5-8th at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Shriekfest screened 48 films and had 40 screenplay finalists. Gossett says "I'm so very proud of all of these talented people.  It is an honor to [...]

DEAD ANT had its World Premiere on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival. We were on the blood red carpet ready to chat up the cast and crew of this fun new creature feature. Among the stars in attendance from the film were [...]

The Basement has been compared to other thrillers such as Silence of the Lambs and Split. It's easy to compare serial killer movies to each other, but The Basement is a unique beast. Some may look at it as "torture porn," but the film's bodily horror just one aspect of a very original story that is as utterly demented as it [...]

Nestled between Hollywood staple-bar Boardners and a souvenir shop is a quaint-looking hallway that eventually leads to the courtyard and entrance to Hollywood's premiere goth club Bar Sinister. Tonight, it was where the red carpet for the 2017 Shriekfest opening night party was rolled out to the numerous directors, writers, actors, and special guests in [...]

The Shriekfest Film Festival, an international horror/sci-fi film and screenplay competition, has announced its 2017 finalists and is slated to screen the black comedy Mercy Christmas. The movie follows Michael Briskett, who meets the perfect woman, and his ideal Christmas dream comes true when she invites him to her family's holiday celebration. What could go [...]