24/09/2024
NEW FREE SCREENING ADDED NOON OCT. 5TH!
AMERICAN HORRORS FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
COME MEET THE CAST & CREW FROM AROUND THE WORLD!
SATURDAY Oct. 5th DAY ONE
The Bottle Shop - Lake Geneva in The NEWLY Remodeled Grapevine Theater in lovely Downtown Lake Geneva Wisconsin!
12pm Flowers on the Razorwire World Theatrical Premier 1:20:00
She's a dominitrix like no other, whispered about as a dark legend of the underground B**M cellar scene... but she's no legend, she's a demon who serves Legion. Her victims are all volunteers, until they're bound and SHE begins to play HER game... "You're going to tell me a story... A scary story... A story scarey enough to keep me from killling you... slowly... oh so slowly..."
This feature horror film, Flowers on the Razorwire, is based on the Boneyard Press erotic horror anthology comic book series, Flowers on the Razorwire and it's been sitting locked up in a vault since 2009 and we just might have someone from the film there to sign autographs :)
FREE ENTRY FIRST COME FIRST SERVED * ONLY 52 SEATS AVAILABLE!
1:30 Psyche (feature) 1:12:19
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Mara awakens in a desolate desert with no memory of how she got there. The only thing in sight is a vintage 1980s computer, which communicates with her, proposing a series of puzzles to escape. With no other options, Mara embarks on a journey across a dystopian landscape.
As she deciphers cryptic clues, Mara and the audience are drawn into an unfolding mystery. Is she alive, dead, or trapped in a hallucinatory nightmare? Each step deepens the tension, keeping everyone guessing. What starts as a sci-fi thriller transforms into an introspective journey of self-discovery and redemption, as Mara confronts her buried trauma.
A mind-bending journey through a visually stunning dystopian landscape, the film blends mystery with psychological exploration. Like Solaris (2002), The Martian (2015) and Moon (2009), it shifts the focus from outer space to a haunting limbo, where a solitary protagonist grapples with existential questions, offering a fresh twist on the sci-fi thriller genre.
Already making waves on the festival circuit, the film has earned two 2024 Jury Prize nominations for Best Film at the American Horror Film Festival and Cine-Excess. Directed by Stephon Stewart, the visionary mind behind the found footage horror "Bigfoot County", released in 2012 by Lionsgate.
3:00 Bloodspawn one night only 01:16:20
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A frontier-era gang of misfits are trapped and surrounded by an evil ravenous creature of Cherokee folklore. The unlikely allies must put aside their differences to battle this ancient hellbeast before it’s too late.
Based on an authentic Indigenous mythological monster, Bloodspawn is a fun-filled classic popcorn movie with a unique retro look, style, and soundtrack, buttered with thrills, chills and seasoned with a healthy dash of old-school practical effects rather than just all modern CGI elements. Bloodspawn plays as a nostalgic campy grindhouse-style homage to the creature features of the 1980s.
Derek S. Campbell and David Rotan are the dual writers, producers and directors behind Bloodspawn.
5:20 Halloween Shorts
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Parcel 8:24, Thirty2 8:18, 11 to 6 19:19, Cope, Meat 10:53, Detoxification 12:44
Swipe Right To Die 15:22, The Parcel 8:24, AI Dark Harvest bumper 2:00, No Slasher Here 8:50
HELLOWEEN PANEL after 10 minute break W/Snovonne & more TBA
7:45 Red Carpet Walk
8:30 F'd UP: Tales From the End Times 1:31:26
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American Horrors Film Festival 2021 Award Winning director Ash Hamilton comes back from the dark lands to bring the pain in our Saturday Night Red Carpet Event, “F’D Tales from the End Times”, a stellar end of the midwest world anthology from directors Dillon Brown (Tahoe Joe 1&2, Ghost), Josh Brucker (The Woodmen, Mothman), Ben Harl (Afterlife), and Michael Gregory (Apocalypse Eve) which also marks the return of producer and collaborator Michael Joy.
When the gun shots of the apocalypse hit home & the flesh starts lifting off from this Earth for the rapture, these five tales of the end of the world lead by our man Ash will bring you no comfort and probably a lot more pain, in one helluva ride to the apocalypse followed by a premier panel conversation to be streamed on the American Horrors TV channel January 1st, 2025.
F'd UP PANEL 10:15ish with Director Ash Hamilton & much of the cast & crew
SUNDAY Oct. 6th DAY TWO
Noon The Cellar (feature) 1:24:27
Tickets: https://americanhorrors.net/product/the-cellar-screening/
This is a super creepy cultish affair from across the pond, filled with atmosphere and several very clever twists & turns in the plot. The Cellar opens on what may be a stock horror trope, a nameless young woman awakens imprisoned by an unknown assailant… but then things get very very different as the young girl with amnesia must figure where she is, how she got there, and how the hell is she going to escape, while dark masked figures pursue her through a depthless basement of shadows, screams & tortured victims clinging to walls that fairly drip with menace.
Written & Directed by Jamie Langlands & starring Meghan Adara, be ready, your journey into the Cellar is going to leave a burning mark of shame…
2pm MONSTER KIDS
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Monster Kids is a very special kid friendly block of short horror films starting off with local Wisconsin film fan, Andy McCanna, who made a half hour monster movie with his 6th & 7th grade film club students called “Klay Kong”. It’s a fun original monster story written by Andy, with acting and claymation by local students in Fontana, Wisconsin with many of the kids attending this screening!
Sad Jason promo, Klay Kong 31:00, Who is God 3:02, Reel Terror 14:14 (Ted Bennett), Dust Busters 7:45 (Earl Warren, WI), Bialo 4:45, Prolific 4:02, Haunted 10:00, Out of Order 3:24, Nightmare 14:11, Sad Jason Christmas tree ?, HOWL animated 7:47 by academy award nominee John R. Dilworth, Anti-Social 02:25 mv claymation
MONSTER KIDS PANEL after 10 minute break with the Fontana Film Club & MORE!
4:45 Death Orchard 1:10:07 w/Pretty In Red short 25:52
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Guts spill when a lovelorn teenager’s spell gone bad haunts a rural town as two orphaned sisters hunt for their missing brother as one by one, people from the town are dying in terrible mysterious ways and it's up to the teenagers to solve the puzzle before they're torn apart by something in the Orchard...
Directed by Mary K DeVault, an actress in Los Angeles, and Kim Kowalski, an artist in New York, are sisters whose previous work, “Ginny on the Rocks”, “Eve”, and “For the Love of Garlic”, lead them on the journey to creating their first feature film, “Death Orchard”.
DEATH ORCHARD PANEL after 10 minute break with Director Mary K Devault
6:45 Somewhere Confidential 01:45:04
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"Somewhere Confidential" is a darkly comedic film noir that plunges viewers into the twisted world of detective Guthrie Hayward. As he spirals through a labyrinth of vice and deceit, his unconventional allies include a loyal dingo accountant, his drug-addled siblings, and an enigmatic Mennonite with possibly mystical abilities. With danger lurking at every corner and a cryptic conspiracy pushing society to its limits, Guthrie must navigate treacherous waters to crack the case and make a clean getaway.
Casey Siegel is a versatile film director with a notable portfolio. Best known for directing the feature film "Neverender" and the acclaimed short films "Owl Street" and "The Devil's Lettuce."
