Haunted House Fearfest! – 12th to 21st March – a horribly good selection of independent short and feature films from around the world.

The Haunted House FearFest will take place online as an international virtual theatre experience via XERB.TV. It takes place from 12th to 21st March 2021 and we have a horribly good selection of independent short and feature films from around the world.

Message from the founders:

In fact, we had an amazing response that covered 23 countries. Sadly, we had to make a decision as to what gets the bloody thumbs up and what gets the chop. Our final selection is 77 films screening in 13 rooms. No need to be bored during the lockdown, that’s for sure!

All our selected films received a laurel and winners in each category will receive a PDF certificate. The outstanding film of the festival will receive the Grimm reaper award.

The winners and semi-finalists will be announced on Sunday 21st March

Wretchedly yours,
The Haunted House Team

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Tickets on the opening page:
https://xerb.tv/channel/hauntedhousefearfest/virtual-events

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Films not in English will be accompanied by English subtitles.
Where possible we will have an introduction from the director.

Room 1 Shorts Session RUNNING TIME: 01:33:30

01 Robbed (Thriller) USA – 2020 – 01:00min –
Director: Russell Whaley
Underestimate a person’s survival instincts at your own risk.

02 SEANCE (Drama) Germany – 2019 – 25:00min – Director: Johannes Franke
A Mentalist and his medium specialize in classic ghost summons for private and social occasions. On this job Jochen Buchholz wants to surprise his friends with a true ghost summoning.

03 The Face Crusher (Mystery) USA – 2020 – 06:04min –
Director: Luke St. Germaine
Beverly and Lynn try to scare each other with campfire stories, but after learning about a homicidal, masked psychopath Lynn is done with the story- but that doesn’t mean The Face Crusher is done with her.

04 The Hearse Song (Comedy/Music/Animation) Australia – 2020 – 04:10min –
Director: Matt Bottos
The Hearse Song is dark and whimsical song that was first heard around the time of World War I and was made popular in the 20th century as an American and British children’s song, continuing to present day.

05 Dead End (Thriller) USA – 2020 – 11:03min –
Director: Cullen Paul Wright
A criminal couple awaiting imprisonment at a holding facility find they are trapped and all by themselves. Shadowy, mysterious, and evil forces are around them to make sure they never leave.

06 Peter the Penguin (Drama) UK – 2019 – 09:12min – Directors: Andrew Rutter Nigel is on his way to meet his partner’s daughter Emily for the first time. With high expectations in tow, he’s hoping to make a great impression.

07 Siren (Musical Romance Drama) CAN – 2020 – 15:51min –
Director: Christopher Beaubien
Driving on a highway late at night, distracted driver and her combative lover are pulled over for speeding by two sinister police officers. The two women find themselves under the power of a supernatural force that changes everything.

08 Under the Surface (Mystery/Suspense) USA – 2020, 06:00min –
Director: Trevor Hagen
After his power goes out, a man discovers something chilling under the surface of his backyard pool.

09 A Night In (Suspense) UK – 2019 – 02:30min – Director: Max Aaron
Christine is spending the night in, at home. Reading. When…

10 White Wolf: Zombie Killer (Zombie) USA – 2019 – 12:40min – Director: Kenneth Lui
After the fall of human civilization to the zombie apocalypse, a lone wanderer carrying the last human baby seeks refuge in an empty house. As the pressure mounts he is faced with the choice of leaving the baby or being its protector.

Room 2 Shorts Session RUNNING TIME: 01:32:19

01 The Eve (Suspense) Italy – 2015 – 20:00min – Director: Luca Machnich
Simon is an eight-year-old boy who seems to have everything from life. He’s a handsome child, he’s rich yet unhappy. He senses that there’s something wrong with his life and this leads him to wander off thanks to his imagination.

02 went to the store for bananas (Comedy/Animation) USA – 2020 – 01:00min – Director: Zoe Contreras A frame-by-frame animation depicting the current-day horrors of visiting the supermarket!

03 Not Clickbait!!! (Gone Wrong) (Found Footage) USA – 2020 – 05:31min – Director: Ryan Edwards
A vlogger takes us on a house tour, only to find the house is not quite what he thought.

04 Chateau Sauvignon: terroir (Slasher/Coming of Age) USA – 2020 – 06:00min – Director: D.M. Night Maire
An isolated adolescent son finds himself torn between obeying his father’s callous restrictions and preventing his ailing mother from deteriorating further. When a doting woman and her indifferent son arrive seeking a tasting and tour of the winery, Nicolas sees an opportunity.

05 Enchanted (Fantasy/Experimental) UK – 2020 – 09:52min –
Director: Andrea R Ciobanu
In a dark and modern fairy tale Lucy becomes a muse for Oliver who uses bizarre methods to create the perfect photograph.

06 Tales of a Falling Man (Fantasy) Italy – 2019 – 16:45min –
Director: Luca Nicolosi, Andrea Dragoni
A young illustrator is working on new horror based-concept creatures for a graphic novel. Meanwhile, his girlfriend returns home and wants to take him away from his work to spend the night together. What’s supposed to be an erotic fantasy turns out to be a gruesome torture…

07 milk (Gore) UK – 2020 – 4:52min – Director: Lux Pemberton
A woman struggles with the aftermath of losing her baby.

08 SCRIPT (Suspense) Italy – 2018 – 08:11min – Director: Piero Cannata
Two screenwriters, a ghost story and the night that never ends! Who will put an end to this?

09 The Other Side (Sci-fi/Thriller) USA – 2018 – 08:11min – Director: Damian Alpizar
When Detective Alvarez interrogates his prime suspect, Monroe, for multiple murders, he quickly discovers that he’s not the only one who wants get information out of him.

Room 3 Shorts Session RUNNING TIME: 01:33:23

01 Hokum (Crime/Fantasy) UK – 2020 – 26:54min – Director: Lee Charlish
Ash is tormented by demons and believes he must rid himself of the ‘blood money’, acquired through treachery and violence. When you sell your soul for money, there’s always hell to pay!

02 The Devils Dice (80s Cult Trailer) UK – 2020 – 04:30min – Director: Matt Brothers
Six friends fall under the spell of a demonic dice during a birthday weekend away at a remote cottage. Lost for decades, this recently unearthed trailer is all that remains of the 80s cult hit that never was.

03 Literally Hell episode 3 (Comedy) UK – 2019 – 09:20min – Director: Robert Poller
Damien, Lucy and Mary are given another assignment, as they have to investigate a haunted house in Hell. What mysterious lie within? Only time will tell.

04 Night Shift
(Suspense) USA – 2020 – 03:11min – Director: Trevor Hagen, Jarod Hagen
As a lone janitor works at his local church, the power is cut and something in the darkness begins to stalk him.

04 Welcome To Dartmoor (Animation) USA – 2020 – 12:55min – Director: Harrison Allen
When a woman driving through the English countryside finds her alertness dwindling, she decides to stay the night in a mysterious little town. However, the longer she stays there, the more she begins to notice there is something not right!

06 The Mare (Thriller) SWE – 2020 – 03:11min – Director: David Jazaee
Josef finds himself in a helpless and overwhelming state of anxiety when preparing for a big heist, he prepares to sleep, knowing the darkness inside of him will haunt him through the night.

07 The Ferals (Thriller) UK – 2020 – 09:34min – Director: Stefan Ruiz
A young man who has washed up on a desert island following a shark attack. He soon discovers that he is not alone but the occupants on the island are not there to help him.

08 THE PUMP (Experimental) UKR – 20200 – 04:24min – Director: Jakov Burov
In a nightmarish landscape, a grotesque caricature of the gnostic tree of life dominates a gruesome carnival that falls halfway between Metalocalypse and Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Delights.

09 OVERKILL (Slasher/Comedy) USA – 2020 – 14:45min – Director: Alex Montilla
When ‘too-woke-for-their-own-good’ college kids are terrorized by an unstoppable masked killer, the last girl standing must outsmart him to survive.

Room 4 Shorts Session RUNNING TIME: 01:31:33

01 The Ghost of Kelly Winters (Psycho-Thriller) AUS – 2019 – 05:59min –
Director: Cristobal Olguin
A woman, haunted by the guilt of her best friend’s tragic death is persuaded to go to a Christmas party. In a cruel twist of fate, something follows her there and the events of that fated night come flooding back.

02 Show Me Jack (Sci-fi) UK – 2020 – 12:30min – Director: Sam Strong
Three months ago, Jack vanished without a trace. Now, with zero leads and out of options, his heartbroken girlfriend takes matters into her own hands with nothing but some candles and a book on the Occult.

03 HOUSEHOLD DEMONS (Supernatural) USA – 2020 – 09:10min – Director: John Gray
A young boy is forced to deal with the entity that possesses his mother.

04 The Performance Chef (Surreal) UK – 2020 – 12:05min – Director: William Oates A Chef is catering for a dinner party becomes aware that all of the kitchen equipment is broken and warped. Remembering to never break service he proceeds to prepare the food with bloody consequences.

05 Behind The Right Door (Sci-fi Animation) UK – 2019 – 01:00min –
Director: Peregrine Mccafferty
Zero budget Sci-fi animation featuring a swat, a gun and a monster. Made in 6 days.

06 Three Kings (Supernatural) UK – 2020 – 13:15min – Director: Andrew Wong
A supernatural game called Three Kings has been spreading on the Internet. It’s similar to a séance. The game involves three chairs and two mirrors. Justine and Alex decide to try out the game the experience goes far beyond their expectation.

07 Meatball Soup (Thriller/Comedy) USA – 2019 – 06:00min – Director: Robin Mir
An obedient servant is trying to do her best to help an old cranky rat-o-phobic bedridden woman during a heat wave, but an unexpected event interrupts her routine.

08 The Ghost of Hope House (Supernatural) UK – 2020 – 09:18min –
Director: Matthew Lawrence
Twenty year-old Claire enters an abandoned building looking for her Grandfather, but instead comes face-to-face with a terrifying supernatural force.

09 There’s Someone In The Garden (Suspense) UK – 2020 – 05:16min –
Director: Nicholas Cole
Tonight, The Great Amazo is going to Raise The Dead. As Amazo streams his latest trick online, and with the world watching what could possibly go wrong.

10 LEKAIME (Occultism) ESP – 2020 – 17:00min – Director: Xanti Rodriguez
Lekaime is the title of fantastic terror surrounded by occultism, black magic and controversy of the theft of a baby by a sinister ecclesiastical collective.

Room 5 ShOrtS Session RUNNING TIME: 01:32:59

01 The Tell Tale Heart (Psychological) USA – 2020 – 22:00min –
Director: McClain Lindquist
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell Tale Heart” is considered the first Psychological Thrillers ever penned. He classic tale has been revised into a gruesome, mind-bending, descent into madness.

02 Paint (Thriller) DEU – 2020 – 03:22min – Director: Luca Eiberger
A painter goes after his work, until an unfortunate event happens…

03 The Walls Alike a Madding (Supernatural Thriller) USA – 2020 – 10:22min – Director: Paul Christian Glenn
Isolated in her childhood home, a grieving woman seeks answers to her mother’s disappearance unaware of the malevolent forces she’s awakened.

04 Mayonnaise (Drama) CHE – 2020 – 05:00min – Director: Anaëlle Morf
When “Saw” meets “Top Chef”.

05 The Lesser Key of Solomon (Supernatural) HUN – 2019 – 11:00min –
Director: Jaro Mayda III
Hans, coping with the sudden loss of his mother, must battle a dark force that manifests itself in an unexpected way.

06 The Killer of Grassy Ridge (Crime) USA – 2020 – 09:22min – Director: Johnny K.
Deep in the Shenandoah backcountry, a killer stalks for prey.

07 Shadow At The Door (Suspense/Thriller) USA – 2020 – 03:43min –
Director: Roshni “Rush” Bhatia
A troubled young woman searches for an intruder in her home unaware that what she’s really looking for may be something she refuses to see.

08 Double Dream/Doppia Sogno (Psychological) ITA – 2020 – 12:09min –
Director: Francesca Granata
An exploration into the troubled feelings of guilt experienced by one man, and the neuroses triggered by them.

09 The Helmet (Suspense/Thriller) USA – 2020 – 03:32min – Director: Josh Lovett
A lonely man discovers a mysterious helmet that contains a dark power.

10 Guest (Mystery) UK – 2020 – 12:20min – Director: Finn Callan
A young woman takes drastic measures to rid herself of a mysterious, otherworldly creature known as “The Guest”

Room 6 Shorts Session RUNNING TIME: 01:33:11

01 O.I. (Psychological) CAN – 2018 – 18:00min – Director: N’cee van Heerden
Chris wants to celebrate the biggest deal he’s ever made by drinking down memory lane.Barry is drinking to forget. Chris offers of free drinks if he can’t solve Barry’s problems….
But the problem is something he should not have pursued.

02 Lady In the Water (Murder) USA – 2020 – 02:49min – Director: Cole Needham
Temptation can come in many forms, but this one is especially deadly.

03 Collage 25 (Experimental) ESP – 2020 – 04:04min – Director: Luis Carlos Rodríguez Using public domain footage this art recreates and recounts by manipulating the time and space of the sequences.

04 Frank & Mary (Comedy Drama) UK – 2020 – 16:10min – Director: Paul Williams
An elderly DIY enthusiast reanimates his recently deceased wife in the garden shed. This is a suburban twist on the classic Frankenstein tale.

05 Nine (Thriller) CAN – 2019 – 02:59min – Director: Karn Kalra
Around 14 years ago, on a breezy evening 3 friends decided to go out, put on masks and play ‘good ol’ nicky nine door’. With a series of disturbing events, the night doesn’t go as planned. Based on a true story.

06 The Babysitter (Slasher) UK – 2020 – 11:10min – Director: David Hume
Doing homework, ‘texting’ boys, fighting for your life. For a babysitter, it’s all in a day’s work.

07 Rachel (Supernatural) UK – 2019 – 09:47min – Director: David L Knight
Alex (a junkie living on the streets) wakes and finds himself tied & gagged. Realising his captures motives, what ensues is a battle of wills ensues. Alex’s only ally is a ghostly apparition of a girl he once knew.

08 Death Metal (Splatter Comedy) USA – 2016 – 04:46min – Director: Chris McInroy
A metal-head gets passed down a satanic guitar that riffs to shreds.

09 DEAD END (Mystery) UK – 2020 – 09:00min – Director: Jack Shillingford
On the night of a full moon at the end of a country road Troy finds himself stuck between a rock and a hairy place.

10 Infernal Requiem (Giallo) ITA – 2019 – 14:27min – Director: Barbara Como
Alice arrives at an old hostel in Rome to meet her childhood friend Nicole. When she arrives at the hostel, Alice begins to have an unexplained illnesses and strange visions.
Terrifying secrets hidden between the ancient walls reveal the true nature of the place.

Room 7 Shorts Session RUNNING TIME: 01:34:48

01 Cruel Tale, Friday Kills (Slasher) FRA – 2020 – 26:53min – Director: Guéguen Hugues
In a hostel, managers from a big company are coming for a secret meeting. On behalf of the new bio-ethic law, they plan a conspiracy about the slaughter of their own employees. However, they just did not expect Suzy and Dany.

02 Mr. Mops (Slasher/Comedy) USA – 2019 – 07:24min – Director: Earl Martin
A guy nervously subs for the regular custodian in the old factory where rumour has it the ghost of a former janitor still lurks about.

03 “Home” (Thriller) USA – 2020 – 06:45min – Director: Lindsei Barros
When you finally have the courage to leave, you find yourself mysteriously trapped in your own home. Based on millions of true stories around the world, this psycho-horror thriller uses a series of horror movie clichês to shed light on an issue often overlooked: mental illness.

04 Immersion (Suspense) CHE – 2020 – 07:24min – Director: Anaëlle Morf
A journalist investigates Europe’s most innovative Escape Game.

05 Camping Fun (Found Footage) USA – 2020 – 13:06min – Director: Thomas Burke
Four friends set out to a remote getaway in Texas, unaware that they are being trailed by a sinister cult.

06 Faust (Animation/Fantasy) POL – 2019 – 06:45min – Director: Marianna Atłas
Faust is a stop-motion/2D animation interpretation of the legend of Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. An alchemist trying to find the meaning of life signs a deal with the devil.

07 DARK PRESENCE (Suspense) USA – 2015 – 05:24min – Director: Damir Catic
Not all imaginary friends are friendly…

08 Black Orchid Challenge (Supernatural) USA – 2020 – 04:00min –
Director: Kevin Cappiello
A live streamer accidentally invites an entity into her apartment.

09 Bloodshed (Suspense) CAN – 2020 – 12:37min –
Director: Paolo Mancini, Daniel Watchorn
Ridden with guilt after the untimely death of his wife from a rare blood disease, griefstricken Getty turns his hobby shed into a bloody altar of worship and brutal sacrifice in his relentless search for Redemption.

10 Cottonmouth (Suspense) USA – 2020 – 04:30min –
Director: Zach Wincik, Danny Salemme
A woman takes action once she is sure that someone, or something, is sneaking into her room at night. Heather Langenkamp (A nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare)

Room 8 Feature Session RUNNING TIME: 01:30:00

CAMP WEDDING

(Comedy, Thriller)
USA
2020
01:30:00min
Directed by Greg Emetaz
Mia’s wedding party is not too keen on transforming a dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams–when people begin disappearing in the night, that doesn’t help either…

Room 9 Feature Session RUNNING TIME: 01:32:07

THE MARE
(Thriller, Drama)
NOR
2019
01:13:40min
Directed by Rene Bjerregaard
A young man is struggling to sleep and keeps having nightmares. When the nightmares are getting much worse, his father becomes desperate. He decides to send his son to his grandmother in the countryside, far within the deep fjords of Norway to relax and get better. When he discovers his dead mother’s diary in the old house he slowly starts to lose himself more and more into a dream world and his own nightmares. But what if the dreams are real?

PLUS SUPPORT:

Presence (Drama) USA – 2021 – 02:21min –
Dir: Joseph Greening
A man tries to remember important information.

I DARE YOU (Zombie) ISR – 2021 -16:00min –
Dir: Eli Klein
When the army begins executing the infected a group of friends dare to go inside a quarantined area and bring back proof of an actual zombie encounter.

Room 10 Feature Session RUNNING TIME: 01:30:53

RAVENSTEIN
(Thriller)
UK
2020
Directed by Eveshka Ghost
Best buddies David and Marky stumble upon an abandoned worksite. Tempted by urban exploration, they find themselves hunted by a killer Birdman!
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 01:30:53

Room 11 Feature Session RUNNING TIME: 01:42:00

BAD CANDY
(Dark Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Weird)
USA
2020
Directed by Scott Hansen & Desiree Connell
Bad Candy follows local Halloween stories of both myth and lessons learned in the community of New Salem. With its annual Psychotronic FM Halloween show, re-enactment radio DJs Chilly Billy and Paul weave the tales of the supernatural of years gone by.
In this small town it’s a grimy ending for most, but will a few good souls survive

Featuring: Corey Taylor (lead vocalist of Slipknot)

Zach Galligan (Hatchet 3; The Chair; Gremlins), Derek Russo, Ryan Kiser (The Dawn; House of Manson), Kenneth Trujillo, Mike Milligan, Haley Nicole Leary, Bill
Pacer and Alexandra Lucchesi.

Room 12 Feature Session RUNNING TIME: 01:30:49

VISE (Manriki)
(Horror, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy)
JAPAN
2019
01:22:49min
Directed by YASUHIKO SHIMIZU
A would-be model works days in front of a supermarket cash register. Try though she might, she fails one audition after another. Unable to understand why, she blames her lack of success on her face, which she
accuses of being too big. She grows obsessed with the idea of shrinking her face to meet conventional notions of beauty. Fate leads her to the MANRIKI
Beauty Clinic where a dubious practitioner, driven by his own standard of beauty “crushes” her face. After being outted online for his disturbing and doubtless illegal practices, he goes on the run, but not before others fall victim to his obsessions and set of morals at odds with the rest of society

PLUS SUPPORT:
The Barber (Thriller) UKR – 2020 – 08:00min
Dir: Sergiy Pudich
A brutal biker arrives to a barbershop when it has already closed and demands a haircut. The barber agreed to give him a last cut of the day…
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 1:30:49

Room 13 Feature Session RUNNING TIME: 01:33:26

THE STAIRS
(Sci-fi, Thriller)
USA
2020
01:33:26min
Directed by Peter “Drago” Tiemann
In 1997, 11-year-old Jesse finds a mysterious staircase in the woods and disappears without a trace, 20 years later, a group of hikers, set off into the same woods. Unfortunately for them, they come face to face with the very same set of stairs Jesse discovered all those years ago.

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