The 2026 Magic of Horror Festival will be held on October 24th at the Box 5 Cabaret Theatre in Hopewell, Virginia.
Accepting short films, screenplays (up to 121 pages long), film trailers, horror art, and photography.
All accepted films and trailers will be automatically entered into the Poster Contest.
And of course, we're doing another round of the 'Give Us Your Worst!" film contest.
Submit your project via FilmFreeway HERE!
FILMS
Cold Dead Hand directed by Dylan Trail
Daemon directed by Stephen Huffman
Don't Drink The Water directed by Kaitlin N. Larson
Dungeon of Death directed by Brian P. Rowe
Firewatcher directed by John Sohrweid
Fresh Meat directed by Andrew Robert MacLennan
Gemini the Prequel directed by Bryce Howard
God's Glove directed by Lucas A. Degirolamo
Lumberjack directed by Colin Stryker
Only You directed by Lauren LALA Robbins
Opposable directed by Peter Nepi
Public Speaking 101 directed by Craig Renfroe
Quit Deacon Me Around directed by Emily Clark Gallagher
Salt Circles directed by Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers
Sin Eater directed by Corey Simpson
Sympathy directed by Marc Pachon
Taylor and the Strange John directed by Andrew S. Rocco
Tent of Terror directed by Thea Michelle Arnold
The Five Stages Of directed by Glenn L Lissner
The Litterbug directed by Jesse Womack
The Magic Coffin Bank directed by Christopher Pinto
The Midnight Madman directed by Christian Donoho
The Third Sunday directed by Jake Mikeal
The Writer's Horror directed by Sergiy Pudich
SCREENPLAYS
All Cats Go To Hell by Jesse Womack
Be The Match by James Ferda
Death Is Not The End by Jose Montalvo
Grandiosity by Colin Dodds
Love, Santa by Sarah Elizabeth Noe
No Faces by Michael Pisaturo
The Devil's Door by Brendan Kelsey Marra & Christopher Kenneth Penman
The Job Interview by Pierfranco Allegri
The Poppet by Susan Eileen Jizba
They Bring Hell by Bernard Schaffer
FILM TRAILERS
Daemon directed by Stephen Huffman
Hell Squad 2: Fresh Meat directed by Grayce Anne Mosier & Carter Bentley
Inherit directed by Reginald Henderson
Lapin Noir directed by Simon J. Procter
The Infected directed by Dylan B. Altman
MOVIE POSTERS
Country Roads by Aaron Turner
Just A Peek by Deb Ethier
Hell Squad 2: Fresh Meat by Grayce Anne Mosier
The staff of the Magic of Horror festival is producing a series of short videos addressing many of the common problems and frustrations for film-makers and screenwriters when it comes to navigating film festivals.
We post a new episode on YouTube on the first of every month!
Congratulations to all of the 2023 Winners of the Magic of Horror festival!
The following have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Magic of Horror festival!
FILMS
A Normal Life by Katy Grossman
A Whisper At The Door by Steve James and Ken Moretti
Clayton by Vincent Charles Vilardi
Eternal Light by Nathaniel Henry
Fear Incarnate by Dylan Coburn
Feral Cravings by Pete Jacelone
Firebrand by Rhett Bradbury
Fleeced by Samuel Van Fossen
For Sale by Christopher Schrack
Good Times / Bad Times by Laura Medeiros
Greed & Gore by Adam Kirkly
Noman by Matt Robb
Present by Gavin T. Briggs
Red. Yellow. Shadow. by Hunter Brockmann
Rock Inn by Fon Davis
The Detachment by Lee Daehan
The Eucharist by Walter Bender
The Hidden Album by Chris Abaya
The Horror at Holly Oaks by Chris Barcia
The Peeper by Sergiy Pudich
The Signal: Case #CE2-09031996-252 by Raymond Wallace
The Spoiled by James Morley, III
Wisteria by Adam Lapallo
SCREENPLAYS
As Scared as You by Jesse Dorian
Garden of Delight by Paul Grammatico
Just A Bit Of Digging by Billy Rex McAfee
Misfortune Cookies by Don Stroud
Moriturlosis by Jesse Dorian
Revival by Abby Selden
Slasher Sessions by Thomas A Fowler
Stray by Jason G. Rice
The Litterbug by Jesse Womack
Tough Day by Bryan S. Nowak
FILM TRAILERS
Little Light by Franck Zuanic and Gareth Carr
Mister Creep by Isaac Rodriguez
Noman by Matt Robb
Skate or Die by Jason Zink
The Horror at Holly Oaks by Chris Barcia
MOVIE POSTERS
Blood & Water III Submitted by Roger Winstead
Mister Creep Submitted by Cynthia Bergen
Noman Submitted by Matt Robb
The Door of Sin Submitted by Daniele Zinelli
Tap Submitted by Tristan Corrigan
