Special Presentation

 Since our 2020 live event was postponed, we weren't able to premiere this film from Lost In The Woods. So instead, we'll just show it right here!

NEW COMPETITION FOR FEATURE FILMS!

Since COVID-19 has been putting quite a damper on both festivals and film productions everywhere, we are pleased to announce the opening of our online festival especially for feature films.

Here's the best part... Any films that have already been released are welcome to enter this competition!  Have a feature film that has been buried under hundreds of others on Amazon, Youtube, other streaming services, or in the DVD bargain bins?  This is the competition for you! We will be heavily promoting the selected films in press releases and social media to help resurrect them.

The selected films will NOT be screened online. We'll be holding an awards video that will be available for the public (Just like we did for our 2020 Finalists in September) and feature trailers or clips of these films as we announce the winners.

Submissions are now open! Get all the details by clicking on the submission button below!

2020 Winners Announced!

 

Congratulations to all the winners! These films, along with many others, will be screening at our next live event!

You can also watch the awards show on YouTube HERE

 

2020 Magic of Horror Awards Show

 Our 2020 live event has been moved to late 2021, but we're holding a "virtual" awards show for the finalists!

The show premieres on September 20th at 9:00pm EST

2021 SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!

 We are now accepting submissions for our 2021 live event!

Asides from our usual short film, trailer, poster, and screenplay competitions, this year we've added some new contests to celebrate even more artistry in horror!

New contests include music videos, artwork, makeup, and costumes!

See our page on FilmFreeway for all the details!

2020 FINALISTS

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our 2020 live event has been moved to late 2021. However, the winners will be announced as originally planned this fall!


And the nominees are...
 

BEST FILM

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters

Jac Kessler's Popsy

Lonely Hearts

Swipe

The Killer of Grassy Ridge

BEST DIRECTOR

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters - Chris Roe

Lonely Hearts - Dennis Cahlo

Mommy's Little Monster - Patrick Green

Snow White - Leo Ginsburg

Swipe - Niels Bourgonje

BEST ACTOR

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters - Bruce Davison

Jac Kessler's Popsy - Alex Dunning

The Barber - Sebastian Anton

The Hollow Hours - Jack Kelly & Christopher Vernon

Uncle Daddy - Miles Wilkinson

 

BEST ACTRESS

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters - Traci Lords

Jac Kessler's Popsy - Nadia Fancher

Swipe - Ebony Obsidian

Uncle Daddy - Angie Nolan

You Up? - Lindi Cecile

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters

Jac Kessler's Popsy

Swipe

The Barber

The Killer of Grassy Ridge

BEST SET DESIGN

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters

Lonely Hearts

Jac Kessler's Popsy

The Collector’s Chest

The Funhouse Waltz

 

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Abscessed

Closure

Good Man: Honour Your Father and Mother

Night of the Fluffet

Virtual Wraith

 

BEST COSTUMES

Cemetery Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters

Lonely Hearts

Power of Prayer

The Barber

Uncle Daddy

 

BEST MUSIC SCORE

It Whispers

Judith Basin

Lonely Hearts

The Collector’s Chest

The Funhouse Waltz

BEST EDITING

It Whispers

Jac Kessler's Popsy

Night of the Fluffet

Swipe

The Hollow Hours

GIVE US YOUR WORST (SPECIAL)

Eazy Prey

In The Witch House

Reaper Island Redux 

FILM TRAILERS

I Scream on the Beach

Mang Xia

Parasito

The Last Blockbuster

Volkov Origin

 

 

FEATURE SCREENPLAYS

 House In Haunted Woods

In Country

Meth Gators

Soul Passage

Trashcollector 

 

SHORT SCREENPLAYS

Lab Partners

Last Call

Malevolent Dolls

Not A Creature Was Stirring

Zasha

FILM POSTERS

Benny B.

Good Man

Lection

Not a Creature Was Stirring

The Madness in the Grooves

 

The 2020 Official Selections

We've got quite a line-up for 2020... although the live event has been postponed until 2021!

SEE THE 2020 SELECTIONS HERE!