In just a few days, Horror Press will be leaving the East Coast for the sunny rays of Los Angeles. Why, you may ask? For the Night Frights LA film festival! Night Frights LA was founded by the Winchester brothers (no, not Sam and Dean). Their goal? To celebrate bold, original horror and give independent creators the spotlight they deserve. What does Night Frights LA have to offer? Let’s take a look!
Location, Location, Location
From 10 AM to 10 PM on September 20th, Night Frights LA will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in the West Hall. The convention center will also be host to Horrorcon Los Angeles on the 20th and 21st. You can park in the West Hall garage and head on directly to the theater on the 2nd floor.
What’s Screaming?
A film festival is only as good as its lineup, and Night Frights LA has a bloody, fun lineup for us! Doors open at 9:30 AM, and the festival kicks off at 10!
The festival kicks off with Short Film Block: Best in Blood. The short films included are: Ghosted, Playback, Knife, No Slasher Here, A Simple Life, Chickenboy, Banjo, Where the Shadows Feast, Love Forevermore, and The Carvening.
After a short break, the Horror Writers Association will host a panel called Page to Screen, hosted by Kevin Wetmore.
From there, it’s time to get back to the short films. Short Film Block: Mental Carnage will include: Vivir, Devil’s Prism, The Specter of Christmas, Contraction, The Vanity, The Last Thing She Saw, and Keep Coming Back.
The final set of shorts, Short Film Block: Planet Terror, will include: Umbra, La Croix, The Overkill, The Smell of Sin, Bananahead, and The Nature of Death.
A Special Screening ONLY at Night Frights LA
You know we love short films over here at Horror Press, but once the shorts are done, Night Frights heats UP with a special screening of the first-ever feature film to be screened at Night Frights LA with Teddy Grennan’s Catch a Killer. This screening will be followed by a Q&A session featuring the cast and crew.
But wait! There’s more! Starting at 6 PM, there will be a Q&A with John Massari (composer of Killer Klowns from Outer Space)! And this wonderful Q&A will be followed up with a screening of Killer Klowns from Outer Space, sponsored by us here at Horror Press! Sounds like a hell of a time to me! The festival will close out at 8 PM with the awards ceremony hosted by Elias Alexandro!
So what are you waiting for? Join me, and horror fans from around the world, for a day full of horror BY horror lovers.
Badges for Night Frights LA start at $20 and can be picked up here! See you there!