Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States · TBA (typical early–mid Oct) · T2 Strong
Screamfest Horror Film Festival is a horror film festival founded by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin in August 2001. Its first edition was October 24 to October 25, 2001 at the Vogue Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. In 2025, the festival celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary and has been credited as being the largest and longest running horror film festival in the United States.
- Language
- English
- Genres
- horror, film, general lit, trade
- Next edition
- TBA (typical early–mid Oct)
- Author participation
- Film submissions; industry badges; novelist crossover panels possible
- Audience
- Screamfest has received praise from AMC as being an "audience-friendly fest that celebrates indie and foreign horror and is run for the fans more than the industry".
- Accessibility
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- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: horror; Also listed: film, general lit, trade
- Awards
- Career achievement awards are also occasionally awarded at the festival.
- Past editions
- 2001, 2012, 2025
Sources
Bookshops and libraries
- Hennessey & Ingalls, Art and Architecture Bookstore · bookshop · Los Angeles
- Kinokuniya · bookshop · Los Angeles
- Now Serving · bookshop · Los Angeles
- Now Serving · bookshop · Los Angeles
- Other Books, Comics, and Zines · bookshop · Los Angeles
- Reading Room of Cultural Center, T.E.C.O. in Los Angeles · bookshop · Los Angeles
- The Last Bookstore · bookshop · Los Angeles
- Anime Jungle · comics · Los Angeles
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