2010 Eerie Horror Film Festival Schedule

Friday, October 8th:
11:30am - 1:30pm

"Tombstone Brides" (USA/7 mins)

Directed by Victor Mathieu

A year after the untimely death of his wife, Rosie (Stephanie Carney), George (Jeremy Jackson, "Baywatch") is finally ready to move on. Recycling Rosie's old wedding ring, he proposes to his new love, Nikki (Agnes Olech). Little do they know, their union has awakened the scorned spirit of his deceased ex-wife... .

"Frank Dancoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer" (USA/8 mins)

Directed by Andrew Jones

In the annoyingly sparkly future-scape of Neo-Mega-Ultra Tokyo, reporter Holly Malone tracks a murderous urban legend.

"Day In/Day Out " ( USA/18 mins)
Directed by Devin Vaughn

As far as appearances are concerned, Robert Harris is a normal man leading a normal life. Each morning he wakes up and goes about his normal routine, but he can never shake the feeling that something isn't quite right.

"Avatarphosis" (USA/16mins) [World Premiere]

Directed by Sean Mirkovich

Set in a surreal and nightmarish vision of our current addiction to technology, an enslaved man who is provided for by the Computer, discovers the Butterfly which sends him on a dangerous journey of escape with terrifying results.

"El Monstro Del Mar!" (Australia/75mins)

Directed by Stuat Simpson

Three gorgeous but deadly hired killers, Beretta, Blondie and Snowball, hole up in a small beach-side community to keep a low profile. But this town has a dark secret. The local old sea baron, Joseph, tries desperately to warn them to never go into the water. But these crazy vixens listen to no one, especially no crazy ass old fool. So the Kraken awakes! Now, along with Joseph and his beautiful grand daughter, Hannah, they must fight for their lives against this furious creature of the deep as the sea rises in a tidal wave of blood.

2:00pm - 4:00pm

"Desperate Pursuit" (UK/14mins) [World Premiere]

Directed by Steven Forrester

After an idyllic summer's afternoon with friends, Debbie is pursued home by a mysterious driver. Fearing that it is her jilted ex-lover out to exact some sort of pre-meditated revenge on her, she'll do anything to outrun him in this fast paced and gripping thriller.

"Diego's Crossing" (USA/25 mins) [World Premiere]

Directed by Roberto Lopez

Attempting a desperate escape, Diego and Marisol are cornered by the Vasquez brothers, two notorious human traffickers. Leaving Diego murdered in a back alley of a church. Unable to move on Diego's restless soul must find a way to save his pregnant wife from the Vasquez brothers, before she is forced to work as a sex slave.

"Recreator" (USA/91 mins) [Special Advance Screening]

Directed by Gregory Orr

A group of teenagers stumble upon a secret lab and encounter superior versions of themselves. Threatened by their duplicates, the teenagers are no match for their physically stronger, faster, better selves. Their only hope is to outwit them and to escape with their lives before they are replaced.

4:30pm - 6:30pm

"Written By" (USA/15 mins)

Directed by Karni Baghdikian

Hotshot screenwriting duo Stephen Adiano (Matt Duggan) and Brian Harris (Trevor Boelter) might have let success go to their heads. Fired by the studio for failing to hand in a script, they plead for one more chance and lock themselves in a room to finish their draft about a haunted clown doll. In this horrific tragicomedy from the award-winning Annex Film Group, the duo learns how to write a killer story...but this time, it might just be their final deadline.

"Clemency" (USA/18 mins)

Directed by Joseph Albanese

Arthur Poe (Cris D’Annunzio) is a sadistic killer who likes to torture his victims. In 1993 he was captured and subsequently convicted by the state of Virginia for several gruesome murders. Poe received a sentence of death. Years later and days before his execution, the newly elected governor granted Poe clemency based on the testimony of a forensic psychologist at Poe’s murder trial. The testimony convinced the governor that Poe deserved psychiatric care rather than death. Many are outraged by the governor’s act of leniency. A reporter (Maury Morgan) confronts Poe in an interview seeking to shed light on the emotionally charged topic. What she learns can never be forgotten.

"Death Stop Holocaust" (USA/80 mins)

Directed by Justin Russell

Death Stop Holocaust is a 70's throwback horror film, modeled after the original horror greats. Set in a remote location with plenty of horror conventions, Death Stop offers everything a 70's and 80's Slasher film would. With plenty of blood, power tools and screaming, Death Stop Holocaust delivers a non-stop ride of terror!

7:00pm - 9:00pm

"The Devil's Toy" ( USA/8 mins)

Directed by Alex Lugones

Two young boys are about to discover the mystery behind a jack-in-the-box recovered 65 years ago from a Nazi concentration camp.

"The Familiar" (Canada/22 mins)

Directed by Kody Zimmermann

Sam has always been obsessed with vampires -- from the time he was a child watching them on children’s
programs, to when he was a college student reading horror novels on the side. On Sam’s 21st birthday, a mysterious gentleman offers him a peculiar career choice: become an assistant to a real-life Vampire. Intrigued and enthusiastic, Sam takes the job and meets Simon Bolivar, a 400-year old Vampire.

"She-Wolf Rising" (USA/89 mins) [World Premiere]

Directed by Marc Leland

She Wolf Rising is a comedic horror throwback to a Fright Night 80’s classic. It’s a fun ride that explores the dark side of underground filmmaking. Gina Sklar, the reigning queen of horror, portrayed by Tiffany Shepis, lures Jake Bubar (Tim Mandala) into the decadent world of illusions and myths. Robert Lonzo (J. Edmund Fond) is Gina’s mentor and producer in the world of horror cinema. Someone has stolen the footage from his latest movie and Gina needs Jake’s help to recover it. It’s Lonzo’s best movie ever and Gina’s breakout performance. Gina believes that this movie could catapult her out of the “B” world of films and into mainstream cinema. Jake struggles with his own demons internally but in the end cannot resist her. He only sees her vulnerability and beauty and will do anything to help. Jake’s beliefs are challenged when he discovers Gina’s true nature and realizes that the “the heart becomes savage.” Together they forge ahead and deal with the demons and beasts that try to stop them from their forbidden desire.

9:30pm - 11:30pm

"DemiUrge Emesis" ( USA/3 mins)

Directed by Aurelio Voltaires

A mummified cat is tormented by the skeletons of past meals. Directed and animated by MTV and Sy Fy Channel veteran Aurelio Voltaire and narrated by Danny Elfman.

"Vision" (UK/9 mins)

Directed by Jamie Hooper

'Vision' has been described as a mixture of 'The Ring' and 'Videodrome' via 'Hostel'. Axelle Carolyn from 'Doomsday' and 'Centurion' plays a young woman who receives a mysterious DVD in the post. Too intrigued not to watch it she soon comes to realise even pressing play was a bad mistake. What's really on the DVD? And what fate awaits her?

"Alice Jacobs is Dead" (USA/21 mins)

Directed by Alex Horwitz

Dr. Ben Jacobs saved the world. The drug he created allowed mankind to fight back against the Z-virus, which nearly destroyed civilization entirely. Now, in the aftermath of the crisis, he’s trying to cure the last lingering strain of the virus. Working out of an abandoned, dilapidated hospital with George, his friend and assistant, Ben carries on with his research. But he harbors a secret at home.

"H1N1:Virus X" (USA/85 mins) [World Premiere]

Directed by Ryan Harris

'H1N1: VIRUS X is the visceral, futuristic story of five medical scientists quarantined inside a bunker lab after being infected with a deadly, hyper-mutant form of the H1N1 virus.
They have three days to live. No exit. No escape. While the deceitful head doctor monitors from a hidden surveillance room, the scientists must uncover the harrowing truth behind their detainment and force their way to freedom. Only a mysterious, silver-haired stranger stands in the way . . .

11:45pm - 1:45am (Midnight Madness - No one under 18 admitted)

"Slime City Massacre" (USA/85 mins)

Directed by Gregory Lamberson

SLIME CITY MASSACRE is the 2010 sequel to Gregory Lamberson’s 1988 cult horror film SLIME CITY. The film was shot in Buffalo, New York and had its world premiere at the Beloit International Film Festival in Wisconsin.
Written and directed by Gregory Lamberson, the film takes place seven years in the future, after a dirty bomb has decimated New York City's financial district and reduced midtown to a post apocalyptic nightmare... "Slime City." Into this hostile environment arrive Alexa (Jennifer Bihl) and Cory (Kealan Patrick Burke), a draft dodger and an army deserter, seeking refuge. In a seemingly deserted building, they encounter Mason (Lee Perkins) and Alice (Debbie Rochon), two hardened survivors who teach them the ropes. In flashbacks, we see how Zachary Devon (Robert C. Sabin, star of the original) indoctrinates a prostitute named Nicole (Brooke Lewis) into his "Coven of Flesh," and we learn why he and his followers committed mass suicide. When Alexa, Cory, Mason and Alice discover Zachary's "home brewed elixir" and "Himalayan yogurt" in the ruins of his soup kitchen, all four characters are possessed by the spirits of Zachary and his followers, with outrageous results. Throw in homeless people, mercenaries, and mutant cannibals, and you have the recipe for an epic battle - the Slime City Massacre. Director Greg Lamberson and actress Debbie Rochon will be in attendance.

"Cosas Feas" ("Nasty Stuff") (Mexico/29 mins) [United States Premiere]

Directed by Isaac Ezban

Kriko Krakinsky is an 11 year old boy that studies fifth grade in school. He’s a lonely kind of
guy, with few friends, and he dislikes sports and insects. He’s also intrigued by his weird name, and some stuff from his family that’s even weirder, like the fact that each night he listens to huge screams coming from his older brother’s room, who lives there with his girlfriend. When Kriko´s father tells him that this screams come from “nasty stuff”, he starts imagining weird nightmares about this nasty stuff.... [Warning: Extremely disturbing images and strong sexual themes]