FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Denise Gossett email@shriekfest.com    (Los Angeles, CA)   Shriekfest, the Los Angeles Horror/SciFi Film Festival continues its tradition as Los Angeles' Premier horror film event, presenting an exciting program of films each fall with beautiful Los Angeles as its backdrop. Now, in it's 20th year, Shriekfest L.A takes place at the legendary Raleigh Studios, which is the largest independent studio...

After the interesting conversation with Micah Levin of "Opus" Cubby and I wandered on through the Shriekfest opening night party and didn't even make it upstairs before running into a former coworker of hers. Turns out Mr. Morgan Peter Brown produced and acted in the closing night film. In "Absentia" a woman struggles with being haunted by the memories of her missing husband. There's a law, "death in absentia," that says when someone goes missing they can only be ...

I'm unfamiliar with the genre of "horror." I loved "Scream," and "I Know what you did Last Summer," in high-school when they came out, but somewhere along the way my interest piqued and hasn't come back again. I don't know, I like happy things. So last night I was excited to see inside an unfamiliar world at the Shriekfest opening night party. I talked to filmmakers about their work, horror as a genre, and the state of indie filmmaking. My wingman Cubby and I or...

Shriekfest: 10/01/2009 - 10/04/2009        2009 WinnersBest Horror Feature Film:"Dark House"directed by Darin ScottBest Fantasy Feature Film: "Spike"directed by Robert BeaucageBest Horror Short Film:"Death inCharge"directed by Devi SnivelyBest Sci-Fi Short Film:"Enigma"directed by The Shumway BrothersBest Super Short Film:"Rift"directed by Andrew HuangBest Horror Feature Screenplay:"DeadAfter Tomorrow&...

blank_pageShriekfest: 10/01/2009 - 10/04/2009 2009 WinnersBest Horror Feature Film: "Dark House"directed by Darin ScottBest Fantasy Feature Film: "Spike"directed by Robert BeaucageBest Horror Short Film:"Death in Charge"directed by Devi SnivelyBest Sci-Fi Short Film:"Enigma"directed by The Shumway BrothersBest Super Short Film:"Rift"directed by Andrew HuangBest Horror Feature Screenplay:"Dead After Tomorrow"written by Benjamin Poll...

  Best Feature Film: "The Chair" Directed by Brett Sullivan.Best Short Film: "A.W.O.L" Directed by Jack Swanstrom.Best Super Short Film: "No Sanctuary" Directed by Dan Lovallo.Best Feature Screenplay: "The Lost Girl" written by Michael Mongillo.2nd Place Feature Screenplay:  "Horror World" written by Rolfe KanefskyBest Short Screenplay: "Safe Passage" written by Michael RaymondPretty/Scary Award: "The Cellar Door" Directed ...