NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL 2018 - FULL LINEUP REVEALED
NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL has announced their full lineup and it is fan-fucking-tastic, looking to top their already stellar first two years.
If you haven't already heard me rave about this fest, let me bring you into the fold. NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL (NFF) is the best horror film festival on the planet. Consistently rated among the top reviewed festivals on Film Freeway and revered among former attendees, NFF is a four-day celebration of #betterhorror that takes place at the amazing Gateway Film Center in Columbus, Ohio from October 18 thru 21. What separates NFF from the other specific genre fests is the community that attends and the lineup of films that you won't see anywhere else.
Ask any former attendee about NFF and they will praise the filmmakers, actors, writers, producers, and fans that attend each year. Friendships are formed, new projects are born, and lasting relationships are forged. Bar none, this is the best networking opportunity that I've ever witnessed for anyone interested in film.
Let's talk about these films. There will be 24 features that will be playing throughout the weekend. If you are film fest junkies like us, you check out a lot of lineups throughout the year and you can see a pattern develop where a core block of films seems to be playing everywhere. That has never been the case with NFF. Co-founders Jason Tostevin and Chris Hamel program this festival with one objective in mind: #betterhorror. This isn't just a branding hashtag, this lineup of films will represent the very best of horror and puts a spotlight on the boundaries that are being pushed and redefined by a diverse group of filmmakers.
We'll be highlighting some of these films as we get closer to the fest, but here's the list of features:
Alive
The Bad Man (World Premiere)
Beats of Rage: The FP2
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne
Betsy
Book of Monsters (North American Premiere)
Camp Death III in 2D!
Clementina
Confessions of a Serial Killer
Dark Iris
The Field Guide to Evil (Midwest Premiere)
The Final Interview (World Premiere)
Haven's End (World Premiere)
The Head (North American Premiere)
Kill Ben Lyk (World Premiere)
La Puta es Ciega
The LaPlace's Demon
Livescream
Maniac (in 4K) (With director Bill Lustig in attendance)
More Blood!
Never Hike Alone
The Night Sitter (North American Premiere)
Skeletons in the Closet (World Premiere)
Trauma
The real high point of NFF is the shorts programming. I say this every year, but these shorts blocks are among the best curated programs that I see anywhere. Broken down into themed blocks (Horror, Horror Comedy, Midnight, Thriller, etc.), you have to make sure you plan to alternate your viewing schedule between the features and the shorts blocks.
A limited number of badges are still available HERE. You won't want to miss out on one of the best horror events of the year.
NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL WILL RUN OCTOBER 18 - 21 at the GATEWAY FILM CENTER in COLUMBUS, OHIO.