Blood & Guts
Directed by Carlye Rubin, Katie Green , Tina Grapenthin
The lines between real life and reel life are muddied in the story of the Adams, an unconventional family who makes independent horror films. While they may vomit blood onto one another, lack boundaries, and make frequent use of the f-word, they also face what every family must: change • 100 minutes • United States
Very Prosperous Men
Directed by Josiah Walker
When a struggling door-to-door Bible salesman commits murder, he scrambles to dispose of the body while navigating a haunting consequence. • 26 minutes • United States
New England Premiere
Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer of Rocks)
Directed by Louise Flaherty
Two young women out for a walk follow a trail of coloured stones left on the ground, which leads them to danger. They are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The women are terrified when they realize what the monster has been doing. The young women and their village must use the teachings of the elders to defeat the monster. • 14 minutes • Canada
New England Premiere
The George A. Romero Fellowship
The George A. Romero Foundation is excited to partner with the Salem Horror Fest as part of our commitment to support a new generation of filmmakers and artists inspired by George’s legacy. Salem’s history and reputation as a Halloween town makes the perfect backdrop for new, scary stories with a social theme.
Jump Scare
Directed by Donnie Hobbie
The all-woman metal band JUMP SCARE retreats to a remote cabin to write their next album, only to be terrorized by the family of cannibals next door. • 102 minutes • United States
The Man Upstairs
Directed by Wendy Wang
After being kidnapped, Julian wakes up in a stranger’s basement, where another child already lives—and where survival means playing along with the man who calls himself “Dad.” As the boys form a fragile bond, they plot an escape from a twisted domestic nightmare. • 18 minutes • United States
East Coast Premiere
Pelacaras
Directed by Ricardo Albarrán
After her husband’s mysterious disappearance, a mother hides the truth from her daughter, and silence itself becomes the horror consuming them both. • 10 minutes • United States
Massachusetts Premiere
