Darkroom
Directed by Matt Black
In his home darkroom, a crime scene photographer develops pictures of a gruesome murder. Disturbing blurs on the images distort the victim's face. Each new print comes out more unsettling than the last. • 8 minutes • United States • English
Friday, May 1
12:00 Noon
Salem Access Television | Shorts Block #1
World Premiere
Full Term
Directed by Lizz Marshall
When a carefree couple visits Texas for a spicy weekend away, one woman’s sudden entanglement with the state laws turns her trip into a waking nightmare. • 10 minutes • United States • English
Friday, May 1
12:00 Noon
Salem Access Television | Shorts Block #1
New England Premiere
Furry-Anxi
Directed by Ming-Jen Yu
A doll explores its surroundings, gradually becoming drawn to external objects, and eventually grows dissatisfied with itself, leading to a transformation. • 5 minutes • Taiwan
Friday, May 1
12:00 Noon
Salem Access Television | Shorts Block #1
World Premiere
Once Upon a Time in the Apocalypse
Directed by Tiago Pimentel
In the fallout of nuclear war, totalitarian regimes reshape world order. Ernesto is hiding a secret, and when a government inspector shows up at his doorstep, a cat-and-mouse game unfolds — one that can only end in tragedy. • 20 minutes • Portugal • Portuguese
Friday, May 1
12:00 Noon
Salem Access Television | Shorts Block #1
Prom Party Massacre
Directed by Jordan Gustafson
In a genre-bending musical full of teenage rebels, poodle skirts, and betrayal, a young gay man tries to woo his crush with a swinging prom party—but when popular kids start turning up dead, the partygoers discover a slasher killer amongst the student body! • 19 minutes • United States • English
Friday, May 1
12:00 Noon
Salem Access Television | Shorts Block #1
Massachusetts Premiere
The Safety Games
Directed by Jeremiah Kipp
Fear is good. • 10 minutes • United States • English
Friday, May 1
12:00 Noon
Salem Access Television | Shorts Block #1
Massachusetts Premiere
Undertone
Directed by Shaun Munro
A sound recordist captures strange sonic phenomena underneath their house and things... escalate from there. • 12 minutes • United Kingdom • English
Friday, May 1
12:00 Noon
Salem Access Television | Shorts Block #1
Massachusetts Premiere
Regression
Directed by Melissa Vitello
After the unexplained death of her best friend, Wenonah becomes haunted by an eerie manifestation of the past, forcing her and her roommates to look at their deeper connections through past life regression hypnotherapy. • 108 minutes • United States • English
Friday, May 1
2:00 PM
Salem Access Television
Co-presented with Women in Film & Video New England
Signing with Dee Wallace
Friday, May 1
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Notch Brewery
Pet Sematary (1989)
Directed by Mary Lambert
After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead. • 103 minutes • United States
Friday, May 1
4:30 PM (movie)
6:25 PM (live podcast)
Peabody Essex Museum
Live Podcast with Movie Jawn
Movie Jawn - Live Podcast
A post-screening discussion of Pet Sematary (1989)
Friday, May 1
4:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Salem Access Television
4:30 PM • Pet Sematary
6:30 PM • Live Podcast
Signing with Linnea Quigley
Friday, May 1
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Notch Brewery
The Hills Have Eyes - Vinyl Listening Party
Featuring Dee Wallace, Michael Berryman
Join us for a night of cult horror nostalgia at Residency Records for a The Hills Have Eyes Listening Party.
Experience the film’s chilling soundtrack played in full, with a limited number of vinyl copies available for purchase while supplies last. Horror legends Dee Wallace and Michael Berryman will be in attendance, signing autographs and taking photos with fans throughout the evening.
Open to the public, this is a unique opportunity to celebrate a landmark in horror history alongside two of its most unforgettable faces.
Friday, May 1
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Residency Records
