Salem Horror Fest 8
The Horror Within
SHF8 Fest Passes do NOT include Opening Night (Thursday, May 1). The VIP Experience or General Admission is required. SHF8 Fest Passes include Night Zero (Wednesday April 30) & weekend programming/events (Friday, May 2; Saturday, May 3; Sunday, May 4).
The Record Listening Party with Linnea Quigley, The Book Panel, the Vendor Markets, and Bloody Disgusting’s Horror Movie Trivia with The Horror Show are free and open to the public. The Dance Party at Koto is open to the public with a small cover charge. Give Me an A is open to the public with a suggested donation.
Schedule by Venue
SHF8 Film Program
FEST SCHEDULE BY VENUE
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278 Derby Street, Salem MA
Saturday May 3
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
(free admission; open to the public)Bloody Disgusting presents Horror Movie Trivia with The Horror Show
schedule by date | fest map | venue website -
9 Church Street, Salem MA
(Admission: SHF8 Festival Pass)
Friday May 2
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
RAT! and The Rebrand(Official Selection - Interlude & Feature)10:30 PM -12:30 AM
Pater Noster and The Mission of Light (Official Selection - Feature)Saturday May 3
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
The Conduit and The Dæmon (Official Selection - Interlude & Feature)10:30 PM - 12:15 AM
Catch a Killer (Official Selection - Feature) -
87 Washington Street (Under Dire Wolf), Salem MA
(Admission: SHF8 Festival Pass)
Friday May 2
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Chill lounge - pick up your festival passes, grab a drink and some food, meet and mingle with other festival-goersSaturday May 3
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM • Chill lounge2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
So Fades The Light (Official Selection - Feature)4:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Head Like a Hole (Official Selection - Feature)6:15 to 8:00 PM • Chill lounge
Sunday May 4
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM • Chill lounge2:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Encore presentation of Jury-winning Interlude, The Conduit, and Jury-winning Feature, The Rebrand. -
18 Washington Square West, Salem MA
(Free admission; open to the public)Saturday May 3
10:45 AM - 1:15 PM • Book Panel Event10:45 AM • Readings
11:45 AM • Q & A
12:15 PM • Book signing
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90 Washington Street
(Free with SHF8 Festival Pass; Open to the public with a cover charge)10:00 PM - 2:30 AM
Decades Dance Party (with Linnea Quigley in attendance) -
283R Derby Street
(Free admission; open to the public)Saturday May 3
12 Noon - 6:00 PM • Vendor MarketSunday May 4
12 Noon - 6:00 PM • Vendor Market -
MORSE AUDITORIUM
161 Essex Street, Salem MA
(See events for admission detail)Thursday May 1
Opening Night VIP Experience or Opening Night General Admissions tickets required* SHF8 Festival Pass does not include Thursday May 1 programming
If you ordered a SHF8 Festival Pass in addition to Opening Night tickets, you can also pick up your SHF8 Festival Pass here.
5:15 PM
Pick up Opening Night VIP Experience tickets5:30 PM
VIP Meet and Greet with Ashley Laurence (Opening Night VIP Experience ticket required)6:15 PM
Pick up Opening Night General Admission tickets6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Opening Night programming (Opening Night VIP Experience ticket OR Opening Night General Admission ticket required) - including:Jury prize and George A Romero Fellowship announcements
Jury award - Official Short screening of Bedlamer
Keynote speech by Professor Tananarive Due
Q & A with Rue Morgue’s Andrea Subissati with Ashley Laurence
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 screening
Saturday May 3
Faculty of Horror live podcast w/ The Substance
(Admission: SHF8 Festival Pass)* Because the museum is open to the public, you must wear your SHF8 Festival Pass for admittance. If you did not pick up your pass earlier in the week, you can pick it up Saturday morning at Salem Access TV.
12:00 Noon - Doors open
12:15 PM - 2:40 PM • The Substance
2:50 PM - 4:00 PM • Faculty of Horror live podcast
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7-1/2 Church Street, Salem MA
(Free admission; open to the public)Friday May 2
6:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Return of the Living Dead Record Listening Party with Linnea Quigley(Signed photographs available for purchase)
Saturday May 3
12 Noon - 6:00 PM • Vendor Market
(Free admission; open to the public)Sunday May 4
12 Noon - 6:00 PM • Vendor Market
(Free admission; open to the public) -
285 Derby St # 2, Salem, MA 01970, USA
(Admission: SHF8 Festival Pass)Wednesday April 30
5:15 PM Doors open; SHF8 festival passes available for pick up5:45 PM - 7:45 PM • Local Mass Hysteria (shorts and interludes)
Humanzee | The Halloween Party | The Guest on Topsfield Road | Day Dreams | Forever War | Indicator | Mordrake | Bill Came Back | Katie’s Skin | Paper Dolls
7:45 - 9:30 PM • Session 9
Friday May 2
5:00 PM Doors open; SHF8 festival passes available for pick up5:15 - 8:15 PM • Live podcast with Girl, That’s Scary!
5:15 PM • The Girl With All The Gifts
7:15 PM • Live podcast
8:45 PM -10:30 PM • The Descent (UK version)
Saturday May 3
9:45 AM SHF8 passes available for pick up10:15 AM - 12 Noon • Shorts Block #1
Scrumptious | Dry January | Be Bad | Her House | Safe | Feedback | The Baby | Pocket Princess | Nervous Ellie
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM • Shorts Block #2
Find You Here | 3 Easy Steps | Turn It Off | Bush | Les Bêtes | How to Stay Awake | Out of Body | A Drive at Dawn
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM • Shorts Block #3
Poppy’s Saturn | Forgive Me | Izzy | Bloody Mary | The Night Side | Unravelling | Gaslighter | Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave!
4:30 PM - 6:15 PM • House of Ashes (Official Selection - Feature)
6:30 PM - 9:15 PM • Bloody Disgusting presents The Horror Show live podcast with Troll 2
Sunday May 4
10:30 AM - SHF8 passes available for pick up11:00 AM - 12:45 PM • Shorts Block #4
Pumpkin Guts | Spoons | Doppelgänger | If Martin Clunes Wore Lip Gloss | My Child | Bedlamer | The Last Thing She Saw | Sweaty Larry
12:45 PM - 2:30 PM • Shorts Block #5
Girls | VHX | Cruelty | Voyager | Wake | It Draws Closer | The Seance | Full Moon Glory Hole
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM • Chain Reactions
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM • Give Me an A abortion access fundraiser
6:30 PM - 8:15 PM • Re-Animator