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Salem Horror Fest 8 | April 30 - May 4
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Local Mass Hysteria | Shorts + Interludes
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Ashley Laurence | Guest of Honor
Tananarive Due | Keynote Speaker
Xero Gravity | Festival Host
Book Panel | Open to the Public
Live Podcast Lineup | 3 Events
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Salem Horror Fest 8 | April 30 - May 4
PROGRAMMING
SHF8 Schedule by Date
SHF8 Schedule by Venue
Official Selections | Features
Official Selections | Shorts + Interludes
Local Mass Hysteria | Shorts + Interludes
Repertory Film Selections
Ashley Laurence | Guest of Honor
Tananarive Due | Keynote Speaker
Xero Gravity | Festival Host
Book Panel | Open to the Public
Live Podcast Lineup | 3 Events
TICKETS & INFO
Passes & Tickets
Pass & Ticket Pick-Up
Partners & Sponsors
George A. Romero Foundation
Horror Arts Collective
Content Warnings
Vendor Markets
Fest Maps
Contact
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SHF8 Schedule by Date
SHF8 Schedule by Venue
Official Selections | Features
Official Selections | Shorts + Interludes
Local Mass Hysteria | Shorts + Interludes
Repertory Film Selections
Ashley Laurence | Guest of Honor
Tananarive Due | Keynote Speaker
Xero Gravity | Festival Host
Book Panel | Open to the Public
Live Podcast Lineup | 3 Events
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SHF8 Box Office Opening Night VIP Experience | Meet & Greet w/ Ashley Laurence
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Opening Night VIP Experience | Meet & Greet w/ Ashley Laurence

$150.00
sold out

THURSDAY, MAY 1
Peabody Essex Museum, Morse Auditorium

Check-In: 5:15 PM
Ashley Laurence Meet & Greet: 5:30 - 6:30
Programming: 6:30 - 10:30

The Opening Night VIP Experience includes:

  • Reserved seating at the front of the beautiful, historic Morse Auditorium

  • Photo with celebrity guest of honor, Ashley Laurence

  • One personalized autograph from Ashley Laurence

  • Salem Horror Fest 8 lapel pin

  • Only 40 VIP tickets will be sold — they will go fast!

Programming includes:

  • Keynote address by award-winning author, film historian and professor, Tananarive Due, about the horror within our current sociopolitical climate

  • Q&A with Ashley Laurence moderated by Andrea Subissati (Rue Morgue Magazine, The Faculty of Horror)

  • Screening of the Jury Award-winning short film of SHF8

  • Screening of Hellbound: Hellraiser II

*All purchased passes correctly show a “Pending” status until you pick them up at the festival. Pick-up information will be emailed to passholders shortly before the festival.

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THURSDAY, MAY 1
Peabody Essex Museum, Morse Auditorium

Check-In: 5:15 PM
Ashley Laurence Meet & Greet: 5:30 - 6:30
Programming: 6:30 - 10:30

The Opening Night VIP Experience includes:

  • Reserved seating at the front of the beautiful, historic Morse Auditorium

  • Photo with celebrity guest of honor, Ashley Laurence

  • One personalized autograph from Ashley Laurence

  • Salem Horror Fest 8 lapel pin

  • Only 40 VIP tickets will be sold — they will go fast!

Programming includes:

  • Keynote address by award-winning author, film historian and professor, Tananarive Due, about the horror within our current sociopolitical climate

  • Q&A with Ashley Laurence moderated by Andrea Subissati (Rue Morgue Magazine, The Faculty of Horror)

  • Screening of the Jury Award-winning short film of SHF8

  • Screening of Hellbound: Hellraiser II

*All purchased passes correctly show a “Pending” status until you pick them up at the festival. Pick-up information will be emailed to passholders shortly before the festival.

THURSDAY, MAY 1
Peabody Essex Museum, Morse Auditorium

Check-In: 5:15 PM
Ashley Laurence Meet & Greet: 5:30 - 6:30
Programming: 6:30 - 10:30

The Opening Night VIP Experience includes:

  • Reserved seating at the front of the beautiful, historic Morse Auditorium

  • Photo with celebrity guest of honor, Ashley Laurence

  • One personalized autograph from Ashley Laurence

  • Salem Horror Fest 8 lapel pin

  • Only 40 VIP tickets will be sold — they will go fast!

Programming includes:

  • Keynote address by award-winning author, film historian and professor, Tananarive Due, about the horror within our current sociopolitical climate

  • Q&A with Ashley Laurence moderated by Andrea Subissati (Rue Morgue Magazine, The Faculty of Horror)

  • Screening of the Jury Award-winning short film of SHF8

  • Screening of Hellbound: Hellraiser II

*All purchased passes correctly show a “Pending” status until you pick them up at the festival. Pick-up information will be emailed to passholders shortly before the festival.

About

Salem Horror Fest is a celebration
of diverse voices and innovative filmmaking within a genre that best reflects our cultural demons.

Salem Horror Fest is produced
by the Horror Arts Collective.

Programming

Schedule by Date
Schedule by Venue
Ashley Laurence
Tananarive Due
Xero Gravity
Book Panel
Live Podcast Lineup

More Info

Tickets & Passes
Partners & Sponsors
Content Warning
Vendor Markets
Fest Maps
Contact

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