Nightmares Film Festival 2024 Exhumes Its First Wave of Programming
A little over a month from now, Nightmares Film Festival will return to Gateway Film Center in Columbus, Ohio. What ghoulish wonders has NFF conjured up for its ninth year? We’re glad you asked! Among the perilous presents to unwrap this year are one-of-a-kind anniversary screenings, world premieres from fresh voices, live discussions with some of horror’s most notable creators, and so much more!
Jason Tostevin, NFF co-founder, said, “Nightmares is a celebration of the best genre work in the world. But I think the best part is the experience, which someone told me feels like a combination of Christmas morning and summer camp for the horror family.”
This year’s NFF shocks to life a new offering: Nightmares Resurrections, featuring repertory screenings of influential horror classics, presented through extraordinary experiences.
Among the planned Nightmares Resurrections are:
- L’Inferno (1913), the world’s oldest surviving horror film! This Italian adaptation of Dante’s Inferno will be presented with a live, eerie score by Montopolis.
- It’s Alive (1974), Larry Cohen’s monster baby masterpiece, presented in an all-new 4K remaster for its 50th anniversary. What better way to witness classic Rick Baker FX and a stellar Bernard Herrmann score in one of Cohen’s major works than in 4K at one of the best theaters in the country!
- Proxy (2014), returning to the screen for its 10th anniversary, along with the presence of filmmaker Zack Parker and a screening of his brand new 16mm short, Barista!
Nightmares 2024 also continues its tradition as “the best festival networking opportunity for filmmakers, bar none” by offering up a murders row of genre masters who will be attending live to share new work and insights on the industry. Some of those attending this year’s festivities and participating in talkbacks and workshops are Jenn Wexler (The Ranger), Joe Swanberg (V/H/S), Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin), and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Jeff Strand (Nightmare in the Backyard). Additionally, the festival is proudly partnered with bold, legendary genre distributor Dark Sky Films.
As always, NFF promises as part of its bellwether program premieres of the freshest features and surprising new voices. This year’s five wave debuts include: the world premiere of the astonishingly original side-scrolling horror adventure The Waves of Madness from Jason Trost (The FP series); the world premiere of hilarious home-selling horror comedy For Sale by Exorcist from debut director Melissa LaMartina (WNUF Halloween Special), the Midwest premiere of The Soul Eater by French directing duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury (Inside, Leatherface), the world premiere of Ohio-made Replicator from Mark Andrew Hamer (I See You), plus the North American premiere of found footage Holocaust horror Solvent from festival favorite Johannes Grenzfurthner (Masking Threshold), and the world premiere of Dooba Dooba, which kicks off with an Adult Swim vibe before descending into madness.
Nightmares 2024 will offer up all this, plus a live recording of the Fright Club podcast, horror-themed team trivia, its anticipated annual panels like The New Distribution, and, of course, its full #BetterHorror program, which will be announced in early October.
“This is only a taste of what we have in store for the NFFam at Nightmares 2024. We can’t wait to host our annual celebration at Gateway Film Center, meet new friends and catch up with old ones, and discover a new program of better horror,” said Chris Hamel, NFF co-founder and Gateway Film Center CEO
Competition films and screenplays vie for a coveted Night Mare statuette, representing the dark horses of genre. The Night Mare is sculpted and painted by renowned toy and figure creator Tony Simione (Star Wars, Godzilla, Alien).
A limited number of VIP badges are currently available for purchase while they last. And they do go fast, so be sure to scoop yours up ASAP! Dread Central will be on-site for the entire duration of Nightmares 2024 and we hope to see you there, so come on down and chase your screams!
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