Friday February 19th
7 pm
Non-Compos Mentis
On Halloween day Alan Schaffer exits a mental institution for the first time in 19 years. Temporarily staying with his step-brother Logan, Alan becomes fixated on a series of missing person reports within his hometown. Over the course of one day, Alan tries to become the hero and solve the case of the missing people while dealing with his schizophrenia.
9 pm
Short Block 1 (Followed by Q&A Session)
Spiritual Practice
A new take on the demonic possession story.
Modoru
A creepy and atmospheric animated short with a surprise twist.
The Guard Station
Michael is a temp security guard that suffers psychological trauma from a car accident in which his partner perished. Taking on a new job in a junkyard where a mysterious sinkhole has opened up he must now confront his fear of fire if he is to survive the night from the deadly, shape shifting creature that has arisen.
Keep Closed at All Times
In the depths of the basement, lurks something terrible, something horrifying, something awful… Don’t open the door: Keep Closed At All Times! Starring Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Night of the Demons).
Third Wave
Scavenging to survive, and ducking the surveillance state is the new normal after a mutated version of the novel coronavirus ravages society. Hoping for a better life, two survivors plot a heist on a doomsday prepper.
Fat Henry
FAT HENRY is a chilling tale about a struggling plus-size actress who finds a bizarre casting notice for a feederism/fetish film.
Saturday 20th
1 pm
Companion
2:30 pm
Short Block 2 (Followed by Q&A Session)
Monster Encounters
Humans encounter various monsters, but each encounter has a consequence.
Backward Creep
A group of cosplayers driving to an anime convention are haunted by a supernatural entity after reading a cursed Manga.
Brovid19
A man attempts to leave his house, only to encounter his neighbor Larry, who is deathly ill and believes Covid19 to be a hoax. Arguing through a closed door, the situation quickly escalates into a darkly comic hostage situation as Larry refuses to leave until the man comes outside to hang out with him.
Golf – Tee Shot
Rocko & Dickie go ducking and diving like a couple of wannabe entrepreneurs. Everybody is on a drive to become Captain of the Golf Club. But, has Rocko got the balls for it?
3:30 pm
Martel’s Movie Madness (Followed by Q&A Session)
Martel’s Movie Madness The Movie is a genre bending buddy comedy with elements of horror, and scifi, heavily influenced by the films produced by legends such as Lloyd Kaufman and Roger Corman. The film will follow Ryan and Cagney, cohost of a movie podcast as they try to watch a holy grail film they’ve just received in the mail but in the process they get into shenanigans and misadventures along the way including run ins with a satanic cult, dealings with a crime boss, and a magical wizard, will they ever get to watch their movie?
5 pm
Kill Giggles (Followed by Q&A Session)
Tommy dos Santos wasn’t born a psychopath, really, nor was he made into a sociopath, per se. He’s something entirely new, and he’s walking his own path – a path that will run red with the blood of the foulest most fiendishly frightening creatures ever conceived by man… CLOWNS!
No longer the madmen and monsters that nightmares are made of, it is the clowns who are the victims now, running for their lives from a serial killer who won’t stop until every single one of them is dead. As Tommy’s body count rises, he finds himself getting closer and closer to what he thought was a ghost, the once great clown king known as “Giggles,” and wonders… if laughter can’t die, how about Giggles?
7 pm
Dwellers World Premiere!!!
Dwellers is the first film greenlit by Ellefson Films, formed by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Thom Hazaert. The film stars Drew Fortier, James L. Edwards, Douglas Esper, Omar Baigs as well as David Ellefson and Thom Hazaert portraying themselves as featured cameos.
David Ellefson and Drew Fortier will be guests at Mad Monster Party. Check out the teaser below:
9 pm
Short Block 1 (Followed by Q&A Session)
Spiritual Practice
A new take on the demonic possession story.
Modoru
A creepy and atmospheric animated short with a surprise twist.
The Guard Station
Michael is a temp security guard that suffers psychological trauma from a car accident in which his partner perished. Taking on a new job in a junkyard where a mysterious sinkhole has opened up he must now confront his fear of fire if he is to survive the night from the deadly, shape shifting creature that has arisen.
Keep Closed at All Times
In the depths of the basement, lurks something terrible, something horrifying, something awful… Don’t open the door: Keep Closed At All Times! Starring Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Night of the Demons).
Third Wave
Scavenging to survive, and ducking the surveillance state is the new normal after a mutated version of the novel coronavirus ravages society. Hoping for a better life, two survivors plot a heist on a doomsday prepper.
Fat Henry
FAT HENRY is a chilling tale about a struggling plus-size actress who finds a bizarre casting notice for a feederism/fetish film.
Sunday February 21st
1 pm
Virgo: A Woman’s Cold Feet
Future. Planet Earth. An aged man receives a package from the global government in which he finds a fascinating hologram that will accompany him during his last day of life. We will witness his sad birthday party while he waits for his daughter, Margot.
1:30 pm
The Stairs
In 1997, 11 year old Jesse finds a mysterious staircase in the woods and disappears. Twenty years later, a group of hikers set off into the very same woods. Unfortunately for them, they come face to face with the very same set of stairs Jesse discovered all those years ago.
3 pm
Film Festival Awards Virtual Presentation
The video link will go live right here!