The Overlook Film Festival is an event that is near and dear to The Scariest Things. Eric and Liz will be there live and in person to review their slate of horror films, which always represent the best of the independent horror scene. They just released their initial slate of films, including a few we eagerly anticipated.
Here is the Press Release:
OUR FIRST WAVE IS HERE
We have such sights to show you…
Check out some of the special treats (and a few tricks) awaiting you in the most haunted city on the planet – New Orleans!
Scroll below, if you dare, for all the ghoulish goods on:
- Our Opening and Closing Night features
- Retrospective screenings
- Our 2024 Master Of Horror
- Live and Immersive Programming
- Special guests
Our initial lineup includes 45 films (22 features and 23 shorts) from 11 countries, as well as four live presentations and five immersive experiences, with still more to come…
Plus our good friends at Super Yaki are coming back to design all new Overlook merch to be sold exclusively onsite at the festival this year. Stay tuned for the design drop – and beware what they have in store!
Presenting Our Closing Night World Premiere of:
ABIGAIL
From the minds behind Ready or Not, Scream (2022) and Scream VI comes a deliciously sinister story about a group of criminals who get more than they bargained for when they kidnap the daughter of a powerful underworld figure and are forced watch her in her isolated mansion overnight, only to discover that they may be no match for her bloodlust.
Opening Night Film
CUCKOO
Directed by Tilman Singer and starring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, and Jessica Henwick, this beautiful and terrifying giallo-esque nightmare tells the story of a reluctant 17 year-old who moves with her family to a resort in the German Alps. There she finds herself the subject of terrifying visions and aggressive stalking by a mysterious woman who may or may not be linked to the town’s past.
And, just to tease you a bit…
- Sundance breakout hit, I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun’s story of an awkward teenager whose suburban life is rattled when his classmate introduces him to a strangely absorbing, supernatural TV show.
- Blackout, directed by horror icon, Larry Fessenden, and featuring the legendary Barbara Crampton – who will both be at the fest!
- Shudder’s slasher film, In a Violent Nature, directed by Chris Nash.
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Frights from the Past
We’re shivering in anticipation of our expanded retrospective screenings, with some of our faves joining us in person!
- The legendary Paul Williams joins us for a very special 50th-anniversary screening of Phantom Of The Paradise hosted by the Swan Archives and presented by FANGORIA!
- We’re…beyond…excited to host the world premiere screening of the brand new 4K restoration of the 1981 New Orleans-shot Giallo classic The Beyond from the Italian horror master Lucio Fulci.
- This year’s festival will feature the 70th anniversary 3-D screening of 1954’s Creature from the Black Lagoon in 35mm and a 100th anniversary showing of the silent film classic The Hands of Orlac, accompanied by a live score from New Orleans’ own, Think Less, Hear More.
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Our 2024 Master of Horror
Celebrate as the one and only Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House) receives the Master of Horror Award at a screening of his breakout film Oculus in honor of its 10th anniversary! Flanagan joins such past recipients as Roger Corman, Mick Garris, Stuart Gordon, and Joe Dante.
LIVE AND IMMERSIVE EVENTS
Take the terror beyond the screen by jumping into the Overlook’s live and one-of-a-kind immersive programming!
- Horror royalty Barbara Crampton will host a live recording of the podcast Scream Dreams: The Nightmares That Shaped Us, presented by AMP, alongside host Catherine Corcoran
- A look back at Over the Garden Wall, a 10th anniversary celebration of the beloved animated favorite Over the Garden Wall, featuring creator Patrick McHale.
- The Academy of Magical Arts returns with three mysterious world premiere experiences, along with a Dark Séance. Behind those meetings are secret encounters for those who know where to look. A series of tests and rituals will guide you toward the person who holds the keys to this world and the next.
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SUPPORTING OVERLOOK
The Overlook Film Festival is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to crafting unique experiences to showcase the very best in horror from both emerging voices and master artists.
We know that your choice to be with us each year is a gift and we thank you for it from the bottom of our cold hearts.
If you’d like to donate to the Overlook Film Festival to support the 2024 festival so we can conjure even more sinister magicks, you can do so below
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This year’s festival is dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague Doug Jones (1970-2023).