***** = Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival Award Nominee

Showcase = Non-competition screening

Wednesday, Oct. 26th

BLOCK 1

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Acid Spiders (Australia, 15 mins) *****

Slimy space invaders battle punk rock chicks in our opening film, directed by Stuart Simpson, creator of El Monstro Del Mar!

Jack’s Present (Student, 3 mins) *****

Today’s youth has serious anger management issues.  Director Brett Strauss will attend.

The Backroad – (Student, Canada, 8 mins) *****

Director Phil Marinuci will be on hand to discuss his scary zombie short.

Rage (85 mins) *****

Christopher Witherspoon expertly directed this taut thriller in the vein of Steven Spielberg’s Duel, about a psychotic motorcyclist stalking an automobile driver.

BLOCK 2

7:20 pm – 9:20 pm

Something After Midnight (WNY short, 23 mins) *****

Sam Qualiana, winner of last year’s “Filmmaker to Watch” award, returns to Buffalo Screams with this tale about a tormented horror screenwriter.

Absentia (91 mins) *****

Katie Parker stars in this scary, mysterious, and thought provoking film that should not be missed!  Mark it down as one of “the best of the fest.”

BLOCK 3

9:45 pm – 12:00 am

Inbred and Undead (Showcase, Canada, 37 mins)

Actress and special guest Melantha Blackthorne directed this outrageous tale.  Strong sexual situations.

The Burning (Showcase, 91 mins)

Special 30thAnniversary screening of the first horror film made in Buffalo! (Well, North Tonawanda…).  Jason Alexander and Holly Hunter co-star in this 1981 slasher classic!

Thursday, Oct. 27th

BLOCK 4

5:00 pm – 6:50 pm

Waffle (6 mins)

Revenge is best served toasted in this gory package.

Ouija (12 mins) Disturbing imagery sure to unnerve you!

The Collapsed (Canada – 88 mins) *****

John Fantasia delivers a bravura performance in this post apocalyptic survival tale.

BLOCK 5

7:15 pm – 9:15 pm

An Evening with My Comatose Mother (33 mins) *****

Ultra slick and frightening, a terror tour de force! Fans of THE EVIL DEAD II will rejoice!

The Final Night and Day (WNY, 78 mins) *****

DefTone Pictures Studios will be on hand to discuss this zombie epic filmed in Angola!

BLOCK 6

9:40 pm – 12:00 am

Paige Davis Q&A: rare opportunity for local and visiting filmmakers to pick the brain of one of the top marketing execs specializing in independent horror.

Cosas Feas (“Nasty Stuff”) (Mexico, 31) mins) *****

One of the most outrageous and unforgettable films you will ever see!

Trippin’ (Showcase, 88 mins)

Hilarious stoner/horror comedy from award winning director Devi Snively will give you the munchies!  Coming to DVD in 2012.

Friday, Oct. 28th

BLOCK 7

5:00 pm – 6:40 pm

Sadist (6 mins)

More murders per minute than you will see in any other film!

Alistair (Australia, 11 mins) *****

Sometimes “mean and scary” come in small packages.

The Black Box (81  mins) *****

This ferociously original SF/horror outing has “cult film” written all over it, and Katie Lankin delivers one of the strongest performances of the year.

BLOCK 8

7:10 pm – 9:35 pm

Monster Bed (Student, Canada, 8 mins) *****

Hilarious tale of a bed with a frightening appetite.

Decayed (Showcase: World Premiere, WNY, 113 mins)

Buffalo Screams co-founder Emil J. Novak unleashes his ambitious zombie anthology, filmed in Buffalo!  Emil and the cast will do a Q&A after the film.

BLOCK 9

10:00 pm  – 12:00 am

Swirlee (Showcase, 16 mins) Special guest Roy Frumkes presents this rare screening of a promotional short starring James Lorinz and David Caruso.  Yes, that David Caruso!

The Millenium Bug (Feature 88 mins) *****

If you like inbred cannibals and giant monsters you’ll love this special effects extravaganza, one of the most entertaining films of the festival!

Saturday, Oct. 29th

BLOCK 10

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Special Report: Is Williamsburg Dead? (3 mins)

Zombies have replaced the yuppies in this Brooklyn neighborhood.

Silent Control (Student – 7 mins) *****

An exercise in dementia – will it drive you mad?

Enter the Dark – 17:40

Enter the dark and have the hell scared out of you!

Die Farbe (German with English subtitles, 90 mins) *****

Beautifully made adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Color out of Space.”

BLOCK 11

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Raven’s Hollow (Animated, 11 mins) *****

This CGI short is perfect for Halloween.

Betania – (Italian with English subtitles, 23 mins) *****

Stylish, moody tale of the undead.

Gagsters (WNY, 52 mins) *****

Locally produced twisted tale makes it film festival premiere!

Il Marito Perfetto (“The Perfect Husband” – Italian with English subtitles) *****

A beautifully shot, twist-filled suspenseful thriller set in the Italian countryside – one of “the best of the fest”!

Tony Mauro Tribute (approximately 4:30 – 5:00) One of the top designers of Hollywood movie posters lives in our neck of the woods.  Tony discusses his career and demonstrates how movie posters are created, from concept to finished design.

BLOCK 12

5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

A Change of Plans (WNY, 6 mins) Thriller directed by our special guest, special make-up effects wizard Rod Durick of Zombified Studios.

The One That Got Away (12 mins)

Black comedy from David Guglielmo, who helmed last year’s award winner Damn Your Eyes!

Street Trash (Showcase: 1 hr 41 mins) “Melting winos with a twist.”  Special guest Roy Frumkes presents his 1987 black comedy exploitation classic.

BLOCK 13

9:00 pm – 12:00 am

The Focus Box (WNY, 10 mins) *****

Thought provoking local thriller co-starring Bob Bozek.

The Tell Tale Heart (31 mins)*****

Bart Marstronardi helmed this brilliant re-imagining of Poe’s story, starring Buffalo Screams favorite Debbie Rochon!  Mastronardi is expected to do a Q&A after the show.

The Super (98 mins) *****

Some films leave an indelible impression on you, working their way under your skin and into your synapses.  This is the real deal!  Producer/editor Alex Lugones and star Demetri Kallas are expected to attend.   

Sunday, Oct. 30th

BLOCK 14

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Yardbird  (8 mins) *****

Crazy Eddie never drove you this insane!

Banks of Vlatava  (19 mins) *****

Golem. Nazis.  Mayhem.  Need we say more?

Ambition of Love  (18 mins) *****

Classy film noir served at just the right temperature.

The Last Broadcast  (Student, 16 mins) *****

Zombies on campus.

The 5 Second Rule (WNY, 3 mins)

It is impossible to write anything about this film without spoiling it.

Lost in Falsity (WNY, 20 mins) *****

Sophisticated mind bender from newcomer Daniel James.

Off Campus (WNY, 18 mins) *****

Madcap nerd mayhem from those zany cats at X-Strike Studios!

Black Guy on a Rampage  (WNY, 21 mins) *****

Alexander Sloan McBryde stars in this violent revenge yarn from DefTone Pictures Studios!

For Love of Zombies (18 mins)

What would happen if two horror geeks took their girlfriends to the cemetery where Night of the Living Dead was filmed?  Exactly what you think would happen!

Jack's Present (encore)

Cosas Feas (encore)

BLOCK 15

3:30 – 6:00

Hossad Al Mota (“Envy of the Dead” – Bhairan, 11 mins) *****

The first Middle Eastern zombie movie!

Paddy and Me (13 mins)

Zombies need love too.

The Definitive Document of the Dead (1 hr 42 mins)

Our special guest Roy Frumkes presents this final incarnation of his decades-in-the-making examination of the career of George A. Romero.

Please join us for the 2ndAnnual Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival Awards Dinner, right here at the Screening Room Cinema Café,

Doors open at 7:00 pm.