The Eerie Horror Fest kicks off this week at the historic Warner Theatre in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania and runs from October 4-7, 2023. For tickets and more information, go to www.eeriehorrorfest.com.
“This year the Eerie Horror Fest received submissions from 25 different countries,” says Festival Director John C. Lyons. “Every film submission was watched by at least 4 members of our programming team and we broke our own rules to select 6 Pitch Competition finalists. We were blown away by the amount of talent out there. The horror genre is truly alive and well!”
The highlight of the fest is that American filmmaker, photographer, and artist, Mark Pellington, will be in attendance at this year’s epic event. On Friday, October 6th, the Fest will be screening his 2002 cult classic, The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing, and Will Patton. Pellington will join the festival’s pop-culture sociologist, Dr. Rhonda Matthews, for an in-depth Q&A immediately following the film. In addition, Pellington will take part in an industry panel on Saturday, October 7 and be available for meet and greet sessions where he will have original photos and storyboards from his various projects available for purchase and autographs.
Here’s the Full Eerie Horror Fest 2023 Program
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4th
8pm
Night of the Living Dead
Special Screening w/ Live Score by Morricone Youth
Director: George A. Romero
Country: United States
Runtime: 96 minutes
1968
Guests: Introduced by Tina Romero
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5th
4pm
EILEEN DIETZ
Meet and GreetAutographs / Photos
5pm
Pitch Competition
Arkham: The Thing on the Doorstep
Bradley & Christopher Thompson
Beyond a Goodbye
Jacob Perrett & Taylor Rhoades
Look Twice
William Davis & Kyle Wilson
Oread
Lee Copeland
Queen of the Night
Lauren Pruitt
The Tale of Nick Stalker
Katie Nixon
Judges:
Jackie George (Warner Bros)
Brandon Hill (Blood Oath)
Jungyoon Kim (Blumhouse),
Aaron B. Koontz (Blood Oath)
Suzanne Romero (George A. Romero Foundation)
Tina Romero (George A. Romero Foundation)
Ashleigh Snead (Blood Oath)
9pm
Totally Killer
Special Screening
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
Country: United States
Runtime: 106 minutes
2023
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th
10:15am
Grizzly
Special Screening
Director: William Girdler
Country: United States
Runtime: 89 minutes
1976
12pm
Deadline
Film Submission
Director: Idan Gilboa
Country: Israel
Runtime: 13 minutes
2023
12:15pm
Piranha
Special Screening
Director: Joe Dante
Country: United States
Runtime: 94 minutes
1978
2pm
The Smile
Film Submission
Director: Erik van Schaaik
Country: Netherlands
Runtime: 15 minutes
2022
2:15pm
Alligator
Special Screening
Director: Lewis Teague
Country: United States
Runtime: 94 minutes
1980
3pm
MARK PELLINGTON
Meet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
3pm
EILEEN DIETZ
Meet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
3pm
NANCY LOOMISMeet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
4pm
The Pump-King
Film Submission
Director: Ethan Joseph
Country: United States (Edinboro)
Runtime: 3 minutes
2022
Saetnere
Film Submission
Director: Jeremy Parsons
Country: United States (Pittsburgh)
Runtime: 8 minutes
2023
Eerie Times
Film Submission
Director: Aerie Lombardozzi
Country: United States (Pittsburgh)
Runtime: 10 minutes
2023
4:30pm
Door (Remastered)
Special Screening
Director: Banmei Takahashi
Country: Japan
Runtime: 95 minutes
1988
6pm
She Dreamt Alone
Film Submission
Director: Nina McNeely
Country: United States
Runtime: 6 minutes
2023
Tears of the Witch
Film Submission
Director: Poul Erik Madsen
Country: Denmark
Runtime: 23 minutes
2022
6:30pm
Sigil
Film Submission
Director: Jacob Perrett
Country: United States (Meadville)
Runtime: 110 minutes
2022
7pm
EILEEN DIETZ
Meet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
7pm
NANCY LOOMISMeet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
9pm
The Mothman Prophecies
Special Screening
Director: Mark Pellington
Country: United States
Runtime: 119 minutes
2002
11pm
MARK PELLINGTON
Q&A
Celebrity Guest
12am
MARK PELLINGTONMeet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
12:15am
Devils
Special Screening
Director: Kim Jae-Hoon
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 105 minutes
2023
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7th
11am
Hocus Pocus
Special Screening
Director: Kenny Ortega
Country: United States
Runtime: 96 minutes
1993
11am
Basic Mask Sculpting
Workshop
“Monster” Mark Kosobucki
12pm
“Fire the Photons”
Workshop
R. Frank Media
12:30pm
Child Safety & Trick or Treat
Presentation
1pm
How to Attract and Attach Talent to Your Film
Industry Panel
Panelists:Jackie George (Warner Bros)
Brandon Hill (Blood Oath)
Ashleigh Snead (Blood Oath)
Mark Pellington (Pellington Films)
Patrick J. Rush (Patrick Rush Casting)
1pm
Alicia
Film Submission
Director: Tony Morales
Country: Spain
Runtime: 6 minutes
2023
Treeline
Film Submission
Director: Freddie Bonfanti
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 12 minutes
2023
Bad Boy Buck
Film Submission
Director: James Fitzgerald
Country: Ireland
Runtime: 22 minutes
2022
Why We Don’t Visit Anymore
Film Submission
Director: Orok Duke
Country: Nigeria
Runtime: 22 minutes
2022
Jeong-Dong
Film Submission
Director: Choi Woo Gene
Country: Republic of Korea
Runtime: 23 minutes
2023
2pm
CLAUDIO SIMONETTI
Meet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
2pm
MARK PELLINGTON
Meet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
2pm
Horror Legends
A Conversation with Eileen Dietz & Nancy Loomis
3pm
The Crazies
50th Anniversary Special Screening
Director: George A. Romero
Country: United States
Runtime: 103 minutes
1973
Guests: Live Commentary by the George A. Romero Foundation
5pm
EILEEN DIETZ
Meet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
5pm
NANCY LOOMIS
Meet and Greet
Autographs / Photos
5:15pm
Room Tone
Film Submission
Director: Michael Gabriele
Country: United States
Runtime: 9 minutes
2023
We Forgot About the Zombies
Film Submission
Director:
Country:
Runtime: 4 minutes
2022
The Sprayer
Film Submission
Director: Farnoosh Abedi
Country: Islamic Republic of Iran
Runtime: 9 minutes
2022
La Nueva (The Newcomer)
Film Submission
Director: Ivan Villamel
Country: Spain
Runtime: 15 minutes
2022
Escalation
Film Submission
Director: Christian Bachini
Country: Italy
Runtime: 15 minutes
2022
6pm
Portraits
Film Submission
Director: Stephanie Paris
Country: United States
Runtime: 84 minutes
2023
9pm
CLAUDIO SIMONETTI’S GOBLIN
Music Performance
Live Concert Event
11pm
After Party
Voodoo Brewing Co.
12am
Some Visitors
Film Submission
Director: Paul Hibbard
Country: United States
Runtime: 28 minutes
2022
12:45am
Visitors
Special Screening
Director:
Country:
Runtime: 61 minutes
2023