Georgia’s original horror film festival, founded in 2006, the Atlanta Horror Film Festival (often referred to as ATL Horror or ATL HorrorFest) is back for its 20th anniversary, and this year promises to be the biggest and best yet. Join us from October 1-4, 2026, at 7 Stages Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
For 20 years, we’ve proudly been Atlanta’s home for true horror. As the first horror film festival in Georgia, we’ve built a legacy of showcasing bloody, unsettling, and imaginative indie horror from around the globe.
We welcome all genres—psychological thrillers, supernatural scares, dark comedies, and the strange films that are hard to define. Whether your film is a big-budget nightmare or a five-minute shocker, we want to see it at the horror fest Atlanta.
Show your film to packed crowds of horror fans and filmmakers, compete for awards like Best Feature, Best Short, Best Director, and Audience Choice, and meet other creators at mixers, panels, and late-night parties. Join a festival that has been celebrating indie horror in Atlanta for two decades.
This isn’t just any festival; it’s a milestone celebration of horror in all its forms. Submit your film and be part of the horror film festival Atlanta's 20th anniversary that everyone will be talking about.