20 years of fear IN aTLANTA gEORGIA
The Atlanta Horror Film Festival is back for its 20th anniversary, and this year will be the biggest and best yet.
For 20 years, we’ve been Atlanta’s home for real horror. As the first horror film festival in the Southeast, we’ve built a legacy of showcasing bloody, unsettling, and imaginative indie horror from around the world.
We welcome it all -psychological thrillers, supernatural scares, dark comedies, and the strange stuff that’s hard to define. Whether your film is a big-budget nightmare or a five-minute shocker, we want to see it.
Why submit:
Show your film to packed crowds of horror fans and filmmakers
Compete for awards like Best Feature, Best Short, Best Director, and Audience Choice
Meet other creators at mixers, panels, and late-night parties
Join a festival that’s been celebrating indie horror for two decades
This isn’t just a festival. It’s a milestone celebration of horror in all its forms.
Submit your film and be part of the 20th anniversary everyone will be talking about.
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2026 FESTIVAL
The Atlanta Horror Film Festival is back for its 20th anniversary, and this year will be the biggest and best yet.
For 20 years, we’ve been Atlanta’s home for real horror. As the first horror film festival in the Southeast, we’ve built a legacy of showcasing bloody, unsettling, and imaginative indie horror from around the world.
We welcome it all -psychological thrillers, supernatural scares, dark comedies, and the strange stuff that’s hard to define. Whether your film is a big-budget nightmare or a five-minute shocker, we want to see it.
2025 AWARDS
We’re proud to announce the 2025 Atlanta Horror Film Festival award winners. This year’s lineup features some of the most creative, shocking, and unforgettable work from independent horror filmmakers around the world.
Congratulations to all of this year’s talented filmmakers.
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