Atlanta Horror Film Festival Schedule

4:00 PM - Thursday, Oct. 1

Java Lords is next to 7 Stages in Little 5 Points

5:00 PM - Thursday, Oct. 1

Killers, creatures and dark forces put survival to the test as six characters fight to make it out alive. 

Films:

 Caged •  Ben Caplan
Cruising in Gomorrah • Coby Friesen
First Comes Love •  Tanya Martineau
Intramus •  Nili Rain Segal, Jesseca Ynez Simmons
RAVE •  Jimmy Gruss, Riley McMahon
The Damned Thing •  Estevan Valdes 

7:00 PM - Thursday, Oct. 1

Directed by  

Gregory Van Voorhis, Nicole Van Voorhis

Three people arrive on a private island for a horror writer's retreat where they are each hell-bent on winning a life-changing competition. That is until they tap into their inner demons which causes everything to spiral down on them.

Opening Night Feature

9:00 PM - Thursday, Oct. 1

Dark forces, deadly choices and pure chaos push everything to the breaking point.

Films:

Conviction • Jared Hunte

Donor · Jennifer Saura
Eeohtoh • Matthew Barber & Nathaniel Barber
HVAC • Jackson McKeehan
Inferno • Hayden Stocker
Krotalias - Assos • Alexandros Papathanasopoulos
The Family Story • Barrington Marson
Very Prosperous Men • Josiah Walker 

11:30 PM - Thursday, Oct. 1

Little 5 Pub

 1174 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 

Little 5 Points

2:00 PM - Friday, Oct. 2

Java Lords is next to 7 Stages in Little 5 Points

3:00 PM - Friday, Oct. 2

Directed by

Aurelio Voltaire, Jeff Ferrell

A dominatrix looking to make some extra money holds a phony seance. When she unwittingly summons an incubus demon, the priest who presides over the church across the street joins forces with his demonologist mentor in an attempt to send the demon back to hell.

5:00 PM - Friday, Oct. 2

Directed by

Alexander Watson

Out-of-work television ghost hunters discover the key to getting their jobs back - and proving ghosts are real - is by working with the last group of people anyone would expect: Social Media Stars.

7:00 PM - Friday, Oct. 2

 Witches, curses and ancient forces bring dark magic into the modern world. 

Films:

Creature of the Deep • Angus Reardon
Don't Come Back Jack • Matt Mazany
Forces From Beyond • Hagen Mattingly
Grotesquerie • Olivia Luo
Infestation • David Calbert
MALGORUM • Gabby Emma
Mother of Pearl • Alex Petkus
Pyre • Dylan Miller
Second Thoughts • Alyssa Morrell
The Witchening • MK Kopp 

9:00 PM - Friday, Oct. 2

 Toxic people, dangerous relationships and deadly consequences.

Films:

Artichoke • Amir Moini
BRO • Noah Berc
Don’t Draw Attention • Rollyn Stafford
In The Rough • Noah M. Eggerts
MascLooking • Jonathan Brandon Hammond
SLAY! • Kayla Peck
Sleep Call • Richer Huynh 

11:30 PM - Friday, Oct. 2

El Myr

 1091 Euclid Ave NE C, Atlanta, GA 30307 

in Little 5 Points

12:00 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

Apps, AI, social media and technology take a terrifying turn in a collection of tech-driven horror.

Films:

300 MILLION • Faris Shaharel
Damsel in geekstress • Renaud Parra
Hunted • Darko Kokić
Nautiman • Maryam Hajibeigi
The Me in the TV • Gordon Phillips
The Scene • Daniel Meyers
The Viral Killer • Anthony Hinojosa
TRAD • Dave Bekerman
TSUME KILL：THE CLAPPER CLAW • Shinsuke Fujioka
Vox • Sean Benton 

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Saturday, Oct. 3

Little Five Points Community Center

 1083 Austin Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

in Little 5 Points

details coming soon

2:00 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

Directed by 

Troy Escamilla

A relaxing weekend at their remote lake house appears to be the perfect remedy for stressed newlyweds Max and Baker. When Baker suggests that they use the getaway to finally pursue an illicit encounter he's been pressuring, Max reluctantly agrees, hoping it will add a much needed spark to their relationship. What results is an unimaginable blood soaked nightmare and will require unthinkable measures if they want to survive.

4:20 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

Flesh, food and fatal appetites collide and you might not want to know what’s on the menu.

Films:

A Seat at the Table • Hayes Tufts
Eat • Barrett D. Carroll
Evidence • Sebastian Soler
Grilled Cheese • Connar Brown Sprenger, Tommy Martin
HERO KILLER • Director not listed
MEAT • Michael Skanes
Nail-Biter • Joseph Burch
Primal Cuts • Tim Richardson, Clayton Parker
The Last Supper • Damián Guillermo Real 

6:15 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

Directed by 

Geno Marx

On the run from ruthless cartel hitmen, two young lovers from Mexico seek refuge with a welcoming older couple in rural America — but their saviors soon reveal themselves as predators forcing the young woman into a brutal fight for survival.

8:15 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

 Dark, bloody and absurd, this collection finds the funny side of horror. 

Films:

Blood Money • Adam Petrey
FRANKSLIST • Christine Celozzi
Mort • Larry Ziegelman, Terry Ziegelman
Mourning Wood • Mikhail Tot
Situationship • Chloe May Law
The Hole • Grace Cafagna
The Inspector • Jandro
The King of the Full Moon Night • Christian Silva 

10:15 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

Bodies are transformed, infected, damaged and taken apart in ways they were never meant to be.

Films:

A Hand to Hold • Philip Clyde-Smith
Avem • Luis Quijano
Between Dog And Man • Fabian Martin
Imago • Ariel Zengotita
Kissyfoot • Renetta G Amador
LATHER RINSE REPEAT • Melanie McCoy
Tick • Sam Permar 

11:59 PM - Saturday, Oct. 3

Pizza Verdura Sincera

  377 Moreland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307 

in Little 5 Points

1:00 PM

Sunday, Oct. 4

Java Lords is next to 7 Stages in Little 5 Points

2:00 PM - Sunday, Oct. 4

Directed by 

Donnie Hobbie

The female metal band ‘JUMP SCARE’ retreat to a remote cabin to write their next album only to be terrorized by the family of cannibals next door.

4:20 PM - Sunday, Oct. 4

Twisted minds, bizarre situations and a rapidly disappearing grip on reality.

Films:

Behind This Locked Door • Matthew Brennan
Chekhov's Bun • Beau Fowler
Claddagh • Anna Drezen
Deterministic • Kadin Render
Dig Ditcher • Landon Hogue
Manifest • Andrew Gibbs
Necrosectos • Javier Lozano
Unskippable • Robyn August 

6:15 PM - Sunday, Oct. 4

 The chase is on as victims find themselves stalked, hunted and fighting to survive. 

Films:

Can I Come In? • Dustin Paul Weible
Donation Box • Andrew Kasch
Endangered • Efram Potelle
Korak • Joshua Romeo
Laundromat • Erik Martinelli
Noise Complaint • Jacob Burgess, Hunter Adams
STAY IN • Michael Buran
The Celebration • Jack Kudas
What We Carry • Karl-Mary Akre 

8:15 PM - Sunday, Oct. 4

Deadly games, bad decisions and seriously unhinged killers make horror a laughing matter. 

Films:

 Blossom Needs A Ride Home • Tim Schwagel
G(L)ORY DAYS • Cory DeMeyers
H.A.G.S. • Matt Mazany
Honeysuckle • Christian Abbatiello, Max Wyman
House Rules • Geri Courtney-Austein
Marv • Andrew Gardner
Total Party Kill • Alan Sanchez
TRUNK • Marisa Green 

10:15 PM - Sunday, Oct. 4

11:30 PM - Sunday, Oct. 4

Java Lords

next to 7 Stages

in Little 5 Points

 The horror continues online.

Watch a separate collection of Atlanta HorrorFest 2026 Official Selections from anywhere on FestFlix.tv.

The online festival runs October 5-19, featuring horror shorts and features that are not part of our live program.

October 5-19, 2026
Streaming on FestFlix.tv