chapters

 Chapter 1:

Best Micro Short: F*CKING GHOSTS! - Jason Cook

Finalist: Red Velvet - Andrew Huggins

Semi-Finalist: Celebrity Stalker - Roshni “Rush” Bhatia 

Semi-Finalist: Crumble - Andrew Pinon

Best Short: Night of the Witch - Jesse James Hennessy

Finalist: Make A Wish - Dinh Thai

Semi-Finalist: The Flower People - Charles A. Christman III

Semi-Finalist: Possessions - Zeke Farrow

Best Extended Short: The Springfield Three - Samuel Gonzalez Jr.

Finalist: Black April - William Stancik

Semi-Finalist: Down the Bayou - Jason Harang

Semi-Finalist: Confessions - Ernest Serrano

Best Feature: To Your Last Death - Jason Axinn

Finalist: Re-Elected - Max Radbill

Semi-Finalist: The Dental Plan - Wayne Diu

Best Editing: The Flower People - Scott Perloff

Finalist: Still - Lance J. Reha 

Semi-Finalist: Nightmares - Daria Fedas

Best Director: The Springfield Three - Samuel Gonzalez Jr.

Finalist: Night of the Witch - Jesse James Hennessy

Semi-Finalist: Make A Wish - Dinh Thai

Best Cinematography: The Springfield Three - Lucas Pitassi

Finalist: Still - Michael Scoblete

Semi-Finalist: Miniature Chess - Phil Cheney

Best Score/Sound Design: Night of the Witch - Tonya Ballman 

Finalist: Death Bells - Justin Snikkar ( Dr. Snik)

Semi-Finalist: Unknown - Donny Walker

Best SFX: Night of the Witch - Amy Calkins

Finalist: Re-Elected - Max Radbill

Semi-Finalist: The Sparrow - Matthew Ewald

Best Photography: Vampire - John Luerding

Finalist: Gravel Salad - Emma Penaz Eisner

Semi-Finalist: Almost Flying - Emma Penaz Eisner

Best Digital Art: Living Dead Guys - Becky Doyon

Finalist: Time Of Death - Chris Harrison 

Semi-Finalist:  Degeneration - Chris Harrison

Best Short Screenplay: After-School Terrors - Darren Hosch

Finalist: When the Time Comes - Jondaniel Cornett

Semi-Finalist: Sadako - Jovan Taylor

Semi-Finalist: Cruel Behavior - Tom Bragg

Best Feature Screenplay: Cellblock Hell - Claudio Martinez-Valle

Finalist: Red Mist - Paul Harker

Semi-Finalist: Mirrors At Night - Dean Harakas

Semi-Finalist: Haven - Jimmie Rogers, Autumn Rogers

Quarantine Film: Morning Ritual - Gray Creasy

Finalist: Pretty - Marisa Riley 

Semi-Finalist - Don’t Go - Jonathan Morris

Best Horror: Make a Wish - Dinh Thai

Best Science Fiction: Tempus - Michael Johnston

Best Comedy: F*CKING GHOSTS! - Jason Cook

Best Animated: To Your Last Death - Jason Axinn

Best Gore: Night of the Witch - Jesse James Hennessy

Best Mystery: The Basement - Naima Chebahi

Best Thriller: Dodah - Jondaniel Cornett

Best International: The Stay - Frazer Lee

Chapter 2:

Best Micro Short: Backward Creep - Christopher G. Moore

Finalist: Satan’s Zombies - Jared Tipton

Semi-Finalist: Branching Out With The Invisible Man - Jim & Nick Zounis

Semi-Finalist: Melissa is Dead - Matthew Ragsdale

Best Short: Karmen - Jayleen Perez

Finalist: Exit Therapy - Natalie Rose Masciale

Semi-Finalist: 2nd Sight - Frank Lugo

Semi-Finalist: Bar Crawl - Matthew Hersh

Best Extended Short: Bliss Burger - Adam K. Wright

Finalist: CADUCEA - Christophe Mavroudis

Semi-Finalist: Special - Joshua Nelson

Semi-Finalist: The Haunted - Charles Schmeltz

Best Feature: Bad Candy - Scott Hansen & Desiree Connell

Finalist: Stay Out of the F**king Attic - Jerren Lauder

Semi-Finalist: Were-Wool - Lucas Birnie

Semi-Finalist: Freak - Lucky Cerruti

Best Short Screenplay: The Smiling Strangers - Tom Bragg

Finalist: The Wolf and the Sparrow - Juliette Gillies

Semi-Finalist: Howdy, Neighbor! - Sarah Taylor

Semi-Finalist: Growl and Bark - Davis Clark

Best Feature Screenplay: The Man in the Hat - Phyllis Allison

Finalist: End of the Book - Andrew Cooper

Semi-Finalist: The Undying - Valhalla Productions

Semi-Finalist: Demon Water Bitch Eat Your Face Off - Adam Langdon

Quarantine Film: What Happened To Claire - Richard Chuang

Finalist: A Funny Way To Die - Matt Mitchell

Semi-Finalist: Selva Oscura - Jacob Swafford

Semi-Finalist: Sleepless - Jordan Horowitz

Best Editing: Under the Surface - Trevor Hagen

Finalist: Bliss Burger - Adam K. Wright

Semi-Finalist: Shadows of the Night - Alex Orthwein

Best Director: Bad Candy - Scott Hansen & Desiree Connell

Finalist: The Dandelion Cortex - Nico Fulton Lavachek

Semi-Finalist: Karmen - Jayleen Perez

Best Cinematography: Scary Story To Tell In The Dark #684 - Carlos Gonzalez-Fernandez

Finalist: Strayed - Adrian Cacciola

Semi-Finalist: Family - Iván Molina Jiménez

Best Score/Sound Design: Ghosted - Michelle Rose

Finalist: Hungry Home - Alessandro Lecce

Semi-Finalist: Shadows of the Night - Alex Orthwein

Best SFX: Freak - Lucky Cerruti

Finalist: Satan’s Zombies - Jared Tipton

Semi-Finalist: Melissa is Dead - Matthew Ragsdale

Films:

Best Horror: Nexus of Evil - Brandon Smith

Best Science: Fiction: The Dandelion Cortex - Nico Fulton Lavachek

Best Comedy: Kalley’s Last Review - Julia Johnson

Best Animated: Malakout - Farnoosh Abedi

Best Gore: Melissa is Dead - Matthew Ragsdale

Best Mystery: Pigs in a Blanket - Vseant Nath

Best Thriller: Keep It in the Dark - Herb and Joe Cremer

Best International: Family - Iván Molina Jiménez

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Project 38 - Vincent Brando

Best Comedy: VoiDead - Karina Kalaydzhyan

Best Gore: Will Kill For Food - Alex Schopp

Best Mystery: Devil’s Ridge - Geoffrey Gould

Best Thriller: George Washington Slept Here! - Sam Robotham

Best International: The Wolf and the Sparrow - Juliette Gillies

Best Photography: Blinded By The Lies - Victoria Carter

Best Digital Art: Survival - Becky Doyon

Best Music Video: Ghosted - Michelle Rose

Best Film Trailer: Satan’s Zombies - Jared Tipton

Chapter 3:

Best Micro Short: The Beast of Bourbon - Bradford Uyeda

Finalist: The Surrogate - South Turk

Semi-Finalist: Bite - Arshad Sayed

Best Short: The Things With The Glowing Green Eyes - Jeremy Herbert

Finalist: Crock Pot - Ty Jones

Semi-Finalist: Echthaar - Dominic Kubisch

Semi-Finalist: Every 75 Minutes - Borja A. Ortiz

Best Feature: Obsidian - Erica Summers

Finalist: The Hauntings in Madhya Pradesh - Abdul Khader

Semi-Finalist: Charlottes’s Net - James Dobbins Jones

Best Short Screenplay: The Thing in Room 11 - Gemma Paul

Finalist: Red Bud - Kay Phillips

Semi-Finalist: Underpassers - Robin Johnston

Semi-Finalist: The Familiar - Carrie Specht

Best Feature Screenplay: Local - Brandon Howell

Finalist: Meddle Like Hell - Michael Mantsourani

Semi-Finalist: Death With Dice - Dean Harakas

Semi-Finalist: Bump in the Night - Dale Zawada

Best Editing: Obsidian - Erica Summers

Finalist: Fire on the Mountain - Cody Mikol

Semi-Finalist: Wild Dreams - DJ White

Best Director: Echthaar - Dominic Kubisch

Finalist: Obsidian - Erica Summers

Semi-Finalist: Crock Pot - Ty Jones

Best Cinematography: Bloodshed - Christian Bielz

Finalist: The Things With The Glowing Green Eyes - Sam Pownell

Semi-Finalist: Echthaar - Dominic Kubisch

Best Score/Sound Design: Forest of the Dead - Tatiana Mikova

Finalist: Riven Suite - Tim Janssens

Semi-Finalist: Obsidian - Eric Koval

Best SFX: Fire on the Moutian - Santino Ferrese

Finalist: The Surrogate - Karen Patton

Semi-Finalist: Every 75 Minutes - Borja A. Ortiz & Juanma Nogales

Best Extended Short: A Dark and Stormy Night - Chris Schwab

Quarantine Film: Open Up - JD Gonzales

Best Film Trailer: Can You Breathe - James Newman & Tim Rubio

Films:

Best Horror: Crock Pot - Ty Jones

Best Science Fiction: Wild Dreams - Ryann Jet

Best Comedy: Pumkin Fever - Destiny Kelly

Best Animated: The Beast of Bourbon - Bradford Uyeda

Best Gore: Obsidian - Erica Summers

Best Mystery: The Surrogate - South Turk

Best Thriller: MAGDA - Dimitris Galatas, Fragkiskos Arapai

Best International Film: MAGDA - Dimitris Galatas, Fragkiskos Arapai

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Summoning Demons - Larry Dwyer

Best Comedy: Meddle Like Hell - Michael Mantsourani

Best Gore: Bump in the Night - Dale Zawada

Best Mystery: Death With Dice - Dean Harakas

Best Thriller: Drained - Max Seiler

Best International: Frighten Me - Martin Richmond

Chapter 4:

Best Micro Short: Meeting a PS5 Scalper - Caleb Kurowski

Finalist: Sleep Debt - Robb Jayne

Semi-Finalist: PiTTED - Andrew Enriquez

Semi-Finalist: The Orange Virus - Jim Hall

Best Short: Photalgia - Michael McCallum

Finalist: …And Then the Darkness - Andrew Huggins

Semi-Finalist: Black Ice - Chris Goodman

Semi-Finalist: Bruises - Anthony Martino

Best Short Screenplay: Dummy - David-Matthew Barnes

Finalist: Death Grip - Brian Moody

Semi-Finalist: Better Get Kraken - Chris Warner

Best Feature Screenplay: Cold Blue Hearts - Dean H.

Finalist: A Woman’s Touch - Daniel Guyton & Marilisa Walker

Semi-Finalist: A Devil On the River - Dusty Gibson

Semi-Finalist: Irina - Saul Berenbaum

Best Editing: Katabasis - Nicolò Grasso

Finalist: Malarkey - Justin Edwards

Best Director: Dwellers - Drew Fortier

Finalist: …And Then the Darkness - Andrew Huggins

Semi-Finalist: Clamps - Zachary Scott

Best Cinematography: Photalgia - Michael McCallum

Finalist: Black Ice - Daniel Morgan

Semi-Finalist: Vulpes - Bence Szabò

Best Score/Sound Design: VAAAL - David Martensson

Finalist: Katabasis - Nicolò Grasso

Semi-Finalist: … And Then the Darkness - Alexander Arntzen & Paul Duncan

Best Extended Short: One for the Road - Joseph Horning

Finalist: St. Patrick’s Day - Jared Campbell

Best Music Video: Masochist - Matthew Ragsdale

Best Film Trailer: RABBITSNAKE - Jonny Stranger

Best Feature: The Hike - David Fugett

Finalist: Dwellers - Drew Fortier

Semi-Finalist: The Fishnet Hypothesis - Elizabeth Fields

Quarantine Film: Malarkey - Justin Edwards

Finalist: What Next? - Suman Hanif

Semi-Finalist: The Fishnet Hypothesis - Elizabeth Fields

Semi-Finalist: Third Wave - Derek Silver

Films:

Best Horror: MONSTER - Mena Guy

Best Science Fiction: Choices - Michael McCallum

Best Comedy: Clamps - Zachary Scott

Best Gore: St. Patrick’s Day - Jared Campbell

Best Mystery: Photalgia - Michael McCallum

Best Thriller: …And Then the Darkness - Andrew Huggins

Best International Film: Viola - Paul Franklin

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Lockridge - Mikeal Burgin

Best Comedy: A Woman’s Touch - Daniel Guyton & Marilisa Walker

Best Gore: A Devil On the River- Dusty Gibson

Best Science Fiction: Vermin - Chris Warner

Best Mystery: Better Get Kraken - Chris Warner

Best Thriller: Bad Trip - Anthony Ford

Best International: The Morrigan - Billy Bison

Chapter 5:

Best Micro Short: Imposter Syndrome - Emmanuel Baker

Finalist: The Visitor - Joey Agbayani

Semi-Finalist: Timber - Jared Tipton

Semi-Finalist: Someone Tell the Music Director She Can Go Home- Heidi Appe

Best Short: HELLO? - Tim Shechmeister

Finalist: Chatty - Kit Garchow

Semi-Finalist: The Self-Seers - Matthew David Ridley

Semi-Finalist: Ash - Philip Johnson

Best Extended Short: Reclamation - Trevor H

Finalist: Oh Jeff! - Chris Rourke

Best Short Screenplay: Forgive me - Joe LeBlanc

Finalist: Zadok: An Innsmouth Story - Clemente Esparza II

Semi-Finalist: Something in the Basement - Carlos Perez

Best Feature Screenplay: The Caregivers - Mikeal Burgin

Finalist: BFFs Never Say Die - K. Jennifer Ilagen

Semi-Finalist: The Music Video Murders - Jeff Edmond

Best Director: The Lake Parasite - Joe Reilly

Finalist: Chateau Sauvignon: terroir - David M. Night Maire

Semi-Finalist: HELLO? - Tim Shechmeister

Best Cinematography: Chatty - Tanner Field

Finalist: SĪBĬLUM - Francesco Carini

Semi-Finalist: Ash - Eric Struck

Best Music Video: Disembodied - Jake Alejo

Finalist: Big Fat Spider Lady - Tom Pressano

Best Feature: Bloomfield - Brianna Young

Finalist: Canvas - Ryan Guiterman

Semi-Finalist: To Freddy - Viljar Bøe

Quarantine Film: Witches Midnight - Lisa Ovies

Finalist: Oh Jeff ! - Chris Rourke

Semi-Finalist: The Gaze - Carmen Hau

Art: Bat Bunnies - Chris Flynn

Photography: Silent Feeling - Natalie Mahoney

Finalist: Vamp - Nikhail Asnani

Films:

Best Horror: Koreatown Ghost Story - Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum

Best Science Fiction: Mad Machine - Sergio Guerra

Best Comedy: Oh Jeff ! - Chris Rourke

Best Gore: Chateau Sauvignon: terroir - David M. Night Maire

Best Thriller: Chatty - Kit Garchow

Best International: SĪBĬLUM - Luigi Scarpa

Best Performance: Koreatown Ghost Story - Lyrica Okano & Margaret Cho

Best Score/Sound Design: The Lake Parasite - Joe Reilly

Best Editing: Do You See It? - Alison Pringle

Best Film Trailer: A Grave Mistake - Jared Tipton

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Something in the Basement - Carlos Perez

Best Gore: The Music Video Murders - Jeff Edmond

Best Mystery: BFFs Never Say Die - K. Jennifer Ilagen

Best Thriller: Revengeance - Billy Bison

Best International: Rat - Paul Harker

Chapter 6:

Best Micro Short: The Applicant - Benjamin L. Brown

Finalist: Welcome Back, Mr. Buzzcock - Liz Anderson

Semi-Finalist: The Witch - Andrew Gibbs

Semi-Finalist: Mariposas - Adrian Carey

Best Short: The Hobbyist - George Vatistas

Finalist: Let’s All Go To The Lobby! - Nolan Barth

Semi-Finalist: Izzy - Andrew Huggins

Semi-Finalist: Cutter - Dan Repp & Lindsay Young

Semi-Finalist: The Apparition - Trevor Hagen

Best Extended Short: My Dinner with Chuck - Joe Parente

Finalist: The Witch’s Bargain - Corey J. Trahan

Semi-Finalist: Coffee With Friends - Jimmie Rogers & Autumn Rogers

Semi-Finalist: The Tell Tale Heart - McClain Lindquist

Best Feature: ReSet - David Sumner

Finalist: Menopause - Joshua Nelson

Semi-Finalist: Killer Christmas Elves - Joshua Hall

Semi-Finalist: For Roger - Aaron Bartuska

Best Short Screenplay: Graven - Michael Clifton

Finalist: Dolores - Michael Seabolt & Greg Schroeder

Semi-Finalist: You Hurt Sissy - Joan Philo

Semi-Finalist: Dad’s Home - Harry McDonough

Best Feature Screenplay: At The Mercy Of Faith - Samuel Taylor

Finalist: Legends - Danny Alex

Semi-Finalist: Melinoe - Penny Brommersma

Semi-Finalist: The Palazzo - Tony Schweikle

Best Editing: Devils - Davis Nixon

Finalist: Doctor Doctor - Rion Smith

Semi-Finalist: ReSet - David Sumner

Best Cinematography: The Witch’s Bargain - Donavon Cavanaugh

Finalist: The Fuzzies - Josh Funk

Semi-Finalist: The Hobbyist - Ryan De Franco

Best SFX: Cutter - Anna Fugate-Downs & Sylvia Ramos

Finalist: Devils - Ally Bishop

Semi-Finalist: Momma, Don’t Go - Anthony DiFolco

Best Score/Sound Design: Devils - Sam Redfern, Andrew Elya, & Mike Regan

Finalist: The Witch - Andrew Gibbs

Semi-Finalist: Doctor Doctor - Emmanuel Cavallo

Best Photography: The Farm Colony - Lance J. Reha

Finalist: Time Warp - Andrea Gluckman

Semi-Finalist: A Psycho: Chromatic - Chaz Parvez

Best Art: Graven - Dillon Samuelson

Best Music Video: Monsters Walk Among Us - Thomas Crane

Best Film Trailer: Wrong Side - Craig Quinn

Quarantine Film: Bee-El - CJ Vecchio

Finalist: The Fuzzies - Josh Funk

Semi-Finalist: Interference - Paul Anthony Nelson

Semi-Finalist: Intrusion - Nicholas Carrodo

Films:

Best Horror: Air B & D - Jayleen S Perez

Best Science Fiction: The Snail - David Bird

Best Comedy: My Friends The Plants - Christine Celozzi

Best Gore: Let’s all go to the Lobby! - Nolan Barth

Best Mystery: The Tell Tale Heart - McClain Lindquist

Best Thriller: Pastiche - Shivaan Makker

Best International Film: For Sale - Francesco Gabriele

Best Director (Female): Air B & D - Jayleen S Perez

Best Director (Male): Doctor Doctor - Rion Smith

Best Actor Performance (Short Film): Air B & D - Dan Gregory

Best Actor Performance (Feature Film): Killer Christmas Elves - Travis Hunter

Best Actress Performance (Short Film): Momma, Don’t Go - Julia Tolchin

Best Actress Performance (Feature Film): ReSet - Alyssa Corella

Best Animation: Bloodlines - Victoria Kodai

Best Suspense: Sleep Tight - Michael Seabolt

Best Drama: Coffee With Friends - Jimmie Rogers & Autumn Rogers

Best Jump Scare: Devils - Bret Miller

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Sunrise Trail - Glenn Maneval

Best Comedy: Improper Dosage - Adam McDaniel

Best Gore: Campground Host - Karyn Singer

Best Science Fiction: I Wouldn’t Touch That - Meik V. Fischer

Best Mystery: Gate Bait - Paul Grammatico

Best Thriller: A Night in Fog - Jeffrey Harmon

Best International: Session - Meik V. Fischer

Chapter 7:

Best Micro Short: Everly - Sherri Lynn Urann-Bylenga

Finalist: Bye Dummy - Aniruddh K

Semi-Finalist: The Sandman - Brooke deRosa

Semi-Finalist: blunts & death - Beau Forbes

Best Short: The Curse of Stone Hill - Dale Fabrigar

Finalist: Whistle to the Maples - Tom Robenolt

Semi-Finalist: Final Girl - Edward M. Soto

Semi-Finalist: You’re It - Herb & Joe Cremer

Best Extended Short: Ghost Trippers - J. William Boothman II

Finalist: A Night at the Shack - Addison Van Winkle

Best Feature: Valentine Crush - Jamie Wede

Finalist: Weredeer - Andrew Dyson

Semi-Finalist: Reed’s Point - Dale Fabrigar

Semi-Finalist: Seeds - Skip Shea

Best Short Screenplay: The Safety Games - Jerry Sampson

Finalist: Behind the Reel - Novella Box

Semi-Finalist: The Devil’s Tooth - Alessandro Villamira

Semi-Finalist: Grenouille Pond - Henry P. Gravelle

Best Feature Screenplay: Demonicon - Sean & Shane Whitley

Finalist: Screeners - Greg Kovacs

Semi-Finalist: Burial - Brooke deRosa

Semi-Finalist: Scream Night - Elizabeth Stevens & James Bruner

Films:

Best Horror: Evil’s Revenge - CJ Vecchio

Best Comedy: Weredeer - Andrew Dyson

Best Gore: Weredeer - Andrew Dyson

Best Thriller: Ostinato - Julie Fergus

Best International Film: Woodland Cemetery - Niels Bourgonje

Best Director: You’re It - Herb & Joe Cremer

Best Actor Performance: No Way Out - Josh Altenburg

Best Actress Performance: Reed’s Point - Sasha Anne

Best Animation: Entropic - Brad Uyeda

Best Suspense: Bye Dummy - Aniruddh K

Best Cinematography: Valentine Crush - Anthony Begley

Best SFX: Escalation - Christian Bachini

Best Score/Sound Design: Seeds - Shootie HG

Quarantine Film: Escalation - Christian Bachini

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Tramps Like Us - Julian Hoxter

Best Comedy: Ghosted - Charles Price

Best Gore: A Devil in the Forest - Dusty Gibson

Best Mystery: Snowy Strangeways - Melissa Zobel

Best Drama: Casket Girl - John Darbonne

Chapter 8: 

Best Micro Short: Jack Shit - Jesse James Hennessy

Finalist: Interstellar Gunslingers - Nate Carroll

Semi-Finalist: Caregiver - Rafael De Loen 

Semi-Finalist: Compelled - Julien Marte & Estelle Marte

Best Short: IVI ELV - Luigi Scarpa

Finalist: Remme - Ty Jones

Semi-Finalist: You Promised - Matthew Hersh

Semi-Finalist: Flakkus - J. Lee Vertz

Best Extended Short: Judy - Rene Rivas

Finalist:  The Other Woman - Debra René Harder

Semi-Finalist: The Mages of Rage and The Desecration of The House of Mimicry - Jason Sheddy

Best Feature: Friday the 13th Vengeance 2: Bloodlines - Jason Brooks

Finalist: Friday The 13th Rose Blood - Peter Anthony 

Semi-Finalist: Unverified - Scott Herriott

Semi-Finalist: The Things We Cannot Change - Joshua Nelson

Films:

Best Horror: Friday The 13th Rose Blood - Peter Anthony

Best Comedy: Bride of the Killer Piñata - Stephen Tramontana

Best Gore: Friday the 13th Vengeance 2 - Jason Brooks

Best Thriller: The Burned Over District - James Thomas Coleman & Vincent John Coleman

Best International Film: Bliss of Evil - Joshua Morris 

Best Director: The South Road - Grace Madland

Best Performance: Dan Gregory “Jeremy” - Tales From the Narrow Bridge The Wormwood Devil

Best Animation: Agatha - Roland Becerra & Kelly Bigelow Becerra

Best Cinematography: The South Road - Jason Glenn 

Best SFX: Friday the 13th Vengeance 2 - Jason Brooks, Naomi Mechum-Miller, & Michelle Munoz

Best Score/Sound Design: Jack Shit - Tonya Ballman

Best Sci-Fi: Interstellar Gunslingers - Nate Carroll

Best Mystery: Death in a Box - Simeon Gregory 

Best Trailer: Werewolf Babysitter - Patrick Meimari

Best Music Video: Hair - The Lucid - Hannah Fierman

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Abaddon: The King of the Locusts - Aric Garcia

Best Action: Virulence - Christopher Pennington

Best Gore: The New Girlfriend - Pierre Langenegger

Best Mystery: Pendant - Paul Grammatico

Best Drama: Wicked Grin - Arran Crawley

Best Thriller: Exolatry - Michael Kureth 

Best Short Screenplay: Stalkers - Ben Alexander Erwin

Finalist: Bah Humbug - Mike Ede

Semi-Finalist: Tick, Tick, Tick - Danielle Rollins

Semi-Finalist: The Collectors - Mark Higgins

Best Feature Screenplay: CornStalkers -Michael Bayouth

Finalist: BOYSandGIRLS - James Ferda

Semi-Finalist: Wicked Grin - Arran Crawley

Semi-Finalist: Virulence - Christopher Pennington

Best Photography: Moroccan Art - Saâdouni Salahe

Audience Choice Best of the Fest - Friday the 13th Vengeance 2 - Jason Brooks, Real Fiction Studios

Chapter 9:

Best Micro Short: Your Face - Daphne Zelle

Finalist: Cart Return - Matt Webb

Semi-Finalist: Lucy - Jayleen S. Perez

Semi-Finalist: Father - Adrian Al Jazzar

Best Short: The Overkill - Joanna Tsanis

Finalist: Charlie the Cancelled Skeleton - Joe Reilly

Semi-Finalist: Pests - Sean Cruser

Semi-Finalist: Amphibia - Ian Odermatt

Best Extended Short: The Nightmare Paradox - Benjamin Kadaffi

Finalist: The Wolf - M.r. Fitzgerald

Semi-Finalist: The Detachment - Lee Daehan 

Semi-Finalist: Conspiracy Cases: The Wasp Woman 

Best Feature: Forever Home - Sean Oliver

Finalist: Winter Island - Tony Doupé

Semi-Finalist: Brain Tumor - Glen Coburn

Semi-Finalist: Occupants - Russ Emanuel

Films:

Best Horror: Devils Are We - Jon Turner

Best Comedy: Eldritch, USA - Ryan Smith

Best Gore: Lucy - Jayleen S. Perez

Best Thriller: The Elsewhere - Kerry Fleming

Best International Film: Red Scare - Tahlia Barr 

Best Director: Wendigo - Rion Smith

Best Performance: Charlie the Cancelled Skeleton - Joe Reilly - Dick Weid

Best Animation: Fed - Michael Bartolomeo

Best Cinematography: A Shot of Noir - Jason Glenn

Best SFX: Winter Island - Naomi Mechem-Miller 

Best Score/Sound Design: Leave No Trace - Bennett Mains

Best Sci-Fi: Outer Reaches - Karl Redgen 

Best Mystery: Once Passed On - Ethan Emmertt 

Best Trailer: Staycation - Russell Emanuel

Best Music Video: Dirty Freaken Joe - Sci-Fi Sam - Timothy A Bennett

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Devil in the Dark - Michelle Dowlan

Best Science Fiction: Robot Asteroid - Paul May

Best Comedy: The Litterbug - Jesse Womack

Best Mystery: Motion Alert - Melanie Ortiz

Best Thriller: The Boneyard - M.r. Fitzgerald

Best Character: Hey, Stranger - Mike Ede 

Best Short Screenplay: Scratch, Scratch - Pierre Langenegger

Finalist: All the Rage - Maryellen DeVivo

Semi-Finalist: Black-Eyed Kid - Thomas Scott Adams

Semi-Finalist: Scared To Death - Stephen Kayfish

Best Feature Screenplay: Pancake - Kipp Howard

Finalist: Canevil - Anthony Cross

Semi-Finalist: The Menace - Stephen Kayfish

Semi-Finalist: Revival - Abby Selden 

Audience Choice Best of the Fest - Winter Island - Tony Doupé & Chris Taylor

Chapter 10:

Best Micro Short: Exposed - Nicholas Molinari

Finalist: Nocturnal Masquerade - Romy Ferguson 

Semi-Finalist: Barbershop of the Damned - Tate Cozza

Semi-Finalist: The Connoisseur - Eric Morgret 

Best Short: You’re On Your Own, Kid - Michael Matsui

Finalist: The Devil on Derby Street - Luke St Germaine

Semi-Finalist: A Friendly Referral - Edward Mizner 

Semi-Finalist: Dahlia's Monsters - Abigail Salmon

Best Extended Short: The Evil Three - CJ Vecchio

Finalist: The Black Quarry - Corey Jason Trahan

Semi-Finalist: Joker: The Last Laugh - David Bispham & Jonathan Davenport

Semi-Finalist: Deceased - Ashley Wilson

Best Feature: Britney Lost Her Phone - Vito Trabucco

Finalist: Happy Halloween - Brittney Greer

Semi-Finalist: Children of the Pines - Joshua Morgan

Semi-Finalist: Hippo - Mark H. Rapaport

Films:

Best Horror: The Black Quarry - Corey Jason Trahan

Best Comedy: Day of the Cyclops - Justin Edwards

Best Gore: MEAT - Christopher Outridge

Best Thriller: The Need - Michael Rognlie & EE Tallent

Best International Film: Will You Come Up? - Ho-seung Son

Best Director: CJ Vecchio - The Evil Three

Best Performance: Llenelle Gibson - No Slasher Here

                                Jesse Pringle - #Trucker

Best Animation: Les Bêtes - Michael Granberry

Best Cinematography: EZ Money - Katherine Dudley

Best SFX: The Evil Three - Rob Cobasky, Hilario Rodriguez, Heather Harlow

Best Score/Sound Design: Three Weeks - Kenneth Skoglund 

Best Sci-Fi: Epicenter - Braden Callis & Jon Robinson

Best Mystery: No Slasher Here - Robert Tiemstra

Best Trailer: Jolly Cold Soul - Robert Cunniff

Best Music Video: CYA - Alice The G00n

Best First-time Filmmaker: Ghost in the Graveyard - R.S. Powell

Best Fan Film: Joker: The Last Laugh - David Bispham & Jonathan Davenport

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Teddy Cuddles - Christopher Outridge

Best Science Fiction: I Really Hate Spiders - Jamila Jackson

Best Gore: Straight Edge - Joe Amero

Best Mystery: Your Privilege is Showing - Daniel Guyton

Best Thriller: ReddeR - James Steele Haney

Best Character: Father Gabriel - The Exorcism of Father Gabriel - Pierre Langenegger

Best Comedy: All Cats Go to Hell - Jesse Womack

Best Short Screenplay: Team Bonding - Mike Ede

Finalist: Last Supper - Maryellen DeVivo

Semi-Finalist: GASP - Steph France

Semi-Finalist: Willow Says - Geoffrey Gould

Best Feature Screenplay: Misfortune Cookies - Don Stroud

Finalist: Straight Edge - Joe Amero

Semi-Finalist: ReddeR -  James Steele Haney

Semi-Finalist: Your Privilege is Showing - Daniel Guyton

Best of the Fest Audience Choice: The Evil Three - CJ Vecchio

Chapter 11:

Best Micro Short: Frankenstein So White - Cal Post

Finalist: Blastic - Adam Wademan & Karola Sanchez

Semi-Finalist: One Last Drink - Derek Schneider

Semi-Finalist: Nonlinear - Matthias Klein

Best Short: Format - Darik Maurice

Finalist: The Red Market - Christopher Matthew Spencer

Semi-Finalist: Closed Circuit - Karl Redgen 

Semi-Finalist: Clothes Made With Tears - Dmitri Pimenov

Best Extended Short: In The Flesh - Connor Doyle

Finalist: Burn Through The Dark - Jakob Burnham

Semi-Finalist: House Rules - Jeffrey Harvey & Melanie Rosedale

Semi-Finalist: Three AM - Jeff Wolverton

Best Feature: Stalkers - Paul Thompson

Finalist: Sheryl - Justin Best

Semi-Finalist: Serial - James Thomas Coleman & Vincent Coleman

Semi-Finalist: Grimmwood - Matt Kiser

Films:

Best Horror: HIMEI - Daniel B. Carrion

Best Comedy: The Parcel - Jared Tipton

Best Thriller: Crack - Claire Johnstone

Best International Film: Closed Circuit - Karl Redgen 

Best Director: When The Hunters Come - Chase Ogden

Best Performance: In The Flesh “Jeremy” - Chad Malen

Best Animation: Howl If You Love Me - John R. Dilworth

Best Cinematography: Poached - Jason Glenn

Best SFX: Clocked Out - Jordan Schudie

Best Score/Sound Design: Dormant - Jesper Ankerfeldt 

Best Sci-Fi: The Red Market - Christopher Matthew Spencer

Best Mystery: Looking For - Hagen Rohling

Best Music Video: Where Angels Fear To Tread - Grant Varner

Screenplays:

Best Horror: Hunger - Christopher Brian Dorsey

Best Thriller: The Revenger - Bill J Ochs & Mark C Bowen

Best Drama: Warning Signs - Kerry Fleming

Best Comedy: Bits and Pieces - Maryellen DeVivo

Best Sci-Fi: Agatha - Lee Sobier 

Best Short Screenplay: Bits and Pieces - Maryellen DeVivo

Finalist: The Playhouse - Wren Valentino

Semi-Finalist: Lab Partners - Tommy Britt

Semi-Finalist: No Faces - Michael Pisaturo

Best Feature Screenplay: Those Things - Mike Ede

Finalist: The Revenger - Bill J Ochs & Mark C Bowen

Semi-Finalist: Warning Signs - Kerry Fleming

Semi-Finalist:  I Feel Pretty - Cole Hediger 

Best of the Fest Audience Choice: From the Depths - Justin Robert Vinall