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Fantastic Fest Fantastic Fest 2023: September 21-28th in Austin, Texas http://fantasticfest.com Twitter: Instagram: .fest
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Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the United States and was dubbed "Geek Telluride" by Variety Magazine.

It’s our favorite time of the year- a brand new installment of V/H/S is available to stream now on ! V/H/S/HALLOWEEN is ...
10/03/2025

It’s our favorite time of the year- a brand new installment of V/H/S is available to stream now on ! V/H/S/HALLOWEEN is the perfect way to kick off spooky season this weekend🎃

We’re beyond thrilled to announce our fourth and final secret screening is Gore Verbinski’s GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T D...
09/25/2025

We’re beyond thrilled to announce our fourth and final secret screening is Gore Verbinski’s GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE!

This Fantastic Fest, we’re honored to celebrate 20 years of Masters of Horror, with a special conversation hosted by Mic...
09/24/2025

This Fantastic Fest, we’re honored to celebrate 20 years of Masters of Horror, with a special conversation hosted by Mick Garris — featuring horror legends Don Coscarelli, Joe Dante, and Ernest Dickerson.

Look who stopped by last night to premiere season 2 of THE CREEP TAPES!Huge thank you to and for being such great frie...
09/24/2025

Look who stopped by last night to premiere season 2 of THE CREEP TAPES!

Huge thank you to and for being such great friends of the fest, alongside everyone else at and who made their attendance possible.

Congratulations to our Fantastic Fest Shorts Winners!🏆 Shorts 'Best of Fest' and 'Shorts With Legs' Winner: WATER SPORTS...
09/23/2025

Congratulations to our Fantastic Fest Shorts Winners!

🏆 Shorts 'Best of Fest' and 'Shorts With Legs' Winner: WATER SPORTS, directed by Whammy Alcazaren
🏆 'Short Fuse' Winner: THE DYSPHORIA, directed by Kylie Aoibheann
🏆 'Fantastic Shorts' Winner: GIANT SKELETON, directed by Austin Birtch
🏆 'Drawn and Quartered' Winner: A BREATH OF MINDFULNESS, directed by Milly Cohen

Thank you all for sharing these delightfully bite-sized stories with us!

Congratulations to our Fantastic Fest HORROR Feature Winners!🏆 Best Picture: THE VILE, directed by Majid Al Ansari🏆 Best...
09/23/2025

Congratulations to our Fantastic Fest HORROR Feature Winners!

🏆 Best Picture: THE VILE, directed by Majid Al Ansari
🏆 Best Director: Martín Mauregui – CRAZY OLD LADY
🏆 Special Mention: Best Kill – Knife in Bed in THE CURSE, directed by Kenichi Ugan

Thank you all for sharing your terrifying perspectives and unique talent with us!

Congratulations to our Fantastic Fest NEXT WAVE Feature Winners!🏆 Best Picture: CAMP, directed by Avalon Fast🏆 Best Dire...
09/23/2025

Congratulations to our Fantastic Fest NEXT WAVE Feature Winners!

🏆 Best Picture: CAMP, directed by Avalon Fast
🏆 Best Director: Paolo Strippoli – THE HOLY BOY
🏆 Special Mention: LUGER, directed by Bruno Martín

Thank you all for sharing your unique perspectives and talent with us!

🥁 ... the results are in! Huge shout out to our Fantastic Fest MAIN COMPETITION Winners!🏆 Best Picture: THE PLAGUE, dire...
09/23/2025

🥁 ... the results are in! Huge shout out to our Fantastic Fest MAIN COMPETITION Winners!

🏆 Best Picture: THE PLAGUE, directed by Charlie Polinger
🏆 Best Director: Bartosz M. Kowalski – 13 DAYS TILL SUMMER
🏆 Special Mention: DECORADO, directed by Alberto Vázquez

Thank you all for sharing your unique perspectives and talent with us!

BUGONIA. A Yorgos Lanthimos film. And, officially our second Secret Screening. We’re honored to have screenwriter Will T...
09/23/2025

BUGONIA. A Yorgos Lanthimos film. And, officially our second Secret Screening. We’re honored to have screenwriter Will Tracy here to answer all of our burning questions after the film!

The cast of HAUNTED HEIST shared a laugh on the red carpet - see Lil Rel Howrey's directorial debut on October 3rd.
09/22/2025

The cast of HAUNTED HEIST shared a laugh on the red carpet - see Lil Rel Howrey's directorial debut on October 3rd.

Discover the secret that hides inside. VICIOUS, starring Dakota Fanning, comes to on 10/10.
09/21/2025

Discover the secret that hides inside. VICIOUS, starring Dakota Fanning, comes to on 10/10.

Full of screams and pure found-footage chaos the V/H/S/HALLOWEEN world premiere was a trip to remember 🎃V/H/S/HALLOWEEN ...
09/21/2025

Full of screams and pure found-footage chaos the V/H/S/HALLOWEEN world premiere was a trip to remember 🎃

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN comes to Shudder on October 3.

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