Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest

10/12/2026

NEFF Horror Fest is hosting a 1 minute Horror Film Challenge.
You'd have until October 20, to complete a 60 second horror film, using the prop and line of dialogue.
Entries are only $10. Films that complete on time and meet the criteria, will be screened during NEFF Horror Fest December 5th at the Teaneck Cinemas.

-Film should be exactly 60 seconds including credits. (under 58 seconds or over 62 seconds, it is disqualified)
-The prop must be held or used by one of the characters.
-The line of dialogue must be said exactly.
Failure to follow those rules, makes the film ineligible for screening.

GENRE: Horror

PROP: A key.

LINE OF DIALOGUE:
“Did you hear that?”

To enter, go to: https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/neff-horror-fest/neffhorrorfest-challenge

09/22/2026

Today is the Extended Deadline for NEFF Horror Fest. Filmfreeway.com/NEFFHorrorFest

02/02/2026

Remember to mark off your calendars. December 5, 2026. 12th Annual NEFF Horror Fest.

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12/19/2025

12/14/2025

Red Carpet Interviews are up. http://Youtube.com/ (photos will be up in about another week)

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12/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 NEFF Horror Fest 2025

Awards Nominations
*indicates winner

BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAYS
Aberration (written by Jeff Kimball)
*Ashebury Lake (written by Bill Tiesler)
Code Pink (written by Eric Perchuk)
I Scream Sunday (written by Mike Aliotti)
Punchline (written by Kevin Ellison II)

BEST ACTRESS
Olivia Ambar (Selflesh)
Sionne Elise (Room Service)
*Scarlett James (Traction Park Massacre)
Camille Ladendorf (Over the River and Through the Woods)

BEST ACTOR
Brett Eidman (Detoxification)
Jacob Kaufman (Traction Park Massacre)
Max Shusterman (Lily)
*Patrick Taft (Stimulant)

BEST SCREENPLAY
*Ryan Callaway (New Jersey Devil)
Herb and Joe Cremer (Detoxification)
Samuel DeAngelis and David Padilla (Lily)
Nicholas Laughlin (Stimulant)

BEST CONCEPT
All My Friends
Hellbound Covenant: Proof of Concept
Murder's Not So Bad
*The Camper

BEST FILM
*Detoxification
Praying Mantis
Traction Park Massacre
Why Those Crops Grow Taller

BEST FEATURE
*Traction Park Massacre

AUDIENCE CHOICE
*All My Friends

12/02/2025

This Saturday. December 6th. Teaneck Cinemas. 503 Cedar Lane. Teaneck, NJ. Films 11a-9:30p. Then awards at 9::45p, followed by an after party. Red Carpet. Interviews. Meet the filmmakers. Network.

Showcasing the best of independent film

11/29/2025

Posters for the December 6th, 2025, NEFF Horror Fest.

11/29/2025

New Jersey Devil. December 6 at 1:00pm. Block 2. NEFF Horror Fest 2025.

16 year old Sophie is in the process of being adopted when she realizes that her new family is the target of a malicious entity out of New Jersey folklore. S...

11/23/2025

Traction Park Massacre. December 6 at 3:30pm. Block 3. NEFF Horror Fest 2025.

Young people meet outlaw bikers, meet feral twin psycho-killers in a notorious abandoned water park. Traction Park Massacre directed and written by Adam Dubi...