Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023

Competition films and screenplays compete for the coveted Night Mare, the festival’s beautiful hand-sculpted award honoring the dark horses of horror and genre filmmaking. The Nightmares Film Festival Night Mare is designed and sculpted each year by toy and figure artist Tony Simione.

Features Awards

FILM FROM HELL – Best of the festival
Best horror feature
Best thriller feature
Best midnight feature
Best director, feature
Best horror comedy feature
Best cinematography, feature
Best writing, feature
Best lead performance, feature
Best supporting performance, feature

Shorts Awards

Best horror short
Best thriller short
Best midnight short
Best Recurring Nightmare
Best documentary short
Best director, short
Best cinematography, short
Best writing, short
Best lead performance, short
Best supporting performance, short
Best horror comedy short

Screenplay Awards

Best short screenplay
Best feature screenplay

Additional Awards

Ohio film
Etheria Spirit
Overall short
Overall feature
Film From Hell
Innovation in Film
Esprit de Gore