Nightmares Film Festival 2021 Official Selections
The Humans (2021)
Country: United States Language: EnglishAdapted from the Tony Award-winning play, three generations of a family gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. TIFF 2021.
NFF21: Day of the Dead (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival.
Black Friday (2021)
Country: United States Language: EnglishA group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers. Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21 Filmmaker and Screenwriter Meetup
Join your fellow creators to talk about the work and get inspired. Meet in The Festival Lounge.
Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes (2022)
Country: Germany Language: GermanMidwest Premiere was presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.Having just inherited a run down castle, a dispirited woman and her ill-tempered husband decide to spend the night, as time and reality slowly starts to shift around them. Premiered at the 2021 FrightFest UK.
NFF21: Save Me From Everything (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film The Fox (2021).
NFF21: Terror Trips (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival.
NFF21: Ivory Wave (2021) on 35mm
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival.
NFF21: Thriller Shorts B
Seven tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Horror Shorts C
Seven tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Thriller Shorts C
Five tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Ohio Shorts
Seven locally made shorts presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21 Panel: The New Distribution
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival.
NFF21 Panel: Social Progress Through Horror
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival.
NFF21: Fright Club Live
Join us for a live recording of the award-winning Fright Club podcast — Nightmares Film Festival edition!
NFF21: Peppergrass (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film Strayed (2021).
NFF21: APPS (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film Movie Night (2021).
NFF21: The FP 3: Escape from Bako (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film Hell Hole (2021).
NFF21: Masking Threshold (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film Weee Wooo (2021).
Take Back The Night (2022)
Country: United States Language: EnglishFinding herself the victim of a violent monster attack, Jane launches a vigilante campaign to hunt the beast that tried to kill her. Nightmares 2021 prize winner
NFF21: FUKT (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film Midnight Snack (2021).
NFF21: Bloodshot Heart (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film The Truth About Hastings (2021).
NFF21 Awards Ceremony
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.
NFF21: Recurring Nightmares Shorts B
Eight audience favorites return with new shorts presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Dance Till You’re Dead
Four tales of terror, death, and music presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: The Woman with the Leopard Shoes (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film Breach (2021).
NFF21: Thriller Shorts A
Seven tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21:Extraneous Matter (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival.
NFF21: Horror Shorts A
Nine tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Ninja Badass (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival.
NFF21: Midnight Shorts A
Ten tales of the weird and bizarre presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: The Whooper Returns (2021)
Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival with short film Pastiche (2021).
NFF21: Horror Shorts B
Seven tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Documentary Shorts
Two documentary shorts presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Recurring Nightmares Shorts A
Seven audience favorites return with new shorts presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Horror Comedy Shorts A
Six tales of terror, death, and humor presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Horror Shorts D
Seven tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Midnight Shorts B
Ten tales of the weird and bizarre presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Midnight Shorts C
Nine tales of the weird and bizarre presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
NFF21: Horror Comedy Shorts B
Nine tales of terror, death, and humor presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2021.
The Howling (1981) 4K Restoration
Country: United States Language: English, Spanish40th Anniversary ScreeningAfter a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2022)
Country: United States Language: EnglishAlone in her attic bedroom, teenager Casey becomes immersed in an online role-playing horror game. Sundance 2021
The Scary of Sixty-First (2021)
Country: United States Language: EnglishTwo roommates’ lives are upended after finding out that their new Manhattan apartment harbors a dark secret. Berlin 2021 prize winner