Nightmares Film Festival 2023 Official Selections
October 26 – 29, 2023
“One of the Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World” —MovieMaker Magazine
NFF23: Departing Seniors with The Night Editors
Thu, Oct 26, 6PM | Screening Room One | OHIO PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Horror Comedy Shorts
Thu, Oct 26, 6PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of terror, death, and humor presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: How to Kill Monsters with We Joined a Cult
Thu, Oct 26, 8PM | Screening Room One | U.S. PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Midnight Shorts A
Thu, Oct 26, 8PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of the weird and bizarre presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Hundreds of Beavers with Tooth
Thu, Oct 26, 10PM | Screening Room One | OHIO PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Horror Shorts A
Thu, Oct 26, 10PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Love Will Tear Us Apart with Nasty Videos
Fri, Oct 27, 2PM | Screening Room One | MIDWEST PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Recurring Nightmares A
Fri, Oct 27, 2PM | Screening Room Two | NFF alumni return with new short films presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: The Choice with Virga
Fri, Oct 27, 4PM | Screening Room One | EASTERN U.S. PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Horror Shorts B
Fri, Oct 27, 4PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Filmmaker and screenwriter meetup
Fri, Oct 27, 6PM | The Festival Lounge | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023. VIP or Creator Pass required.
NFF23: Nightmare Trivia
Fri, Oct 27, 7PM | The Festival Lounge | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023. VIP or Creator Pass required.
NFF23: Santa Isn’t Real with The Spirit Became Flesh
Fri, Oct 27, 8PM | Screening Room One | WORLD PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Thriller Shorts A
Fri, Oct 27, 8PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: The Wheel of Heaven
Fri, Oct 27, 10PM | Screening Room One | OHIO PREMIERE | Feature presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Horror Shorts C
Fri, Oct 27, 10PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Trunk with Shut
Sat, Oct 28, 12PM | Screening Room One | U.S. PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23 Panel: Social Progress Through Horror
Sat, Oct 28, 12PM | Screening Room Two | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023. Moderated by NFF co-founder, Jason Tostevin.
NFF23 Panel: The New Distribution
Sat, Oct 28, 1PM | Screening Room Two | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023. Moderated by NFF co-founder, Chris Hamel.
NFF23: The People’s Joker
Sat, Oct 28, 2PM | Screening Room One | MIDWEST PREMIERE | Feature presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023
NFF23: Recurring Nightmares B
Sat, Oct 28, 2PM | Screening Room Two | NFF alumni return with new short films presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Slay Ride: Holiday Horrors
Sat, Oct 28, 4PM | Screening Room One | Short films presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Hairy Situations: Werewolf Shorts
Sat, Oct 28, 4PM | Screening Room Two | Short films presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23 Awards Ceremony
Sat, Oct 28, 5:15PM | Screening Room One | 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.
NFF23: The Deep Dark
Sat, Oct 28, 6PM | Screening Room One | MIDWEST PREMIERE | Feature presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Thriller Shorts B
Sat, Oct 28, 6PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Cryptids with Sempre Avanti
Sat, Oct 28, 8PM | Screening Room One | OHIO PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023
NFF23: Horror Shorts D
Sat, Oct 28, 8PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of terror and death presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Butcher’s Book Two: Raghorn with Signal
Sat, Oct 28, 10PM | Screening Room One | WORLD PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Midnight Shorts B
Sat, Oct 28, 10PM | Screening Room Two | Tales of the weird and bizarre presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Abruptio with The Hunter
Sat, Oct 28, midnight | Screening Room One | OHIO PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Thriller Shorts C
Sat, Oct 28, midnight | Screening Room Two | Tales of dark suspense presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Saint Drogo with Ringing Rocks
Sun, Oct 29, 12PM | Screening Room One | MIDWEST PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Ohio Shorts
Sun, Oct 29, 12PM | Screening Room Two | Locally made short films presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23 Panel: Pitching to Press w/The New York Times
Sun, Oct 29, 2PM | Screening Room One | Presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023 with New York Times film critic Erik Piepenburg.
NFF23: The Beast of Walton St. with The Beast
Sun, Oct 29, 2PM | Screening Room Two | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Real Nightmares: Doc Shorts
Sun, Oct 29, 3PM | Screening Room One | True stories of the horrific presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023
NFF23: Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock ‘n’ Roll with Wicked Image
Sun, Oct 29, 4PM | Screening Room One | WORLD PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.
NFF23: Livescreamers with Old Flames
Sun, Oct 29, 4PM | Screening Room Two | OHIO PREMIERE | Feature and short film presented as part of Nightmares Film Festival 2023.