2022 film selections
The Barn Part II
End Zone 2
#Float
Sinphony
Walking Against the Rain
Follow Her
FP:4EVZ
Influencer
Johnny Z
Something in the Dirt
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms
Brain Death
Razzennest
Moon Garden
Thrust!
HeBGBTV
The Once and Future Smash
Scare Package 2
Super Z
WNUF2
Giving Up The Ghost
Crimson Ties
Hellion
Twist
Who Goes There
Leopard Heels
Get Out of There
Man Cow: Demon of the Cream
The Ruins of a Serpent King
Check the Locks
Creator
The Evil is Inside
The Microscope
Prom Car ’91
Kickstart My Heart
Ringworms
Bait
Eat
Familial
Cupcake
Consumer
The End of the Squirrel
Take 5!
Free Range
In the Dark
Hellspork
Baby Boom
The Housesitters
Cinefilia
Old Time Radio
The Last Christmas
Wendy and Vee
5 Weeks to Transform Your Life
Cruise
Pumpkin Boy
Fame Fatale
Ta-Da! – PART 1
Hobby Night
The Silent Boy
Ta-Da! – PART 2
They Are Not Human
Penny
Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors
A Siren’s Song
Sleep
Mairzy Doats
Ditched
It Got Bloody
Dreamster
Dog Eyes
Viral
Wellness Check
Caregiver
Siren
Means to an End
The Door in the Mirror: Geoff Murillo
Reflection: Lisa Ovies
Mermaid: Jerry Ochoa
The Whisper Tree: Dan Kiely
Avenging Angel: Christopher Ellis
This Modern Love: Nate Southard
Everyone: Phillip Dishon
Surprise Baby Shower: Tim Troemner
Still: Rakefet Abergel
Three Baths: Rafael De Leon Jr.
The Rake: Allison Hanna
Hitchhikers: Dan Ast
Influencer: Michael Thai & George Ding
Suagothel: Duncan Putney
The Invisible Time: Jennier Trudung
Air-B-N-Blood: Aaron Barrocas
Bump in the Night: Dale Zawada
Able Bodies: Benjamin Roberts
Dean’s List: Brian Smith
Shelley: Sean Price
Wicked Grin: Arran Crawley
First Girl: Kevin Sluder
Never See the Sun Again: Mason McDonald
Love at First Bite
Metamorphosis
Beggars Night
The Amber Thief
With This Ring
Yes, Mother
Hunt
OST
The Masterpiece
Unreel
The Understudy
Digital Video Editing
Meat Friend
Mayo Choco Nightmare
Domestic Bliss
Velma
The Barn
Nasty
Blank
Magdalena
Repression
Larvae
7 Minutes in Hell
We Wanted Children
Seaborne
Unbidden
Keep the Light On
Marked
Death in a Box
Black Dragon
Fishwife
The Trunk
Otherkin
Gnomes
Kid Free Weekend
Nite Flirt
Part Forever
In the Shadow of God
Nest
Han
Expectancy
Midnight Screams
Itch
Annie, We’re Here for You
Bowlhead
The Christening
Sucker
Love You, Mama
Sad Sally
Seeing Diane Arbus
Stilleto
The Island of the Dolls
Fishbowl
Drifter
10-33
They See You
Black Creek Trail
Last Orders
Driving Lesson
Don’t Vanish
Angel City Horror
Return to Sender
The Overkill
Moonstruck
Alternate Games
Sanzu
Victim No. 6
The Tunnel
Art House
Self-Actualization of the Werewolf Woman
Kerplunky!
The Forest King
In the Big Yard Inside the Pocket
Kamathipura
Reel Trouble
Pox
Unagi
City of Angels: The Mayor
I, Adonis
What a Harvest
Teratoma
Ball Lightning
In the Flesh
Widow
The Blood of the Dinosaurs
Pest
Buddymovie
Tistlebu
Pretty Pickle
Bad Acid
When She Was Good
Bury Your Fish
Leave the Baby Outside
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Qu’est-ce Que Tu Fais Dans Mon Rêve
Love is a Fire
Ursus
Lighter
Loveseat
schedule
Nightmares Film Festival 2022 presents a world-class assembly of the scariest, tensest, and most bizarre films from across the globe. Discover your new favorite genre film among our four-day lineup.
Thursday
october
20
6:00pm
Midwest Premiere
Sinphony – A Clubhouse Anthology
w/ short films: Giving Up the Ghost and Crimson Ties
Horror Comedy Shorts A
8:00pm
Northern US Premiere
Scare Package 2
w/short film: Hellion
Horror Shorts A
10:00pm
World Premiere
#Float
Midnight Shorts A
FRIDAY
october
21
12:00pm
“Lose Your Lunch” presentation – Ohio Premiere
Super Z
w/short film: Twist
2:00pm
World Premiere
Follow Her
w/ short film: Who Goes There
Recurring Nightmares A
4:00pm
Horrors of Filmmaking A
Animated Nightmares
5:00pm
Filmmaker and screenwriter meet up
6:00pm
North American Premiere
Walking Against the Rain
w/ short film: Leopard Heels
Horror Shorts B
8:00pm
Midwest Premiere
The Barn II
w/ short film: Get Out of There
Midnight Shorts B
10:00pm
Midwest and Homecoming Premiere
Obstacle Corpse
w/ short film: Man Cow: Demon of the Cream
Thriller Shorts A
Midnight
Midwest Premiere
Brain Death
w/ short film: Ruins of a Serpent Kingdom – presented on 35mm film
Horror Shorts C
SATURDAY
october
22
Noon
Midwest Premiere
HeBGBTV
w/ short film: Check the Locks and Creator
Panel Discussion: Social Progress Through Horror
moderated by NFF co-founder Jason Tostevin
1:00pm
Panel Discussion: The New Distribution
moderated by NFF co-founder Chris Hamel
2:00pm
World Premiere
Influencer
w/ short film: The Evil is Inside
Recurring Nightmares B
4:00pm
Horrors of Filmmaking B
Never Play With Your Food
5:15pm –
NFF 2022 Award Ceremony
Hosted by co-founders Jason Tostevin and Chris Hamel
6:00pm
World Premiere
Razzennest
w/ short film: The Microscope
Horror Comedy Shorts B
8:00pm
World Premiere
WNUF 2 Nightmares Cut
w/ short film: Prom Car ’91
Midnight Shorts C
10:00pm
World Premiere
FP 4:EVZ
w/ short film: Kickstart My Heart
Horror Shorts D
Midnight
Midwest Premiere
All Jacked Up and Full of Worms
w/ short film: Ringworms
Thriller Shorts BH
Sunday
october
23
Noon
Midwest Premiere
Johnny Z
w/ short film: Eat
Thriller Shorts C
2:00pm
She Just Hasn’t Been Herself
Ohio Shorts 2022
3:00pm
Double Feature
The Once and Future Smash & End Zone
presented with a 15 minute intermission
4:00pm
World Premiere
Moon Garden
w/ short film: Bait
6:00pm
Midwest Premiere
Something in the Dirt
World Festival Premiere
Thrust!
tickets
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VIP All Access Passes $149
Our NFF VIP All Access Passes provide the ultimate insider experience, including: reserved balcony seating in every round of films, private in/out access to the festival auditoriums, and private access to the VIP Lounge with a dedicated bar and residential seating. VIP All Access Passes, unlike the standard Festival Pass, do guarantee their holders a seat in every round of screenings.
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Festival Passes $99
See every Nightmare! Our NFF Festival Pass can be used to get day-of individual screening tickets to any show while seats last. Note that All Access Passes do not reserve seats, and pass holders may not be able to access shows that are sold out.
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Single Screening $15
MyGFC member tickets $10.00
All tickets can be purchased through Gateway Film Center
parking and directions
Nightmares Film Festival is a destination horror and genre fest conveniently held in the heart of the Midwest: easily reached, easily navigated, and inclusive Columbus, Ohio. Festival screenings are held at the world-renowned Gateway Film Center, named one of the 20 best art houses on the continent by Sundance. The film center’s dedicated team of expert projectionists – maybe the last such team in the country – oversees all presentation, to ensure every film looks and sounds its very best.
Gateway Film Center
1550 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201
614.247.4433
Directions
From the North
Take any major highway to I-270. Take I-270 to SR 315 South. Exit Lane Avenue and turn left (east) to High Street. Turn right (south) onto High Street and proceed to 11th Avenue. Turn left (east) onto 11th Avenue and park in the GFC parking garage located on your right (south).
From the East
Take any major highway to I-70 West. Take I-70 to SR 315 North. Exit Lane Avenue and turn right (east) to High Street. Turn right (south) onto High Street and proceed to 11th Avenue. Turn left (East) onto 11th Avenue and park in the GFC parking garage located on your right (south).
From the South
Take any major highway to I-270. Take I-270 to SR 315 North. Exit Lane Avenue and turn right (east) to High Street. Turn right (south) onto High Street and proceed to 11th Avenue. Turn left (east) onto 11th Avenue and park in the GFC parking garage located on your right (south).
From the West
Take any major highway to I-70 East. Take I-70 to SR 315 North. Exit Lane Avenue and turn right (east) to High Street. Turn right (south) onto High Street and proceed to 11th Avenue. Turn left (east) onto 11th Avenue and park in the GFC parking garage located on your right (south).
Convenient garage Parking
Convenient parking is available in the garage located right next door to the cinema on both the 9th and 11th avenues. To validate your parking, purchase a single exit voucher at the film center box offi ce. The $2 validation is good until 4:00 am in the garage.
FREE Street Parking
Free street parking is available on 9th Avenue, 11th Avenue and Indianola Avenue with the exception of street sweeping days.