FEARFEST: First Wave
film announcements
Launched in 2022, NorthwestFEARFest (“NWFF”) is thrilled to be back this year with our first full lineup of films! We launched with a sneak peek last October, but this year, we’re taking over Metro Cinema for 5 days & nights of bloody mayhem!
Our lineup is comprised of 20 feature and short films including some of 2023’s most BUZZWORTHY new genre films. Our full lineup will be announced on October 3rd, but for now, to whet your appetite, we’re pleased to announce our first wave of films.
Get ready to SCREAM, and just keep telling yourself…”It’s Only a Movie…It’s Only a Movie…'“
SUITABLE FLESH (Opening Night Film)
Directed by: Joe Lynch | 100 min | 2023 | USA
Oct 18, 2023 at 7pm
From director Joe Lynch, (Mayhem, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End) comes this outrageously over the top tribute to both H.P. Lovecraft and the late, great Stuart Gordon. Feeling very much like a film Mr. Gordon himself would have made in the late 80s —complete with the casting of the iconic Barbara Crampton!— this wildly erotic thriller is just the type of film that was made to be seen with an audience.
WHEN EVIL LURKS
Directed by: Demián Rugna | 99 min | 2023 | Argentina, USA
Oct 19, 2023 at 7pm
Director Demián Rugna, the man who caused nightmares the world over with his previous shocker, Terrified, offers a new vision of terror that’s bound to cause more than a few sleepless nights! In a remote village, 2 brothers find a demon-infected man who seems poised to give birth to “evil itself.” Bring a friend –you’ll need someone’s arm to cling to during this one!
SLEEPAWAY CAMP – 40 th Anniversary!
Directed by: Robert Hiltzik | 84 min | 1983 | USA
Oct 20, 2023 at 11pm
If you’ve never had the pleasure of experiencing 1983’s legendary shocker, make sure you get NO SPOILERS before you see it! In fact, the less you know, the better. Released in the hayday of the early 80’s slasher movie craze, this one features solid kills, a camp setting, and one of the most insane and unexpected twists ever committed to celluloid.
There’s a reason this midnight movie cult classic has stood the test of time. See it again, but on the big screen with an audience, or see it for the first time! Either way, you’ll never forget SLEEPAWAY CAMP!
THE SACRIFICE GAME
Directed by: Jenn Wexler | 90 min | 2023 | USA
Oct 21, 2023 at 4:15pm
Five years ago, filmmaker Jenn Wexler wowed audiences with The Ranger, and now she’s back with what’s sure to become a new holiday classic! When a ruthless and bloodthirsty gang of criminals shows up on the doorstep of a boarding school during Christmas break, all Hell break’s loose for students Samantha and Clara in this insanely entertaining mix of humour, horror, and a heaping helping of the red stuff.
HOW TO KILL MONSTERS
Directed by: Stewart Sparke | 95 min | 2023 | UK
Oct 20, 2023 at 7pm
Sometimes, movies are made that simply must be seen with an audience. This is one of those films.
Playing like Assault on Precinct 13 as made by Dead Alive-era Peter Jackson, and never stopping once to take a breath over 95 gloriously gory minutes, Stewart Sparke’s Lovecraft-inspired, throwback monster movie extravaganza has to be experienced to be believed!