NWFF 2024
SMILE 2
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the 2022 worldwide smash does what every great sequel should do - ups the stakes, the scares, the shocks and the surprises. NorthwestFEARFest is thrilled to present the Alberta Premiere of one of 2024's most anticipated thrillers!
MEMBERS CLUB
"Wet Dreams," a middle-aged male stripper group, have hit rock bottom. But when the group arrives at the desolate club, their night quickly turns dark when they find themselves tangled up in a plot to raise a murderous 16th-century witch from the dead!
Preceded by the short film: Forever Flowers
THE BIRTHDAY
Twenty years after F13: The Final Chapter, Corey Feldman landed a standout role in the unique comedic thriller The Birthday, which premiered at Fantastic Fest and Sitges… and then promptly disappeared, presumably forever...
Preceded by the short film: The Mad Doctor of the Intercontinental Hotel
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET - 40th Anniversary
As dream demon Freddy Krueger haunts the nightmares of Nancy Thompson and her friends, including a young Johnny Depp, her police officer father, played by John Saxon, investigates the eerie and deadly occurrences.
Preceded by the short film: Match
HUSH - SHUSH CUT
FEARFest presents a one-time theatrical screening of the highly underrated 2016 thriller Hush in its new "Shush-Cut," featuring a black & white version with the score almost completely removed, showcasing edge-of-your-seat suspense and standout performances by the leads.
Preceded by the short film: One for the Road
FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER - 40th ANNIVERSARY
In 1984, we were all naive enough to think this was the final chapter in Jason's reign of terror. Forty years later, we celebrate The Final Chapter as a bonafide slasher movie classic!
Preceded by the short film: Inhuman
MOM
Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek) delivers a standout, harrowing performance as Meredith, a mother isolated after a traumatic family incident and tormented by a sinister entity that forces her to relive her darkest moments over and over.
Preceded by the short film: Ethel
THE SEVERED SUN
Magpie lives in an isolated church community ruled by her father, The Pastor, played chillingly by the great Toby Stephens. When a man in town is murdered, paranoia sets in, and people start to whisper about a strange "beast" that lives in the forest.
Preceded by the short film: Family Night
THE SOUL EATER
As gruesome deaths strike a small mountain village, an old legend about a malevolent creature resurfaces, blending police procedural, folk horror, and supernatural thriller elements into one of the most captivating and suspenseful films of 2024.
Preceded by the short film: The Fourth
DEAD MAIL
In this gripping thriller reminiscent of a lost Coen Brothers film, a bloodied note leads a 1980s post office dead letter investigator to uncover the case of a kidnapped keyboard technician.
Preceded by the short film: Hado
CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
Chainsaws Were Singing is a wild action-horror-musical-comedy B-movie, overflowing with gore, eccentric characters, and original songs, channelling the chaotic spirit of Monty Python and early Peter Jackson for an unforgettable splatter-comedy-musical experience.
Preceded by the short film: A Taco
CRITTERS
Gateway to Horror Screening - Suitable for ages 12+!! A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.
HEAVY TRIP - Double Feature with Heavier Trip!
Double Feature with Heavier Trip: Turo aims to lead his obscure Finnish heavy metal band, Impaled Rektum, to a major festival in Norway, but their journey—filled with metal mayhem, grave robbing, Valhalla, an international conflict, and reindeer—brings unexpected challenges and hilarious chaos.
Preceded by the short film: Laundry Day
HEAVIER TRIP - Double Feature with Heavy Trip!
Double Feature! In this crowd-pleasing follow-up to Heavy Trip, Impaled Rektum must rally together and plan their escape after their guitarist's father falls ill and their home and slaughterhouse face demolition, masterfully delivering the same laughter, heart, and quirky humour as the original.
Preceded by the short film: Krampuss
SCARED SHITLESS
A plumber and his germophobic son must get their hands dirty to save the residents of an apartment building when a genetically engineered, blood-thirsty creature escapes into the plumbing system.
Preceded by the short film: The Kindness of Strangers
KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town in this brilliantly bonkers cult classic that is quite literally unlike anything else you've ever seen!
Preceded by the short film: Naualli
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
Special Event: On this, the eve of its 50th Anniversary, experience the greatest rock opera ever made, followed by an illuminating post-screening discussion with Oscar and Emmy-winning legend "Swan" himself… Paul Williams. Paul Williams will be in attendance for this screening, Q&A to follow!