The Magic of Horror

The 2026 Magic of Horror Festival will be held on October 24th at the Box 5 Cabaret Theatre in Hopewell, Virginia.Accepting short films, screenplays (up to 121 pages long), film trailers, horror art, and photography.All accepted films and trailers will be automatically entered into the Poster Contest.And of course, we're doing another round of the

FILMS Cold Dead Hand directed by Dylan TrailDaemon directed by Stephen HuffmanDon't Drink The Water directed by Kaitlin N. Larson Dungeon of Death directed by Brian P.

The staff of the Magic of Horror festival is producing a series of short videos addressing many of the common problems and frustrations for film-makers and screenwriters when it comes to navigating film festivals.We post a new episode on YouTube on the first of every month!VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

Congratulations to all of the 2023 Winners of the Magic of Horror festival! A NORMAL LIFE2023 Honorable MentionDirected by Katy Grossman THE DETACHMENT2023 Honorable MentionDirected by Lee Daehan TAP2023 Movie Poster WinnerArtist: Laura LaBree MISTER CREEP2023 Trailer WinnerDirected by Isaac Rodriguez PRESENT2023 Best SetsDirected by Gavin T Briggs

The following have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Magic of Horror festival!FILMSA Normal Life by Katy GrossmanA Whisper At The Door by Steve James and Ken MorettiClayton by Vincent Charles VilardiEternal Light by Nathaniel HenryFear Incarnate by Dylan CoburnFeral Cravings by Pete JaceloneFirebrand by Rhett BradburyFleeced by Samuel Van Fos

See all the winners HERE

We're pleased to present the nominees for the 2022 Magic of Horror festival. Winners will be announced on November 6, 2022 at the live event and on the awards video online.BEST FILM NOMINEES Attack of the Cat People Larvae Last Orders Shut Upstairs BEST VIRGINIA FILM NOMINEES Ba’al Out Just Take One Late Night Family Reunion Sutherland BEST DIRECTO

The Magic of Horror festival will be held on November 5-6, 2022 at the Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, VA. This year we've got a lot of great films to please all kinds of genre fans...

The wait is over... the winners were announced tonight both at the live festival and the online awards show.SEE WHO WON

FEATURE FILM GRAND PRIZE WINNER This feature film will be screening at the 2021 Magic of Horror Festival in Richmond, VA on November 13th. THE WHOOPER RETURNSDirected by Samuel Krebs ......................................................