Mad Monster Film Fest Screening: Sunday 8/25/24

Welcome to the grand finale of the Mad Monster Film Festival 2024! Get ready for an unforgettable Sunday, August 25th, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Concord, North Carolina.

Starting at 11:15 AM, immerse yourself in our Short Block, a riveting collection of films that delve into the eerie and fantastical worlds of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. At 1:30 PM, be sure to catch our feature film, “Grimmwood,” a haunting tale that promises to captivate your imagination. Then, at 3:30 PM, join us for the awards presentation, celebrating the outstanding talent and creativity showcased throughout the festival.

Find the Screening Room on the second floor inside the hotel lobby. Enter through the main entrance and take the stairs to the left.

Part of the Mad Monster Expo, our festival is the ultimate gathering for genre fans and filmmakers, featuring groundbreaking cinema that will leave you spellbound. Join us for a day where nightmares come alive and legends are born.

Sunday 8/25/24

Short Block (11:15 AM)

A Canadian Weresphynx in London, Ohio

Synopsis: With production underway on a home renovation show, a total solar eclipse brings about a fierce, feline terror.

Runtime: 8 minutes 58 seconds

Closet Space

Synopsis: A flesh-eating demon forces tough choices on two old friends.

Runtime: 16 minutes 42 seconds

Mr. Midnight

Synopsis: A college student that suffers from an extreme fear of death begins to see a sinister figure known only as Mr. Midnight.

Runtime: 22 minutes 49 seconds

Psychosis

Synopsis: The breaking point of a mentally ill patient with spiral down into wendigo psychosis becoming a victim of her husband resulting in cannibalism.

Runtime: 20 minutes

Tag

Synopsis: A man is relentlessly pursued by an evil entity who wants to play a game of tag.

Runtime: 4 minutes 6 seconds

The Horror of Trauma

Synopsis: Art & Soul Rowan (previously Center for Faith & the Arts) in partnership with Guerilla Poets has a weekly art and poetry program at Henderson Independent High School in Salisbury. In this program, students learn personal development and social / emotional skills through visual and spoken word artforms. This year, with the support of funding by Rowan Arts Council and NC Arts, the students have developed a movie for their end of year project. “The Horror of Trauma” is a comedic horror composed of four stories on traumatic experiences expressed through iconic horror movie themes. This movie was created with only 1 hour of shooting time for four weeks and faced many challenges that alternative schools face in regard to lack of resources. Despite these challenges and the challenges of foster care which 90% of our students faced…they were able to not only continue their growth in the personal development curriculum, but also write, act, do special effects and direct a movie that is not only entertaining, but also impactful. They had a blast putting this together. We hope you have a blast viewing it too

Runtime: 23 minutes 49 seconds

Metal Mary Mayhem’s Halloween Special

Synopsis: Metal Mary and Crystal Chandelier review Halloween trailers to choose the perfect film for their holiday, but it seems a local ghost has taken a shine to Mr Deva!

Runtime: 10 minutes 40 seconds

FEATURE 1:30 PM

Grimmwood

Synopsis: When people of the small town of Wickersaw begin to mysteriously die on the anniversary of an accused witch’s execution, an oral storyteller enthusiast and his younger sister set out to separate the truth from the folklore.

Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes 59 seconds