The Akron Independent Horror Short Film Festival

The Akron Independent Horror Short Film Festival Season 1 

Main Screen - Civic Auditorium 

6:00p - Pull Yourself Together

6:14p - SYCOPHANT

6:24p - Kill World Film Series: Story 1

6:32p - Met(EYE)morphosis

6:37p - Camera Movement & Fight Choreography with Johnny K. Wu

6:48p - Happily Ever After

6:52p - Dark Side of the Moon

7:27p - LEATHERFACE - "Friends with no Faces..."

7:33p - Kill World Film Series: Story 2

7:41p - Low Budget Filmmaking with Sarah Smith

7:52p - Mary

8:08p - The Tale of the Bone Collector

8:16p - Ractors

8:55p - Sweetest Day

9:03p - Kill World Film Series: Story 4

9:10p - SLASHSTREET BOYS - “I'LL KILL YOU THAT WAY"

9:16p - Low Budget Gore & Special Effects with Ron George

9:26p - Because I Can

9:40p - Awards Ceromony



Micro Screen - The Knight Stage
  1. Slumber Party

  2. The Lord's Ladies

  3. MTP - Evil Dead: Chrissy Wake Up

  4. Layoff

  5. Something's Wrong with Diana



Season 1 / 2023 Award Winners 

Best Special Effects - Slumber Party

Best Gore - The Lord's Ladies 

Best Kill - Because I Can 

Best Music - Ractors 

Best Sound - Kill World Film Series 

Best Editing - Met(EYE)morphosis

Best Cinematography - Sweetest Day 

Best Writing - Pull Yourself Together 

Best Actor - Pull Yourself Together 

Best Actress - Sweetest Day 

Best Director - Sweetest Day 

Audience Favorite - SYCOPHANT 

Best of Fest - Sweetest Day