We have OFFICIALLY scheduled Blood Bash 2027 for Saturday, February 13th, 2026!!! Saturday will be the main day of the festival, but we also offer up a BONUS NIGHT of Films on Friday night (the 6th)!!!

Blood Bash 2027 will be the 10th annual Blood Bash International Horror Film Festival and Convention! Once again we will be focusing on short films only this year, and will have three awards up for grabs in 2027

Best In Show
Favorite Male Performance
Favorite Female Performance

Blood Bash is an annual celebration of all things blood, guts, gore and more! We feature over 40 horror themed vendors, free to play horror themed carnival games, video game challenges, horror themed tabletop games, trivia contests, cosplay contests, and much more!

Of course, the bread and butter of Blood Bash is our Short Film Festival! We average over TWO THOUSAND entrants per year! Every year we narrow it down to the top 40-45 submissions and those films not only are screened publicly at the show, but also vie for the coveted "Best In Show" trophy!

In 2026, our winning film was "Bannkorb" from Germany
In 2025, our winning film was "Juggernaut" from Italy
In 2024, our winning film was "Facies" from Spain
In 2023, our winning film was "Lily" from the USA
In 2022, our winning film was "Lay Them Straight" from Canada
In 2020, our winning film was "Mama's Boy" from the USA
In 2019, our winning film was "Pearlies" from France
2018 and 2017 the show was still finding it's legs and only showed several feature films that were hand picked by the organizers. It wasn't until 2019 that the show officially became a festival!

Our festival features a three year rotation for entries, meaning that whichever year it is (this year it is 2027, obviously) that means that we will ONLY be accepting FINISHED in 2024, 2025, and 2026! If you submit a film that was completed prior to 2023, it will be disqualified instantly.

Blood Bash is a small film festival and convention, but it truly is built from the ground up with absolute love and devotion to the gaming, geek, arts, and horror communities. We take great pride in offering things to do at our show that aren't available anywhere else, helping to ensure Blood Bash is one Bash you'll never forget! Hope to see you there!

Tickets for Blood Bash 2027 go on sale August 1st, and can be purchased at www.meggaxp.com/tickets

Vendor Booths for Blood Bash 2027 will go on sale July 1st, and can be found at:
(to be announced soon)

Awards & Prizes

Blood Bash Best In Show: The best overall short in the competition! Winner will receive a Blood Bash Best In Show set of laurels and a spot on the MeggaXP Wall of Fame!

Blood Bash Favorite Male Performance: Our panel will choose their favorite male performance out of all of the movies and the winner will be immortalized on the MeggaXP Wall of Fame!

Blood Bash Favorite Female Performance: Our panel will choose their favorite female performance out of all of the movies and the winner will be immortalized on the MeggaXP Wall of Fame!

Rules & Terms

All entries MUST be between 4 minutes and 20 minutes in length. Any movies submitted that are not between these lengths will be cut immediately. Also, all films MUST have a completion or release date between 2024 and 2026. Anything with a completion / release date of 2023 or before will be cut immediately.

All entries must be submitted via Private Link for review purposes and then if accepted, must be able to supply a digital copy of the film for us to download and use at the show.

1. By submitting the film, you confirm that you hold the rights, or permission to use, all aspects of the submitted film.

2. By submitting the film, you confirm that Blood Bash, it's volunteers and employees and those individuals and companies who are associated with us shall not be held liable for any legal issues arising from violating rule #1.

3. By submitting your film, you are giving MeggaXP, a division of Seagraves Entertainment and Blood Bash a license to show the film, if selected, and to use publicity shots, names of cast & crew, scenes from the film and likenesses of those involved in the creation of the film for the use of pre & post publicity and promotional purposes. This includes at future MeggaXP events, such as including your film in our "Best of the Bash" series at future Blood Bash events, that highlight films from previous years, as well as any other future, additional horror themed events that may come up that MeggaXP puts on.

4. MeggaXP, Seagraves Entertainment, and Blood Bash reserve the right to use your film's logo, cover art, and any synopsis / information on their website, Facebook page, program and other promotional uses where we deem it necessary.
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  • Thomas Steen Sørensen

    Congrats for your Festival, for your passion, for your professionalism.
    Professional operations, kindly to everyone, Appreciation with artistic sensibilities.Thank you so much to the MeggaXP's Blood Bash

    February 2026
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  • Andrew Gibbs

    Huge honor to have Manifest included in this years Blood Bash and even pick up the Best Actress Award! A great turnout and super fun time. Really impressed with everything, can't recommend enough. This will be one of the festivals I always submit to. Thanks again guys!

    February 2026
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  • Juan Carlos Macías Camacho

    "ego" is a humble short film made by two independent filmmakers who love cinema and who make films with a lot of hard work, effort, and enthusiasm. Being selected for the MeggaXP's Blood Bash Festival is a success for us, giving us encouragement and strength to continue with our passion for film. Many thanks to the MeggaXP's Blood Bash Festival for the recognition and visibility given to "ego" - we are very grateful.

    February 2026
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    Response from festival:

    LOVED your movie, and it went over well with the audience as well. Great job on this one! Good luck with everything else you do!

  • Matt Ronzani

    Blood Bash was a blast! It gave our film exposure and a chance to watch it with a vocally enthusiastic horror-primed crowd. I was immediately informed upon my arrival of a fellow Chicago filmmaker in the festival which made for valuable networking. James, the festival runner, was accommodating and helpful throughout, and I really appreciate the good will and faith shown to our film Corner of My Eye. This is our first festival, and breaking that seal can be a challenge. Very grateful to Blood Bash for recognizing our work and giving us that momentum.

    February 2026
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks, Matt! It was great meeting you, Prince, and your entire family and group! A JOB WELL DONE on the film, it was definitely one of our favorites! Good luck on your future endeavors and perhaps we will see you again down the road!

  • Daniel Llusa Ribes

    This is the first festival in the United States that selected our short. That's why we will always have MeggaXP in our hearts and, why not, may be one day we can cross the Atlantic and assist to the festival.

    July 2024
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