Queer Fear Film Festival

From Frankenstein to Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and from Catherine Deneuve's Miriam to The Babadook, the transgression of horror has often skewed a little...queer. We're flinging open the closet door and spotlighting the rainbow end of the horror spectrum. Gays lost in the woods? We're into it. Lesbian vampires? We want them (really, call us). Trans Final Girls? Send them in. Experimental animation through a queer lens? We're here for it. Like gender identity, our definition of horror is pretty fluid. Sci-fi, thrillers, fantasy, documentary, and cinematic experiments are all welcome. If your story faces down the darkness in the world or within, we probably want to see it.

Be part of the world's only exclusively queer horror film festival! We set ourselves apart by building a community dedicated to queer creators and queer stories, from the campy to the truly skin-crawling. Horror has always embraced The Other, and queer folx around the world know a thing or two about being Othered. But we're not alone.

This year, we're celebrating creators on the screen and on the page. We founded this festival to support indie creators and to lift up the best queer stories. This year, we're proud to announce that our judge's top picks for Best Horror Short, Best Feature, Audience Choice, Best Short Screenplay, and Best Feature Screenplay will all receive cash prizes.

Our second annual event in 2022 will be a hybrid festival, with online screening as well as in-person screenings at our home base in central North Carolina. More details to come.