Canada's premiere horror and exploitation film festival and weekend long subculture celebration!

With International Celebrities, panels, screenings, and mayhem for three days, its a weekend you soon won't forget! ( est. 2011 )

Shock Stock will ALWAYS be free to submit a HARD COPY of your film. Mail it along with your contact info and we'll have a look. DVD, VHS, Super 8mm, laserdisc and all other formats accepted!

Awards & Prizes

SHOCK STOCK includes a competitive film festival with the coveted CRYSTAL SHOCKER AWARDS as prizes. Also, through exposure to industry pros, celebrity guests, and noted horror publications you can be assured that having your short or feature selected to play at SHOCK STOCK can have its benefits. Distribution deals, film deals, and industry contacts have all been made at our screenings, and a captive audience ( the wildest crowds in the nation ) spread the word faster than you can say "wowiekazowie" !

Rules & Terms

No submission guidelines. Send what you want. Love what you do. And keep it REAL!!
Preferred genres are Horror / Exploitation
Uninhibited Filmmakers Encouraged.
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  • Angel Suarez

    After being notified about our Official selection, I sent the required film file and never had any other reply, update or information concerning schedules, screenings, attendance, awards, etc. Quite dissapointing.

    May 2022
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    Response from festival:

    not sure where the communication broke down - but we for sure sent you updates as we drew closer to our screening dates.

    we have now selected / played 2 of your shorts to much fanfare, including when we were forced to bring the festival outdoors during the pandemic.

    I apologize if there was a missed message somewhere along the lines but I assure you we had sent information your way, as with all the filmmakers who participated in 2021/2022.

  • Mark Brombacher

    My second time participating in Shock Stock with my film "The Bloody Baxters" and I can honestly say this is the event I look forward to the most. Great opportunities to engage with fans and other industry creators and a really fun vibe.

    May 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Can't wait for another year Mark - thanks !

  • Kidd Tommy

    Our film was never scheduled to play despite acceptance, I followed up with multiple polite emails to see what was going on and just never heard from them again. Last email I ever received was a group email to everyone saying stay tuned for schedules and info about the online awards. Nothing since then. Bummer, because it seems like a cool fest.

    December 2020
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    Response from festival:

    I'm truly sorry for this - we've let you, and others down. I promise it was not intentional.

    In fact, the whole year was a let down to our fans, our guests, our vendors, and ourselves. We struggled to irk out a few screenings when we had the opportunity, but the opportunities stopped and up here in Canada we're unfortunately back in lock down.

    We won't be opening submissions for another festival until our current film selections are screened. We will be reaching out to discuss options.

  • DT Kofoed

    Converting the event to a series of drive-in experiences in the era of COVID was simply brilliant, and I could not have asked for a better film pairing than I was given! These folks roll with the punches, and know how to program.

    September 2020
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    Response from festival:

    Thanks for the kind words ! We wanted to do more but it hasn't been the year for live screenings.

  • Nina Romain

    Thanks so much for selecting my tiny horror microshort - really nice to have crossed over from London, England to London, Ontario!

    August 2020
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