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House of Death
Crimes & Passions · Sun, Aug 9 · 11:00 AM PT
The 2026 Screaming Room
This year's Screaming Room is unlocked.
Seventy-four films. Fifteen blocks. Three nights of new short-form horror at MidSummer Scream, August 7–9 in Long Beach, CA. Meet the filmmakers, browse the program, and see what's screening when.
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News · Jul 26, 2026
Best of Show: Inside "Trailers of Terror & Peepers," BloodBat's Grand-Prize Anthology
A Screaming Room Film Festival spotlight on Munchkin Movies and Glitzel Gonzalez, whose 48-hour anthology of horror-trailer parodies, complete with a Carolyn Hennesy cameo, took the top prize.
Jul 12, 2026
One Phone, Two People, One Take: How "Tlacatli (Mirror)" Won BloodBat's Most Creative Award
Screaming Room Film Festival spotlight on the husband-and-wife team who built an award-winning horror short out of Aztec myth, a Twilight Zone twist, and a single phone.
Jul 12, 2026
The Convention Turns Sinister: Inside "Channel Dread," BloodBat's Best Homage Winner
A Screaming Room Film Festival spotlight on the filmmaking duo who turned the crowds of MidSummer Scream into a 90s-late-night nightmare, with a hand from actress Carolyn Hennesy.