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"Mind the Sentience" Takes Best of Show at the 2026 BloodBat Film Race

A first-time solo director from Chicago walks away with the weekend's top prize

"Why Are You Following Me" Wins Most Creative at the 2026 BloodBat Film Race

A father-daughter team armed with nothing but an iPhone and an unforgettable original song takes one of BloodBat's top honors

"Slasher School Musical" Takes Best Homage at the 2026 BloodBat Film Race

Creator Matthew Torres turns a beloved teen-musical franchise into a bloody, laugh-out-loud love letter to the genre

MICHAEL DOUGHERTY IS COMING TO HAPPY HALLOWEEN... AND HE'S BRINGING SAM.

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.

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.

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.

The Wendigo Drives a Prius: Inside "Vandigo," a BloodBat Honorable Mention

A Screaming Room Film Festival spotlight on the 48-hour horror short that turned two filmmakers' stage fright into its own best idea.