Telluride Horror Show has released the first wave for its 10th Anniversary film festival, scheduled for October 11-13, 2019, in Telluride, Colorado. The first wave includes horror icon Joe Bob Briggs, a Tucker & Dale vs. Evil tribute, the first round of special guests, and several returning filmmakers with feature and short films making their U.S. and Colorado Premieres.
Here’s the first wave of films announced:
FEATURE FILMS / First Wave
1BR
USA | 2019 | 90 min | Director: David Marmor
COLORADO PREMIERE
After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it’s too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity…or be trapped forever in an existential hell.
Girl on the Third Floor
USA | 2019 | 93 min | Director: Travis Stevens
COLORADO PREMIERE
Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not what Don Koch (WWE legend Phil “CM Punk” Brooks) expected when he convinced his wife Liz (Trieste Kelly Dunn) that he could rehab their new Victorian home himself. In over his head, under duress, and tempted by his old weaknesses, Don soon discovers that the house has its own dark, sordid history and won’t be so easy to renovate after all….
Making Monsters
Canada | 2019 | 82 min | Directors: Justin Harding & Rob Brunner
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Justin Harding (Director) and Alana Elmer (Lead Actor)
When a celebrity couple famed for their YouTube scare-prank channel are invited to a friend’s converted church in the countryside for a weekend getaway, a series of startling events unfold that spiral them into an inexplicable nightmare. Festival alum Justin Harding returns with his first feature film. His short films Point of View, Kookie, and Latched were all official Telluride Horror Show selections.
Mutant Blast
Portugal | 2019 | 83 min | Director: Fernando Alle
COLORADO PREMIERE
From Troma Entertainment: After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong and results in a zombie apocalypse, a fearless soldier named Maria has to partner up with TS-347, a man with superhuman strength and Pedro, a survivor who battles zombies as hard as he’s battling his hangover. It’s up to Maria to lead a quest to a safe place before a nuclear bomb threatens to wipe out the entire city!
Sator
USA | 2019 | 85 min | Director: Jordan Graham
U.S. PREMIERE
Secluded in a desolate forest, a broken family is observed by Sator, a supernatural entity who is attempting to claim them.
She Never Died
Canada | 2019 | 90 min | Director: Audrey Cummings
COLORADO PREMIERE
Lacey, a socially detached loner is cursed with immortality and a never-ending tedium of existence. In her attempts to keep her compulsions in check, she seeks out the darkest souls humanity has to offer. Lacey must now face her own inner demons while simultaneously finding her next meal. The female-driven follow-up to He Never Died, an official selection at the 2015 Telluride Horror Show.
The Wretched
USA | 2019 | 95 min | Directors: Brett Pierce & Drew Pierce
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Brett & Drew Pierce (Directors)
A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parents’ imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand-year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door. From the directors of Deadheads. Their short film Smush! A DeadHeads Short was an official Telluride Horror Show selection.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
USA | 2010 | 89 min | Director: Eli Craig
SPECIAL PRESENTATION WITH DIRECTOR ELI CRAIG AND JOE BOB BRIGGS!
Tucker and Dale are two best friends on vacation at their dilapidated mountain house, who are mistaken for murderous backwoods hillbillies by a group of obnoxious, preppy college kids. When one of the students gets separated from her friends, the boys try to lend a hand, but as the misunderstanding grows, so does the body count. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil was the closing night film at the inaugural Telluride Horror Show in 2010. In 2011, the film still hadn’t been released, so we showed it again at our 2nd Telluride Horror Show, simultaneously at two venues, to sold-out crowds. Tucker & Dale was a big part of our early years, so we had to bring it back to celebrate the festival’s 10th anniversary. But this time, director Eli Craig will join us for a special conversation following the film, hosted by the ultimate horror buff and redneck expert Joe Bob Briggs!
VFW
USA | 2019 | 92 min | Director: Joe Begos
COLORADO PREMIERE
Pitched as THE WILD BUNCH meets NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the story follows Fred and his military buddies as they must defend their local V.F.W. post – and an innocent teen – against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives. VFW is the fourth feature from festival alum Joe Begos and his first collaboration with FANGORIA. The cast of genre legends includes Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, George Wendt, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer, and Tom Williamson. Begos was previously at the Telluride Horror Show with The Mind’s Eye.
Z
Canada | 2019 | 83 min | Director: Brandon Christensen
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Brandon Christensen (Director)
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son’s imaginary friend.
