24/10/2022
Spooky film fest gang!
Thank you to everyone that submitted to the 2022 Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival! We had an incredible first time hosting, and that's largely thanks to the labors of love that you, your cast, and your crew decided to share with us. Special thanks to everyone who attended the festival and/or was active with us on social media - it's been fantastic meeting and getting to know all of you.
We'd also love to give a big shoutout to our volunteers, Screening Committee, Judges, Panelists, and Spooky Empire founders Petey & Gina Mongelli for all the support. Without all of you, none of this would've been possible.
Without any further ado, here are the winners of the 2022 Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival Awards:
Spooky Superlatives
The Chilling Cinematography Award: "You Promised"
The Monstrous Melody Award: "The Pit and the Pendulum - a musicabre"
The Gut-Busting Humor Award: "Amy's House of Art!"
The Spookiest Movie Poster Award: "The Pumpkin Man"
The Most Vomit-Inducing Award: "Wasted Potential"
The Kick-Ass Fight Award: "Sweetest Day - Proof of Concept"
The Animated Antics Award: "Pox"
The Wicked Wardrobe Award: "The Devil In Bitter Woods"
The Jumpiest Scare Award: "Something's Wrong With Diana"
Horror Film Festival Awards
Best Makeup: "Hangnail"
Best Special Effects: "OKAY AL-i"
Best ScareActor: Kristal Theron, "Zombie Debra"
Best Actor: Dorée Seay, "Sweetest Day - Proof of Concept"
Audience Choice Award: "Zombie Debra"
Florida Fear Award: "The Pumpkin Man"
Best Short Film: "O"
Best Feature Film: "The Welder"
Fearmaker of the Year: Will Lee, "RINGWORMS"
Congratulations to our 2022 winners! Award laurels will be going out by the end of the week, and if you received an award but were unable to attend, please reach out to us at [email protected] with your shipping address so we can get your trophy to you.
Submissions for the 2023 Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival open Wednesday, February 1st! We can't wait to see what films you have in store for us next. Thank you all again for a wonderful year!