Saturday, October 26th, 2024 (Doors open at 3pm)
Location: AZ Latino and Cultural Arts Center 147 E Adams St Phoenix AZ
After 18 years, we have decided, in the words of the great philosopher Roger Murtaugh, that we are too old for this shit. 🙂 We are going out with one final FearCon, a quick ‘pop-up’ event, to give the Arizona horror community one last chance to get together, watch some cool horror films, chat about old times and pour a last drink out for FearCon. Come join us for a pre-Halloween session of horror in all its flavors, from comedic to intensely disturbing! Seats are very limited. Buy your tickets today.
In addition to screening local and foreign short films, along with a great feature film, there will be CosPlayers in attendance for photo ops, Day of the Dead Models, an amazing Halloween COSTUME FASHION SHOW by Constantine Costume Designers and a special honored appearance by Roman Reyes, who is known for his designs on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy as well as a host of celebrity designs.
See you there! Buy your tickets below:
Phoenix FearCON 2024 Film Festival
Saturday October 26th 2024
AZ Latino and Cultural Arts Center 147 E Adams St Phoenix AZ
General Admission Doors open at 3pm
Foreign shorts:
In the Name Of… (10 min, Mexico, Dir: Marcos Muñoz Flores)
After suffering terrible abuse at the hands of the priest of his church, Abraham finds himself immersed in a world of terror and confusion. Tormented by hallucinations and sinister presences, he struggles to escape the dark labyrinth of faith he once thought he knew. But as he confronts his deepest fears, he discovers that the true nightmare is about to begin.
Tragedium (14 min, Spain, Dir: Gaston Diego Haag)
An unresolved debt and three thugs who are going to take care of the matter. But what is going to happen will not go at all as planned.
Hooves (24 min, Sri Lanka, Dir: Akash Sunethkumara)
On his annual hunting trip to his childhood village, the skeptical Pathum learns about the tale of the Kura Raaksha, a hoofed-demon that is supposedly haunts the woods. His skepticism is soon put to the test as mysterious events occur and he realizes that some actions indeed have terrifying consequences.
Anniversary (19 min, Australia, Dir: Paul De Cinque)
On the Anniversary of her husband’s death, Vanessa and her sister Julie glance at her security monitor and are shocked to see him standing outside. Vanessa needs to know why he has returned and the heartbreaking reason will be more than she can bear.
The Companions (12 min, Spain, Dir: JosĂ© MarĂa Flores)
A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something…
Feature showcase
1978 (80 min, Argentina, Dir: The Onetti Brothers)
It’s the 1978 World Cup final in Argentina, where the hosts face the Netherlands while the country labors under the military dictatorship. A group of torturers breaks into a house and kidnap a group of young people to take them to a clandestine detention center. What begins as an inhumane interrogation turns into a true martyrdom: the wrong group of people have been kidnapped. They turn out to be part of a macabre cult guided by an unknown supernatural force. The detention facility will become hell itself…
US shorts:
Psychosis (20 min, Dir: Candice Domme)
The breaking point of a mentally ill patient will spiral down into wendigo psychosis, becoming a victim of her husband, and resulting in cannibalism
In The Matchbox (11 min, Dir: Mike Rae Anderson)
Uncle Wendell shares a centuries old family secret with his great nephews. If the secret gets out, it can effect and infect the entire world. Literally.
Rejected (15 min, Dir: Rene Rivas)
Three twisted tales of macabre horror unfold, all linked by an antiquated digital camera from 1997. The tales intertwine in a narrative that is both terrifying and hilariously absurd.
Murder The Neighbors (13 min, Dir: Justin & John Grosjean)
Sam lives for Halloween, but a strange and haunting figure seems intent to make him die for it, too – if only the killer was competent.
The Itch (18 min, Dir: Gordon Phillips)
A young man awakens in an unfamiliar apartment only to find himself under surveillance… and decaying rapidly. He relies on an enigmatic set of vaccines he discovers in the bathroom to slow his decline, but quickly plots revenge on his unseen watcher as his condition continues to deteriorate.
The Menagerie (20 min, Dir: Logan Dunn)
A renowned spirit medium attempts to contact a spirit that is sabotaging the repainting of a strange mural in a grand hotel.
Don’t Look (10 min, Dir: Sam Levine)
After Abe is trapped in his apartment by a malevolent creature for 6 days, Cam, a co-worker and friend, shows up on his doorstep and forces him to face his fears.