Atlanta Horror Film Festival

20 YEARS OF FEAR IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA October 1 - 4, 2026 at 7 Stages Theatre | October 5 - 19 Online

By CL Staff Thursday October 1, 2026 05:00 PM EDT

Georgia’s original horror film festival returns for its 20th anniversary.

Join us October 1-4, 2026 at 7 Stages Theatre in Atlanta’s Little Five Points for four days of horror films, filmmaker Q&As, panels, mixers, and late-night after parties.

For 20 years, Atlanta HorrorFest has brought independent horror to the big screen, from psychological thrillers and supernatural nightmares to dark comedies, slashers, monsters, body horror, and films that are almost impossible to describe.

This year’s festival features 96 films, including six feature films and nine themed shorts programs, with filmmakers joining us from Atlanta and beyond.

And the horror continues after the live festival. A separate collection of films will screen online October 5-19 at FestFlix.tv.

Four days. 96 films. 20 years of Atlanta HorrorFest.

20th Annual Atlanta Horror Film Festival

10/01/2026 4:00 PM

7 Stages Theatre

The Atlanta Horror Film Festival is back for its 20th year, taking over 7 Stages in Little 5 Points for four days of horror.

Watch 96 new horror films, including features and shorts from emerging and established filmmakers. From slashers and supernatural horror to horror comedy, psychological nigh...

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20th Annual Atlanta Horror Film Festival - Horrorfest Mixer (Day 1)

10/01/2026 4:00 PM

Java Lords

The mixer will take place at Java Lords, next to 7 Stages Theatre in Little 5 Points.

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20th Annual Atlanta Horror Film Festival - (Day 1)

10/01/2026 5:00 PM

7 Stages Theatre

5:00 PM - Thursday, Oct. 1

Deliver Us from. Evil

Killers, creatures and dark forces put survival to the test as six characters fight to make it out alive.

Films:

Caged • Ben Caplan
Cruising in Gomorrah • Coby Friesen
First Comes Love • Tanya Martineau

Intramus • Nili Rain Segal, Jesseca Yne...

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20th Annual Atlanta Horror Film Festival (Day 2)

10/02/2026 3:00 PM

7 Stages Theatre

3:00 PM - Friday, Oct. 2

The Demonatrix

Directed by Aurelio Voltaire, Jeff Ferrell

A dominatrix looking to make some extra money holds a phony seance. When she unwittingly summons an incubus demon, the priest who presides over the church across the street joins forces with his demonologist men...

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