Atlanta HorrorFest - Atlanta's original horror film festival (Day 1)

From the venue:

The 19th Annual Atlanta Horrorfest (Atlanta Horror Film Festival ) returns October 17 - 19, 2025 at Limelight Theater with a chilling lineup of nearly 170 films that shock, disturb, make you laugh, and leave a mark.

This is a three-day celebration of everything you love about horror. From jump scares and slow burns to midnight madness and twisted tales, Atlanta HorrorFest is packed with films that will haunt you, thrill you, and keep you talking long after the lights come up.

We bring together the creepiest, wildest, and most entertaining horror films from around the world. Whether you’re into supernatural stories, psychological thrillers, gore-soaked slashers, horror comedies, or the downright bizarre, you’ll find something here that gets under your skin in the best way.

View the 2025 Film Festival Schedule 

DAY 1

CAPTIVE AUDIENCE SHORTS #1
12:00 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 12:00 PM

Three stories of abduction and survival where victims are trapped, tested, and pushed through hell with no escape in sight.

OUT FOR BLOOD QUEER HORROR SHORTS #2
2:00 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 2:00 PM

From chilling tension to campy scares, these queer horror shorts slice into identity and desire with an edge that’s both playful and deeply unsettling.

A SERBIAN DOCUMENTARY
12:15 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 12:15 PM

Theater 2

An intense look at the creation of one of cinema's most controversial films, A Serbian Film.

HELL HATH NO FURY SHORTS #3
4:20 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 4:20 PM

A mix of horror and dark comedy where women and femmes fight back with unrelenting fury.

BAMPIRE
2:20 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 2:20 PM

Theater 2

From chilling tension to campy scares, these queer horror shorts slice into identity and desire with an edge that’s both playful and deeply unsettling.

NOSEEUMS
4:35 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 4:35 PM

Theater 2

Ember reluctantly agrees to a weekend trip with her roommate and wealthy white "friends” to a secluded lake house in the Florida backwoods.

CLICKBAIT CARNAGE SHORTS #4
6:30 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 6:30 PM

A collection of shorts where technology, screens, and online culture turn deadly. From influencers under attack to apps gone wrong, these stories show the dark side of a world that can’t look away.

FLESH FOR FANTASY SHORTS #5
8:45 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 8:45 PM

Body-twisting and mind-bending horror shorts where desire, guilt, and obsession take terrifying form. These films blur the line between fantasy and nightmare, showing how flesh itself becomes the battleground.

I SEE THE DEMON
6:45 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 6:45 PM

Theater 2

At her surprise birthday party, Lucy begins to question reality as unsettling events, hidden trauma, and a strange presence in the sky blur the line between celebration and nightmare.

RUFUS
9:00 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 9:00 PM

Theater 2

A man in the hood, Rufus, tells five disturbing dark stories to his family and friends against his wife's will.

THEY’RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU HORROR COMEDY SHORTS #6
11:15 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 11:15 PM

From bumbling killers to killer records and apocalyptic mayhem, this block delivers horror with a sense of humor. Expect gore, chaos, and monsters that make you laugh as much as they terrify.

SPECIAL EVENT: FRIDAY FILMMAKER MIXER
11:30 PM
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 at 11:30 PM

Theater 2

Kick off the weekend with drinks, light snacks, and great conversation. The Friday Filmmaker Mixer is your chance to connect with fellow filmmakers, share ideas, and build new collaborations in a relaxed, social setting.