Screamfest Horror Film Festival Announces First Wave Of 2017 Line Up

Leatherface (USA) 2017:


Directed by: Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
Written by: Seth M. Sherwood
Produced by: Carl Mazzocone, Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman, Les Weldon
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Sam Strike, Sam Coleman, Vanessa Grasse
North American Premiere

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Leatherface Synopsis:

In Texas, years before the events of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, in the early days of the infamous Sawyer family, the youngest child is sentenced to a mental hospital after a suspicious incident leaves the sheriff’s daughter dead. Ten years later, the Sawyer teen kidnaps a young nurse and escapes with three other inmates. Pursued by authorities including the deranged sheriff out to avenge his daughter’s death, Sawyer goes on a violent road trip from hell, molding him into the monster now known as Leatherface.


Ruin Me (USA) 2017:


Directed by: Preston DeFrancis
Written by: Trysta A. Bissett, Preston DeFrancis
Produced by: Rebecca G. Stone
Cast: Marcienne Dwyer, Matt Dellapina, Chris Hill, Eva Hamilton, John Odom, Cameron Gordon, Sam Ashdown
LA Premiere

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Ruin Me Synopsis:

Alexandra reluctantly tags along for Slasher Sleepout, an extreme event that is part camping trip, part haunted house, and part escape room. But when the fun turns deadly, Alex has to play the game if she wants to make it out alive.


Tigers Are not Afraid (Mexico) 2017:

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Directed by: Issa López
Written by: Issa López
Produced by: Marco Polo Constandse
Cast: Paola Lara, Hanssel Casillas, Rodrigo Cortes, Ianis Guerrero, Juan Ramón López
LA Premiere

Tigers Are not Afraid Synopsis:

We are in a Mexican city turned into a ghost town by the drug-war. Estrella is 11, and when her mother vanishes, she makes a wish; she wants her mother to come back. And mom does return—from the dead. Terrified, Estrella escapes and joins a ragtag gang of other children orphaned by the violence, all escaping their own past. But she learns that in a city ruled by death, you can’t simply leave the ghosts behind — they walk with you wherever you go.


Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End (Canada) 2017:


Directed by: Craig David Wallace and Rich Duhaney
Written by: Charles Picco, Craig David Wallace
Produced by: Andrew Rosen, Sarah Timmins, Jonas Diamond
Cast: Alex House, Maggie Castle, Bill Turnbull, Melanie Leishman, Jason Mewes, Chris Leavins
U.S. Premiere

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Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End Synopsis:

Continuing where the cult TV series left off, Todd & The Book of Pure Evil: The End of The End: The Animated Feature Film returns to Crowley Heights to find Todd, Jenny, and Curtis grieving the loss of their dear friend Hannah. The three must reunite to fight evil when the Book of Pure Evil returns to Crowley High, bringing with it some familiar faces as well as some new foes. But these enemies are merely warm-ups to the final battle with their greatest nemesis yet: The New Pure Evil One.


Tragedy Girls (USA) 2017:


Directed by: Tyler MacIntyre
Written by: Chris Lee Hill, Tyler MacIntyre
Produced by: Armen Aghaeian, Tara Ansley, Anthony Holt, Edward Mokhtarian, Craig Robinson, Cameron Van Hoy
Cast: Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Kevin Durand, Jack Quaid, Craig Robinson
LA Premiere

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Tragedy Girls Synopsis:

Best friends Sadie and McKayla are on a mission to boost their social media fandom as amateur crime reporters hot on the trail of a deranged local serial killer. After they manage to capture the killer and secretly hold him hostage, they realize the best way to get the scoops on future victims would be to, you know, murder people themselves. As the @TragedyGirls become an overnight sensation and panic grips their small town, can their friendship survive the strain of national stardom? Will they get caught? Will their accounts get verified?


Trench 11 (Canada) 2017:

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Directed by: Leo Scherman
Written by: Matthew Booi, Leo Scherman
Produced by: Tyler Levine
Cast: Rossif Sutherland, Robert Stadlober, Charlie Carrick, Shaun Benson, Karine Vanasse
U.S. Premiere

Trench 11 Synopsis:

In the final days of WWI, a shell-shocked tunneler must lead an Allied team into a hidden German base…100 feet below the trenches. The Germans have lost control of a highly contagious biological weapon that turns its victims into deranged killers. The Allies find themselves trapped underground with hordes of the infected, a rapidly spreading disease and a team of German Stormtroopers dispatched to clean up the mess. The only thing more terrifying than the Western Front… is what lies beneath it.

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