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Spirit Halloween (2022) Director: David Poag Writer: Billie Bates When a Halloween store opens in a deserted strip-mall, three friends, thinking they've outgrown trick or treating, decide to spend the night locked inside. But their night of spook-filled fun soon turns to outlandish survival.

Darkness Falls (2003) Director: Jonathan Liebesman Writers: Joe Harris (story), John Fasano & James Vanderbilt (screenplay) A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

Dead Silence (2007) Director: James Wan Writers: Leigh Whannell (screenplay) & James Wan (story) A young widower returns to his hometown to search for answers to his wife's murder, which may be linked to the ghost of a deceased ventriloquist.

Hard Rock Zombies (1985) Director: Krishna Shah Writers: Krishna Shah & David Allen Ball A freshly-out-of-the-grave band of Hard Rock Zombies is thirsting to take their sweet revenge, as they give the performance of a lifetime.

The Return of Joe Victory (2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ9kKxwy0yk Director: Ryan Matthew Ziegler Writer: Ryan Matthew Ziegler Joe Victory used to be the greatest competitive eater on the underground circuit, but even the best fall from grace. After years of whoring, drinking, and living in filth, Joe receives a second chance at the title, but does he still have what it takes? An ode to the great fight films of the 1980s.

Dead Ant (2017) Director: Ron Carlson Writers: Hank Braxtan & Dan Sinclair (story by), Ron Carlson (screenplay) When the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an "unworldly" viscous attack, and they must "rock" themselves out of harms way.

Jurassic World: Dominion (2022) Director: Colin Trevorrow Writers: Emily Carmichael & Colin Trevorrow (screenplay by), Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow (story by), & Michael Crichton (based on characters created by) Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history's most fearsome creatures.

IT'S TIME TO VOTE FOR THE BEST THEME SONG! Click on the following link and fill out a short survey before casting your votes for each bands' theme song. https://forms.gle/yGu5G6LW5ccfMH1y5 Uncle Peckerhead (2020) Director: Matthew John Lawrence Writer: Matthew John Lawrence A punk band land their first tour, but the excitement quickly wears off when a man-eating demon joins them on the road.

Devil Story (1986) Director: Bernard Launois Writer: Bernard Launois After their car breaks down in the French countryside, a young couple must fend off a Nazi mutant and his gypsy mother, a mummy and a possessed horse.

Director: Craig Moss Writer: Craig Moss After a stint in a psychiatric hospital, a young woman returns to the house where her father killed the entire cast of The Artist during his exorcism.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Michael Waldron Doctor Strange teams up with a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across multiverses, to battle multiple threats, including other-universe versions of himself, which threaten to wipe out millions across the multiverse. They seek help from Wanda the Scarlet Witch, Wong and others.

Bad Exorcists (2015) Director: Kyle Steinbach Writer: Kyle Steinbach Charlie, Matt and Dana are about to finish high school with little fanfare. In a last-ditch effort to earn their classmates' respect, the trio set out to make a horror film starring the dreamy, popular girl at school. Things go wrong when their attempt to film an exorcism scene results in the demonic possession of their lead actress.

Vampires Suck (2010) Directors: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer Writers: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer A spoof of vampire-themed movies. Teenager, Becca finds herself torn between 2 boys. As she and her friends wrestle with a number of different dramas, everything comes to a head at their prom.

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000) Director: Joe Berlinger Writers: Dick Beebe & Joe Berlinger A group of tourists arrives in Burkittsville, Maryland after seeing The Blair Witch Project (1999) to explore the mythology and phenomenon, only to come face to face with their own neuroses and possibly the witch herself.

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Death to Metal (2019) Director: Tim Connery Writers: Tim Connery (story) & Kevin Koppes After a freak accident, a disturbed priest is transformed into a mutated killing machine on a mission to wipe out the godless fans of heavy metal music.

When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001) Director: Patrick Read Johnson Writers: R.L. Stine (story), Patrick Read Johnson (teleplay) & John Lau (teleplay) A new kid in town must drive away ghosts with the help of his zombie uncle. When Halloween decorations begin to mysteriously disappear around town, the boy and his reanimated uncle join forces to find out who is behind the attempt to destroy the residents' enjoyment of the spooky holiday.

Krampus: Origins (2018) Director: Joseph Mbah Writer: Robert Conway A mysterious artifact that can summon the ancient evil of the Krampus is delivered to a small-town orphanage.

Thankskilling (2007) Director: Jordan Downey Writers: Jordan Downey & Bradly Schulz A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.

Shredder (2003) Director: Greg Huson Writers: Craig Donald Carlson & Greg Huson Teenagers at an abandoned ski lodge meet with grisly ends at the hands of a psychopathic killer.

The Slashening (2015) Director: Brandon Bassham Writers: Brandon Bassham (story by) & Reynard Alli (story by) Best friends Lucy, Eva, Ashley, Beth and Margot have a one of a kind sleepover party until murder transforms it into an event filled with friendship, betrayal and utter madness.

Super Hot (2021) Director: Taylor King Writer: Taylor King A pizza delivery girl discovers her neighbor is moving into a sorority house of vampires. It's a race against the clock to stop her crush from being sacrificed at midnight.

Weedjies: Halloweed Night (2019) Director: Danny Draven Writers: Charles Band (original idea by), Shane Bitterling (written by), Danny Draven (story) & Brockton McKinney (story by) The secretive hostess of a Las Vegas 420-themed bash at a haunted hotel plays with a Weed-G-Board and unleashes a swarm of deadly party buds.

Ghostquake (2012) Director: Jeffery Scott Lando Writers: Anthony C. Ferrante (story by) & Paul A. Birkett (screenplay by) Teenagers become trapped in their high-school by the ghost of a former principal, who has returned from the dead seeking revenge. The evil spirit's grandson and the mysterious janitor must fight to save the students from a sinister fate.

The Lunar Pack (2004) Director: Jason Liquori Writer: Jason Liquori Let Mistress Misty guide you through three tales of the full moon as she follows the stories of different werewolves and how they handle their curse, gift or simple way of life.

The Convent (2000) Director: Mike Mendez Writers: Chaton Anderson A group of college students break into an abandoned convent and become possessed by demonic spirits.

The Nest (1988) Director: Terence H. Winkless Writers: Eli Cantor (based on the novel by) & Robert King (screenplay by) A scientist, a sheriff, an exterminator and an island mayor's daughter hunt mutant cockroaches.

Spaceship Terror (2011) Director: Harry Tchinski Writers: Harry Tchinski Five women and a man are picked up by a derelict ship after they become marooned on a deserted planet, but they soon become victims to a deranged killer with an insane blood lust.

Rectuma (2003) Director: Mark Pirro Writer: Mark Pirro An American man infected by a Mexican butt-humping frog returns to Los Angeles, where his rear end grows to 20 feet and frames him for murders.

Left Behind (2014) Director: Vic Armstrong Writers: Paul Lalonde & John Patus A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.

Baby Geniuses (1999) Director: Bob Clark Writers: Bob Clark & Greg Michael Scientists hold super intelligent talking babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.

Trolland (2016) Director: Ron Thornton Writers: Glenn Campbell, Tammy Klein, & Aaron Witlin Fenn the Troll hates the Troll pastime of pranking, and is teased so much for it that he runs away. But when a long-suffering park ranger starts capturing the other Trolls, it's up to Fenn to rescue his family and friends.

Lumberjack Man (2015) Director: Josh Bear Writers: Josh Bear & Bill Muehl (story by), Ed Kuehnel (screenplay) As the staff of Good Friends Church Camp prepares for a spring break filled with "Fun Under the Son", a demon logger rises from his sap boiler to wreak his vengeance and feast on flapjacks soaked in the blood of his victims.

Skinned Deep (2004) Director: Gabriel Bartalos Writer: Gabriel Bartalos A family vacation is turned into a nightmare when they are abducted by a family of deranged killers in this "Texas Chainsaw" style comedy sci-fi horror thriller romantic drama.

Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (1999) Director: David DeCoteau Writers: Matthew Jason Walsh (screenplay by) & David DeCoteau (story by) Six young archaeology students discover the remains of an ancient Aztec mummy and accidentally unleash the fury of an evil god.

Uninvited (1987) Director: Greydon Clark Writer: Greydon Clark A cat infected with a genetically engineered virus escapes from a lab and goes on a killing spree, finding its way onboard a shady businessman's yacht loaded with young guests.

Cheerleader Camp (1988) Director: John Quinn Writers: David Lee Fein & R.L. O'Keefe A group of cheerleaders become the targets of an unknown killer at a remote summer camp.

Aquanoids (2003) Director: Reinhart Peschke Writers: Mark J. Gordon & Eric Spudic On a small island off the California coast it's the Fourth of July and tourists are washing up dead. Mysterious sea creatures called Aquanoids are responsible.

Virus Shark (2021) Director: Mark Polonia Writer: Aaron Drake The world is ravaged by a new virus, SHVID-1, spread by a shark bite. At the bottom of the ocean, a group of scientists are racing against the clock to find a cure.

Sickness House (2006) Director: Patrick Higgins A group of friends get together for a New Year's Eve party without any idea that they may be trapped there longer than they expected when the house they're in is quarantined with them all inside. Who could know that one of them is carrying a deadly disease?

The Thirsting (2007) Director: Mark Vadik Writer: Mark Vadik A group of college girls unwittingly opens the door for the mother of all demons - Lilith - to posses them by turning their deepest darkest desires into deadly nightmares.

The time has come for the members of Malevolent Movies to gather and celebrate the conclusion of the Hunt for Holiday Horror. Share in the feast, the revelry, the laughs and the surprises as Trevor, Zach and Festicul, the Lord of Holiday Horror, vie for the coveted "Best of Holiday Horror" award. Will one of our brave champions come out on top? Will Festicul continue to reign for another 1,000 years? Will Joe Buckley cause yet another awards ceremony fiasco?! Go grab a bottle of bubbly and chicken pot pie and tune in for the stunning conclusion to the Hunt for Holiday Horror!