Spooky Empire’s Horror Film Festival
Spooky Empire’s Horror Film Festival returns this October 27-29, 2023 at the Orange County Convention Center!
This year Spooky Empire brings you the goriest, spookiest and most frightening short and feature-length horror films for your viewing pleasure. Immerse yourself into horror culture at Spooky Empire in Orlando, FL. with 15,000+ guests attending annually! Plus, we’re more than just film screenings..meet the filmmakers, stop by the Q&As, and check out the awards ceremony.
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Spooky Empire seeks independent short and feature-length films from around the world in any of the following genre groups:
- Horror, Supernatural
- Horror Comedy
- Sci-Fi
- Animation
- Thriller, Suspense
- Cult, Bizarre, Genre-defying, Experimental
- Documentaries with a genre-related or cult/bizarre subject matter
For Submission Deadlines and Details Visit Our Film Freeway Page
Film Festival Hosts!
Thank you to our friends and Film Festival Host at And You Films , we are looking forward to a bigger, better and even bloodier Spooky Empire Film Fest, don’t miss it!
Awards Ceremony
Don’t miss out on our Awards Ceremony: Sunday, October 29th at 4pm
Fearmaker of the Year
Best Short Film
Best Feature
Best Makeup
Best Special Effects
Best Actor
Best ScareActor
Audience Choice
Florida Fear
Film Schedule
Click the button below to visit our full schedule for the weekend! Be sure to plan in advance, we have not one, but TWO rooms full of films, panels and Q&As!