Dates for the diary
Conventions, screenings, exhibitions and gatherings for the horror community.
Dread Central has shared exclusive images from Postmortem, a supernatural horror film set in a morgue that will have its world premiere at Screamfest on October 10.
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Composer and keyboardist Claudio Simonetti — best known for his work with Goblin on horror soundtracks including Dawn of the Dead — has been announced as a headliner for Living Dead Weekend: Reanimated, scheduled October 16–18, 2026.
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Luke Barnett’s seven-minute short Goodbye, Monster — a FANGORIA Studio short-to-feature project — premieres at Fantastic Fest. The film pairs practical SFX and a Bear McCreary score with a tender take on growing up.
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Anna Biller returned to features with The Face of Horror, a technicolor, gothic-leaning revenge tale screened in TIFF’s Midnight Madness section and praised for its visuals and central performances.
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Actress Gaylen Ross, star of Dawn of the Dead, is confirmed as a headliner for Living Dead Weekend: Reanimated at Monroeville Mall in October 2026, appearing across the show's three days for panels, signings, photos and a VIP party.
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Horror icon Ken Foree is confirmed as a headliner for Living Dead Weekend: Reanimated, returning to the Monroeville Mall for an October 2026 celebration of Dawn of the Dead.
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Living Dead Weekend organizers have announced that Dawn of the Dead star Scott Reiniger will return as a headliner for Living Dead Weekend: Reanimated at the Monroeville Mall, appearing across the show's three days for panels, signings, and photo ops.
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The Los Angeles Haunted Hayride is back in Griffith Park for its 18th season, running September 18 through November 1, 2026, and adds a new Fallen Angel maze staged in the condemned Halo Theatre on the Sunset Strip.
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The inaugural Long Beach Film Festival presents Nightmares on 4th Street, a 90-minute program of eight horror and dark-comedy short films screening August 29 at the Art Theatre of Long Beach.
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The final part of HorrorBuzz’s three-part interview series from The Screaming Room Film Festival 2026 spotlights Day 3 filmmakers and the range of subgenres represented, from art house to horror-comedy.
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Fangoria reports that NEVER AFTER DARK and THE FRIGHTENERS are headlining the HorrorFest 2026 lineup in St. George, Utah, with the festival slated for "next month" in the original report.
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Black Fawn Distribution has shared a neon-soaked poster and first-look images for Matthew Ninaber's HY3NA, which is set to premiere at Tubi FrightFest London on August 31, 2026.
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