Check out three amazing short films from the Midnight Fest 2025 Official Selection:

• Better the Devil You Know
• Hept
• Mora (not in competition)

After a traumatizing sexual encounter, Jay is being followed by something – it can look like anyone, and it never stops. The only way to escape it is to pass it on to someone else.

It Follows returns to the big screen for a revival showing. Stick around after the film for an in-depth Q&A with composer Disasterpeace.

Check out five amazing short films from the Midnight Fest 2025 Official Selection:

• Rebrand
• Red Tops
• Princeton’s in the Mix
• Housewife
• Devil’s Prism

Over six decades, three unwitting guests of a cursed New England home stumble upon a sinister secret dwelling beneath its floors – an eternal witch with an insatiable thirst for the flesh of the living.

Plus, stay for three amazing short films from the Midnight Fest 2025 Official Selection:

• Intermission
• antisocial
• The Kid and the Camera (not in competition)

Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon – only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.

Catch a special advance showing of Shell, starring Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson. This advance screening brings the film’s darkly satirical pulse to the big screen ahead of it’s release—don’t miss it.

Start the festival off right. Come join us in the theatre for drinks and conversation with a gathering of filmmakers, fans, and friends.

*One drink included with ticket purchase.

An afternoon of new visions in horror. Watch four incredible short films from the Midnight Fest 2025 Official Selection, then stay for a panel with the filmmakers as they discuss craft, inspiration, and what it means to make horror now. Featuring the following shorts:

• Intermission
• The Ghost in the Road
• Storytime (not in competition)
• The Kid and the Camera (not in competition)

When her niece is found dead along with three friends after viewing a supposedly cursed videotape, reporter Reiko sets out to investigate. She finds the tape, watches it and receives a phone call informing her that she’ll die in a week.

Two police officers attempt to cover up their accidental killing and discover that their bodycams haven’t been the only things watching them.

Accompanied by two shorts from the Midnight Fest 2025 Official Selection:

• REM
• Portrait of God (not in competition)

To protect her younger brother, Rebecca must face a demonic entity that’s attached to their mother. We’re thrilled to present a screening of this film with a live and in-person conversation with director David F. Sandberg — one of the defining voices of the genre.

After experiencing tragic personal losses, a music professor rents a Seattle mansion with a troubled history.

Step away from the screen for a casual meet-up with fellow filmmakers and fans. Drinks, conversation, and the perfect midpoint reset for the festival weekend.

In the middle of nowhere, it’s up to Courage to save his owners Muriel and Eustace from the creepy and paranormal.

An icon returns to celebrate 25 years of one of the most beloved (and unsettling) animated series ever made. Creator John Dilworth joins Midnight Fest for a special screening and conversation on the legacy of Courage the Cowardly Dog. A rare chance to revisit the show that first taught us how beautifully weird, funny, and terrifying the genre could be.

A young activist joins a radical animal-rights group to expose a pig farm’s cruelty, but when their mission turns violent, she’s caught between sides.

Accompanied by two shorts from the Midnight Fest 2025 Official Selection:

• Whitch
• Motherface

A documentary crew investigates the deaths that occurred on the opening night of a Halloween haunted house.

Step inside the chilling world of Hell House LLC, a modern horror classic, for it’s 10th anniversary. Director Stephen Cognetti joins us for a post-screening Q&A—hear behind-the-scenes secrets and learn about what it takes to keep audiences hanging by a thread for 10 years.

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Things get wild when Billy’s friends recommend he get a new haircut.

Join us for an afternoon of local voices in the genre. Watch four incredible short films from the Midnight Fest 2025 Official Selection, then, stay for a conversation with the filmmakers and other members of the Boston film community. Come to discuss the city’s past, present, and future as a hub for cinema. Featuring the following films:

• Prosthetic Soul
• Intermission
• Red Tops
• The Bloop

A local TV personality hosts an annual Halloween broadcast, but something sinister seems to be taking place in the studio and the town surrounding it.

Seven shorts from this year’s competition are bound together into a single feature-length horror anthology, capped by a brand-new wraparound film produced by the Midnight Fest team. This is a work in progress and will be playing for the first time in for our closing night audience.

We’ll celebrate the standout films and filmmakers of our first year with the Midnight Fest Awards Ceremony.

Join us after the final credits roll for the official Midnight Fest wrap party — one last chance to raise a glass, meet new collaborators, and close out the festival with a proper sendoff.