VHS 2018

Director John Gray , creator of CBS’s Ghost Whisperer showcased his 2018 film The Desecrated at the Inaugural VHS. Starring Stacey Farber as a morgue technician who is haunted by her latest charge.

The red carpet was in full swing, some were dressed to the nines, while others came in full costume, celebrating the Halloween season, independent film, and their love of horror.

Gigi Saul Guerrero aka La Muñeca Del Terror, showcased El Gigante at VHS 2018 - a film highlighting the struggles of Mexican immigrants told through a gruesome and grindhouse lens.

Among the films was Nosferatu Rising by Emmy award-winning makeup effects master Sean Genders paid homage to F. W. Murnau’s 1922 classic while updating it with a cool steam-punk aesthetic. Blood Oranges from LA-based Steve Flavin gave audiences their much needed comic relief where an unsuspecting shopper brings home the murderous titular citrus fruit.

Winning the award for Best Film at the inaugural event was the poignant and haunting tale of childhood trauma and abuse told through Brian Patrick Lim’s Marian. The sold-out festival premiere night included an award ceremony, where winners received the Golden Tape Award, and the night capped off with an after party at a local pub.

Films Featured

El Gigante - Gigi Saul Guerrero (CAN) | Bride of frankie - Devi Snively (USA) | Blood Oranges - Steve Flavin (USA) | Marian - Brian Patrick Lim (PHL) | Nosferatu Rising - Sean Genders (AUS) | Day 34 - Jesse Lupini (CAN) | The Desecrated - John Gray (USA) | The Last resort - Stephanie Blakey (UK) | Where’s Violet? - Nathan Lebedoff (CAN) | Relivation - Wouter Springer (NLD) | Mr. Machine - Philippe Macridis (USA) | The Whistler - Jennifer Nicole Stang (CAN)