Come celebrate our 16th birthday — ONE HOTEL. ENDLESS HORROR.
Scary 16 is back at new location! Wyndham Independence!
AI Policy: Submissions must be primarily human-created. Fully AI-generated or AI-only films and screenplays are not eligible. We value original work that demonstrates the filmmaker’s creativity, vision, and artistic talent.
The International Horror Hotel Film Festival and Convention takes place every June in Northeast Ohio. We accept film and script submissions in the following genres: fantasy, horror/slasher, horror-comedy, horror suspense/thriller, action, sci-fi, and fantasy. We also accept trailers, music videos, TV pilots, and web episodes in both film and script form for projects within the listed genres.
We are also introducing new categories for first-time filmmakers and student filmmakers.
Competition is open for our Horror Film Scoring Competition, with submissions accepted through our website. During the event, we also host live Scream King/Queen competitions, FX makeup competitions, monologue competitions, and the annual Spooky Sunday Costume Competition. Please visit our website for full details.
The Fourth Annual Room 237 Film Competition challenges filmmakers to create a film in 30 days using a murder weapon assigned during a Zoom kickoff meeting. More information will be available on the festival website.
The festival features four days of film screenings, two days of panel discussions and lectures, a convention beginning Friday afternoon, special guests, networking events, karaoke parties, live competitions, and more.
PLEASE READ ALL RULES/TERMS BEFORE SUBMITTING*
Attending filmmakers and scriptwriters will receive a festival badge, swag bag, a Q&A opportunity after their screening, access to panel discussions and lectures, networking events, the after-party cookout, karaoke, and more.
