2014 Screening Room

Just for a taste, this is last year’s program. ScareLA is returning bigger and better in 2015! Join our e-mail list for updates.

ScareLA is proud to present the scariest shorts and most frightening features in our 2014 screening room! Head to the seventh floor to check out our lineup of films. Seating is limited, so don’t be late! Meet the filmmakers and enjoy a relaxing moment… in the dark.

Missing in the Mansion (11:04) Josh and Jeremiah Daws. A Disneyland proposal goes horribly wrong in The Haunted Mansion. On July 6, 2012, three friends went missing. They were last seen at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. A Cast Member working in Lost & Found discovered a camera that belonged to them containing the following footage. It has not been altered in any way.

The Halloween Experience: Volume 1 (41:00) Phillip Crain. Experience Halloween like never before without leaving the comfort of your home. Your host, Bloody Jenny guides you through an immersive nightmare of monsters, slashers and ghosts so real you’ll be fearing for your life. So sit back and brace yourself for… The Halloween Experience! You don’t have to wait for Halloween to be scared!

Short film block (27:47) Ghost Works Productions.
& Teller 1/& Teller 2/& Teller 3 (Directed by Teller, Frank Ippolito, and Ezekiel Zabrowski) – Teller decides to keep a video diary when an epidemic infects the populace of Las Vegas.
Dracula’s Daughters Vs. the Space Brains (Directed by Frank Ippolito & Ezekiel Zabrowski) – Dracula’s Daughter vs. The Space Brains takes the classic tale of the vampire and launches it into space. Two vampire sisters, Marketa and Marya are the stars of a ballet troupe touring small towns across America. But when an alien life form possesses an entire town, Marketa and Marya find that they have bitten off more than they can chew. Now Marketa must find untainted human blood to save her sister before her brain hatches from her head and flies away. Will she make it, or has the sun set for the final time on the realm of the vampire? Starring Neil Patrick Harris.
Night of the Little Dead (Directed by Frank Ippolito & Ezekiel Zabrowski) – It’s the little things that getcha.

TPA SoCal Haunts Walkthrough Videos (57:18) Theme Park Adventure presents walkthroughs of a variety of local Southern California haunts. Are you brave enough to watch?

Shadow Man (11:49) Dave Benullo. An atmospheric horror short film about a young boy who discovers the truth about the childhood legend of the Shadow Man.

Visions (15:01) Gene Blalock. The best way to keep a secret is to pretend there isn’t one. Visions stars Molly Jackson, Nicholas Jaqua, Leslie McKeller, Jon J. Peterson, and Liv Southard. The film was written by Gene Blalock, the company’s founder and the film’s director, Andria Chamberlin, Director of Photography, and writer / producer James Boring. Featuring supernatural and psychological elements, the film focuses on concepts of possession, sexual abuse, and the tenuous balance of a family torn apart by secrets and betrayal. Visions explores a family fighting an evil force that threatens to consume Debbie, one of its youngest members. The emotional weight of her child’s descent into darkness deeply affects Sara who is unsure whether faith or practicality will save her daughter.

The Blood of Youth (7:19) CornerHouse Films. A vintage game holds the keys to eternal youth and everlasting evil. Watch in horror as two beautiful women awaken the souls of the damned on Halloween!

Swamp Foetus (7:18) Pumpkinrot. In her swamp home, a witch concocts a magical brew to create a gruesome figure. This atmospheric short features homemade props and stars a witch puppet.

The Hypnotist (18:21) Jon Braver. Elijah, the brilliant and now banished psychologist, sees no other option but to use the controversial device he created to enter his wife’s unconscious mind and attempt to pull her out of her 5 year coma.

The Graveyard Feeder (11:57) Rich Robinson. Groundskeeper Burke Sawyer is in a rush to save his deceased father’s soul from a menacing creature buried underground who is feeding on the corpses of Juniper Falls Cemetery. Sean Bridgers stars.

The Bloody Indulgent: A Raunchy Vampire Musical (1:19:39) Kenneth Hughes. Watch a Zombie Zappa try to kill a Back Street Boy in the this naughty musical underneath a morality tale showing the humanity of monsters and the monstrosity of humans.

A Dark Vaudeville (29:00) Mary Imagination. A Dark Vaudeville is a horror story about three misfits; Ben, The Entertainer, and Max Carmichael. They meet together by a twist of fate at an audition for the city’s talent show. Ben is a Ventriloquist whose puppets which includes Bucky the bird and Chester. The Entertainer is a crazed girl who is the ringleader and whose to dream is host a show of the macabre. Last but not least, Max Carmichael the magician; he is the most sinister of the group of misfits. When all three get accepted to be in the talent show, they decided on a horror theme for the show and named it A Dark Vaudeville. Ben slowly realizes the twisted intentions of revenge and murder that Max and The Entertainer want to perform on the stage. This tale of the macabre is filled with crazy villains, wild monsters, and vaudevillian acts that decent into a delirium of horror. Starring Anthony Ayala, Emily Rivas, and James Holguin.

Hotel Camarillo (1:11:00) Wayne Poe. Hotel Camarillo is a documentary focusing on paranormal investigations over the past 10 years at former Camarillo State Mental Hospital. Using a decade of archival footage, EVP, ITC, and photos along with new interviews with the investigators, Hotel Camarillo is the complete history of paranormal activity in the old abandoned buildings, some that no longer exist on the campus.

Monsters Wanted (1:29:00) Brian Cunningham and Joe Laughrey. In early 2011, Rich Teachout quit his lucrative job to focus on creating a one-of-a-kind haunted attraction. He and his partner Janel dedicated every moment, ounce of energy, and dollar to making their “Scream Park” a reality. Monsters Wanted is the story of their self-proclaimed madness and the industry, culture, and people who share it. We followed Rich and Janel’s efforts from the first day of building beyond the last day of the season. The result is a one-of-a-kind peek into an industry known for its macabre antics and well guarded secrets. Monsters Wanted: There’s nothing more terrifying than following your dreams.

Professor Creepy’s Scream Party (24:50) Dave Shelton. Taped at the California Institute of Abnormal Arts, North Hollywood, CA. Starring a cast of horror icons in a unique kids TV fun nostalgia variety party combining elements of American Bandstand, Hairspray, Zacharly, Hilarious House of Frightenstein, Mad TV and Sid and Marty Krofft and Laugh-In. It revolves around a teen girl who enters a circus freak museum where her imaginary friend Professor Creepy comes alive and holds the goofiest dance party ever. Live bands and guest icons from the world of sci-fi and horror come to visit and perform and comedy sketches abound. A modern take on early Saturday morning fun.

Seance (2:53) Nina Sharifi. Seance is a stop-animated short about a curious table of fortune seekers eager to contact spirits, but in turn receive more than they bargained for. The film was designed, animated, and edited by Nina Sharifi. Audio mixing and mastering by Bijan Sharifi. Music Composed by Anthony Ferraro.

Up Under The Roof (20:41) Darin Read. During the Dustbowl era on a dilapidated farm, a lonely ten-year-old boy begins hearing strange noises above his bedroom ceiling at night. The noises grow threatening as the thing in the attic becomes restless and hungry. Through a friendship with a visually impaired girl, he comes to understand that he must face this thing hiding up under the roof before it consumes him.

Fire City: The Interpreter of Signs (1:30:00) Tom Woodruff. In a world where demons live among us, private detective John Asher – the only human who sees them for what they are – must battle forces of Darkness to save his daughter from a fate worse than death.