Stanley Film Festival


Stanley Film Festival was a horror film festival located in Estes Park, Colorado. Founded in 2013, the festival showcased independent horror films, including features, shorts and special events with guest filmmakers. The festival was named for the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park where it is held, a neo-Georgian hotel that was the inspiration and setting of Stephen King's horror novel The Shining. The festival also held a student film competition titled, The Stanley Dean's Cup.

2013 Festival

The inaugural festival was held May 2–5, 2013. Opening night film: The Purge with director James DeMonaco and producer Jason Blum in attendance. The 2013 festival was curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, with films from 13 different countries.

Special Events

2014 Festival

The 2nd annual festival took place April 24–27, 2014.

Selected films

FilmDirectorCountryAdditional Notes
Doc of the DeadAlexandre O. PhilippeUSAOpening Night
What We Do in the ShadowsTaika Waititi and Jemaine ClementNew ZealandClosing Night
The BabadookJennifer KentAustralia
Blood GlacierMarvin KrenAustria
Dead Snow: Red vs. DeadTommy WirkolaNorway/Iceland
Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUK/USA
The Fall of the House of UsherJean EpsteinFrance/USA
GremlinsJoe DanteUSA
HouseboundGerard JohnstoneNew Zealand
Late PhasesAdrian Garcia BoglianoUSA
Lesson of the EvilTakashi MiikeJapan
LFOAntonio TublenSweden/Denmark
MoebiusKim Ki-dukSouth Korea
The Nightmare Before ChristmasHenry SelickUSA
Nothing Bad Can HappenKatrin GebbeGermany
Open WindowsNacho VigolandoSpain/USA
RagnarokMikkel Brænne SandemoseNorway
R100Hitoshi MatsumotoJapan
Rigor MortisJuno MakHong Kong
The SacramentTi WestUSA
SleepwalkersMick GarrisUSA
Starry EyesKevin Kölsch and Dennis WidmyerUSA
The Strange Color of Your Body's TearsHélène Cattet and Bruno ForzaniBelgium / France / Luxembourg
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre – 40th ANNIVERSARY RESTORATIONTobe HooperUSA
Witching and BitchingAlex de la IglesiaSpain
Who Can Kill a Child?Narciso Ibáñez SerradorSpain

2015 Festival

The 3rd annual festival took place April 30 - May 3, 2015.
Opening night film: Cooties with SpectreVision production company partners Daniel Noah, Josh Waller, and Elijah Wood in attendance.

Selected films

FilmDirectorCountryNotes
The NightmareRodney AscherUSA
We Are Still HereTed GeogheganUSA
BodyDan Berk & Robert OlsenUSA
The BoyCraig MacneillUSA
DeathgasmJason Lei HowdenNew Zealand
Director's Commentary: The Terror Of FrankensteinTim KirkUSA
The Final GirlsTodd Strauss-SchulsonUSAClosing Night
CootiesJonathan Milott & Cary MurnionUSAOpening Night
Goodnight Mommy
Ich Seh Ich Seh
Severin Fiala & Veronika FranzAustria
The HallowCorin HardyUnited Kingdom
HollowHam TranVietnam
The InvitationKaryn KusamaUSACenterpiece
Let Us PreyBrian O'MalleyUnited Kingdom
Over Your Dead Body
Kuime
Takashi MiikeJapan
Scherzo DiabolicoAdrian Garcia BoglianoMexico
Shrew's Nest
Musarañas
Juanfer Andrés & Esteban RoelSpain
Some Kind Of HateAdam Egypt MortimerUSA
StungTBenni DiezUSA
Sun ChokeBen CrescimanUSA
The TreatmentHans HerbotsBelgium
When Animals Dream
Når Dyrene Drømmer
Jonas Alexander ArnbyDenmark
ShiversDavid CronenbergCanadaRetrospective
Re-AnimatorStuart GordonUSARetrospective
The Bride Of FrankensteinJames WhaleUSARetrospective
Diabolique
Les Diaboliques
Henri-Georges ClouzotFranceRetrospective
RepulsionRoman PolanskiUnited KingdomRetrospective
The Rocky Horror Picture ShowJim SharmanUSARetrospective