News and Announcements
🧟 CASTING CALL: ZOMBIES WANTED IN CASTRO VALLEY!
THE DEAD HAVE RISEN. AND THEY'RE GOING TO THE MOVIES. The Out Of The Cellar Horror Film Festival is summoning…
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!
Our live Friday the 13th Creature Feature Experience with our host Count Gore De Vol will feature John Stanley's 1977…
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Race Against The Clock
Out Of The Cellar Unveils Inaugural 48-Hour Horror Film Challenge Independent filmmakers, fright fans, and adrenaline junkies: prepare to test…
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Out Of The Cellar Film Festival Unleashes Inaugural Horror Showcase
This autumn, cinema’s darkest secrets escape underground. The inaugural Out Of The Cellar (OOTC) Film Festival descends upon the historic, single-screen Chabot…
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Bay Area Horror Icon John Stanley Joins Out Of The Cellar Horror Film Festival as Inaugural Judge
Stanley is best known to generations of Northern California horror fans as the host of KTVU's Creature Features, the late-night…
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Horror Is Human
Festival Curator Barry M. Putt Jr. on the vision, the craft, and why this genre deserves a room of its…
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OOTC48 Mixer Series Starts Strong
As a lead up to its 48 hour horror film challenge and Horror Film Festival, Out Of The Cellar is…
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Film Students: Free Submission Window Still Open as Out Of The Cellar Enters “Witching Hour” Pricing
Bay Area horror film festival keeps student fees waived through all but the final deadline — a rare opportunity for…
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Founder Spotlight:
Veronica Craven on Why Horror Is Finally Stepping Out of the Cellar In recent years, something curious has happened in…
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Out Of The Cellar Launches the Bay Area’s First Festival Dedicated to Stylish Horror Cinema
The three-day boutique event at the historic Chabot Theater will spotlight visually striking independent horror films from around the world,…
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