International Horror Hotel Film Festival 2025

The International Horror Hotel Film Festival and Convention is held every June in Northeast Ohio. The 2025 festival marks our 14th edition. We have yearly competitions for films, scripts and music videos in the following genres: fantasy, horror, horror-comedy, slasher, sci-fi, martial arts, lgbtq+ and suspense-thriller, and experimental, as well as a yearly horror film scoring competition. At the event, we also have live scream queen, FX makeup, and monologue competitions. The event features four days of film screenings, two days of panel discussions and lectures, a convention free to the general public, special guests, networking parties, live competitions and more.