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Interview with Filmmaker James Rigby (VERSIPELLIS)https://festivalreviews.org/2025/10/14/interview-with-filmmaker-james-rigby-versipellis/ Versipellis, 26min., UKDirected by James RigbyIn this spine-chilling horror film, a young girl, Sophia, faces the dilemma of choosing whom to trust when an imposter infiltrates her home. —— Interview with Filmmaker Daniella Meggoe (TALE & BONES – DARK PRINCESS)https://festivalreviews.org/2025/10/14/interview-with-filmmaker-daniella-meggoe-tale-bones-dark-princess/ Tale & Bones – Dark Princess, 3min., USADirected by… Continue reading Filmmaker Interviews from the THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival

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When a woman discovers her new boyfriend is hiding a body in the trunk, her road trip spirals into a nightmare of buried secrets, survival instincts, and a past frozen in lies. Based on a true story. CAST LIST Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris Daisy: Hannah Ehman Patrick: Geoff Mays

A showcase of the best Thriller/Supense Films in the world today! AUDIENCE AWARDS:Best Short Film: VersipellisBest Direction: Tale & Bones – Dark PrincessBest Story: Chak-316 Tale & Bones – Dark Princess, 3min., USADirected by Daniella Meggoe, Benson JacksonDark Princess is a psychological short highlighting the unique relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild. The innocent… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: August 2025 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Festival

After being abducted by a suburban couple running an underground trafficking ring, a determined young woman discovers her missing best friend among the captives and rallies a group of women to fight back, outsmart their captors, and take their freedom by force.

Audience Awards:Best Feature Film: Stratagem The MovieBest Direction: Tea TimeBest Short Film: Excess Baggage Stratagem The Movie, 111min.,Directed by Rick E. CuttsRellik and his girlfriend Nosaer witness a crime and are immediately on the run as they try and elude a killer who seems to always be one step ahead of them. Will they escape… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: July 2025 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival

After a wrongful execution sends rock star, John Santo to the morgue, he rises from the dead, thinking he has a second chance to clear his name, but when he’s thrust into a life-and-death struggle to rescue his kidnapped daughter, Angela from renegade pastor, Sonny Romeo — Satan stands in John’s way, demanding his soul… Continue reading THRILLER Best Scene Reading: EXECUTED AND RISEN, by Salvatore A. Bono

After being embedded with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, which ends in tragedy, a journalist heads to rural Maine to fully recover and finds herself on the frontlines of another battle, between a family of wolves and the ruthless land developer who wants them hunted down. After a comrade dies in a horrific incident on… Continue reading THRILLER/SUSPENSE Best Scene: THE LANGUAGE OF WOLVES, by Nan Schmid

Dr. Frank vows to climb Machu Picchu after his son is killed in Afghanistan and he suffers a major myocardial infarction. A feel-good story. https://www.machopicchu.movie/ CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Frank: Geoff Mays Mack: Sean Ballantyne Larry: Shawn Devlin

Mark Tyler gets out of prison after twelve years for a robbery gone awry. The loot is still out there. A corrupt cop, a local grifter, a femme fatale and the partner he left for dead all come marching out of his past to come for it. CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Counselor: Geoff Mays… Continue reading THRILLER/SUSPENSE Best Scene: Gang Agley, by Jeremy Hogan, Aaron Krygier