Justina Bonilla

Justina is a freelance journalist and writer specializing in Latino media, film history, horror, and Latin horror.

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The Screaming Room Film Festival 2026 Interviews – Day 3 - HorrorBuzz

In this final part of the three part Screaming Room Film Festival filmmaker interviews series, part three, Sunday, we highlight films from a select few filmmakers that show the diversity of horror thought sub genres like art house, musical, comedy, and crime.
We are deeply appreciate and grateful to all of the filmmakers that participated in this phenomenal line up of over seventy short films that made the 2026 Screaming Room Film Festival a blood-soaked success.
 
Day 3: Sunday
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The Screaming Room Film Festival 2026 Interviews – Day 2

Continuing our three part Screaming Room Film Festival filmmaker interviews series, part two, Saturday, highlights films from animated terror, to Halloween treats, to moments and monsters that made us go WTF.
Among the many fear-inducing filmmakers that gave Saturday its bloody fun and twisted thrills, are a few who shared with us the creative process and influences that helped bring their nightmares to the big scream.
 
Day 2: Saturday
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The Screaming Room Film Festival 2026 Winners - HorrorBuzz

This year, the participating filmmakers gave the Screaming Room Film Festival audience everything from chills to thrills to laughs.
Each film that played gave a unique spin on the horror genre, displaying the talent and passion of the filmmakers. We thank and appreciate every filmmaker for their participation in the 2026 Screaming Room Film Festival.
Among all of these talented filmmakers, were the winners who dazzled and impressed the audience over the Midsummer Scream Convention. Congratulatio...

Screaming Room Film Festival 2026 Interviews Day 1 - HorrorBuzz

This year, The Screaming Room Film Festival is bringing another year of screams, chills, and bloody thrills to all three days of Midsummer Scream.
The biggest privilege of this festival is to bring together the unique and original horror of incredible talent on the big screen, to the horror hungry Midsummer Scream guests to enjoy.
To celebrate another amazing year of The Screaming Room Film Festival, we’ve interviewed a few select filmmakers whose films will get your spine-tingling this weekend....

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