Shriekfest 2009, the 9th annual Los Angeles international horror/thriller/sci-fi/fantasy film festival and screenplay competition, has announced its more than 40 official selections and screenplay finalists. The festival, which doesn't discriminate between award-winning films and unrecognized films during its submission process, aims to help filmmakers of all levels gain valuable exposure. Here are the 2009 finalists: Feature Films Dark House directed by Darin Scott Dawning directed by Gregg Holtgrewe Evil Angel directed by Richard Dutcher Evilution directed by Chris Conlee How to be a Serial Killer directed by Luke Ricci Hurt directed by Barbara Stepansky Lo directed by Travis Betz Maneater directed by Michael Emanuel No-Do directed by Elio Quiroga Shellter directed by Dan Donley Spike directed by Robert Beaucage Surviving Evil directed by Terence Daw Sutures directed by Tammi Sutton Feature Screenplays The Ant Colony written by Frances Spencer The Angler written by Jay Michaels Adrian of Death written by Terence Brody Cuties written by Matt Norman Macau Twilight written by Tony Shyu The Last Good Horror Story written by Jay Michaels SiNDROME written by Rachel Long and Brian Pittman Snakefighter: The Legend of Saint Patrick written by David R. Larson Grimm Valley written by Dennis Shutty Long in the Tooth written by Mark Wasserman Floaters written by Molly Wofford The Blue Planet written by Svet Rouskov #14 written by Solomon Grundy Faeries written by Chip Street and Sean Meehan Upgrade written by Louis Rosenberg Chasing Shadows written by Patrick Sweeney and Monica Valentinelli In the Mind's Eye written by Terrence Kelsey As Fatal As Death written by Lance Eliot Adams Summit Fever written by Robin Eveleigh Burning Atlanta written by Anton Hill No Return written by Shane Cole, Timothy Hunt, and Christopher Sacks Rotten written by Kristin Bogart Stuck written by Kevin Barney Skinned written by Carlos Perez Testament written by Kerry Douglas Dye Cinderhella written by Matt Leonard Dead After Tomorrow written by Benjamin Pollack The Devil's Church written by Mark Steensland Return to Darian's Point written by Kyle Michel Sullivan Hard Feelings written by Jim Hemphill Short Films 2095 directed by Troy Romeo Death in Charge directed by Devi Snively Delaney directed by Carles Torrens Enigma directed by The Shumway Brothers Excision directed by Richard Bates Jr. Fantasy directed by Izabel Grondin Howling Brat directed by David Pope Lock (ed) In directed by Lea McMahan Marooned? directed by Ryan Nagata Monstrous Nature directed by Jason Cuadrado Now That You're Dead directed by Patrick Rea Remote directed by Marc Roussel Sinkhole directed by Eric Scherbarth Next Caller directed by Patrick Rea Thirsty directed by Andrew Kasch Supershort Films A Little Mouth to Feed directed by Jack Daniel Stanley Empty Halls directed by Michael William Vara and Jeremy Cloe The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon directed by Richard Gale Interview with an Alien directed by G. Tyler Payne Cold Calls directed by Jack Daniel Stanley Mr. Gun directed by Ben Juhl Rift directed by Andrew Huang The Shot directed by Travis Lee Eller Rekindled directed by Jack Daniel Stanley Short Screenplays Roly-Poly written by Phil Clarke Jr Lab Rats written by Louis Rosenberg Time Skip written by Owen Thomas Chasing Rainbows written by David Kane Seekers written by L.C Cruell Mother's Day written by Janet L. Loftis Professor Tutweiller's Orb written by Scott and Paula Merrow Where They Went Before Us written by Jesse Kyle Reisman Little Pig written by Anna Taborska A Ghost in the Embers written by Scott and Paula Merrow Lock (ed) In written by Peter Jones, McKenzie Cupp, Molly Morgan, Katie Herbst, Ali Gianutsos, and Jean Jamison

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