‘Monster Fest’: A Playlist of Horror Films Featuring Iconic Creatures

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Since the mid-twentieth century, monsters have amazed and terrified audiences. Monsters are a staple of the horror genre. From werewolves to vampires, horror monsters have terrorized the horror genre since the twentieth century. Monster Fest compiles the best independent monster films on Reveel into a neat playlist for binging. Here is a breakdown of the films in the playlist.

Stray Short Film

Stray (Short Film)

Jack (Paul Kandarian), a small-town cop who left his family behind many years ago, takes in his estranged granddaughter Stacy (Morgan Boss-Maltais) after her mother dies. But when Jack’s second attempt at a family gets cut short, he seeks revenge the only way he knows how.

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The Cure (Short Film)

This short film is about a young girl with the fate of the world in her hands is forced to make an impossible decision. The film is an intense roller coaster told in only 3-minutes.

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Dessert (Short Film)

It’s ten minutes to closing and an enigmatic couple come in for a meal. Their waitress, Diane, is stuck staying until they leave so she lets herself get drawn in by eavesdropping on their argument; forming her own opinions as it rages on. But like some Desserts, their story has layers, and Diane is about to find out just how many.

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Strigoi (Feature Film)

The vampires Romanians actually believe in. The village drunk has been murdered and Vlad’s been implicated so he sets out to uncover the truth. As he digs up the village’s secrets, lies and undead blood-suckers, he discovers how deep the corruption goes.

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Another Grace and Johnny Adventure: Zombie Island (Short Film)

This short film is an homage to the screwball comedies from the 1940s and 50s. Another Grace & Johnny Adventure: Zombie Island is about Newlyweds Grace and Johnny who survive a plane crash on a mysterious island only to discover that the place has been taken over by zombies.

Watch Another Grace & Johnny Adventure: Zombie Island in the Reveel Fright Fest

Universal Dead (Short Film)

Doug Jones is known for playing famous monsters like The Amphibian Man in Shape of Water and Fauno in Pan’s Labyrinth. Before Doug Jones became the monster of Hollywood, he starred in Universal Dead. Universal Dead is a web series about a zombie apocalypse that has all but destroyed civilization when a lone scientist at a remote outpost discovers the cause of the outbreak. Watch the first episode on Reveel.

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Lifeguards VS Zombies (Short Film)

Lifeguards vs Zombies is a comedy short film about a group of young lifeguards in 1985 that fight to stay alive when the Los Angeles water supply is contaminated with a disease that turns people into vicious zombies.

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Frankenstein: Savior of the Zombie Apocalypse

Frankenstein: Savior of the Zombie Apocalypse (Short Film)

Frankenstein and zombies collide in this short monster film. In a world ravaged by biological disaster, a lone survivor takes up refuge from the bloodthirsty creatures pursuing him… But his respite is short as he soon discovers he is not alone and his fate now lies in the hands of a different kind of monster.

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Big Top Evil (Feature Film)

Five disparate youths lost on a road trip to the location of the infamous ‘mangrove slasher’ end up being pursued by a cadre of cannibal clowns.

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The Flock (Feature Film)

A mysterious demonic cult somewhere in Northern Nevada left a trail of missing people and bizarre online recruitment videos. Worlds collide as a trio of true believers and a group of mercenaries set out to find the cult, each with very different objectives.

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It Watches

It Watches (Short Film)

When 10-year-old Jabari is left home alone, an evil entity with sinister intentions stalks him throughout his house.

Watch It Watches in the Reveel Fright Fest

Dark Passages (TV Show)

Delve deep with this series that explores everything from supernatural creatures and unsolved crimes to horrific conspiracies that both baffle and fascinate. This investigative series explores the lesser-known, often terrifying stories you’ve never heard.

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Alpha Wolf (Feature Film)

A couple moves into a secluded cabin in an attempt to salvage their relationship and finds their world torn apart when the husband transforms into a murderous werewolf. Things grow more bizarre when the family dog leaps in to save the wife and suffers his transformation.

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Scent (Feature Film)

When a mysterious illness infects Chicago, two young women must find a way to survive in an area where anyone could be infected at any time. Just as they begin to understand the disease, they are faced with an even greater threat: the film itself.

Watch Scent in the Reveel Fright Fest

Anonymous Zombie (Feature Film)

Zombies and rehab don’t really go together but in Anonymous Zombie they go together in a humorous way.The film is about a motley group of addicts who attend a rehabilitation program at an isolated farm to get sun, relax and consume the drugs and alcohol they smuggled in. Unfortunately and unbeknownst to them, the farm is infested with zombies.

Watch Anonymous Zombie in the Reveel Fright Fest

Aurora (Short Film)

A troubled girl who feels lost in life goes to a priest for guidance. He however, has unconventional ways of handling problems.

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Check Out This Film Playlist and Others in the Reveel Fright Fest

The Reveel Fright Fest is a virtual film festival being held on the streaming platform from October 21st – 31st. The Fright Fest has plenty of playlists full of horror films including the feature films Along Came The Devil Part 1 and 2 starring Sydney Sweeney. Find out more about the Reveel Fright Fest and all of the films in the event here.

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