Come And Play With Us, Danny: The Overlook Film Festival Is Back For 2019

Last year The Overlook Film Festival moved their four-day celebration of horror from Oregon to the haunted and magnificent city of New Orleans. Well, it seems The Big Easy must've been the perfect fit for this special festival, because they've just announced they'll be returning in 2019!

From the press release:

The Overlook Film Festival, a four-day celebration of all things horror will return to New Orleans for its 3rd edition, taking place May 30 through June 2, 2019. The festival will showcase exciting work in new and classic horror cinema, live events, and its trademark interactive activities where attendees can become immersed in the diverse world of the genre space. A summer camp for horror fans, the four days of events and screenings will be located in and around the the famously haunted French Quarter, New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood and home to some of America’s most legendary spooky encounters.
 
Screenings will take place at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre and at the nearby Regal Cinemas Cinebarre Canal Place 9 Movie Theater. In addition to presenting the best in world genre film, the festival’s dedicated  focus on interactive performance  will be headlined once again by a weekend long alternate reality game experience. The festival is proud to announce the designers of our 2019 game will be guest artists E3W Productions (In Another Room), Eva Anderson (You’re The Worst, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Amos: A Play With Music), Eric Hoff (DryCraeft Los Angeles, Thinkwell Group, Amos: A Play with Music), and Tommy Honton (Stash House, Museum of Selfies). Mali Elfman will produce the experience. For the first time, the festival has made available a new pass tailored to fans of immersive entertainment. The Platinum Immersive Pass is on sale now. Quantity is extremely limited. 

“We’re so thrilled to return to New Orleans for the 2019 festival. In addition to it’s notoriously haunted history, the city has been incredibly welcoming to our films, guests and enduring audiences and we can’t wait to share our spooky offerings with them again.” said festival co-director Michael Lerman.

Added festival co-director Landon Zakheim: “We have so much fun in store in terms of our signature programming and live experiences. Our guest immersive designers are responsible for some of the most thrilling experiences we’ve ever seen. We’re overjoyed to bring these groups of dedicated professionals we’ve long admired together to collaborate on a full weekend of interactive activity available to pass holders."
 
Past Overlook festivals have included the presentation of awards to Roger Corman, Leigh Whannell and Jason Blum, world premieres of A24’s It Comes At Night, Cinestate’s Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, Darren Lyn Bousman’s St. Agatha and Rodney Ascher’s Primal Scream, and a closing night screening of horror hit Hereditary, alongside one-of-a-kind theatrical performances, live radio plays, unique virtual reality, storytelling shows and themed experiences.

Pretty sure it doesn't get much better than "a summer camp for horror fans" in the French Quarter - a place where music fills the air and you're guaranteed a ghost story around every corner. Heading into its 3rd year, the festival has already earned a reputation as the ideal playground for horror fans with its incredible programming and trademark interactive activities. Add to that their dedication to recreating the eerie atmosphere of The Shining's Overlook hotel, and attendees are in for an immersive experience of the genre that they'll never forget. For more details, check out BMD's coverage from the last two years here.

The Overlook Film Festival returns to New Orleans May 30 - June 2, 2019. Early bird passes are on sale now and general passes go on sale January 1st.