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RISE. Georgia's Premier horror film festival. November 5-8th, 2026!

10/17/2026

From flesh-eating parasites and disturbing pregnancies to cannibal influencers and gruesome breakups, our Body Horror Shorts block has plenty to make your skin crawl. Catch these 8 short films followed by a Q&A at the Buried Alive Film Festival at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 2:30 PM.

10/16/2026

From demonic exorcisms and werewolves to grave robbers and haunted Ouija boards, this horror shorts block has a little bit of everything. Catch these 10 short films followed by a Q&A at the Buried Alive Film Festival at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 2 PM.

10/16/2026

Catch The Man That Killed Boogey and Once Upon a Time in a Horror Movie, followed by a Q&A hosted by Shannon Ford Thompson, at the Buried Alive Film Festival at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, November 6, from 12–2 PM.

09/17/2026

THEY DID IT. 17 OUT OF 18 TEAMS FINISHED THE SINEMA CHALLENGE!
13 days. One challenge. 17 original films.

We are incredibly proud to announce that 17 of our 18 Sinema Challenge teams made it to the finish line! They took on the challenge of creating a film from scratch under intense time constraints, and they DID IT.

Now it’s time to see what they created.
ALL 17 FINISHED FILMS WILL HAVE THEIR WORLD PREMIERE AT THE PLAZA THEATRE!

November 5, 2026
The Plaza Theatre Atlanta, GA
Buried Alive Film Festival 2026

Tickets go on sale soon!
Congratulations to every single filmmaker who crossed that finish line. You earned your premiere.



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09/02/2026

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO 24 ATL STUDIOS!

The 13 Day Sinema Challenge officially kicks off TONIGHT, and we couldn’t have asked for a better place to launch this insane filmmaking adventure!

A HUGE thank you to 24 ATL Studios for opening their doors and providing the perfect home for our Sinema Challenge Launch Party. Your support of Atlanta’s independent filmmakers and horror community means so much to us!

THE 13 DAY SINEMA CHALLENGE IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY!Tonight, we kick off Buried Alive’s 13 Day Sinema Challenge, and we w...
09/02/2026

THE 13 DAY SINEMA CHALLENGE IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY!

Tonight, we kick off Buried Alive’s 13 Day Sinema Challenge, and we want to give a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who is coming to celebrate with us!

First and foremost, a very special THANK YOU to 24 ATL Studios for being the home of our Launch Party and supporting Atlanta’s independent filmmaking and horror community. We couldn’t have asked for a better place to bring our teams, vendors, filmmakers, friends, and fiends together!

And speaking of our special fiends, THANK YOU to all of our incredible vendors and supporters who helped make the night possible:

24 ATL Studios
McGahren Law
The House of Darkness
Obscure Props
The Oddities Museum
Solaris
Plaza Theatre
Horror Hussies
Mostly Horror Movies
Nightmare Fossils
Enhanced
T Shirt Cemetery
Silver Scream FX Lab
Silver Scream Spookshow
oddmomstrities
Something Wicked Films
Atlanta Horror Society
Romeo Stunt Coordination & Equipment Rentals
Becky Kilimnik, Tarot Reader
Smothering Pillows
Kujira Designs

And now, the TEAMS have their marching orders!

DIESEL DRAGONS, Dir. Hagen Mattingly
LAIR STORIES, Dir. Markeith Seals
PREHISTORIC HORRORS, Dir. Kyler Johnson
THE SAEKI FAMILY, Dir. Brentson Buckner
NO EYED DEER, Dir. Anissa Matlock
VIRTUAL SUNSET STUDIOS, Dir. Chandler Balli
MOCO STUDIOS, Dir. Levi Morgan
RCA, Dir. AJ Epps
CAUKDOR PRODUCTIONS, Dir. Charles Hogan
MEGA FART, Dir. James Mathis
THRILL ME SQUAD, Dir. Joseph Volpe
SOWEGA SPOOKIES, Dir. Patrick Peacock
SHIFTY HOUSE, Dir. Eli Manos
HYPERMEDIOCRITY FILMS, Dir. Van Cooper
FOG HARBOR HORROR SQUAD, Dir. Doug Williams
RAT PACK, Dir. Carson McKenny
POP ICON PRODUCTION, Dir. David Carson

Now it’s time for these teams to take their challenges, gather their crews, unleash their creativity, and make some beautiful, bloody, terrifying cinema.

To our teams: GOOD LUCK.
To our vendors: THANK YOU.
To 24 ATL Studios: THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A PLACE TO BEGIN.

09/02/2026

THE SINEMA CHALLENGE STARTS TONIGHT!

A HUGE BURIED ALIVE welcome to all of our amazing vendors, sponsors, supporters, and special fiends joining us tonight for the 13 Day Sinema Challenge Launch Party!

We couldn’t do this without you. Come hang out, shop some weird and wonderful stuff, meet fellow filmmakers, get your tarot read, grab some goodies, and help us kick off 13 days of cinematic mayhem!

📍 24 ATL Studios
3440 Oakcliff Road, Suite 106
Atlanta, GA 30340

Tonight’s fiends include:
24 ATL Studios
McGahren Law
The House of Darkness Production Design Services
Obscure Props
The Oddities Museum
Solaris
Plaza Theatre
The Horror Hussies
Mostly Horror Movies
Nightmare Fossils
Enhanced Influence
T-Shirt Cemetery
Silver Scream FX Lab
Silver Scream Spookshow
OddMomStrosities
Something Wicked Films
Atlanta Horror Society
Romeo Stunt Coordination & Equipment Rentals
Becky Kilimnik — Tarot Reader
Smothering Pillows
Kujira Designs

And, of course, a massive THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered, donated, sponsored, supported, and helped bring this strange little cinematic experiment to life.

Let the 13 days of madness BEGIN.

09/02/2026

THE WAIT IS OVER. THE TEAMS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT.
Tonight, we officially unleash BURIED ALIVE’S 13 DAY SINEMA CHALLENGE!

A huge, bloody welcome to all of our incredible filmmaking teams. You’ve got 13 days. One challenge. One film. And absolutely no idea what kind of cinematic chaos is waiting for you.

📍 24 ATL Studios
3440 Oakcliff Road, Suite 106
Atlanta, GA 30340

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE:

Diesel Dragons — Dir. Hagen Mattingly
Lair Stories — Dir. Markeith Seals
Prehistoric Horrors — Dir. Kyler Johnson
The Saeki Family — Dir. Brentson Buckner
No-Eyed Deer — Dir. Anissa Matlock
Virtual Sunset Studios — Dir. Chandler Balli
Moco Studios — Dir. Levi Morgan
RCA — Dir. AJ Epps
Caukdor Productions — Dir. Charles Hogan
Mega Fart — Dir. James Mathis
Thrill Me Squad — Dir. Joseph Volpe
Sowega Spookies — Dir. Patrick Peacock
Shifty House — Dir. Eli Manos
Hypermediocrity Films — Dir. Van Cooper
Fog Harbor Horror Squad — Dir. Doug Williams
Rat Pack — Dir. Carson McKenny
Pop Icon Production — Dir. David Carson

Tonight, the clock starts ticking.
Good luck, teams. Make something weird. Make something bloody. STAY SAFE! Make something unforgettable.

SEE YOU TONIGHT!

Filmmakers, Sept 2nd Is the big day to draw your cards!But wait… This isn’t just a launch party. It’s your last chance t...
08/28/2026

Filmmakers, Sept 2nd Is the big day to draw your cards!
But wait… This isn’t just a launch party. It’s your last chance to BUILD YOUR TEAM.

Join us September 2 for the official Sinema Challenge Launch Party, where film team leaders draw their cards and will have 13 days to write, shoot, and finish a short horror film.

This is also your last chance to meet filmmakers, actors, writers, crew, horror fans!

Are you a director? An actor? A cinematographer? An editor? Sound? Makeup FX? Production crew? Come meet the people who could help you make your next killer short film.

- Meet filmmakers & crew
- Connect with actors
- Build your Sinema Challenge team
- Get inspired for this year’s challenge
- Check out vendors & horror goodies
- Hang out with Atlanta’s filmmaking community

Then, on September 2, the clock starts ticking.

September 2
24 ATL Studio
3440 Oakcliff Rd, Atlanta, GA 30340

FREE EVENT
7 - 10 PM
8:30 Card Draw

3 SPOTS STILL LEFT Register your team at SinemaChallenge.com

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SUNDAY AT BOGGSFILMMAKERS NETWORKING!Join Atlanta Horror Society for a FREE night of horror, filmmaking, networking, and...
08/27/2026

SUNDAY AT BOGGS
FILMMAKERS NETWORKING!
Join Atlanta Horror Society for a FREE night of horror, filmmaking, networking, and all things creepy at Boggs Social & Supply!

This month we’re celebrating our Local Horror Filmmaker of the Month, Hagen Mattingly, director of Forces From Beyond. Come meet Hagen, hear the story behind the film, and support Atlanta’s independent horror scene. Optional donations go 100% to Hagen’s next project.

We’re also hosting our Sinema Challenge Adult Networking Event for actors, directors, writers, producers, crew, and film teams looking to connect and find collaborators.

Then we’re diving into Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow with our signature live film commentary, plus horror trivia, games, prizes, Q&A, filmmaker conversations, music, drinks, and plenty of horror-fueled discussion.

Come meet filmmakers, find collaborators, discover new horror, and geek out with your fellow Atlanta horror fans.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
8:00 PM
Boggs Social & Supply
1310 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310

FREE EVENT!

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