AN UNDERGROUND COMMUNITY FILM CELEBRATION

2026 SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

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FAQ’s

  • MicroHorrors is an underground, community film festival started in a parking lot in San Luis Obispo, CA. We operate under the firm belief that regional, independent films can find a substantial audience right there in the gutters from which they were made.

    In September of 2021, we (Katie and Jason, co-founders) thought we could get our friends to make short horror films and screen them as an event around Halloween (social cravings fueled by covid). It started as word-of-mouth communication and then an Instagram account with the tagline, "I'm making a short film in October and you should too." Over the course of October 2021, filmmakers in the community made 18 films and 18 films were screened in the parking lot of our friend's local small business. 100+ attendees showed up in 2021 and each year since, MicroHorrors welcomes more and more filmmakers, films, and friends to the Central Coast filmmaking community.

    Nowadays, we still host MicroHorrors in that very same parking lot but with a much bigger screen. We also have encore screenings at the local independent cinema for those that prefer a warmer and more orderly experience.

    We are committed to growing MicroHorrors as a community event and endeavor for as long as filmmakers make horror films on the Central Coast and audiences attend. Without either, MicroHorrors will go back to the gutters from whence it came.

  • Films can be submitted on FilmFreeway.

    We ask that films are less than 5 minutes and include a vertical poster. Check out our FilmFreeway account for more information.

  • Around Halloween. Historically speaking (we started in 2021), we have had the festival on the Friday before Halloween. This is subject to change so for now we will stick to, “around Halloween”.

  • In the parking lot of our favorite local business, @asatelliteoflove in San Luis Obispo, California. We also host encore screenings @thepalmtheatre, our local independent cinema.

  • Of course! Check out the Official Selections menu at the top of the site.

  • You can reach out to us at microhorrorsfilm@gmail.com!