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Independent Horror Movie Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 202520242023202220212020

    April Award

    Edit

    Best Gore

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bowling Alley of Death

      Ron George
      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions
    • [object Object]

      Nightmares Unleashed

      6.4 (32)
      Ron George(makeup artist)
      Matthew Mark Hunter(director)
      MMH Productions
    • [object Object]

      Cupid

      Jay Palmieri Jr.
      PL Entertainment
      FroVideo

    Best Kill

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bowling Alley of Death

      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions
    • [object Object]

      Nightmares Unleashed

      6.4 (32)
      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions
    • [object Object]

      Cupid

      Vitalii Pleshkov
      PL Entertainment
      FroVideo

    Best Nudity

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nightmares Unleashed

      6.4 (32)
      Katie Thatcher(actress)
      Matthew Mark Hunter(director)
      Justine Kahaulelio-Dobay(actress)
      MMH Productions

    Best Original Concept

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nightmares Unleashed

      6.4 (32)
      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cupid

      Jay Palmieri Jr.
      FroVideo
      PL Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Macabre Music of the Mummy

      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cupid

      Michael Engesser
      FroVideo
      PL Entertainment

    Best Actress

      • Alynn Rixo(actress)
      • Nightmares Unleashed
      MMH Productions

    Best Director

    • Matthew Mark Hunter
      • Matthew Mark Hunter
      • Nightmares Unleashed
      MMH Productions

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Bowling Alley of Death

      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions
    • [object Object]

      Cupid

      Andrew Froening
      FroVideo
      PL Entertainment

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      Nightmares Unleashed

      6.4 (32)
      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions

    Best Music

    • [object Object]

      Macabre Music of the Mummy

      Matthew Mark Hunter
      Stefano Di Perna
      MMH Productions

    Best Short

    • [object Object]

      Bowling Alley of Death

      Matthew Mark Hunter
      Reellife-Studios
      MMH Productions
    • [object Object]

      Cupid

      Jay Palmieri Jr.
      Andrew Froening
      Danielle Earle
      FroVideo
      PL Entertainment

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]

      Nightmares Unleashed

      6.4 (32)
      Matthew Mark Hunter
      MMH Productions

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]

      Cupid

      Jay Palmieri Jr.
      PL Entertainment
      FroVideo

    Spring Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Jessica Farmer
      • Bishop's Day
    • Stevie Lynn Jones
      • Stevie Lynn Jones
      • Killfeed
      • Maria Sousa
      • Dreams of Desire
      • Micheline Chartier
      • Red Tiles
      FN Productions

    Best Atmosphere

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harlowe's Well

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Il Colore della Notte

      Violeta Vaz
      Blake Vaz
      Valagardo Productions
    • [object Object]

      Bishop's Day

      9.0 (10)
      Robert Wilson
      Ryan McCurdy
      Clay Chamberlin
      Rusty Grimes II
      Joey Midlash
      Christian Kaminski
      Salem Alvord
      Damon Doherty
      Christopher Kelly
      Jessica Farmer
      Jason Sullivan
      Jim Recznik
    • [object Object]

      The Beanstalk

      Beni Gottesman(producer)
      Elias Olsson(director)
      Jeffery Fang(cinematographer)

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beanstalk

      Jeffery Fang(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      Bishop's Day

      9.0 (10)
      Ryan McCurdy

    Best Director

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harlowe's Well

    • Blake Vaz
      Winner
      • Blake Vaz
      • Il Colore della Notte
      Valagardo Productions
    • Steve Jones
      • Logan Walcher
      • Steve Jones
      • Killfeed
    • Elias Olsson
      • Elias Olsson(director)
      • The Beanstalk

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ApoKalypse

      6.8 (14)
      Lutz Geiger
      Starving Piggy Productions

    Best Kill

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Killfeed

      Marcus Mallard
      Steve Jones
      Logan Walcher
      Daniel Weaver
      Erika O'Bar
      Digital DK Studios
      Proxima Bear Productions
      Mouldy Rogue Productions
    • [object Object]

      ApoKalypse

      6.8 (14)
      Starving Piggy Productions
    • [object Object]

      ApoKalypse

      6.8 (14)
      Starving Piggy Productions
    • [object Object]

      Il Colore della Notte

      Violeta Vaz
      Blake Vaz
      Valagardo Productions

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harlowe's Well

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Killfeed

      Bitter Machine
    • [object Object]

      The Beanstalk

      José Andrés Alvarez(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Il Colore della Notte

      Blake Vaz
      The Mulberry Purple
      Valagardo Productions
    • [object Object]

      Red Tiles

      Isserley
      FN Productions

    Best Nudity

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Tiles

      Micheline Chartier
      FN Productions

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beanstalk

      Elias Olsson(director)
      Beni Gottesman(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Harlowe's Well

    • [object Object]

      Bishop's Day

      9.0 (10)
      Jim Recznik
      Christopher Kelly
      Damon Doherty
    • [object Object]

      Killfeed

      Marcus Mallard
      Daniel Weaver
      Logan Walcher
      Steve Jones
    • [object Object]

      Il Colore della Notte

      Violeta Vaz
      Blake Vaz
      Valagardo Productions

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ApoKalypse

      6.8 (14)
      Jaime Andrés Monzón
      Starving Piggy Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      ApoKalypse

      6.8 (14)
      Jaime Andrés Monzón
      Starving Piggy Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beanstalk

      José Andrés Alvarez(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Killfeed

      Mads McFarland

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bishop's Day

      9.0 (10)
      Salem Alvord
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Killfeed

      Erika O'Bar
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Beanstalk

      Beni Gottesman(producer)
      Elias Olsson(director)
    • [object Object]

      Harlowe's Well

    Best Writing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harlowe's Well

    • [object Object]

      ApoKalypse

      6.8 (14)
      Lutz Geiger
      Starving Piggy Productions
    • [object Object]

      The Beanstalk

      Elias Olsson(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Il Colore della Notte

      Blake Vaz
      Violeta Vaz
      Valagardo Productions

    Best Actor

    • Lucas Tranch
      • Lucas Tranch(actor)
      • The Beanstalk

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Killfeed

      Logan Walcher
      Steve Jones

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]

      ApoKalypse

      6.8 (14)
      Lutz Geiger
      Starving Piggy Productions

    Best Gore

    • [object Object]

      Bishop's Day

      9.0 (10)
      Salem Alvord

    Best Original Concept

    • [object Object]

      Harlowe's Well

    • [object Object]

      The Beanstalk

      Elias Olsson(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Red Tiles

      Philippe Bourret
      Isserley
      FN Productions

    Best Short Script

    • [object Object]

      Teeth

      Bronx Boy Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Metal Show

      Ashland Thomas

    Winter Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Winner
      • Álvaro Márquez
      • Extrema gravedad
    • Winner
      • Harrison Garratt
      • Tendon
    • Winner
      • Harrison Garratt
      • Tendon

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Meghan Adara
      • The Cellar

    Best Atmosphere

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Devil's Reflection

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tendon

      Tomer Keysar
    • [object Object]

      Extrema gravedad

      Fred J. Segado

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blood Pay

      2.5 (230)
      Brace Beltempo
    • [object Object]

      The Cellar

      5.8 (179)
      Jay Shurey
      Jamie Langlands

    Best Humor

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Extrema gravedad

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Devil's Reflection

    • [object Object]

      Tendon

      Drew Padbury
      Shae Dornan

    Best Original Concept

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tendon

      Harrison Garratt
    • [object Object]

      A Grim Tale: The Pale Moonlight

      Sick and Twisted Productions

    Best Scare

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Devil's Reflection

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tendon

      Jannik Ehret
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tendon

      Jannik Ehret
    • [object Object]

      Extrema gravedad

      Lorenzo Ayuso
      FPS Servicios Audiovisuales
      ECPV - Escuela de cine del País Vasco
      Ahora Producciones

    Best Sound

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Extrema gravedad

      Pepe Rodríguez
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tendon

      Shorif Suhel

    Best Twist

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Extrema gravedad

    Best Director

      • Lorenzo Ayuso
      • Extrema gravedad
      • Harrison Garratt
      • Tendon
      • Jannik Ehret
      • Tendon

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      A Grim Tale: The Pale Moonlight

      Sick and Twisted Productions

    Best Special Effects

    • [object Object]

      Extrema gravedad

      Azahara G. Martínez
    • [object Object]

      Tendon

      Shae Dornan

    May Award

    Edit

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Video Dreams: A VHS Massacre Story

      Debbie Rochon(producer/self)
      Tim Kulig(executive producer/composer)
      Mike Aransky(producer/self)
      Paul Paulino(producer/credit sequences)
      Thomas Edward Seymour(director/writer/self)
      VHS Massacre Films

    Best Picture

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Video Dreams: A VHS Massacre Story

      Mike Aransky(producer/self)
      Tim Kulig(executive producer/composer)
      Thomas Edward Seymour(director/writer/self)
      Debbie Rochon(producer/self)
      Paul Paulino(producer/credit sequences)

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