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Every serial killer has a motive to kill, right? In the movie Gacy: Serial Killer Next Door, we follow the infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy, played by Mike Korich. Gacy has a disturbing pattern: he dresses up in a clown costume and then strangles his victims to death. While his exact motive isn’t clear, we can see that Gacy has massive anger issues and a strong need to control others. His crimes came to light when he murdered a 19-year-old boy and many more in his hometown, leading to his arrest. However, Gacy was released from prison and, three years later, moved to a new place with his mother to start a new life. But we see how he can’t let go of old habits that easily. Even though he pretends to be the do-gooder in the neighborhood, a boy named Bobby (Mason McNulty), who lives across from his home,...

On Saturday, October 22nd, 2011, the eleventh annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival Awards were held in Hollywood, California, to celebrate the ten days of original horror programming which had preceded it, most notably the China Brothers’ Crawl (which took home awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography). Today results were released for the fest’s Screenplay Competition, and we’ve got ‘em. Read on for the winners!

Screamfest, which is spearheaded by founder and director Rachel Belofsky, has built a reputation over the last decade as having its finger on the pulse of the horror genre. Recent films programmed at Screamfest that have garnered a lot of attention include Let the Right One In, Trick 'r Treat, Splinter, Martyrs, The Signal, and Paranormal Activity.

Best Screenplay

Blood Type:v

by Eric Maloney

Top 5 Screenplays

Blood Type:v

by Eric Maloney

Exit 49

by Lanny Grant

Someone Must Die

by Joe Henriques

The Sticks

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