After Dark Horrorfest was an annual horrorfilm festival featuring eight independent horror movies, sometimes with "secret" bonus films, all distributed by After Dark Films in the USA. The first HorrorFest was held in 2006. In 2011, Horrorfest was replaced with After Dark Originals, composed of original films from After Dark and not previously acquired ones.
HorrorFest 2006
After Dark's HorrorFest for 2006 was scheduled for November 17 through November 21, 2006.
Films
The films shown during the course of the festival were: ;The Abandoned ;Dark Ride ;The Gravedancers ;The Hamiltons ;Penny Dreadful ;Reincarnation ;Unrest ;Wicked Little Things
Pre-HorrorFest 2006 Celebration
On Thursday, November 16, 2006, Dark Delicacies, a horror-themed bookstore in Burbank, CA hosted a signing event with about 30 filmmakers and talents from the movies.
Miss HorrorFest 2006
A contest for the 'official spokeswoman' of the film series and for After Dark Films, was announced September 2006 on YouTube. Participants auditioned both online and in person at Los Angeles and New York locations, and were later flown to those cities to appear at the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, the Fangoria Radio Show with Dee Snider and Debbie Rochon, PlayMania and a short series of reality-style movies featured on YouTube. The four finalists were chieko13, msblackbetty, darkspidernyc, and Ysabella Brave. Internet voting ended on November 9, 2006. Msblackbetty was named Miss HorrorFest 2006 on November 18, 2006.
HorrorFest 2006 DVD releases
7 of the original list of 8 films from the 2006 festival were released on DVD on March 27, 2007. The Abandoned was released on June 19, 2007, the delay having been caused by the theatrical re-release. Of the bonus films, Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror was released on September 11, 2007, and The Tripper was released by Fox Video on October 23, 2007.
HorrorFest II 2007
After Dark's HorrorFest for 2007 was scheduled for November 9 through November 18, 2007.
Films
The eight films shown during the course of the festival were: ;Borderland ;Crazy Eights ;The Deaths of Ian Stone ;Lake Dead ;Mulberry Street ;Nightmare Man ;Tooth and Nail ;Unearthed ;Frontier
Miss HorrorFest 2007
Mistress Malice was chosen as Miss HorrorFest 2007. In 2008, she joined the cast of , which was shown as part of Horrorfest III.
HorrorFest 2007 DVD releases
DVDs of all eight films were released March 18, 2008.
HorrorFest III (2008)
After Dark's HorrorFest for 2008 was scheduled for January 9 through January 15, 2009.
Films
The eight films shown during the course of the festival were: ;Autopsy ;The Broken ; ;Dying Breed ;From Within ;Perkins' 14 ;Slaughter ;Voices After Dark Films produced and distributed both Slaughter and Perkins' 14, making these the first films that the company has produced and then released as part of the 8 Films to Die For.
Miss HorrorFest 2008
The auditions for Miss Horrorfest 2008 were open from September 15 to October 17. There were online auditions via YouTube, as well as on-site auditions on October 6, 2008 in Sherman Oaks California. On October 31, the 8 semifinalists were announced: X-Actra, Princess Agoniya, Shelly Martinez, Saffron Sinclaire, Dracula's Girls, Demon, Vic Tim, and Bella Vamp. Three weeks later, the 4 finalists were picked: Demon, Princess Agoniya, Vic Tim, and Saffron Sinclaire. On December 13, Vic Tim was announced as the third Miss Horrorfest.
After Dark's HorrorFest for 2010 was scheduled for January 29 through February 4, 2010.
Films
The eight films shown during the course of the festival were: ;Dread ;The Final ;The Graves ;Hidden ;Kill Theory ;Lake Mungo ;The Reeds ;
HorrorFest IV DVD releases
Horrorfest IV DVDs were released on March 23, 2010 and went out to retailers March 12, 2010.
8 Films to Die For 2015
After Dark Films' 8 Films to Die For debuted on October 16, 2015.
Films
The eight films showing during this festival were: ;Re-Kill ;Murder in the Dark ;The Wicked Within ;Lumberjack Man ;Suspension ;Unnatural ;Bastard ;Wind Walkers
