Devilishly Good HORROR AWARDS!

The Killer Awards

Every festival has awards but ours bite back.

Selected films compete for a range of Killer Fest Horror Awards, celebrating the filmmakers who know how to terrify an audience properly.

Win one and you’ll earn something every horror filmmaker wants…

Bragging rights from beyond the grave.

THE KILLER AWARD 2026

BEST HORROR MOVIE

AT KILLER FEST, WE CELEBRATE HORROR THAT HITS HARD

AWARDED TO AN OUTSTANDING HORROR MOVIES THAT DEMONSTRATES CINEMATIC STRENGTH, ORIGINALITY, AUDIENCE POWER AND FEARLESS STORYTELLING.

THE SHOCK AWARD 2026

BEST HORROR SHORT FILM

FOR SHORT-FORM HORROR THAT DELIVERS MAXIMUM IMPACT.

WHETHER PSYCHOLOGICAL, SUPERNATURAL, CREATURE-DRIVEN OR EXPERIMENTAL, THIS AWARD RECOGNISES A SHORT FILM THAT GRIPS THE AUDIENCE AND DOES NOT LET GO.

THE BITE AWARD 2026

BEST MICRO HORROR FILM

FOR ULTRA-SHORT HORROR FILMS THAT PROVE YOU DO NOT NEED LENGTH TO LEAVE A SCAR.

BRUTAL. SHARP. EFFICIENT.

HORROR MOVIE AWARDS

60 MINUTES+

BEST HORROR MOVIE

BEST ZOMBIE MOVIE

BEST VAMPIRE MOVIE

BEST SLASHER MOVIE

BEST SUPERNATURAL HORROR

BEST HORROR ANIMATION

BEST DARK COMEDY

BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR / THRILLER

BEST SCI-FI HORROR

BEST EXPERIMENTAL HORROR MOVIE

HORROR SHORT FILM AWARDS

7 MINUTES+

BEST SHORT HORROR FILM

BEST SHORT ZOMBIE FILM

BEST SHORT VAMPIRE FILM

BEST SHORT SLASHER FILM

BEST SUPERNATURAL SHORT FILM

BEST SHORT HORROR ANIMATION

BEST SHORT DARK COMEDY

BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL SHORT HORROR / THRILLER

BEST SHORT SCI-FI HORROR

BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT HORROR FILM

MICRO HORROR FILM AWARDS

UNDER 7 MINUTES

BEST MICRO HORROR

BEST CONCEPT HORROR (MICRO FILM)

BEST ATMOSPHERIC HORROR (MICRO FILM)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL HORROR (MICRO FILM)

BEST HORROR ANIMATION (MICRO FILM)

SPECIAL HORROR AWARDS

BEST SCREAM QUEEN

BEST HORROR SCENE

BEST CREATURE / VILLAIN

BEST SCREEN KILL

ACTORS & CREW AWARDS

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST VFX

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST SCEENPLAY

BEST MUSIC SCORE

BEST MAKE UP & PROSTHETIC EFFECTS

COUNTRY AWARDS

BEST UK HORROR

BEST US HORROR

BEST CANADIAN HORROR

BEST CHINESE HORROR

BEST JAPANESE HORROR

BEST SOUTH KOREAN HORROR

BEST INDIAN HORROR

BEST RUSSIAN HORROR

BEST FRENCH HORROR

BEST GERMAN HORROR

BEST SPANISH HORROR

BEST ITALIAN HORROR

BEST NORDIC HORROR

BEST OUTSIDE WORLD HORROR

HORROR SCREENPLAY AWARDS

BEST HORROR SCREENPLAY

BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY

BEST HORROR SHORT SCREENPLAY

BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR SCREENPLAY

BEST ORIGINAL HORROR CONCEPT