Access:Horror

Access:Horror

@accesshorror.bsky.social

A film festival and industry summit celebrating disability, genre, and all that’s good in the world.

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[ID: E’Niyah Wilson, a black woman wearing brightly colored eyeliner talks to the camera. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, E’Niyah Wilson, TROUBLED CONNEXXXIONS, Streaming Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included]

ABOUT ACCESS:HORROR: We are a festival programmed, produced, and hosted by disabled filmmakers to celebrate the history, impact, and future of disability in horror.

[ID: “ONE WEEK LEFT” in bold white text atop a glowy and blurry “Access:Horror 2026” logo that fills most of the image. “All 19 films available to watch, October 4 - November 1.” A gritty texture covers it and the black background.] #AccessHORROR #AccessHORROR2026

[ID: A black, red, and white graphic featuring white text “time is running out . . .” curved around a thin red clockface with white text “Viewing Ends November 1st” scrawled on top. “Access:Horror 2026” is in bright red text in the bottom right corner.] #AccessHORROR #AccessHORROR2026

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[ID: An online article by “Variety” titled “Access: Horror Virtual Film Festival Sheds Light on Disability by ‘Centering Ableism as the Horror Rather Than Disability’” by Isabelle Farina. The article features a still image of a man turning back to stare worriedly behind him.]

If you haven’t yet watched this year’s horror shorts, virtual tickets are still available. You can watch on your own time, at your own pace, as many times as you’d like throughout the rest of October. All films carry captions, and most carry audio descriptions, too.

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[ID: Photo 4 features a black and white image of a man in the distance wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. He is walking towards the camera on a country road surrounded by open farmland.]

[ID: Various stills from the short horror films in the 2026 Access:Horror Film Festival Lineup. Photo 1 features a black woman in a dress drenched in blood in a red-lit room, staring down the camera.]

[ID: Photo 2 features a woman with black hair in a white shirt crouching down in a green garden beside a green watering can. She’s holding a jar of blood in her hands and looking down at it.]

ABOUT ACCESS:HORROR: We are a festival programmed, produced, and hosted by disabled filmmakers to celebrate the history, impact, and future of disability in horror.

[ID: A video of Sarah Leigh talking to the camera. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, Sarah Leigh, HEARTBREAK, Streaming Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included] #AccessHORROR #AccessHORROR2026

ABOUT VOYEUR: A girl enters a coffee shop while waiting for her friend. An unknown number sends her a photo of her, taken just before she enters the coffee shop. The unknown person sends the photo several times until…

[ID: Maryam Hashempour talking to the camera. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, Maryam Hashempour, VOYEUR, Streaming Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included]

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[ID: Three slides of images depicting review quotes from Stephen McClurg atop their corresponding posters for MANGO, A FERMENTING WOMAN, and INNER DEMONS in red and black.] #AccessHorror #AccessHorror2026 #filmfestival #indiefilms #filmmakers #filmmaking #filmreview #filmreviews

REVIEWS FROM STEPHEN MCCLURG “One of the most effective aspects of films like MANGO is how they map medical conditions onto body horror.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ (4.5/5) “A FERMENTING WOMAN [...] offers moments of entertaining gross-out horror without becoming outrageously gory.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

[ID: Sean Towgood sits in a wheelchair with white headphones on talking to the camera. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, Sean Towgood, TRAPPED, Streaming Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included] #AccessHORROR #AccessHORROR2026

ABOUT ACCESS:HORROR: We are a festival programmed, produced, and hosted by disabled filmmakers to celebrate the history, impact, and future of disability in horror.

[ID: Ariel Baska sits talking to the camera in sunglasses in a black and white video. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, Ariel Baska, Festival Director, Virtual Passes Onsale Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included.] #AccessHORROR #AccessHORROR2026

Watch on your own time, at your own speed, all from the comfort of your own home. ABOUT ACCESS:HORROR: We are a festival programmed, produced, and hosted by disabled filmmakers to celebrate the history, impact, and future of disability in horror.

[ID: Marlon Royal Reid sits talking to the camera in a black and white video. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, Marlon Royal Reid, REPEAT, Streaming Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included] #accesshorror #horrorfilms #filmfestival

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Mark your calendars - Access:Horror 2026 is available worldwide TOMORROW! 🩸

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Shudder is a proud sponsor of the 2026 Access:Horror Film Festival, a festival programmed, produced, and hosted by disabled filmmakers to celebrate the history, impact, and future of disability in horror. $20 Virtual Passes: accesshorror.filmchief.com/hub

[ID: Ariel Baska sits talking to the camera in sunglasses in a black and white video. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, Ariel Baska, Festival Director, Virtual Passes Onsale Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included] #AccessHORROR #AccessHORROR2026

[ID: Katherine sits outside and speaks to the camera. White text on a dark red background “October 4 - November 1, Katherine Craft, THE HOG QUEEN. Virtual Passes Onsale Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included] #AccessHorror #AccessHorror2026 #TheHogQueen #indiefilms #filmfestival

Access:Horror@accesshorror.bsky.social

Shudder is a proud sponsor of the 2026 Access:Horror Film Festival, a festival programmed, produced, and hosted by disabled filmmakers to celebrate the history, impact, and future of disability in horror. $20 Virtual Passes: accesshorror.filmchief.com/hub

The complete Access:Horror program comes crawling online from October 4 - November 1 with films, panels, and filmmaker Q&As available throughout the festival window. Watch from wherever you are—or wherever you’re hiding.

[ID: Ariel Baska sits talking to the camera in sunglasses in a black and white video. White text on a dark red background reads “October 4 - November 1, Ariel Baska, Festival Director, Virtual Passes Onsale Now, films panels, and filmmaker Q&As included.] #accesshorror2026