SATURDAY 9:00 // HORROR COMEDY

$15.00

Saturday August 22, 2026
9:00 PM - 10:15* PM
*TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 14TH*

Too scary to laugh, too funny to look away. This program blurs the line between dread and delight in the most gloriously unhinged way possible.

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Saturday August 22, 2026
9:00 PM - 10:15* PM
*TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 14TH*

Too scary to laugh, too funny to look away. This program blurs the line between dread and delight in the most gloriously unhinged way possible.

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Want to attend multiple screenings at Defy? The Weekend and Day Passes are the biggest bang for your buck!

A limited number of individual tickets will be available online for each screening the week of the festival.

FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM (ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

Featured

CHÄIR

Director: Chris McInroy

Country of Origin: United States

Synopsis: Carl just wanted to sit down. The chair had other plans.

Trailer | Website

Five Star

Director: Kai Hasson

Country of Origin: United States

Premiere: Tennessee

Synopsis: When late-night locksmith Soung Kang (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) is asked to lock a door forever, he discovers a dark secret that pushes him to extraordinary lengths to secure his five-star Yelp review.

Trailer | Website

Halfway Haunted

Director: Sam Rudykoff

Country of Origin: Canada

Synopsis: A tenant in a haunted house teams up with a ghost to stop a real estate developer from demolishing the home they share.

Trailer‍ | Website

Like Me

Director: Ashley Lauren Thomas

Country of Origin: United States

Synopsis: A young woman discovers the dangers of attempting to cut her own bangs.

Museum of Regret

Director: Skye Braband

Country of Origin: United States

Premiere: Tennessee

Synopsis: A television repairman makes a repair.

Trailer

Ramy

Director: Pouyan Rostami

Country of Origin: Iran

Premiere: Tennessee

Synopsis: In the heart of a forest, a group of women carry a coffin on their shoulders, while a grieving woman follows them, wailing and crying out. Unmoved by her cries, the women proceed toward a cemetery, where…

Trailer

Truckee's: The Truck Stop Beaver

Director: Madeleine Hicks

Country of Origin: United States

Premiere: World

Synopsis: When lifestyle influencers Zoe and Will secure a brand deal with Truckee's, a popular gas station chain featuring a beloved beaver mascot, they'll soon find out this will be their final rest stop.

Website