"Rats, much like horror, are deeply misunderstood,"
"There really wasn't a festival like this in New York,"
"The mainstream perception of horror goes back to the '80s to that explosion of slasher sequels, and that's what really helped form the ima"
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival expanded from a backroom movie club into a ten-day, multi-venue festival attracting an estimated 5,000 guests in 2025, a 20 percent increase. The festival programs a broad range of genre and experimental films, prioritizing out-there and boundary-pushing works alongside traditional horror. Top accolades in 2025 went to Mickey Reece's Every Heavy Thing, Emilio Portes' Don't Leave the Kids Alone, and Winnie Cheung's short Last Call. Programming and curation emphasize a wider definition of horror than more narrowly focused New York events. A judging panel included representatives from IndieWire and prominent genre brands.
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