The 1st Annual CARNIVAL OF DARKNESS Horror Short Film Festival will be held this August 6th from 8PM-11PM at the Majestic Crest Theater in Westwood, California.

CARNIVAL OF DARKNESS will showcase the very best new work from independent horror filmmakers.

This celebration of creepy and original film shorts and music videos will culminate in a one hour panel discussion featuring top names in the horror world. Co-producers Alex Bram and Leah Cevoli have selected the historic landmark Crest Theater not only because of its state-of-the-art sound, projection viewing equipment and large seating capacity (465 seats), but also because it exemplifies the independent spirit of the festival. The Crest is one of the last remaining independently owned and operated movie theaters in greater Los Angeles.

Panel Speakers:

Juliet Landau - Actor/Director (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and ANGEL television series)

Katt Shea - Director (Feature films POISON IVY and THE RAGE: CARRIE 2)

Stephen Wozniak - Actor (Feature films CHAOS, EXORCISM and SCARECROW)

Jason C. Miller - Musician/Actor (Band GODHEAD)

Del Howison - Author/Actor (Owner of DARK DELICACIES book store in Burbank, CA)

Panel Moderator:

Leah Cevoli - Actor/Writer (Television series DEADWOOD and ROBOT CHICKEN)

Tickets for Carnival of Darkness are available online for $10 each at www.carnivalofdarkness.com [1]