Eerie Horror Film Festival announces Call for Entries for independent horror, science fiction & suspense themed movies, screenplays and video games. Annual event features celebrity guests, an Expo and workshops. Special categories for young filmmakers, screenwriters and video game developers ages 10 - 17.

Erie, PA, January 20, 2008 –(PR.com)– The 5th Annual Eerie Horror Film Festival has officially opened its call for entries and is currently seeking submissions from all over the world.

Submission categories for the 2008 competition includes Horror Feature, Horror Short, Science Fiction Feature, Science Fiction Short, Suspense Feature, Suspense Short, Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Horror Feature; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Horror Short; Short Length Screenplay; Feature Length Screenplay; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Feature Length Screenplay; Student (10 - 17 yrs of age) Short Length Screenplay, Video Game Concept, Video Game in Production and Completed Video Game.

Since 2004 the Eerie Horror Film Festival has screened over 200 films and has featured appearances by Jason Mewes (Clerks), Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog), Dee Wallace Stone (Cujo), Tony Todd (Candyman), Tom Savini (From Dusk Till Dawn), PJ Soles (Halloween), Gunnar Hansen (Texas Chainsaw Massacre ‘74), Lloyd Kaufman (Troma), Eugene Clark (Land of the Dead), Joe Pilato (Day of the Dead), Lynn Lowry (The Crazies), Tom Atkins (Halloween III), Charles Cyphers (Halloween), Nancy Loomis(Halloween), Alex Vincent (Child’s Play), Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (The Omen ‘06), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), and many, many more.

The internationally recognized event also features an Expo area featuring dozens of vendors and workshops for visiting filmmakers and screenwriters.

“The 2008 Eerie Horror Film Festival will feature even more special guests and vendors”, promises Festival President, Greg Ropp, “expect a lot of surprises this season.”

The Annual Festival and Expo will take place in October of 2008, in Erie, Pa.

For information on how to enter a film, screenplay or video game project, visit their official website: www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com