# Telluride Horror Show > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Telluride_Horror_Show > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Telluride_Horror_Show.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride_Horror_Show > Source revision: 1335314307 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Horror film festival Telluride Horror Show Location Telluride, Colorado, USA Founded 2010 Language International Website telluridehorrorshow.com **The Telluride Horror Show** is a genre [film festival](/source/Film_festival) that takes place in the mountain resort town of [Telluride, Colorado](/source/Telluride%2C_Colorado). Over a three day weekend each mid-October, the festival exhibits [horror](/source/Horror_films), [dark fantasy](/source/Dark_fantasy) films, [sci-fi films](/source/Sci-fi_films), and [thriller](/source/Thriller_films) films from around the world and attendees from all over the [United States](/source/United_States).[1] [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) named it one of the "5 Halloween Festivals Worth Traveling For", [Moviemaker Magazine](/source/Moviemaker_magazine) included it in the "World's 50 Best Genre Festivals" in 2021, and [Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central) named it one of "The Best Horror Festivals in the World" in 2022.[2][3][4] ## History Founded in 2010, the Telluride Horror Show is Colorado's first and longest-running genre film festival.[5] Films are shown in three theaters: the Palm, the Nugget Theater, and the historic Sheridan Opera House.[6] Additional events include the Creepy Campfire Tales and book signing with an established author from the [horror genre](/source/Horror_genre), the Pig Roast, the I Scream Social, the Killer Karaoke Party, and the [Dread Central](/source/Dread_Central) Horror Trivia competition.[7] Since its inception, the festival's [pulp magazine](/source/Pulp_magazine)-style posters have been created by cartoonist/illustrator Mark Zingarelli.[8] At the 2015 festival, writer/director producer [Henry Selick](/source/Henry_Selick) settled the long-running debate that his 1993 classic [The Nightmare Before Christmas](/source/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas) is a Halloween movie, not a Christmas movie.[9] In 2018, the festival opened a [brick and mortar](/source/Brick_and_mortar) horror merchandise store, Gargoyle's Gift Shop.[10] ## Special Guests **2019**[11] [Kelly Link](/source/Kelly_Link), Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur genius grant winner [Joe Bob Briggs](/source/Joe_Bob_Briggs), film critic and performer [Eli Craig](/source/Eli_Craig), director of *[Tucker & Dale vs. Evil](/source/Tucker_%26_Dale_vs._Evil)* Joshua Hoffine, horror photographer Meredith Borders, managing editor of *[Fangoria](/source/Fangoria)* Jeremy Robert Johnson, horror author **2018**[12] Meredith Borders, managing editor of *[Fangoria](/source/Fangoria)* Stephen Chiodo, writer/director of *[Killer Klowns from Outer Space](/source/Killer_Klowns_from_Outer_Space)* Jeremy Robert Johnson, horror author [Paul G. Tremblay](/source/Paul_G._Tremblay), horror author and editor **2017**[13] Meredith Borders [Jon Davison](/source/Jon_Davison), film producer Jeremy Robert Johnson Tyler MacIntyre, director of *[Tragedy Girls](/source/Tragedy_Girls)* [Greg McLean](/source/Greg_McLean_(filmmaker)), film director [Patrick Brice](/source/Patrick_Brice), film director **2016**[14] [Joe R. Lansdale](/source/Joe_R._Lansdale), horror author Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt, writers/stars of *[Spring Break Zombie Massacre](/source/Spring_Break_Zombie_Massacre)* **2015** Henry Selick, writer/producer/director [John Carroll Lynch](/source/John_Carroll_Lynch), actor/director Stephen Cognetti, writer/director of [Hell House LLC](/source/Hell_House_LLC) ## See also - [List of fantastic and horror film festivals](/source/List_of_fantastic_and_horror_film_festivals) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Q&A: Telluride Horror Show Festival Director Ted Wilson"](http://www.fangotv.com/qa-telluride-horror-show-festival-director-ted-wilson/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Piepenburg, Erik (2024-10-01). ["5 Halloween Film Festivals Worth Traveling For"](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/travel/horror-film-festivals-halloween.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2025-03-06. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["World's 50 Best Genre Film Festivals 2021 — MovieMaker"](https://www.moviemaker.com/best-genre-festivals-2021/7/). *www.moviemaker.com*. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2025-03-06. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Weinstein, Max (2022-03-23). ["The Best Horror Festivals in the World 2022"](https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/424491/the-best-horror-festivals-in-the-world-2022/). *Dread Central*. Retrieved 2025-03-06. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Telluride Horror Show Announced its Initial Lineup of Films"](https://303magazine.com/2017/09/telluride-horror-show-2017-initial-lineup-film/). 2017-09-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Venues | Telluride Horror Show"](https://www.telluridehorrorshow.com/venues). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Telluride Horror Show Adds More Films and a Scary Virtual Reality Experience"](https://303magazine.com/2018/09/telluride-horror-show-2018-1/). 3 October 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Telluride Horror Show Releases Fantastic Official Poster for its Eighth Year"](https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/243390/telluride-horror-show-releases-fantastic-official-poster-eighth-year/). 2017-07-26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["'Nightmare Before Christmas' director reveals whether it's a Halloween or Christmas movie"](https://ew.com/article/2015/10/19/nightmare-before-christmas-halloween-or-christmas/). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Gargoyle's Gift Shop | Unique Collectibles, Toys, & Merchandise"](https://gargoylesgiftshop.com/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Telluride Horror Show has something for everyone"](https://www.telluridenews.com/arts_and_entertainment/article_d985b13e-ea21-11e9-8e8d-c3c8521ee326.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Telluride Horror Show lineup includes 'Killer Klowns,' 'Anna and the Apocalypse,' and Paul Tremblay"](https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/19/telluride-horror-show-festival-lineup/). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Telluride Horror Show Just Announced More Films and We're Already Terrified"](https://303magazine.com/2017/09/telluride-horror-show-just-announced-films-already-terrified/). 2017-09-29. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Telluride Horror Show Announces Second Wave of Films"](https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3408963/telluride-horror-show-announces-second-wave-films/). 2016-10-05. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.telluridehorrorshow.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Telluride Horror Show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride_Horror_Show) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telluride_Horror_Show?action=history)). 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