Exclusive: Announcing the Jury Award Winners for SALEM HORROR FEST 2026

By KEVIN HOOVER For its ninth annual outing, SALEM HORROR FEST will continue its revelry of genre films that have shaped the horror landscape, while dually building in-roads for the creators and their projects who work tirelessly to see today’s dreams become tomorrow’s cinematic nightmares. Before guests and attendees flock to the various locations around Salem, MA that will host the numerous events scheduled for Thursday, April 30th – Sunday May 3rd, the organizers have selected this year’s Jury Award winners. RUE MORGUE is honored to share the details here first and wishes all involved filmmakers and their teams continued success with their work. BEST FEATURE Blood & Guts Directed by Carlye Rubin, Katie Green and Tina Grapenthin The lines between real life and reel life are muddied in the story of the Adams, an unconventional family who makes independent horror films. While they may vomit blood onto one another, lack boundaries and make frequent use of the F-word, they also face what every family must: change. BEST INTERLUDE Very Prosperous Men Directed by Josiah Walker When a struggling door-to-door Bible salesman commits murder, he scrambles to dispose of the body while navigating a haunting consequence. BEST SHORT Mangittatuarjuk (The Gnawer
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