"Now is the time of monsters,” the saying goes, and of course we’re talking about Damnationland, the homegrown showcase of short Maine-based horror films screening this weekend at the State Theatre and touring the less lit parts of Maine throughout the ghoul-thick month of October.
The ninth annual horror feast is a tried-and-true opportunity to spook your damned self in the company of hundreds, but let’s not forget its industry cred. Over the years, the showcase has become a frothing miasma of Maine-based film talent. This year’s jawn includes short features by Shannon Meserve; Mark Hensley: Mariah Klapatch; Samuel James; E.C. Gregg; and Jeremy Kasten, Fred Greenhalgh and Christine Louise Marshall, all of it Frankensteined together with an interstitial narrative by Mackenzie Bartlett.
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