Twin Cities Horror Festival

Can the ghosts come back through? Do they linger in the air waves? The scene of the Crime. A Suicide Cult. This camp. Five died. Six still missing. I’ve amplified the silence. They will be heard again. This performance amplifies room tone and noise combined with photos and recitations of witness statements to bring back the ghosts of the cult. (Presented by Roberto Kerry Productions.)

After being in a horrific accident, a local hero is gifted cybernetic augmentations. Once the procedure is complete, questions arise about whether he is still the person he was before, or whether he has become something more evolved. This Cronenberg inspired journey explores the inherent dangers of how invention and progress impact our humanity. (Presented by Rogues Gallery Arts.)

The people of a tiny Minnesota logging town keep disappearing. Sometimes they come back, but they come back different. A stranger named Junior arrives claiming the Government sent her to help. But why does the Sheriff think this stranger is his daughter, the first to disappear? And why does this strange town feel so familiar to her? (Presented by Paper Soul.)

This episode’s guest is JEFF who is here to talk to our HOST about the MAN in the SHED. You might think you know the whole story, but do you know the whole truth? What twists and turns await JEFF and NATALIE in front of a live audience as they reenact and unravel this tale of retribution gone too far. Not for the squeamish! And definitely NOT for children! (Presented by Dangerous Productions.)

In this adaptation of the original novella, an anguished Laura recounts her haunted past with Carmilla, an enigmatic young woman who suddenly arrives at her father’s estate. While a sinister force begins claiming the lives of local village girls, Laura and Carmilla are drawn into an intense, passionate romance. Yet, as their connection deepens, a chilling question lingers: are Carmilla’s feelings genuine, or does a far darker motive lurk beneath her allure? (Presented by Glass Half Dark.)

Inspired by the 12th-century Tamil literary work Kalingathu Parani, Kalinga: Feast of the Fallen reimagines an ancient victory poem through contemporary dance-theatre. After the Chola army defeats Kalinga, Goddess Kali and her starving ghouls descend upon the battlefield and transform its horrors into a grotesque celebration. Bodies become decoration, weapons become tools, and the remnants of war become an elaborate feast. Through narration, movement, rhythm, dark humor, and moments of Tamil language, the ghouls revel in victory—until the words used to describe an ancient conquest begin to sound unsettlingly familiar. (Presented by SAATH.)

Silent Scream returns for a second year with their Grand Guignol Double Feature: a gory, suspense-filled spectacle deemed “ingenious” by Stages of Minnesota in 2025. This year’s duo of one-acts includes a musically enriched Lovecraftian cosmic horror and a femme, physical retelling of Mary Shelley’s sci-fi classic. (Presented by Silent Scream Productions.)

When Lalo invites his friends into the deep dark woods for a camping trip, he quickly realizes that they all might be a little out of their element. The campground is expansive, the woods are dense, and the nights are unforgiving. In most cases, nature can provide a serene escape. Instead, this new environment becomes the perfect storm for revealing hidden truths and secret rivalries. Trying to regain control of the situation, Lalo proposes an activity to keep everyone entertained for the remainder of the evening: a scary story competition. One by one, the friends take turns recounting stories from their pasts, most of them stories they’d never even spoken aloud, let alone shared with each other. And when Lalo disappears into the woods, it’s up to his friends to find him. They use clues from his stories to lead them to his whereabouts. It’s not long before the lingering fears that have followed them since the moment they arrived start to materialize. To survive the night, they must not only find their friend but also confront their innermost fears. CAST: ELI - Taelyn Gore-Taelyn has been performing for over 20 years. Recent credits include A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie, The Sponge Bob Musical as Sandy with both Lyric Arts and Normandale, and Ensemble in Cabaret with Orthogonal Theatre. She is thrilled to be working on Lumbrada and hopes this production marks the first of many collaborations with the Horror Festival. MONSE - Antonia Kramer Perez-Antonia is an actor/choreographer around town. Some of her gigs include Little Women-Jo-Lyric Arts, ONCE The Musical-Reza-Theatre Latte Da, and Moby Dick-Queequeg-Theatre Coup D'etat. This is her first time at Horror Fest and hopefully not the last. GABBY - Mayra Gurrola Calderon- Mayra Gurrola Calderon (she/they) is a queer theatre artist, storyteller, and eldest daughter from the east side of Saint Paul with roots laid in Jauja Durango Mexico. Her piece Quinceañera was selected to run for Exposed Brick Theatre’s Through Our Eyes cohort in 2025. Mayra writes and moves with her community by nurturing those around them and carrying with them the mothers who cackle so loud the world trembles. LALO - Caroline Jimenez Reyes (Presented by Maria I. Arreola & Jazmin M Villalobos.)

Three Disney cast members are given the opportunity of a lifetime - a night alone in the haunted mansion! What could go wrong? (Presented by Snikt! Bamf! Thwip!.)

Join us Up North for tales of terror from the archives of Slender Vale, MN... a small town full of dark secrets: ghosts, cryptids, aliens, curses... that's just Tuesday. The town archivist – and a cast of all-star TC horror improvisers – share a blood-chilling story from the files, told spontaneously. Think improv is just for comedy? Think again... (Presented by Oncoming Productions.)

Precocious teen Harper finds a mysterious creature in the woods and sneaks it into their room, where cynical Viv is crashing for the summer. But when Harper and Viv's moms start being even weirder than usual, the kids must uncover the truth and save themselves before it's too late. (Presented by A Murder of Crones.)

Based on a true story. New Year’s Eve, 1976. Two siblings reconnect over a fishing hole in a claustrophobic ice shanty. A transistor radio blares the hits and misses of the year. Fireworks explode overhead. Winter wind rattles the walls. And outside, skulking on this frozen lake, a dark presence looms closer. Or was it inside the shanty all along? (Presented by LandmanLand.)

So you’ve got a SWEET TOOTH for SPINE-TINGLERS, eh? Well fear LOTS - the TOMB TELLER and his TERROR TROUPE have just what you URN for! Watch our cowering WIMProvisers SCARE up a story on the spot! But things aren’t what they SCREAM…this show has REAL MONSTERS! Wicked puppets our hapless players have NEVER SEEN BEFORE! It might be TOMB much for you! (Presented by Wet Splat.)