Daniele Arturi: is an engineer with a passion for writing; in the recent years he has taken part as an extra in 3 horror films ('Tales to tell in the Dark' by Lorenzo Zanoni, '61: scorecard killer' by Poison Rouge and 'Confessions of a Necrophile girl' by Cristopharo) and, subsequently, he played two more as lead actor ('The house guest', 'Blue Sunset' both directed by Domiziano Cristopharo).

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Domiziano Cristopharo: “The Italian baron of bold, sensual and extreme horror”, according to the international press. He’s been the first Italian director in years to try and revive the erotic/horror film genre. With more than 30 movies to his credit, he probably is the most prolific independent Italian director currently active. He has frequently been defined as a perfect mix of Dario Argento and Federico Fellini, for the vintage quality of his aesthetics, married to an extreme, shocking, and yet classic narrative style.

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Both decided to dedicate this festival to the most exciting, shocking, underground side of cinema: the one that involves Horror and Sci-Fi movies, screened into the setting of Gran Canaria, an island as fascinating as mysterious!

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Special guest/Juror 2025:

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Jon Devlin: was formerly an independent pro wrestler who went by the ring name Devlin Valek. His experience with stunts and fight choreography lead him to working on a scene in Amazon Hot Box. Since then he has had starring roles in the feature length films, Joe Stryker and Mother Noose's Once Upon A Nightmare. He has also worked on short films with starring roles in multiple short films such as DJ Slay, The Hiker, Icons of Horror 3, and Ritual.

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JIM COX: He's a Writer and Managing Director at Grimoire of Horror. A lifelong love of horror and writing has led him down this rabbit hole; He's specialised in world cinema, manga/graphic novels, and video games but will sometime traverse into the unknown in search of adventure.