SCADFILM In Focus: Art of Fear

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• Friday, Oct 16, 2026  12pm - 9:15pm

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Join us on Friday, October 16th at Atlanta’s SCADshow for SCADFILM In Focus: Art of Fear. A day full of thrills and excitement as we delve into the craft of creating fear!

Tickets are free for SCAD cardholders and alumni, and $10 for the general public plus a $4 online processing fee. For more details, visit the scadshow.com or contact scadshow@scad.edu.

Crafting the Nightmare: 30 years of NETHERWORLD

October 16th, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m., SCADshow Stage 2

Step behind the scenes of Netherworld Haunted House and into the creative mind behind 30 years of fear. Join its co-founder and creator as he takes you inside the making of one of the country’s most iconic haunted attractions, from developing the stories and designing elaborate costumes and characters to building immersive worlds, marketing the experience, and even stepping into the haunt himself. Discover what it takes to keep audiences terrified and coming back year after year, and how creativity, storytelling, performance, and a little bit of madness have shaped three decades of Netherworld.

In conversation with: Ben Armstrong, Netherworld Founder

Creating Fear with The Third Floor

October 16th, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., SCADshow Stage 2

What makes a scene feel unsettling, terrifying, or downright disturbing? Join visualization supervisor,Jason Thielen, from The Third Floor for a behind-the-scenes look at how previs and postvis help bring fear to life on screen. Drawing from his work across film and television, Jason will explore the creative choices, visual techniques, and effects that build tension, create unease, and turn the impossible into something audiences can’t look away from.

Welcome to Crystal Lake: Screening + Conversation

October 16th, 5:00 p.m., SCADshow Main Stage

Step back into the world of Camp Crystal Lake with a special screening of Crystal Lake, Peacock’s highly anticipated Friday the 13th prequel series. Set years before the events of the original film, the series explores the story of a young Jason Voorhees and his mother, Pamela, returning audiences to the camp where the legend began.

Following the screening, series creator, writer and showrunner Brad Caleb Kane will join us for a conversation about bringing this iconic horror world to the screen, from expanding its mythology and shaping its characters to capturing the atmosphere and spirit of the original franchise for a new generation.

Friday the 13th Screening

October 16th, 7:30 p.m., SCADshow Main Stage

Get ready for a night at Camp Crystal Lake! Starting at 6:30 p.m., we’ll have camp-themed snacks and bug juice waiting before the screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Grab a spooky treat, settle in, and revisit the iconic horror classic Friday the 13th.

At Camp Crystal Lake, a group of young counselors arrives to reopen a summer camp with a dark and deadly history. As night falls, the counselors begin disappearing one by one, turning an ordinary summer into a fight for survival. Whether you’re revisiting the film or experiencing it for the first time, join us for the slasher that launched one of horror’s most enduring franchises and cemented Camp Crystal Lake in pop culture.

Tickets for Friday the 13th Screening are free, but required to attend, for SCAD Cardholders as well as the general public.