The 2026 Overlook Film Festival will take place April 9th-12th.
Additional events and schedule announced on March 25th.
The first wave of our 2026 film lineup can be found HERE.
All Immersive Performances are sponsored by American Immersion Theater.
ETERNAL
Immersive Performance
Requires Separate Ticket
Creator: Darkfield
You have been chosen and we thank you for your sacrifice. In return we offer you the opportunity for eternal life, but there are conditions. ETERNAL is a 25 minute immersive audio experience for one person, alone in their bed. It explores the temptation of eternal life and wonders what price you would pay to achieve it. ETERNAL was commissioned by the 2020 Bram Stoker Festival, Dublin.
HAG
Immersive Performance
Presented by Charming Stranger
Requires Separate Ticket
Creator: The Queen’s Fools
The Weird Sisters have gotten even weirder. You have responded to a Craigslist ad from a disgruntled Landlord needing help clearing out some squatters from his recently purchased property. Pack up their things & do what you’ve gotta do to get ‘em out. Simple. Only, some squatters are better left alone. Hag is a 35-minute spooky & silly immersive experience for four audience members, led through the chaos and charm of Shakespeare’s Weird Sisters.
THE MOTHER OF NIGHTMARES
Immersive Performance
Requires Separate Ticket, Extremely Limited Availability
Creators: E3W Productions and AOTW
Step into the dream world and come face to face with the Mother of Nightmares, the mysteriously mischievous figure who creates and controls all of your worst dreams, as she guides you through this surreal and darkly comedic 1-on-1 experience, lasting between 15-20 minutes, from returning Overlook creators E3W Productions (IN ANOTHER ROOM). Originally performed as part of ‘The Shape of the Night’, an immersive experience exploring the world of dreams and nightmares created by Overlook veteran group All Of Them Witches (AOTW).
SHUDDER SECOND LINE PARADE
Parade
FREE EVENT
Presented by Shudder
The quintessential New Orleans art form returns with our signature horror twist courtesy of the scariest streamer around. Bigger and bolder, this year’s second line will kick off the entire festival on Opening Night. Make your way to our festival headquarters before the screenings begin, strutting through the French Quarter in style behind a demonic brass band, creepy characters both familiar and unknown, and you. We roll at 5pm. Laissez les bons temps rouler!