Telluride Horror Show
Telluride Horror Show gives the American mountain-west a dedicated genre outpost, and that regional specificity is part of its charm. Held in Colorado, the festival is smaller than Fantastic Fest or FrightFest, but useful precisely because it can champion horror without the pressure to act like an industry clearinghouse first.
Its programming has often favored strong independent discoveries and titles that work through atmosphere as much as shock. The Dark and the Wicked, Terrified, A Wounded Fawn, and Oddity all make sense in that space: films that can win a loyal audience through intensity and tone rather than giant marketing support.
Telluride Horror Show matters because the genre lives through regional festivals as much as through global brands. This is one of the events that keeps that middle layer healthy.
