Mile High Horror Film Fest. Oct. 22-23

In between zombie crawls and Vlad festivals, try to find time to mosey over to Starz Filmcenter for the Mile High Horror Film Festival. The two-day horror fest will overflow with local, national and international indie-horror flicks, everything from student films and animation to shorts — including two from Colorado, Robert Berg’s finis’ and Matt Allen’s Aces & Eights — and feature-length films, which will be judged by a panel that includes Blair Witch Project writer/director Daniel Myrick.The festival starts at 5PM Friday and runs through Saturday at Starz FilmCenter, in the Tivoli building on the Auraria campus; ticket prices start at $9 for individual events or $30 for a weekend pass. For details and a complete schedule, visit www.milehighhorrorfilmfestival.com. Also on tap: after parties and costume contests both nights. Friday's party is at Casselman’s, 2620 Walnut Street; Saturday's awards ceremony/party will be at the Lobby, 2191 Arapahoe Street.