Meet the Team
“The world can be a fearful place, but your imagination is an escape to creepy cool storytelling.”- Renee Huff, Owner, Executive Director
“The world can be a fearful place, but your imagination is an escape to creepy cool storytelling.”- Renee Huff, Owner, Executive Director
FESTIVAL JUDGE
Jeremy Parsons is an entertainment host and reporter at PEOPLE.
He goes one-on-one interviewing celebrities and newsmakers in studio and on the red carpet. An avid tv and movie fan, Jeremy frequently makes the rounds on morning and daytime talk shows with must-watch recommendations for viewers.
Jeremy is genuinely "freaked out" by horror movies...lucky for this festival, he enjoys torturing his mind.
FESTIVAL JUDGE, ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST
Clark Collis is senior writer at Entertainment Weekly where he reports on an array of subjects including Doctor Who, The Crown, and horror films. He is author of the 2021 book, You've Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead was Brought to Life.
FESTIVAL JUDGE, PR CONSULTANT
Julie Farin is a proud native New Yorker with decades of professional experience managing public relations and corporate communications for media and entertainment companies and their high-profile brands.
Her favorite horror genre films include the Alfred Hitchcock classics "Psycho" and "The Birds"... and anything with Vincent Price.
FILMMAKER, FESTIVAL JUDGE
Jungyoon Kim is a creative producer with a wide-ranging background that spans multiple continents including China, Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, and the U.S.
His storytelling abilities have earned him widespread acclaim, with his films being featured and honored at renowned events such as the Berlin International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, and others.
Recognized as a rising star in the industry, he has been honored with prestigious fellowships such as the Marcie Bloom Fellowship, Hollywood Foreign Press Fellowship, along with the distinguished Richard Brick Award for Special Distinction in Line Producing.
He’s currently at Blumhouse, turning nightmares into box office screams.
FESTIVAL JUDGE
Danielle Winston is a Manhattan based screenwriter, director, playwright and novelist.
A writer of dark twisty stories that keep us curious, common threads in her work include supernatural themes and artists, woven with quirky humor.
She is honored to be on the judging panel for the Haunted House FearFest Festival.
FESTIVAL JUDGE, SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT
Katie Brittle is a creative director, dark tourism professional and mistress of the macabre.
As a published short story author wielding a degree in digital cinematography like a weapon of terror, she is no stranger to crafting spine-tingling stories.
A Halloween and home haunt enthusiast, she spends her spare time making props and decor for haunted houses, researching the paranormal and traveling to destinations that are sure to give you goosebumps.