The 2011 Mile High Horror Film Festival was honored to welcome the following celebrities:


Michael Berryman 

Michael Berryman is the star of over seventy movie and television programs including such notable films as; 'The Hills Have Eyes' (I & II), Rob Zombie's 'The Devil's Rejects', 'My Science Project' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. His storied career has seen him become one of the most iconic figures in modern horror today.

The Mile High Horror Film Festival will be presenting Michael Berryman a Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Horror Film on Friday, October 7th, 2011 following a screening of the original "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977).  Michael will be signing autographs and participating in a Question and Answer session with the audience following the screening. For schedule and ticket information, please visit http://milehighhorror.festivalgenius.com/2011/.



Jeffrey Reddick

The writer and creator of Final Destination, Mr. Jeffrey Reddick was in attendance as a celebrity judge for the 2011 Mile High Horror Film Festival!

Jeffrey Reddick got his start in the film industry by interning at New Line Cinema when he was 19. He worked at the studio for over 11 years. But Reddick shot to horror film fame with the creation of "Final Destination." New Line Cinema released the original "Final Destination" in 2000 and the movie earned over $100 Million at the worldwide box office. "Final Destination 2" was released in 2003. Jeffrey co-wrote the story and served as an Executive Producer on the sequel, which also crossed the $100 million mark worldwide. With the fifth "Final Destination" being released in August of 2011, Reddick has cemented his status as one of the few screenwriters in the business to create an enduring horror franchise.

Reddick has sold, or optioned, over 15 projects for film and television. Other genre credits include Lions Gate Entertainment's teen thriller, "Tamara," the remake of the George Romero classic, "Day of the Dead" and USA Networks' "Return to Cabin by the Lake." Reddick also adapted the novel "Nine" for Constantin Film.

Currently, Reddick is developing a supernatural TV series called "Near Death," which is being produced by Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures. Previously, he had an animated series in development at The Cartoon Network, and served as a consulting producer on the TV series, "Dante's Cove."


Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner is a an actor and a veteran stuntman who was one of the actors to play Michael Myers in Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers. He has been in numerous productions, such as Twin Peaks, Mississippi Burning, Northern Exposure, and Total Recall. 

Fans got a chance to meet a man behind the mask of one of the most iconic horror figures in the world. 



Dan Myrick

Dan Myrick is the writer and director of the monumental film, The Blair Witch Project as well as numerous other horror productions. We were honored to have Mr. Myrick judge our Short Film Category for the most innovative short horror film of the 2011 festival! 

Zach Rand

Zach Rand is one of the lead actors in Lucky McKee's new feature film The Woman. The Woman made its 2011 premiere at Sundance Film Festival and made its Colorado debut at the Mile High Horror Film Festival!

"A real surprise of the film is the impressive performance of young Zach Rand. He adds a depth to the character Brian Cleek that simply exudes wickedness." - Fears Magazine. 



"Chillerama" Directors Adam Rifkin and Tim Sullivan

Chillerama directors Adam Rifkin and Tim Sullivan attended the Colorado debut of their feature film, Chillerama at the 2011 Mile High Horror Film Festival. They were on hand to answer questions from fans and sign autographs following the screening.

Adam Rifkin is a writer/director/producer/actor whose eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies to gritty urban dramas. Most recently Rifkin wrote, executive produced and directed all 11 episodes of LOOK The Series for Showtime.

Tim Sullivan is a writer, director, and producer known for a wide variety of modern horror films, including the cult favorite 2001 Maniacs (2005) and its popular follow-up, 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010). Beginning his career as a New Jersey teenager pumping fake blood for 80's splatter classic The Deadly Spawn (1983), Sullivan moved to Los Angeles where he worked in development at New Line Cinema, co-producing Detroit Rock City (1999).

Sullivan gained additional notoriety as celebrity director of Vh1's hit series Scream Queens (2010), as well as creator and host of Shock N Roll, his weekly talk and video blog on leading web network FEARnet.