Watch Halloween Film Festival Screenlife Horror ‘Groupchat’ Q&A Panel [Video]

The Halloween International Film Festival returned from the grave in October 2025 to haunt the historic Outer Banks, North Carolina, with over 25 independent horror shorts and feature films from around the world and many special guest filmmakers in attendance, including writer and director Dan Brownlie and producer Mel Morley, who took home the Best International Film award for their UK-shot screenlife horror movie Groupchat, and their Q&A panel video is now available to watch online.

The Halloween International Film Festival took place October 2-4, 2025 at The Pioneer Theater in Manteo, on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, presented by Halloween Daily News and sponsored by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, Gallop Funeral Services, the Halloween & Costume Association, Haunted Pamlico, Let’s Talk Terror, Weird Darkness Podcast, Toxic Coffin, Fright-Rags, Lake Hickory Haunts, Halloween Island (which has events continuing every weekend through October in Manteo), and the 12th Annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade.

Watch the Groupchat Q&A panel with writer/director Dan Brownlie and producer Mel Morley, moderated by Halloween Daily News’ Sue Artz, below.

Related: Halloween Int. Film Festival 2025 Award Winners Announced

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Matt Artz

Founded Halloween Daily News in 2012 and the Halloween International Film Festival in 2016. Professional writer/journalist/photographer since 2000.