ALEX ZAHARA
Alex Zahara is an award-winning actor with over 100 screen credits, and has appeared in numerous plays. He was born in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. He started acting professionally with several award-winning plays, and got his first film role in The 13th Warrior (1999) with Antonio Banderas and Omar Sharif. His breakthrough role was guest-starring on The Sentinel (1996) episode "Night Shift", playing Gabriel, a homeless man/angel.
CASEY WALKER
Casey Walker’s 26-year career has spanned Emmy Award-winning television, cult genre cinema, and Cannes-calibre historical horror. Casey Walker has consistently done things his own way — and consistently come out ahead. His is a filmography defined not by the path of least resistance but by the conviction that the stories worth telling are the ones worth fighting for. His latest feature, Ithaqua will hold its BC Premiere at VHS 2026.
TALISA MAE STEWART
With credits that include Murder in a Small Town, Adventures in Love & Birding, Foreigner, and the highly anticipated Casket Girls, Talisa Mae Stewart continues to establish herself as an actor to look out for. A versatile performer with a particular affinity for the horror genre, Stewart keeps on honing her craft through consistent training and a commitment to growing as an actor. She stars as Anna in Remnant, an upcoming horror feature, further cementing her connection to the genre.
KAT SANDLER
Mackenzie Donaldson is a Toronto- and Los Angeles-based producer, director, and writer. She is currently Senior Vice President of Scripted Television at Blink49 Studios, where she oversees a slate of ambitious, globally minded scripted projects. Her producing credits include the Emmy-, Peabody-, and Canadian Screen Award-winning series Orphan Black, the Emmy-nominated series Snowpiercer, and the documentaries Citizen Bio and The Abnormal Beauty Company.
EDMON ROTEA
Edmon Rotea is an Edmonton-based documentary and feature film producer committed to supporting filmmakers from diverse and underrepresented communities. His producing credits include the TELUS Storyhive documentary The Line and the acclaimed independent horror feature Skinamarink, which opened in nearly 700 theatres worldwide and was named one of the best horror films of 2023 by Variety and Rolling Stone.
LEENAH ROBINSON
Leenah Robinson is an Indigenous Canadian Actress, most notable for her role in Paramount’s ‘1923’ as Baapuxti, where she worked with Aminah Nieves, Harrison Ford, and Helen Mirren. She is Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River, Haisla from Kitamaat, BC, and Heiltsuk from Bella Bella, BC. She starred in Don’t Even’ for CRAVE and APTN, directed by Zoe Hopkins, where she plays Violet, an intelligent young girl who is unsure of her future. She is also extremely proud of her work on the feature film ‘40 Acres’, directed by R.T Thorne, starring Danielle Deadwyler and Michael Greyeyes. She is excited for the upcoming release of 'Ithaqua', directed by Casey Walker, starring Luke Hemsworth, Kevin Durand, and Craig Luazon Leenah enjoys adventuring in her spare time, hiking, snowboarding and swimming with her cousins in Kitamaat.
JACQUELINE ROBBINS
Jacqueline Robbins is a Vancouver-based Canadian actress whose career spans film, television, and theatre. Alongside her twin sister Joyce Robbins, she is best known for iconic roles in The Wicker Man and Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Her other credits include The Monkey, Even Lambs Have Teeth, Mina.Minerva, and Small Fish. She currently stars as Nonna Pina in Michael Gabriele’s horror comedy Unholy Night, which won the Gold Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival.
TIM RIEDEL
Tim Riedel is a Red River Métis filmmaker from Treaty 1 territory in Manitoba. Working across film, television, and streaming, he began his career in animation before moving into documentary filmmaking and developing a practice rooted in ethical storytelling and the representation of marginalized communities. His credits include the award-winning documentary Jackstones and the upcoming psychological horror feature Ancestral Beasts, which he wrote, directed, and produced. The film draws on Métis identity, intergenerational trauma, and the horror of mental illness.
MEGAN PETA HILL
Megan Peta Hill is an Australian born, award-winning actor who works professionally in Film, TV, MoCap, PCap, Voice Over and Theatre internationally. Megan has worked on numerous acclaimed network series including Amazon’s world-wide number 1 hit series 56 Days, Riverdale (The CW), The X-Files (Disney), The Flash (The CW), Big Sky (ABC), Kung Fu (The CW) and Supernatural (WB), to name a few.
CHRIS OFFERMAN
Chris Offerman is an actor whose screen credits include Beverly Hills, 90210 and the horror-comedy Friday the 69th.
He joins VHS 2026 as part of the cast of Friday the 69th.
CHRISTOPHER NASH
Christopher Nash is a screenwriter, independent filmmaker, film critic, and academic whose work explores new meaning within familiar forms and genres. He holds a Master's degree in English from Dalhousie University, where his thesis reconsidered Harold Bloom's arguments on literary utility. During his schooling, he received several major awards including the Governor General's Silver Medal. Christopher has written, produced, and directed several no-budget features and operates a YouTube channel releasing micro-budget independent films, with an emphasis on horror and cult cinema. His film criticism has appeared in Vancouver Weekly and BeatRoute, and his academic criticism has appeared in The Dalhousie Review and W49. He wrote the screenplay for Remnant and serves as a producer on the film.
ALEX MONTILLA
I've been making movies since high school. When my friends and I took over the morning announcements, we saw an opportunity to produce short films for a captive audience (and by that, I mean an audience that literally had to watch. The entire school was held hostage by our silliness).
BRYN McCASHIN
Cinematographer Bryn McCashin calls Vancouver, Canada home-base, where he enjoys walks with his wife and his dog Alfredo. Bryn's upcoming feature work includes Ithaqua, Directed by Casey Walker for Hammer Films, and Homebodies, premiering at Fantasia 2026, also directed by Walker.
QUINN LORD
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Quinn Lord is a Canadian actor and producer who launched his professional acting career in 2004 at just five years old. He is best known for his iconic, breakout feature film debut as Sam—the mysterious, burlap-sack-wearing enforcer of Halloween traditions—in the 2007 cult horror anthology Trick ‘r Treat, which was created and directed by Michael Dougherty. Beyond his legendary status in the horror community, Lord has built a prolific body of work across television and film, including a prominent recurring role in Amazon’s critically acclaimed series The Man in the High Castle and appearances in hit shows like Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, and The 100. Shifting into the next phase of his creative evolution, he is currently expanding his horizons by writing, producing, and starring in several of his own upcoming film projects.
KARIN KONOVAL
Karin Konoval has appeared in guest starring roles in numerous TV series and supporting lead roles in many feature films, including the role of "Maurice" (the orangutan) in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). She received a Philip Borsos award for her lead role as "Mary Leonard" in the feature Cable Beach (2004) and has received numerous awards for her work in theatre, performing lead roles in contemporary classics and a wide range of musicals. She has also been a fan favourite for her appearances on the X-Files.
KEN KABATOFF
Ken Kabatoff is an award-nominated writer, director, and producer with more than eighteen years of experience in film and television. His work has reached millions of viewers worldwide, including three seasons on the acclaimed Netflix science-fiction series Travelers, where he advanced to co-producer. In 2020, he received a Writers Guild of Canada Award nomination for Best Drama Series for his final episode of the show. As a director, Ken has created multiple short films that screened internationally. He received the Directors Guild of Canada BC Emerging Greenlight Award to direct The Doukhobor, a deeply personal horror film that became a key creative calling card. He recently completed his feature directorial debut, Remnant, an independently financed horror film that is entering the festival and international sales marketplace.
MORGAN HOLMSTROM
Morgan Holmstrom was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is of multi-ethnic Métis and Filipina descent. Morgan attended the University of Winnipeg, pursuing a Bachelor of Science before transitioning into acting. She continued her training at institutions such as The Actors Studio, AMAW, and Andrew McIlroy & Associates.
GIGI SAUL GUERRERO
Gigi Saul Guerrero is a Mexican genre director/filmmaker and actress praised as one of the top, emerging directors in the horror genre by Empire, Dread Central, Fangoria, IGN and Bloody Disgusting. Guerrero is co-founder of Luchagore Productions In Vancouver Canada. Recently "Guerrero delivers one hell of a performance", as said by Screen Anarchy, for her debut as leading actress in a feature film at this year's IFFR prestigious film festival in ROTTERDAM with the Mexican thriller TALKING TO A STRANGER.
ADRIAN GARCIA BOGLIANO
Writer, director born in Madrid, Spain, now residing in Mexico. For nearly two decades, Adrián García Bogliano has been an innovative force in Latin American horror cinema. Starting his directing career at just 19 years old, his filmography spans horror, thriller, and fantasy films that blend classic elements with a modern, unsettling sensibility. His most notable works, including Here Comes the Devil (2012), Late Phases (2014), and Scherzo Diabolico, have earned acclaim at prestigious festivals like Toronto, Tribeca, Fantastic Fest, Raindance and SXSW. Beyond feature films, he has successfully directed series for streaming platforms like Netflix and Vix+. His commercial appeal is reflected in box office successes like Come Play With Me (2021) and La Exorcista (2022), which both ranked in Mexico's top 10. Having worked across Argentina, Costa Rica, the US, Mexico, Sweden, and Colombia, his international reach is clear. His latest film, Talking to a Stranger, was the only Latin American film selected at Competition at the Rotterdam Film Festival 2026.
MICHAEL GABRIELE
Michael Gabriele is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker known for his compelling work in the horror genre. His career began in Chicago’s advertising industry, where he directed high-profile commercial campaigns before transitioning to narrative filmmaking. Gabriele has since directed an array of projects, including music videos, immersive 360° VR content, and several award-winning short films.
His storytelling has been recognized with multiple accolades, including three Midwest Emmys, one most notably for his horror short, Room Tone. His short film Get Away earned the Gold Audience Choice Award for Best International Short Film at the Fantasia International Film Festival and was selected for Frontières. Get Away is currently being adapted into a feature-length project. His debut feature film, Unholy Night, also premiered at Fantasia Film Festival and received the Gold Award for Best Canadian Feature.