Overlook Film Festival Opening Day Celebrates Genre With Chills and Community: ‘It’s the Worst Year of Our Lives, but a Great Year for Horror’
variety.comWilliam Earl On a day when much of the United States faced the fear of economic collapse, horror fans descended upon New Orleans to celebrate big screen scares.
Thursday was the launch of the 2025 Overlook Film Festival, a four-day fest filled with screenings of unreleased movies, retrospectives and immersive events.
Festival co-founders Landon Zakheim and Michael Lerman welcomed the crowd to the opening night film, Christopher Landon’s “Drop.” They reflected on how the festival is showing more titles than ever this year — a respite from the world around them. “It’s the worst year of our lives, but a great year for horror and genre,” Zakheim said. “Drop” was met enthusiastically by the opening night crowd, which embraced both the mystery and the humor of the techno-thriller.
After the screening, Landon did a Q&A with Lerman where he reflected on his time shooting movies like “Happy Death Day” in New Orleans.
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