Things can and will change plenty over the course of 20 years. It’s a truth that applies to people, places, and sometimes film festivals. Once the scrappy genre curio co-founded by Tim League in the mid-2000s as a movie nerd Mecca—one which lived up to the local motto of “keep Austin weird”—after two decades on the scene, Fantastic Fest has become itself an institution.

The site where the likes of John Wick , Heretic , Split , Saw X , and even There Will Be Blood had their world premieres, Fantastic Fest has become a major destination on the festival calendar, especially for those who enjoy horror, action, or outright odd genre-benders that challenge our expectations of what cinema can offer. This year marked the fest’s 20th birthday, and Den of Geek ’s first dance at the part

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