The 13th annual Screamfest LA horror film festival came to a close this week with the announcement of the Skully Award winners at a closing night party held at the Eclectic Wine Bar in North Hollywood. Top honors went to Ben Ketai’s (30 Days of Night: Dark Days) new thriller Beneath.

Beneath stars Jeff Fahey (“LOST”) and Kelly Noonan (Not Another Teen Movie) as coal miners trapped 600-feet below ground. The film took home six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Special Effects and Best Make-up.

In my opinion, Paul Hyett’s The Seasoning House should have swept all major categories. The film did score a Best Actress win for then 17-year-old Rosie Day for her portrayal of an orphaned deaf-mute girl forced to tend to the abducted girls trapped in a rape house for soldiers.

Peep the list of winners:

BEST PICTURE: Beneath

BEST DIRECTOR: Ben Ketai, Beneath

BEST ACTRESS: Rosie Day, The Seasoning House

BEST ACTOR: Yahav Gal, Goldberg & Eisenberg

BEST MUSICAL SCORE: Bruno Grife,Goldberg & Eisenberg

BEST STUDENT SHORT: Aftermath

BEST SHORT: Luna

BEST MAKEUP: Gary Tunnicliffe, Beneath

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Timothy A. Burton, Beneath

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS: JD Schwalm, Beneath

BEST EDITING: Olivier Beguin, Chimeres