The fifth annual Knoxville Horror Film Fest ran October 25-27, 2013 at Relix Variety Theatre and Regal Cinemas Downtown West 8.

Special events included the third annual Grindhouse Grind-out and a retrospective tribute to claymation animator Lee Hardcastle.

Missing from Letterboxd: Against The Grain, Popsy, Third Time's The Charm, Fear and Loathing in Apartment B, Call Me Crazy, Bel Damme, Unseen, The Summoners, Twilight Saga Claymation, Black Magic, Too Close and Swatter House.