Unlike their more straight-laced cousins on the festival circuit, Fantastic Fest let’s its freaky-as-fuck-flag unfurl even before the movies start. FF’s pre-screening bumpers are notoriously over-the-top and they’ve just picked this year’s Top Six. (As in “666,” we assume.)

You can check ’em out in their entirety here. The final, winning, super-bumper will be chosen at this evening’s awards ceremony.

In the meantime, here’s a few of our favorites from previous years.

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