Nightstream was an online film festival, launched in the United States in 2020.Dino-Ray Ramos, "Genre Film Festivals Across The Country Partner For Nightstream Virtual Event". Deadline Hollywood, August 13, 2020. Created as a partnership of several horror and fantasy film festivals as a response to the cancellation of their regular events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the festival presented a streaming lineup of horror, fantasy and other genre films in October 2020.Katie Rife, "Halloween isn’t canceled: What to stream from Nightstream, Salem Horror, and Fantastic Fest 2020". The A.V. Club, October 9, 2020.
Participating festivals were the Boston Underground Film Festival, the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, the North Bend Film Festival, the Overlook Film Festival and Popcorn Frights.
The opening film of the 2020 edition was Aneesh Chaganty's Run.Patrick Hipes, "Hulu’s ‘Run’ To Open Genre Festival Team-Up Nightstream". Deadline Hollywood, September 24, 2020. Other films screened included 32 Malasaña Street, Honeydew, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, The Queen of Black Magic and Boys from County Hell.Julie Holland, "6 New Horror Movies We’re Excited to See at Nightstream 2020". Modern Horrors, October 5, 2020. The program also included online parties, a virtual festival lounge, and a talk by American Psycho director Mary Harron.
Organizers announced that Nightstream would be staged again in October 2021.Josh Millican, "Digital Festival NIGHTSTREAM Returning for a Second Year in October". Dread Central, July 12, 2021. Films screened in 2021 included Cosmic Dawn, To the Moon, Hellbender and All My Friends Hate Me.Etan Vlessing, "U.S. Genre Film Fests Plan Second Virtual NIGHTSTREAM Festival". The Hollywood Reporter, September 29, 2021.
In 2023, the Nightstream platform was relaunched as a video on demand service for genre films.Dade Hayes, "Nightstream Virtual Festival Gets Re-Animated As Transactional VOD Hub; ‘Summoners’ Tapped As First Exclusive Title". Deadline Hollywood, October 31, 2023. On October 31, 2023, Nightstream officially transitioned from a seasonal virtual festival into a year‑round curated transactional video‑on‑demand (TVOD) platform, offering horror, sci‑fi, fantasy, and indie genre films available to rent or buy.
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