2024 Festival Film Guide
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77
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“On a warm summer night in 1977 something unspeakable is about to happen.”
Summer, 1977, Returning late one night after a party, a teenage boy and his girlfriend discover something terrifying has taken up residence in his house which will change their lives forever.
Summer, 1977, Returning late one night after a party, a teenage boy and his girlfriend discover something terrifying has taken up residence in his house which will change their lives forever.
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2TEARS
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A genius med student writes one last goodbye as they remember the dark path they've created as a result of their obsession to cure their wife of her disease after she's transformed into the world's first zombie.
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The A Frame
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A quantum physicist develops a machine that creates a tunnel to a subatomic universe. In his quest to prove the machine's efficacy, he inadvertently discovers a radical treatment for cancer.
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A Possession
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Gordon (Gabriel Rysdhal) and Juliette (Izabel Mar) are on their honeymoon in the Hudson Valley when a malevolent forest spirit, Elle (Sara Koviak) and her familiar Dave (Gregory Brown) mark them as their next prey. A new take on Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and an allegorical and mythical exploration of a uniquely American spirit of narcissism.
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ALO Antropophagus Legacy
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Everything in Hanna's life suddenly seems to fall apart. Accused of the brutal murder of her husband, she is forced to flee to Hungary to defend the only reason for living she has left; the child she is carrying.
In Budapest, she will ask for help from her cousin Hugo, who will drag her into a spiral of violence involving a dark past and a bloodline to be dealt with.
In Budapest, she will ask for help from her cousin Hugo, who will drag her into a spiral of violence involving a dark past and a bloodline to be dealt with.
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Animale
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Camargue, France - famous for its traditional bull race, an exhilarating and graceful challenge of agility and respect between man and beast. Surrounded by men, 22-year-old Nejma trains hard to fulfill her dream of winning the upcoming annual competition - but news of a rogue and violent bull on the loose terrifies the community. Young men are being murdered everywhere, and the beast is nowhere to be seen.
Anchored in a unique western setting and centring on a stunning performance by César-winning actress Oulaya Amamra (Divines), ANIMALE is an unforgettable and blazingly confident supernatural fable that blends with the classic body horror, and the rape-revenge thriller.
Anchored in a unique western setting and centring on a stunning performance by César-winning actress Oulaya Amamra (Divines), ANIMALE is an unforgettable and blazingly confident supernatural fable that blends with the classic body horror, and the rape-revenge thriller.
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The Anomalist
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When a young analyst at a shady tech company discovers a terrible secret, he takes it upon himself to make things right.
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Another Alice
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Alice leaves a party with her best friend who tries to kiss her. She pushes him away, he becomes violent... Alice then flees into a dreamlike universe, revisiting a wonderland that looks like a nightmare.
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Apotemnofilia
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It is opening night, the theater is crowded and Clara, the leading actress, refuses to leave her dressing room. Something inside her is keeping her from leaving, something she will have to face.
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As A Rake
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Kim brushes aside red flags when gym-bunny Freddy, her old crush, follows her home from the store. Freddy is blown away by Kim's changed appearance; he can't stop commenting on how amazing she looks now that she's lost so much weight, and complimenting the presumed work ethic the weight loss must have taken. So he's a little thrown off and betrayed to find out Kim's new body is NOT the result of hard work, but instead the result of a new injectable weight loss drug. Now it's his turn to dismiss the red flags. Before long, they're heading upstairs together. But late in the night, the drugs reveal an unpleasant, deadly side-effect, and Kim wonders if the cost of beauty is really worth it.
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AT SKYVIEW ENTERPRISES
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After accepting an exclusive interview at a mysterious gaming company, a determined geek is thrust into a real-life video game, where survival depends on conquering a series of deadly challenges.
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Awful Mistake
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An awkward script-reading meeting between two childhood friends takes a sinister turn as reality blurs with fiction.
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Be Right Back
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Maria, a 7-year-old girl, is left alone at home while her mother goes out to shop for dinner. The time alone extends into the night. When someone knocks at the door, Maria doubts whether it is her mother or not.
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Beacon
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Emily (Julia Goldani Telles, The Affair), a young solo female sailor, finds herself shipwrecked and badly hurt on a remote island. She is rescued by the island’s lone inhabitant, Ismael (Academy Award nominee Demián Bichir, Godzilla vs. Kong), the operator of the world’s most isolated lighthouse. Due to the stormy conditions a rescue from the mainland will have to wait, so Emily recuperates with the help of Ismael. But as the rescue date approaches, Ismael begins to act increasingly erratic, and Emily begins to suspect that Ismael may have intentionally disabled his lighthouse to entrap not only here but others before her. But Ismael has his own suspicions about his unexpected guest and what brought her there. As tensions between them rise, Emily slowly loses her own tenuous grip on reality. Increasingly unsure of herself, she must find a way to survive and escape from this distant island prison.
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Body Language
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Mariana comes home to find Dylan, her fiancé Nick's college buddy, cooking an engagement dinner for them. However, as the night unfolds, and Nick is no where to be found, Mariana begins to suspect something is deeply troubling about Dylan. What she thought would be an evening of celebration turns into a night of terror.
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Brand New Cadillac
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In this horror comedy, Lana and Strode, a mother and daughter, take to the road for a five day killing spree. Which makes perfect sense when mom is a vampire and her daughter is a would be serial killer. But what should be a simple once a year blood frenzy for Lana, turns into a far more complicated bonding experience for the estranged pair.
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Cannibal Cult Dinner Party
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In a well-to-do suburb, a lonely young man attends a dinner party only to find out that he is the entrée.
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Catch and Exterminate
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On a job gone wrong, spunky pest control employee Elliot finds herself in a chase with a paranormal being with a nasty bite
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COLEOPTERE
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In this free and contemporary interpretation of Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis,” Grégoire Samsa is a solitary building caretaker who undergoes a dramatic physical and psychological transformation while seeking love and acceptance.
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Cold Wallet
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After losing everything in a cryptocurrency scam, a ragtag team of vigilante Redditors attempt to kidnap the kingpin who screwed them over. But when the home invasion takes a turn for the worst, they become victims in a sadistic game.
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THE COMPLEX FORMS
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There is an ancient villa where desperate people have the opportunity to revive their fortunes by selling their bodies to mysterious entities in exchange of money. When huge and age old creatures emerge from the deep woods surrounding the villa, a series of strange and sinister events prompt three unlikely guests to band together in a desperate escape.
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Convoluted
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After a horrific accident, a troubled drifter seeks shelter within the confines of a hedge maze. Unbeknownst to him, the worst was yet to come.
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DAGON
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DAGON is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, DAGON.
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Dead Mail
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On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled "dead letter" investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives. When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
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THE DEAD OF WINTER
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After an affluent man leaves a rough sleeper to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, he's haunted by a figure that may be a vengeful spirit - or his own guilty conscience.
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Die Bully Die
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DIE BULLY DIE is a comedy horror following Max, who catches up with his high-school bully, Adam, 17 years later, in a fancy restaurant where Max's grudge against Adam begins to manifest in horrific ways.
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Dirty Bad Wrong
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Desperate to keep her promise to host the best superhero party for her 6 year old, young mother Sid, a sex worker, takes extreme measures and books a last-minute client with a dark fetish. Dirty Bad Wrong is a realist drama with a horrific twist.
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A Divine Comedy: What the Hell
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Dante's classic Hell is falling into oblivion. Charlotte, a sharp-witted Harpy, navigates the chaos and sets out despite the odds for a new life and destiny. On the way, she gets stuck in an elevator with her fuccboi ex, Asterion. Living in the end-times, he won't stop at anything to try and win her back. Will she survive this journey through Hell? Will the weighing of hearts lead to their complete annihilation?
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Don't Bring It In
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A woman learns a dark secret when she brings home a spirit board against her boyfriend’s wishes.
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Don't Raise the Dead (the Board Game)
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Four friends gather for a game night on Halloween and find themselves playing an evil board game that will pit them against each other. Can anyone outsmart the game?
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DRAINED
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She'll Bleed You Dry.
In the neon-soaked streets of London, Thomas, a jobless post-graduate concept artist, falls in love with Rhea, a mysterious woman who turns out to be a vampire. Drawn into a codependent relationship, Thomas willingly offers his blood to Rhea in exchange for her companionship. As their twisted romance unfolds, Thomas's health deteriorates, and he spirals out of control. 'Drained' explores the theme of codependency, reflecting the addictive nature of modern life while delivering a dark and alluring vampire horror experience.
In the neon-soaked streets of London, Thomas, a jobless post-graduate concept artist, falls in love with Rhea, a mysterious woman who turns out to be a vampire. Drawn into a codependent relationship, Thomas willingly offers his blood to Rhea in exchange for her companionship. As their twisted romance unfolds, Thomas's health deteriorates, and he spirals out of control. 'Drained' explores the theme of codependency, reflecting the addictive nature of modern life while delivering a dark and alluring vampire horror experience.
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Drive Back
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Struggling artist Reid and his pregnant fiancée, Olivia, celebrate their new engagement, happily surrounded by family and friends. After a cryptic warning from Reid’s father, a car accident leaves them lost in the woods. Searching for directions leads to a rundown store run by a creepy older couple, who suggest the best way home is by taking an old shortcut through dark backroads. But after violent visions, lost memories, a troubling hitchhiker encounter, and an inability to escape the road itself, their car breaks down, and they discover a terrifying killer is hunting their every move.
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The Fog
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Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start t
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Escape from New York
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In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.
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Everyone is Going to Die
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A father attempts to reconcile with his estranged daughter by inviting her to his rural retreat for a special birthday dinner. But when the home is invaded by two masked women armed with shotguns, a lethal game of cat and mouse ensues, culminating in a life-altering revelation.
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EYES
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Longing for richer connections to others, Alma chooses to undergo a mysterious procedure that promises a new way of seeing the world. Her choice unravels a dark exploration of identity, challenging the definition of the “collective experience”.
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Face to Face
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A young woman traveling solo on a road trip stops in a small town in the middle of the night, where she learns of an urban legend about the area.
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Follow You
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Even with a serial killer on her heels, Flora knows how to seize an opportunity.
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Fresh Blood
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Doe eyed and in love, Anna attends the housewarming party of her new boyfriend Nico. The night quickly unravels as she meets his friends, some classic Hollywood pricks. Tales about ex girlfriends and Nico’s promiscuity swirl and her new lover also tells his guests about a “haunted” basement that he warns them not to enter. Anna starts drinking to suppress her discomfort, but instead becomes increasingly intoxicated and paranoid. After losing track of Nico, Anna escapes his friends and searches frantically for him in the maze-like house. She follows an odd banging sound down to the foreboding basement where the true horror is revealed.
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Gaslighter
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On a dark and stormy night, Anne arrives home to find the power out and her front door left unlocked. She asks her boyfriend, Jeff, to stay on the phone with her while she safety checks the house and gets the power back on. When she expresses her fear that she is not alone in the house and feels unsafe, Jeff tells her she is overreacting and dismisses her concerns, telling her she consumes too much true crime. Unable to find an intruder she accepts what Jeff has told her - that she is safe in the house. But is she? Or were her instincts right all along?
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Grub
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Grub follows the journey of Leah, an ambitious 8-year-old, and the mysterious and unsettling Alien whose appearances sparked controversy. Rumors swirl about the Alien's involvement in crimes such as murder and kidnapping. After its talk show appearance, the Alien visits Leah, offering to change her life forever. But at what cost? Their clash of ideals leads to a night that blurs reality. Grub explores themes of youth careerism and the toxic dance between life and death, posing the question: "Would you grub for it?"
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Halloween (1978)
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Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
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Help, I'm Alien Pregnant
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Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it's probably allergies, only slime will tell.
Mary can feel strange things happening inside her body and thinks they might have something to do with her nervous not-so boyfriend Boo's alien penis. The doctor doesn't take her very seriously until one of her breasts swells up and squirts slime into her eye. Boo runs off rather than showing the doctors his alien junk, and Mary has to hijack an ultrasound session to get a picture of the thing growing inside her, which she uses to confront the growing assembly of dubious physicians. Boo eventually returns, reveals his mutated member, and Mary has to use her new-found voice to save him from becoming a science experiment. Then - in a torrent of phosphorescent slime that gets on everyone - Mary gives birth to hundreds of tiny alien lifeforms. She experiences a brief moment of wonder, then utters the film's final line: '...that's fucking fucked mate.'
Mary can feel strange things happening inside her body and thinks they might have something to do with her nervous not-so boyfriend Boo's alien penis. The doctor doesn't take her very seriously until one of her breasts swells up and squirts slime into her eye. Boo runs off rather than showing the doctors his alien junk, and Mary has to hijack an ultrasound session to get a picture of the thing growing inside her, which she uses to confront the growing assembly of dubious physicians. Boo eventually returns, reveals his mutated member, and Mary has to use her new-found voice to save him from becoming a science experiment. Then - in a torrent of phosphorescent slime that gets on everyone - Mary gives birth to hundreds of tiny alien lifeforms. She experiences a brief moment of wonder, then utters the film's final line: '...that's fucking fucked mate.'
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Hi! You Are Currently Being Recorded
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On a trip to Los Angeles to visit a new flame, Anna finds herself lost, stoned and alone… or is she?
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HIVE
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In this real-time horror-thriller, a strict babysitter loses the young girl she's taking care of at a playground, forced to confront an insidious entity hidden among the children. The rare horror film set in bright daytime - an idyllic, innocent playground turned sinister and visceral.
HIVE stars Marvel superhero and Dancing with the Stars winner Xochitl Gomez in the leading role.
HIVE stars Marvel superhero and Dancing with the Stars winner Xochitl Gomez in the leading role.
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Hold Up
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Hold Up centers on Marcus, a young teen accompanying his older brother on a drug deal. Eager to prove he's cool enough to hang, Marcus bets he can rob the liquor store they sit parked in front of in exchange for an invite to an exclusive party later that night. Once inside the store, Marcus discovers his classmate, Jenny, not only works there, but witnessed and filmed his attempt at shoplifting. Marcus tries to escape, only to run headfirst into a real robbery, which quickly devolves into a series of absurd events that will force Marcus to grow up in more ways than he could ever imagine.
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Hooves
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On his annual hunting trip to his childhood village, the skeptical Pathum learns about the tale of the Kura Raaksha, a hoofed-demon that is supposedly haunts the woods. His skepticism is soon put to the test as mysterious events occur and he realizes that some actions indeed have terrifying consequences.
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Hotline
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A young woman (Paris Berelc) is manning the night shift at a mental health crisis call centre, when she starts to get harassed in increasingly terrifying ways by one of her callers. ‘HOTLINE’ is a chilling homage to the classic 70’s horror ‘WHEN A STRANGER CALLS’
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IN THE NAME OF...
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After suffering a terrible abuse at the hands of the priest of his church, Abraham finds himself immersed in a world of terror and confusion. Tormented by hallucinations and sinister presences, he struggles to escape the dark labyrinth of faith he once thought he knew. But as he confronts his deepest fears, he discovers that the true nightmare is about to begin.
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In the Name of God
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40-year-old priest, Theodor stands by in horror as his wife falls seriously ill. His world crumbles around him and he seeks guidance from his old mentor who convinces him that he has been chosen by God to rid the world of sinners in order to bring new life to true believers. With trembling hands, he commits his first murder, convinced that it is a necessary sacrifice in service of his divine mission. Miraculously, at the moment of the murder, his wife’s health improves and the congregation starts referring to him as the “miracle priest”, knowing nothing of his horrible act. But lurking in the shadows is a disbelieving man who begins to uncover the bloody traces of the priest's unholy deeds.
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In Our Blood
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Nothing is as it seems when filmmaker Emily Wyland (Brittany O’Grady) teams up with cinematographer Danny (E. J. Bonilla) to shoot an intimate documentary about reuniting with Emily’s estranged mother after a decade apart. When her mother suddenly goes missing, possibly succumbing to the addictions that first tore her family apart, Emily and Danny must piece together increasingly sinister clues to find her before it’s too late. Directed by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Pedro Kos (Rebel Hearts, Lead Me Home) in his first narrative feature, IN OUR BLOOD masterfully blends psychological mystery with chilling horror. The film weaves a twisted tale of reconciling with the ghosts of our past and confronting the complicity we share in creating a world that preys on the most vulnerable.
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Keep Coming Back
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When Paul reluctantly attends a recovery meeting for his alcoholism and is forced to confront the circus of his past, things take a dark turn.
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The Key Club
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Val seems to be hitting it off with Chad on their first date. Unfortunately, these days, dating is torture…
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La Croix
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Stuck in traffic jams, in pouring rain, a young 27-year-old graphic designer named Jade receives a call from a client asking her to work on a new project as soon as possible. The young woman's attention is elsewhere, and she is seized by flashes that remind her of an esoteric ritual she recently performed with her friend, Julie. Invited at the time by Julie to come and recharge her batteries in Brittany, Jade had lost all inspiration. She could no longer work and fell into a deep depression. It was then that Jade learned of a powerful but forbidden ritual. The ritual of La Croix, linked to the Breton lighthouse of the same name. Julie tried to stop her, but ended up doing it with her friend. During the session, the desperate artist implores the return of lost inspiration, and has herself branded with the ritual's seal: a circled cross. But for some time now, strange things have been happening to her. Caught up in her thoughts, still at the wheel, she collides with a young woman with a hidden face, also marked with the Cross. While looking for the street name to inform the emergency services, Jade comes across an old woman at her window, staring at her menacingly. Panicked, Jade flees. Little by little, Jade comes to understand what kind of ritual she's really been performing, and what kind of old lady has seen her at the window.
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Leaving Yellowstone
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What starts as a romantic trip in the wilderness, turns ugly as Tessa fights for her life in the winter of Yellowstone National Park.
Tessa is excited to visit Yellowstone National Park with her new boyfriend, Mark. However, when they arrive, Mark changes, aggression and cruelty building as Tessa starts finding disturbing artifacts around his cabin. What begins as an idyllic winter weekend slowly becomes a nightmare as Tessa realizes she's alone in the woods with a man she really doesn't know at all.
Tessa is excited to visit Yellowstone National Park with her new boyfriend, Mark. However, when they arrive, Mark changes, aggression and cruelty building as Tessa starts finding disturbing artifacts around his cabin. What begins as an idyllic winter weekend slowly becomes a nightmare as Tessa realizes she's alone in the woods with a man she really doesn't know at all.
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Mirror Man
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When Olivia awakens a curse, she quickly discovers there is no escape.
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Mouse
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Mouse is a suspenseful psychological thriller that follows a young woman's perilous journey home through a city teeming with danger. As she navigates the treacherous night, the film invites audiences to confront their own biases about victimhood and culpability.
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Mr. Crocket
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The year is 1993. SUMMER BEVERLY'S world is turned upside down when the love of her life, her husband, JERREL, succumbs to cancer. On her own, struggling to support herself and her nine-year-old son, MAJOR, things couldn't possibly get any worse for Summer. Or so she believes, until the trauma of his father's death sends Major into an emotional tailspin, making him impossible to control. Summer believes she's been granted a miracle when a VHS tape of an old kids TV show, MR. CROCKET'S WORLD, appears on her doorstep. She plays it for Major, and it works like a charm in finally getting him to calm down and behave. But soon, Major's love for the show and its relentlessly cheery host, MR. CROCKET, devolves into an obsession. To keep her sanity, Summer has to pull the plug on Major's endless TV marathon. When Major goes on a tirade in response, smashing some of his late father's most treasured items, Summer lashes out and says some harsh words. Later than night, Mr. Crocket himself violently emerges from the television and kidnaps Major through a mysterious portal. The police don't believe a word Summer says, so she launches into a search all through the neighborhood for clues about Mr. Crocket and all of the other kids he's taken over the years. What Summer uncovers about where they've all vanished to sends her on a journey deep into Mr. Crocket's dark and twisted world.
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My Child
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A recent college graduate must confront his fear of adulthood, his childhood nostalgia, and the supernatural entities which pursue him through the halls of his old elementary school.
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NEVER LET YOU GO
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A young woman’s traumatic past resurfaces when a mysterious box arrives on her doorstep, setting forth a horrifying reality.
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Next Show in 90 Minutes
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A routine both natural and unnatural unfolds in the heart of one of America's most cherished landscapes. Inspired by the films of Dan O' Bannon and John Carpenter and the artwork of Mike Ploog, William Stout, and Simon Stalenhag Content Warning: This film contains mild body horror and brief violence.
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Night Terror
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Night Terror is a feminist psychological thriller and a metaphor for the sacrifices made in motherhood. The film tells the story of what happens when a child's night terrors become a mother's living nightmare. Based on the lived experience of our creative team, 'Night Terror' is about a single mother, Beth, who begins to question her reality as she slips deeper into sleep deprivation following her daughter's traumatic sleep disturbances. As she becomes consumed, Beth can no longer tell who is asleep, awake or dreaming.
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Night Whispers
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An ominous sound alerts a teenager that an imperceptible malevolent presence may be resting right beside him.
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No One Will Hear This
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After discovering an incriminating cassette recording of a girl that went missing in the eighties, Alannah decides to use it for her own financial gain by blackmailing the man responsible. Things do not go as planned.
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Óbito
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Eugenia & Mauricio, a young couple who, due to an economic downturn, see their relationship in jeopardy. Everything changes when Mrs. Lian, owner of the Chinese restaurant where Eugenia works, He offers her €50,000 in exchange for marrying Huang, his late son. Despite the unusual situation, he ends up accepting the macabre proposal, with unexpected consequences.
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Picturesque
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Ruby's self-obsession triggers chaos when she alters her portrait, setting off a chain of events that threatens her very existence.
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Recursive Dreams
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Zin lives in a world where screens cease to exist, and curated memories uploaded directly to the mind are society's source of entertainment. Desperate for money to buy valuable medicine for her sick daughter, with the help of Ray, a small-time thief, the two break into the home of Ashim, a reclusive man who sleeps restlessly at night. During a late evening, Ashim dreams of his missing daughter, whom he lost years ago in a violent blizzard. Without his knowledge, in his living room, Zin operates a machine capable of trapping Ashim in an endless loop of his haunting memory. Using the loop to distract Ashim's busy mind, Zin and Ray extract Ashim's memories. A precious commodity that will sell well on the black market. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ashim awakes and must confront the two thieves. Both will do anything to escape with their stolen goods, and Ashim will do anything to protect the memories of his daughter.
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The Red Stone
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In Guadalajara, 1909, Carmen, an archaeologist, returns to investigate pre-Hispanic findings sent for the Independence Day anniversary. Amid political turmoil, she is tasked with restoring certain idols and objects, rumored to be cursed. Accompanied by Leonor, the housekeeper, Carmen explores the monumental house in search of answers. A grotesque specter, composed of human limbs, lurks in the shadows as Carmen discovers a special pre-Hispanic idol. The house becomes a terrifying stage where Carmen must decipher the mystery and survive this nightmare.
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ROOM SERVICE
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A hotel waiter feels that all his days are the same. When he brings a service to room 603 he enters a time loop from which he will want to escape.
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Saint Maria's Way
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There are six million CCTV cameras in the UK. Does this technological omnipresence ensure our safety? Or just indiscriminately observe us, coldly documenting the present and creating flickering ghosts of the past?
Carolyn never intended to walk home alone at night. When police emergency services receive her call reporting a man following her, they try to help. But between the glitching phone signal and her evasive answers, she proves difficult to track down.
Carolyn never intended to walk home alone at night. When police emergency services receive her call reporting a man following her, they try to help. But between the glitching phone signal and her evasive answers, she proves difficult to track down.
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Scared Shitless
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A plumber and his germophobic son are forced to get their hands dirty to save the residents of an apartment building, when a genetically engineered, blood-thirsty creature escapes into the plumbing system.
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SEEK & HIDE
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While waiting at home for their parents' return, two siblings begin an innocent game of hide and seek - with a twisted turn neither saw coming.
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The Shadow of Dawn
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An incorporeal Shadow takes up a dangerous adventure through a mystical forest, fancy castle and dream world to save her frivolous owner from a cursed Beast.
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Simon
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A unique video game character, created by a 13-year-old child in a life simulator, narrates the unfortunate story of his life from the moment he was generated. Full of hatred and resentment, he will seek answers about its world and the malevolent “God” that controls it. that controls it.
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The Skimmer
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Ring….BRrinng….BBRRRIING!! Paul, a pool boy, picks up a telephone he has no business answering. The voice on the line invites Paul to a party in exchange for a favor. But Paul doesn’t realize what is truly at stake.
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SLAVE 4 LOVE
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Unfolding in a single, uninterrupted shot: When Mattie comes home with Alis she learns that some people will do anything for love.
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Sleepwalkers
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In the wake of a recent trauma, Madeline undergoes an experimental form of lucid dream therapy in an effort to put an end to her recurring nightmares, but probing the dark corners of her subconscious mind leads to unintended consequences...
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SPEAK WITH THE DEAD
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In 1850 The Fox sisters hold a seance for a wealthy couple who want to call on their deceased son's spirit to give them closure. When the girls' parlor tricks backfire, the audience begins to catch on.
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