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Alex Grybauskas

Director
Synopsis
When a late night security guard does her rounds at a thrift store, she finds a peculiar device among the new donations: a simple metal box with a toggle switch. But instantly she learns the device's purpose is far from simple: it toggles her into an alternate dimension... where something monstrous lurks in the dark.
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Thin Skinned

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Joe Imburgio

Director
Synopsis
Two hidden camera pranksters infiltrate a funeral home, unaware that the mortician they've targeted has a dark secret of his own.
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Teques Chainsaw Massacre

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Rodrigo Hernández Cruz

Director, script
Synopsis
Virginia and her classmates from film school go to Teques to shoot a project, in there, a masked assassin awaits. They discover the filmic origin of the brutal murderer while he hunts them one by one. Virginia will fight for survival and try to tell what happened.
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Social Media Presence

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Paul Davis

Writer/Director/Producer
Synopsis
A woman keeps her social media followers updated as she goes about her day, but someone is following her more closely than she realizes.
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The Piper

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Erlingur Thoroddsen

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened... The Pied Piper.
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My Zone (Mi Zona)

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Cristian Beteta

Director
Synopsis
Paula is coming back home from a party when suddenly her car breaks down. It's midday and she is in the middle of the desert waiting for someone to help her.
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The Looming

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Masha Ko

Writer/Director
Synopsis
"The Looming" is a horrific glimpse into aging and the fear of being forgotten by those we love. The film follows the story of Chester, a 70-year-old man who begins hearing strange noises in his home. Although Chester seeks help from his daughter and coworkers, they dismiss his concerns. But when Luna, the home audio assistant, detects the sounds, Chester realizes that it has not all been in his head. As Chester finally finds the source of the sounds, he's in for the biggest surprise of all.
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The Kindness of Strangers

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Stu Silverman

Director / Co-Writer / Editor
Synopsis
Two girlfriends pick up a traumatized woman near the scene of an accident. But something isn't right about their passenger and soon the good Samaritans are trapped in a nightmare ride they'll never forget.
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Howl At the Dead

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Gregg Bishop

Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
Synopsis
When a family moves into a haunted house, their loyal pet dog struggles to protect them from the malevolent ghosts that only animals can see.
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Hide Behind

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Richard Martin

DIRECTOR
Synopsis
A couple's tryst in the woods takes an unexpected and deadly turn when they find themselves hunted by a vicious monster with a terrifying ability to hide behind any object.
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The Gourd, The Brad, and The Ghostly

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Jillian Terwedo-Malsbury

Director
Synopsis
After causing a Halloween pumpkin accident, Brad's guilty conscience begins to haunt him as he takes the elevator down to the scene of the crime. Is this elevator taking him to the lobby... or straight to hell?
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Gus Reed

Writer/director
Synopsis
A young couple pay an unexpected price for bringing home a free piece of furniture.