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Stray
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After three long years away, Thomas Elliot, a crippled war-hero, returns home expecting a heartfelt reunion with his beloved wife, Bonnie. However, their reunion takes an unexpected turn when Bonnie fails to recognise him. Thomas soon comes to realise that Bonnie's life now revolves entirely around serving a sinister stray cat that has taken up residence in their house. As Bonnie commits bizarre and horrific acts in service of the stray, Thomas desperately tries to reconnect with her. Pushed to the brink of madness, Thomas soon comes to realise he is up against something far greater, older, and darker than he had ever imagined.
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REFORMED
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John, an old reformed criminal, is stranded after his release from prison and is forced to take public transport to a halfway house. His abrupt return to society instantly exposes him to old temptations that challenge his righteous, new-found path. John's conflicted as suppressed memories of his childhood and dark past resurface. He begins to realise his faith may not be enough to keep his inner demons at bay.
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Or Best Offer
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When Maureen places an online advertisement for her used coffee table, an unexpected buyer surprises her at home on a Friday night.
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No Friend in the Forest
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A boy on a fishing trip, a girl camping with friends and a hunter looking to vent his frustration on the local wildlife, all fall prey to a mysterious and sinister presence lurking in the woods.
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Meet You in the Parking Lot
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Following the cryptic instructions from a battered Mead composition book, best friends Sam and Alex hope to get a glimpse of their lives-to-come by performing a ritual designed to conjure their future selves. But when Sam's future self arrives, she learns that her 'future' may not last through the night.
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Maggie May
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Two estranged sisters, Sam and Maggie, attempt to reconnect after the death of their mother. But Maggie isn't interest in anything and that could be Sam's worst nightmare.
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Lavender
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In the near future a brain deteriorating disease known as the 'Hebedus virus' has swept across the Earth, rendering vast swathes of the population into an incurable vegetative state. In order to combat growing food shortages it has become the norm to slaughter the infected and sell their meat to be consumed under the name 'brawn'.
When Heather, a middle-aged woman and casual consumer of brawn, discovers that her Father has contracted the disease she must take him to be processed but soon discovers that letting go isn't as easy as she first thought and a startling revelation will change her world forever.
When Heather, a middle-aged woman and casual consumer of brawn, discovers that her Father has contracted the disease she must take him to be processed but soon discovers that letting go isn't as easy as she first thought and a startling revelation will change her world forever.
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Here there be Monsters
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To escape incessant bullying on the bus ride home, a young girl falls asleep only to wake up trapped at an empty bus yard, but things get worse because something's lurking outside - something big - and if she wants to make it out alive, this frightened girl will have to unleash a monster of her own.
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THE HAUNTED
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In a rambling, isolated house, Emily's first night-shift as carer to an elderly dementia patient turns into a nightmare as she is tormented by a vengeful spirit and uncovers the house's dark secrets.
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The Final Wish
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From the creator of the Final Destination franchise comes a new tale of death. Following the passing of his father, Aaron Hammond (MICHAEL WELCH) returns to his hometown to help his devastated mother (LIN SHAYE) and to confront his past demons. Shifting through his father's belongings, Aaron comes upon a mysterious item that is far more than it seems.
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The Familiar Fingers of Culture
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The Familiar Fingers of Culture is a dark psychological horror that explores our societies' extremes through a high-class escort and mother of one.