The Invitation(2016)

Spiral to the Center(en)

Rick reviews records and talks about music online. After his reaction to a strange record goes viral, a documentary filmmaker follows Rick down the rabbit hole where he uncovers twelve albums, a record label that disappeared in the 70s, and a dark secret.

Harvey's Dream(en)

On a Saturday morning like any other, Harvey slumps into his chair and tells his wife about last night's nightmare. Fear takes hold when Janet notices the tiny details of Harvey's dream bleeding through into the real world around her.

Nona(de)

Fidi is aimlessly hitchhiking on a snowy winter's night and ends up being seduced by Nona into murdering several innocent bystanders.

Echoes Of Ivory(en)

Deep in the frigid valleys of northern rural Canada, two survivors atop a desolate peak run thin on supplies and hope. The only remaining from their group, they wait naively for help to come. Fighting long days of paranoia and an unidentifiable entity lurking in the darkness of night, their situation grows bleaker by the minute. What follows are the last 24 hours spent on their mountaintop campsite.

Message from Jerusalem(en)

Made exclusively for the Hail to the King Tribute Show at Finder Creepers in Des Moines, Iowa. A surreal and non linear adaptation of the short story "Jerusalem's Lot". It was shown for exactly one month from January 22nd, 2011 to February 22nd, 2011.

The Citrus Killer(en)

The Citrus Killer is on a hunt for those who waste their food. He enacts his bloody justice by using nothing but orange peelers.

Giving Up The Ghost(en)

Parents-to-be Scott and Arianna don’t quite see eye to eye on a few things, particularly that Scott’s best friend, Harold, lives in their basement. And the fact that Harold happens to be a ghost.

Shin Yotsuya Kaidan(ja)

The Doll's Revenge(en)

A boy breaks his sister's doll and it mends, grows, tears him up and eats him.

The Illustrator(en)

An Illustrator (Frank) discovers that his drawings are coming to life. These manifestations of Frank's imagination lead him through a dark path down memory lane. What happens to him next leads to a riveting twist that will send shivers down your spine.

Tales of the Black Freighter(en)

A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.

Garden Party(fr)

In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.

Out of Bounds(xx)

A cineastic meeting of two characters who are directly related to each other: Camera (Cinematographer) and Dancer. Both can define space/room, but only through interaction. They meet each other in an abstract setting (a white cube) and start a dramatic play.

The Basement(en)

Concept short about two girls who stumble into an abandoned building to find a terrifying staircase with a mystery at the bottom.

Luzern Viper(de)

A Schmelzdahin short wherein a print of a portion of Nosferatu (including the iconic shot of the vampire on the boat) has been degraded and abstracted through the bacterialogical decomposition, disintegration, and chemical processes Schmelzdahin would use.

El Círculo del Pánico(es)

Living with Jigsaw(en)

Gary thought it would be cool to live with Jigsaw. Boy was he wrong.

The Event(en)

Neil, in his mid 20s, awakens suddenly to a low, unearthly rumbling. As he goes about his morning routine, he begins to experience some bizarre and unnatural happenings that usher in both a cataclysmic end, and a brilliant new beginning.

Infiltration(en)

Uncanny events occur in an actors life while he prepares for his next big project

Blood Stars(en)

A movie star and a TV weather girl go on vacation to Ms Relaxo's Health Spa. The workouts are deadly.