Tropical SOV(2025)

Critters 3(en)

As fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet.

Muriel, or the Time of Return(fr)

In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.

Angelique and the Sultan(fr)

Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to beat sense into her. She finally decides to escape with the help of two Christian prisoners.

RETURN(ja)

8mm work directed by Norihiko Morinaga.

Pain(en)

Dad catches a ball badly, injuring his finger. His guttural scream instantly hushes the entire sports complex. Sarah is paralysed. She barely recognises him; red faced, clutching his hand and crying. In the sanctuary of the locker changing rooms, Sarah explores and tests theories about what has happened with her Dad. She questions who her father is while struggling to grasp the concept of pain, both inside and out. Having found an apparent conclusion, Sarah returns to an apologetic Dad, and decides to put his promises to the test.music:Annette Focksproducer:Tobias Rosen, Heike Wiehle-Timmproduction:Relevant Film, Warner Bros Entertainment Germanybacking:Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (DE), Schleswig-Holstein Film Commission (DE), Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)(DE)distributor:Warner Bros Entertainment Germany

Mad Max 2(en)

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!(en)

Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.

Rabbit Without Ears 2(de)

Two years have passed. There is a normal life, but handsome Ludo meets his old love, and Anna is very jealous...

Return(en)

A young man returns home for the weekend to discover the difficulty of juggling friends, parents, magic mushrooms and several thousand chickens.

The Return of Don Camillo(fr)

Energetic priest Don Camillo returns to the town of Brescello for more political and personal duels with Communist mayor Peppone.

The Bad News Bears(en)

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.

The Grudge 2(en)

A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building.

Return(en)

Static images of an old country house are combined with voices of the past to evocative effect. Haunting and nostalgic, 'Return' conveys the life that exists in old, abandoned places.

The Executioner(es)

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes(en)

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes(en)

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.

Return(en)

RETURN tells the story of a retired Green Beret who embarks on a healing journey from Montana to Vietnam. There he retraces his steps, shares his wartime experiences with his son, treats his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and seeks out the mountain tribespeople he once lived with and fought alongside as a Special Forces officer.

The Return(ru)

The relationships among two pre-pubescent brothers and their estranged father are tested on a trip into the Russian wilderness.

The Man from Laramie(en)

Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells rifles to the Apache tribe, finding himself unwillingly drawn into the convoluted life of a local ranching family whose members seem to have a lot to hide.

The Great Escape(en)

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

Tales from the Hood(en)

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.

Tales from the Cannibal Side(en)

Three tales of cannibalism: a woman places a classified ad seeking to be eaten alive; a young woman is invited to a Halloween party with the promise of a good scare; and a family of cannibals try to start their own butcher shop.

Tales from the Grave(en)

See 3 deadly and chilling TALES FROM THE GRAVE! In "Beyond Death", a renegade band of young filmmakers breaks into an abandoned hospital and open a portal that releases dozens of zombies. In "Brides of the Dead", the Reality-TV program "Chill Challenge" sends five sexy models into a haunted old building. And finally "The Rotten Dead", 3 pranksters release the wrath of an aged witch.

Sick-o-pathics(it)

Anthology horror film with three tales consisting of a killer sex doll, a killer handbag and a parody of Joe D'amato's Anthropophagous.

Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders(en)

Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.

Kwaidan(ja)

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

All Hallows(en)

Terror Talk(en)

Night of the Zodiac(en)

Richard Gantz has no chance of paying rent, keeping a job or finishing a movie project. Everything changes when he gets recruited by the aging zodiac killer to make him a film, while collecting "slaves for paradise."

Grind(en)

Four interconnected stories center around the gig economy, hustle culture, and evils of late-stage capitalism.

Death by VHS(en)

A battered and mysterious VCR...A bevy of lethal video- tapes... These are the building blocks of horror in "DEATH BY VHS". A mind blowing descent into madness and death. Five shocking vignettes, designed to take your sanity and devour your soul! Mild curiosity leads to severe consequences when a couple rents a supposedly cursed video cassette recorder. An urban legend renowned for leaving a trail of agonizing and torturous death. Unbelieving, they take the plunge... And another legend is horrifyingly born... Do you dare give fate a winning hand, and test yourself against the hellish consequences of the VHS machine? Insert Cassette Press Play...DIE!

13 Slays Till X-Mas(en)

On December 24th, five seemingly random men are invited to a dive bar by a mysterious e-mail. They decide to pass the time by resurrecting the old tradition of telling scary stories on Christmas Eve.

A Taste of Phobia(en)

For this anthology movie, producers Vestra Pictures assigned international directors with a phobia and set them to work making a horror short about it.

POE 4: The Black Cat(en)

A bloody, violent and disturbing retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's tale.

Flow(en)

A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.

The Field Guide to Evil(en)

A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.

Technoburger(en)

Technoburger, a horror-satire anthology, uncovers the unnerving implications of technology addiction as four individuals' lives are disrupted by their digital obsessions, blurring the lines between reality and the virtual world under the omnipresence of a dominating tech corporation.

Tom Holland's Twisted Tales(en)

Horror legend Tom Holland dares you to join him for nine nerve-shredding, totally Twisted Tales. Serving up a mind-bending assortment of the macabre, it’s an anthology fine-tuned to keep you on the edge of your seat. A new drug offers users a glimpse of the future… with beastly consequences. A murderous husband is stalked by his own cell phone. A jilted lover wreaks satanic vengeance. The nightmarish action then leads to worlds haunted by dark magic, demonic possession, vampires, witches and more in this seriously freaky festival of fear.

Cat's Eye(en)

Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.

Galaxy of Horrors(en)

Trapped in a damaged cryogenic pod, a man is forced to watch a series of horrific science-fiction tales while his life support systems run out. Featuring eight intense stories of the unknown and other-worldly, equally wonderful and terrifying. Visit the GALAXY OF HORRORS, if you dare! Curated from Rue Morgue & Unstable Ground's Little Terrors Festival.