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Incubate(en)

In the near future, imperialist expansion has transcended our debilitated earthly plateau into the outer reaches of the infinite. One solitary traveler ventures into an uncharted celestial body where he encounters mystical alien emissaries that haunt and pursue him. Part science fiction with overtones of cosmic horror, Incubate is an allegorical genre hybrid made from original and secreted materials.

Leshy(cs)

Karel is a passionate gamekeeper. He has been taking good care of the forest and there are many enviable trophies in his collection. In a remote part of the forest, poachers waken a creature who could prove to be Karel's equal.

Case 39(en)

In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.

The Delivery(en)

An unwitting customer biting off more than he can chew. A mysterious driver with a penchant for blood. A delivery that is not what it seems. Nightmares will come to a head in this gruesome Halloween short film.

Moving On(en)

Forced to confront adulthood, a teenage girl detached from reality prepares to leave her childhood home.

Hora do Cálculo (Calculation Time)(pt)

The Waiting Room, or Eggs in Purgatory(en)

In a waiting room in the space between the living and the beyond, an unlikely pair sits impatiently for their final reckoning.

The Exortwist(en)

Mr. Holybar (the local chocolate bar priest) makes a late visit to Lolli's home. Her daughter Twizzly, is usually such a sweet girl, but lately, has been acting healthy.

Shape(en)

When a Photographer sees a figure in one of the photos, unsettling events uncoil itself through the supernatural.

DIABLO(en)

DIABLO is a 2021 short film about a masked stalker who hunts down his victims like prey and ends up driving them into a state of paranoia and insanity.

Virgil(en)

A lonely preteen stumbles onto an antique PC in the attic of his new home, and begins chatting with another boy named Virgil. However, our young hero soon begins to suspect his new friend may have dark designs.

The Wooden Ghost(en)

An adaptation of one of the most famous horror poems of all time. How, in a fever dream, a carver finishes the portrait of a young woman. Then suddenly something flies into the workshop and strange things start happening. Stop-motion animation is combined with live action to create a terrifying experience from flesh, blood, wood and feathers.

Call Back(en)

Call Back is a Thriller Short Film that centers around Darcy, receiving a strange gift on her doorstep, leading her down a path of strange recalled memories.

The Oval Portrait(en)

An artist is so consumed with painting a portrait of the women he loves that he doesn't notice she is dying until it's too late. Shot as a silent film.

Night on the Town(en)

In a run-down hotel for transients, a man sleeps fitfully in bed. He rises to use the toilet down the hall, and while he's there, a burglar enters his room. He returns to find the burglar leaving through the window; the burglar falls to the street beneath. The man leaves the hotel and walks past the fallen burglar to a seedy bar, where he drinks too much and has a hedonistic vision of sex and death. He awakens on the bar-room floor and drags himself out. Is this the end for him?

Love Object(en)

The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.

Do Us Part(en)

A wedding videographer and his apprentice answer a mysterious invite to shoot a wedding in a secluded, ramshackle barn. When they arrive, they find they are not shooting a wedding at all, and are the last thing standing between the world and a demonic apocalypse.

Cabbage(en)

On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unraveling.

Cheaders Creek(en)

When Peloso, a mob lieutenant, is accused of stealing 20,000 from Leito, a mob boss, he is sent into the woods with Leito's top goon, Vinnie "The Scissor" as punishment.

Face(en)

Running away from your demons won’t do anything. In a desperate bid to escape what she believes is a relentless stalker, a troubled girl battles escalating paranoia, and chilling noises, only to uncover that the haunting presence she fears the most resides within her own reflection. Face (2023) by Stephanie Mavi Garcia Panclas (SMGP), is their first horror/psychological thriller short film. Face, follows a character played by Vanessa Lopez, 19, in which she finds herself feeling stalked, watched, and followed. When she finally faces the stalker, things take a chilling turn.