The Films
APOLLYON
7.56MIN
Dir. Bret Miller
United States
A sickly Janitor at a historic church discovers a portal for newly departed souls to enter the next
life. But these lost spirits are not leaving this world empty handed.
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
7.25MIN
Dir. Kevin McGuiness
Canada/United States
This documentary examines the historical influences that contributed to the “Death and the Maiden” images from early Renaissance art, and how this motif manifests in contemporary Western culture. This documentary includes clips from the cult horror films “Slaughterhouse” (1987), “Madman” (1981), and “Laid to Rest” (2009).
ESCAPE
4.40MIN
Dir. Amr Singh
Norway
In a future controlled by technology, one person searches for an escape. Escape explores issues of personal choice, control, and the relationship between people and the technologies that impact our lives.
FRESH
10.59MIN
Dir. Tatiana Wisniewski
United States
After accidentally doing a ritual, Emily, a Philosophy student, has to face the biggest moral dilemma of all: kill or be killed.
HEAR HEAR
5.20MIN
Dir. Emmet O'Brien
Ireland
"Hear Hear" is a one shot horror film about finding your voice.
HORRORSCOPE
4.30MIN
Dir. Pol Diggler
Spain
An ordinary schoolgirl's life unravels after an evil creature takes over her body. Only her mother, with the help of a strange doctor, will be able to save her.
IN HER SHOES
5MIN
Dir. Ray Kermani
Belgium
7-year-old June Kauffman is enchanted by a pair of red children's shoes in a cemetery. The shoes lead her to an old crypt where she faces her worst fears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-9Vz4RBU7I
KARMA
13MIN.
Dir. Arshia Zeinali
Iran
Karma is a short film about some cycles. A story about a hunter, comes out from the waving waters of the sea at the dawn and and arrives to a strange and paradisal lagoon. This lagoon has an old watchtower. The hunter that thinks he has the right for hunting, puts some traps in forbidden areas. He finds some tools, maybe belongs to someone that once hunted in that place and now he's gone. While the hunter was daydreaming, some creature attacks him and take him back to the waters, to the cycle. The movie emphasizes the nature's cycle and transformation of elements and four nature's basic elements.
JASON Z
9MIN
Director Robert Cantu
Director Javier Leno
United States
Two camp counselors of Crystal Lake escaping from the camp's killings, as Jason is lurking among them. Jason is unaware that he too is being lurked upon.
KEVIN, DEAR
KNOCK KNOCK
4MIN
Director, Alex Mancuso:
United States
When directing Knock Knock, Alex Mancuso wanted to create a horror story that was to-the-point, had no dialogue, and was only in one location. The resulting short film is about a young woman who attempts to find the source of a mysterious knocking in her room at night. The film engulfs the viewer in a suspenseful thriller that crescendos with each knock.
20 Seconds
1MIN.
Dir. Tyler Zickafoose
United States
"When you only have seconds to spare, what will you do?"
LA LLORONA
23MIN
HJ Leonard
Puerto Rico
After a harsh breakup, Pranay decides to ease the pain with alcohol. Little did he knows his life was about to change when he encounters a young undead bride looking for revenge.
LIFEMATCH
31MIN
Dir Gillian Greenbaum
United States
In a city where everyone is guaranteed a soulmate, Verena's younger sister goes missing. In order to find her, Verena must uncover the truth behind the "Lifematch" system and what that means for her relationship with her own soulmate.
LOCK THE DOOR
10MIN
Dir. Devin O’Rourke
MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES
Making its festival debut!
Lock the door:
An eerie, atmospheric thriller focusing on a military member struggling with his own fear and paranoia as a result of his past duty or an external tormentor. Lock the door was shot entirely on a historic Air Force base by Air Force Officers.
MATER
13MIN
Dir. David Teixeira
France
A godly woman does everything she can to save her dying mother.
MOMMY'S LITTLE MONSTER
12MIN
Dir. Patrick Green
United States
A mother and son on the run, escape to an isolated mountain cabin where their fears catch up with them.
https://www.bypatrickgreen.com/mlm/
PARALYSIS
7MIN
Dir. Tom Sajewski
Poland
Shin is caught between dreams and reality. She tries
to cope with everyday responsibilities, not being sure, if what she sees
is real or not.
PARANOIA
5MIN
Dir. Katherine Lindhorst
United Kingdom
Paranoia is a body, surreal and psychological horror animation following a woman and her descent into madness after she discovers she is being secretly watched in her home.
REBUILD
7Min
Dir. Shannon Kohli
Canada
A couple try to survive the last day of the apocalypse.
SAMUEL'S GOT A SWEET TOOTH
5Min
Dir. Angel Rosa
United States
An alcoholic mother with an explosive temper contends with her young son's persistent penchant for late night bowls of ice cream. Samuel's Got a Sweet Tooth is a compact, first person narrative of woes and regrets, as bittersweet as they are haunting.
Links:
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SAVE 2.0
7Min
Dir. Ivan Sainz-Pardo
Spain
"Night falls, a dog howl breaks the night"
https://www.facebook.com/save2.0theshortfilm/
SCENARIO
16Min
Dir. Alex Avella
Italy
After a mysterious introduction to the story by a fisherman, a woman meets what appears to be an alien in the middle of the night and decides to help him, taking him to a cabin in the woods. The atmosphere is enigmatic and ambiguous, but somehow the two characters start trusting each other. As the threat of a gunshot breaks into the storyline, the two reveal themselves as very aware of the threatening surrounding as they start running away not only from the imminent danger but from the whole story itself.
SIREN
1Min
Dir. Jeff Van Zande
United States
Short of one little detail, her Airbnb stay was perfect.
SLAYBOR DAY 7
12Min
Dir. Justin Menoche
A career chronicle of horror icon Maddox Mason, the masked murderer who kills people who wear white after Labor Day.
SWIPE
6Min
Dir. Niels Bourgonje
Netherlands
A girl finds out that she has a match on a dating app with a stranger, despite swiping him to the left moments ago. She starts to fear that the man is dangerously close to her.
THE BABY FARMER
15Min
Director - Jaime Herrera Jr.
United States
The mother of a giant larva must stop her psychotic captor from offering her child up to The Baby Farmer.
THE COFFIN
14Min.
Dir. Linda Gabriele
United States
"The Coffin" is a horror/comedy short about a couple who pick up a vintage coffin and then some! The film is loosely based upon the director's own experience acquiring a vintage "prop" from an old haunt.
THE DAY WITH THE LEAST SUNLIGHT
8Min
Dir. Paul Counelis
United States
Flint
Halloween spirits linger through the most wonderful time of the year, and Andi is the gatekeeper...
THE EX
10Min.
Dir. Cristo Fernández & James Dart
United Kingdom
Synopsis: Ordinary bloke Dave’s plans for a weekend working overtime are ruined when his ex-girlfriend Laurie arrives suddenly at his office and announces herself as the new temp. As Laurie’s behaviour grows ever more inappropriate and bizarre in her attempt to win her ex back, it becomes clear that something very wrong is afoot, and that a disturbing secret lies at the heart of Laurie and Dave’s unusual relationship.
Trailer: https://www.facebook.com/TheExFilm/
THE GARDEN
5Min.
Dir. Patrick Muller
Germany
Summary: Strange blossoms, sunken pathways, déjà vus: A hike through H.P. Lovecraft's most personal garden.
https://www.patrickcinema.de/
THE GROWLING
11Min.
Dir. Noah Jorgensen
United States
On the way to his date’s house, a paranoid young man is attacked by a vicious beast, interrupting their hopes of a romantic evening.
THE LAST WELL
20Min.
Dir. Filip Filković
France
The Year is 2037, Europe is in shambles. Owner of the last well with natural clean water lives in Croatia. After one of his sales of clean drinking water ends in bloodbath, he becomes a substitute father and a husband. But when the well dries out, he makes one last "trade"...
https://www.thelastwellfilm.com/
THE LONELY ROAD
12Min.
Dir. Darren Hawkins
Australia
On the night before paranormal investigator PHOEBE is about to move town to investigate stories of strange goings on in the township of Vinegar Hill, she visits her cousin and best friend, LEANNE. After a night of wine and fine food, Leanne , a psychic, warns Phoebe not to leave town, that she feels something terrible might happen. Ignoring the warning, Phoebe pushes on and her path collides head on with a couple of paranormal entities who not only give her the scare of her life, but foreshadow something even deadlier in Phoebe's future. Be careful when it comes to hunting the paranormal .... because sometimes the paranormal can go hunting for you.
https://www.facebook.com/The-Lonely-Road-1610356919242245/
THE NOCNITSA
7Min.
Dir. Andy Taylor
United Kingdom
Short Synopsis for the film: Jack returns home to find his girlfriend wounded at home, she is traumatized by her terrifying experience of sleep paralysis.
THE PROJECTOR
4Min.
Dir. Kyra Pikowitz
United States
MICHIGAN
While attempting to clean out her family’s attic, Susan discovers a box full of photo slides. Putting them into an old projector and flipping through them, she takes a trip down memory lane, that is until something appears in the photos that shouldn’t be there. And as the slides continue, it becomes more and more prevalent that it is something more sinister than a simple trick of the eye.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE SHED
2Min
Dir. David Axe
United States
You had your chance to be you.
UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF
9Min.
Dir. David Hall
Dir. Billy Rex McAfee
United States
A tranquil park within the Zombie Apocalypse, finds a withering zombie who can't catch a meal, until an undead angel comes to his rescue.
VERSO
4Min.
Dir. Joseph Victor
Dir. Ryan Russell Steele
United States
Michigan
A short film about the dangers of a resentful mind following a
horrific night at an artist mixer and the desire for revenge.
WE GOT A MONKEY'S PAW
9Min.
Dir. Aaron Pagniano
United States
Things get hairy when Zack convinces Jakki to spend the day making wishes on a Monkey’s Paw. Soon the two find themselves doing backflips trying to undo the cataclysmic series of events they’ve set off. Ghost brides, demon boxes, dead-y bears, oh my! This paw is definitely in the wrong hands.
https://www.facebook.com/WeGotAMonkeysPaw/
WITHER
4Min.
Dir. Ethan Evans
United Kingdom
(Winner of two Flint Fright FilmFest awards in 2018 for his short SWEETIE).
In a town acclaimed for honouring ancient folklore, a young girl finds herself vulnerable to a sinister mythological farmer after failing to contribute to the annual tradition.
The Films
THE GARDEN
THE GARDEN
5Min.
Dir. Patrick Muller
Germany
Summary: Strange blossoms, sunken pathways, déjà vus: A hike through H.P. Lovecraft's most personal garden.
https://www.patrickcinema.de/
THE EX
THE EX
10Min.
Dir. Cristo Fernández & James Dart
United Kingdom
Synopsis: Ordinary bloke Dave’s plans for a weekend working overtime are ruined when his ex-girlfriend Laurie arrives suddenly at his office and announces herself as the new temp. As Laurie’s behaviour...
THE DAY WITH THE LEAST SUNLIGHT
THE DAY WITH THE LEAST SUNLIGHT
8Min
Dir. Paul Counelis
United States
Flint
Halloween spirits linger through the most wonderful time of the year, and Andi is the gatekeeper...
THE BABY FARMER
THE BABY FARMER
15Min
Director - Jaime Herrera Jr.
United States
The mother of a giant larva must stop her psychotic captor from offering her child up to The Baby Farmer.
THE BABY FARMER
15Min
Director - Jaime Herrera Jr.
United...
SWIPE
SWIPE
6Min
Dir. Niels Bourgonje
Netherlands
A girl finds out that she has a match on a dating app with a stranger, despite swiping him to the left moments ago. She starts to fear that the man is dangerously close to her.
SLAYBOR DAY 7
SLAYBOR DAY 7
12Min
Dir. Justin Menoche
A career chronicle of horror icon Maddox Mason, the masked murderer who kills people who wear white after Labor Day.
SIREN
SIREN
1Min
Dir. Jeff Van Zande
United States
Short of one little detail, her Airbnb stay was perfect.
scenario
SCENARIO
16Min
Dir. Alex Avella
Italy
After a mysterious introduction to the story by a fisherman, a woman meets what appears to be an alien in the middle of the night and decides to help him, taking him to a cabin in the woods. The atmosphere is enigmatic and ambiguous, but...
SAVE 2.0
SAVE 2.0
7Min
Dir. Ivan Sainz-Pardo
Spain
"Night falls, a dog howl breaks the night"
https://www.facebook.com/save2.0theshortfilm/
SAMUEL'S GOT A SWEET TOOTH
SAMUEL'S GOT A SWEET TOOTH
5Min
Dir. Angel Rosa
United States
An alcoholic mother with an explosive temper contends with her young son's persistent penchant for late night bowls of ice cream. Samuel's Got a Sweet Tooth is a compact, first person narrative of woes and regrets, as...