El Camino del Diablo

ATITHI

ATITHI is a Kannada short film about a caring father whose growing health concerns lead to a terrifying ordeal. Haunted by a mysterious, unseen visitor, he struggles to distinguish between reality and his own fears. As the line between the real and imagined blurs, he fights to maintain his sanity amidst the haunting presence.

The Guest

A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

Hellions

A teen faces a night of terror when three malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door.

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN

A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.

“Sredni Vashtar” by Saki

David Bradley creates a faithfully suspenseful adaptation of a story by Saki which boasts an inadvertent post-modern attitude.

Fade to Grey

Michael is an alcoholic. He abuses his wife, barely tolerating his kid. He enslaved them in paranoia, and through alcoholism delivered them into destitution. The trauma escalates when he takes thugs home, and must answer the consequences.

Shocking Shorts 2003

The Pledge

Three criminals pledge to free the soul of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short film based on 'The Highwayman' by Lord Dunsany.

The Pit

Experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum'.

Adoration

Based on the real life story of Sagawa, a Japanese student who killed, dismembered and ate a young Dutch girl in Paris.

Doghouse

After being left to sleep on the couch alone, an apathetic husband is visited by an eerie stranger with a tempting offer.

Exposure

Rachel is desperate to be seen. Not the way her terminally ill father sees her, and not the way her Church Support Group sees her. Not even the way her mentor, Kathy sees her. Really seen. Newly sober and ready to start her life again, Rachel (Caroline Levien) finds herself back with her father, Glen (Nicholas Hope) and languishing in the role of his primary carer. Lonely and overlooked, Rachel turns to her online persona, 'J@de' and the world of chat-room camming as a place to see and be seen. But Rachel's escapism cannot keep the real world at bay forever. As Glen's illness deteriorates, Rachel's online identity pushes up against her own, bringing her face to face with the ultimate act of exposure.

The Oval Portrait

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.

Broken Knuckles

A noir action thriller about an amateur MMA fighter who is quickly and unknowingly thrust into the world of a criminal organization.

Olhos Pretos, Cabelo Azul

All Hallows' Eve

While watching two children on Halloween night, a babysitter finds an old VHS tape in the kids' trick or treat bag. The tape features three tales of terror, all linked together by a murderous clown.

Crisp Suburban Nights

A trip into the Fall season in suburbia.

Cain Rose Up

Tells the story of Curt Garrish, a respected student who decides to take matters of cleansing the world into his own hands on the final day of the semester in 1975 in one unforgettable violent act.

The Boogeyman

A man goes to see a psychologist to explain how an evil creature is responsible for the deaths of his three children.