Shadow People

In this found footage film, five adventurous friends decide to spend a few days in an old, abandoned house. As they settle in and explore the eerie, timeworn house, they begin to experience strange and unsettling occurrences. Their excitement quickly turns to terror when they realize they are not alone.

Interstate

A directionless young man contemplates his aspirations whilst on a dirty job.

Destroy All Neighbors

William Brown, a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad. Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla.

XXX-Mas

A blood-thirsty Santa wreaks havoc on the set of an eccentric adult film director's latest production.

Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

Untitled Slasher

A short film completely made in the span of five days. The story follows a boy named Leonidas. After finding his grandfather dead, Leonidas must survive while a killer is loose in his home.

Kickstarter

An aspiring screenwriter and pathological daydreamer finds his wish magically manifested by a mysterious organization. To make sense of it all he must sift through memories, delusions and instances of both waking and imagined life.

BLACK-OUT

Let Us Descend

A mother and daughter rent a house for a getaway after suffering a sudden and tragic loss, little do they know the house is run by a secret cult.

Little Red

A low-budget horror thriller that reimagines Little Red Riding Hood with a modern feel; a fifteen-year-old girl unravels the dark secrets in her family.

Ketchup on Waffles

On an ordinary Friday night, three masked gunmen take control of a 24-hour diner in a college town. The gunmen, led by a man in a white mask, sadistically torture and murder the customers over a few hours for their entertainment. Each killing is more violent than the last.

Closure Corps

A master occultist revives her recently deceased father in order to take care of some unfinished business. But shortcuts in the resurrection process result in his needing to accomplish more than merely his own objectives.

Doll

On Halloween night, an unexpected guest arrives, to reclaim the doll.

A Blind Bargain

An homage to a lost horror film starring Lon Chaney, A Blind Bargain is inspired by a handful of remaining old photographs and newspaper reviews. This version is set in 1970 but commits to the same sense of dread and catastrophe as the original story about a young man who allows a psychotic doctor to experiment on his mother.

Night of the Hunted

When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.

Aj Zombies!

Claudia and Felipe can't be any more different. Only a zombie apocalypse could bring them together. A hilarious love story set in zombie times, Claudia, Felipe, a drunkard and a security guard must escape Lima together in search of safety.