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ABSCESSED
dir Isaac Rodriguez
A man with a terrible toothache discovers he may be dealing with something else besides cavities.
THE ALIEN REPORT
dir PD Donnelly
An alien abductee figures out a clever way to secretly record his own alien encounters revealing telepathic aliens, human hybrids and the elusive “men-in-black”.
Filmed from the perspective of a tiny micro-camera, hidden in a hearing implant, you will see everything this alien abductee sees. More than a movie or a story, The Alien Report is a guide intended to show, rather than tell, what alien abductees have been describing for decades.
ALL HAIL THE POPCORN KING
dir Hansi Oppenheimer
*NORTH CAROLINA PREMIER!!!*
Made in cooperation with Joe Lansdale, we explore his life growing up in the 1950’s east Texas and how he has used his experiences to create what can only be described as his own genre. Our interviews with Joe, his family, friends, fans, and colleagues give us a glimpse into the man behind Bubba Ho-tep, Hap and Leonard, and incident on and off a mountain road among dozens of other books, films, comics, and stories. We discover his dedication to martial arts and his decades of generosity offering advice to aspiring writers and creators.
ARTIK
dir Tom Botchii
A comic book obsessed serial killer’s sinister plan to train his son to be his replacement is interrupted when the young boy lures a well-meaning stranger, Holton, back to their secluded farm threatening to expose their families terrifying secret.
A TIMELY DEATH
dir Hannah Blair
In an alternate society, where everyone is given a death date, a woman clings to both her relationship with her husband, and her own life, the day before her scheduled termination.
THE BIG NOTHING
dir Keaton Landis
In 1973 Los Angeles, a young and naive private detective named Jack Delacourt eagerly takes on his first big case, the strange disappearance of Caroline Fairfax, the daughter of former Hollywood movie star Lydia Fairfax.The atmosphere is hazy and the leads are even hazier. Jack quickly finds himself in way over his head as he comes into contact with “unsavory types” and otherworldly forces.
BLOOD SUCKER’S PLANET
dir Mark Beal
In this ’60s retro prequel to the bizarro-noir Bloodsucker’s Handbook, Bloodsucker’s Planet follows the crew of the space ship Argosy as they respond to a distress signal from the industrial Planet Mara only to discover the planet is ruled by the sinister Mother Vampire. Along the way, they encounter disease-carrying Mara bats, a talking space roach, and Adrianna, the gynoid whose developing self-awareness is aided by her collection of vintage romance comics.
BODY HACKERS
dir Dale Metz & TL Westgate
A daddy/daughter camping trip turns to terror, hilarity ensues!
BREAKING SUGAR DADDY
dir Mick Turpin
Sugar Baby takes revenge on her Sugar Daddy for leaving her out of the inheritance.
CRYPTO
dir Charles A Townsend
Follow Crypto hunter Sans and crew as they investigate suspected creatures of an unknown nature.
THE CURSE OF VALBURGA
dir Tomaž Gorkič
Two petty thieves organize a guided tour of a local manor, Valburga, that’s closed to the public, and come up with a legend that they use as a marketing ploy to attract the tourists. Unaware of the horrors hiding underneath the mansion, the visitors soon realize that the true legend of the manor is far more gruesome and terrifying.
This is the horror in its purest form.
This is the curse of Valburga .
THE DARK DIVIDE
dir Kira Hanson
Holden is searching for Sasquatch while struggling discerning reality from his mental illness.
DAWN: YEAR SEVEN
dir Jay Reel
Serving as a prequel to the 2003 feature film, DAWN, this short film tells the story of a man and his daughter with “special needs” and the important decision they are about to make.
DAYDREAM
dir Richard Ramirez
Dreams are the foundation on which success becomes a reality… but success is subjective. While enjoying gradual but medial success in life, our main character (The Processor) cannot shake the feeling that he is destined for more. Without an outlet for achievement through the established society, he resorts to a gruesome and deadly black market trade to satisfy his hunger for success. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
DEAD AIR
dir Geoff Harmer
Dead Air is a Comedy Horror about ‘Monster Kitten’ – an all female punk rock band – who get caught up in a fight with little gremlins in a plane at 30,000ft whilst heading to the last gig of their comeback tour.
DEATH’S TOLL
dir Spencer Hetherington
When the bells toll, the heads roll. A bell tower becomes the harbinger of death at the hands of an ancient creature, Mortuus.
DEPARTMENT 666
dir Adam York
A recently deceased man discovers that the afterlife isn’t quite what he was expecting.
DON’T THEY SERVE CANDY IN HELL?
dir Nathan Wold
If Willy Wonka Was a horror movie….After a newly appointed CEO shuts down the candy division run by an eccentric and possibly insane candy inventor, he and his family feel the wrath of the crazed candy crafter, whos now out for as much blood as he is sweets.
DUST BUNNY
dir Julie Land
What is that that goes bump in the night that makes you toss and turn to keep you awake? How does anything you drop on your bedroom floor get under the bed? It makes you have to crawl around, reach and stretch way under the bed to get your socks, underwear, and remote control. What is it?
FEVER DREAMS
dir Rob Underhill
Four creepy tales guaranteed to give you Fever Dreams…
FLESH CITY
dir Thorsten Fleisch
Vyren (Christian Serritiello – Homeland, A Dangerous Method) meets Loquette (Eva Ferox) in a nihilistic techno club. He gets into a fight over a video game with Cyril (Shaun Lawton – Aeon Flux, Cloud Atlas) and explores the dark corners of the club with her. Little do they know that in a hidden laboratory a rapidly growing organism is infecting the city and invading the brains of its inhabitants. Soon mayhem and mutation rule while the city becomes flesh.
FLESHER
dir John Johnson
Two serial killers work together to skin their victims and sell them to an underground flesh market. When a meeting goes bad and a buyer is killed, pressure from the organization forces the usually-methodical Flesher to take reckless actions that lead to a paranoia he can’t escape.
FUSED
dir Patrick Rea
A young woman with a rare condition believes she is responsible for several murders.
GHOSTSITTER
dir Anil Dhokai
While interviewing for what she thinks is a babysitting gig, a young woman is horrified to learn the job actually involves looking after the ghost of a deceased elderly lady who is too stubborn to move on.
GOOD MAN – HONOUR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER
dir Daniele Zinelli
A Priest will face the hard choice of whether to save his soul or reliability. What on earth will he do?
HAG OF BLACK HOWE MOR
dir Mike C McCarthy
Revenge and horror will strike as the witch known as the Hag of Black Howe Moor has been disturbed by disrespectful actions.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
dir August Aguilar
When Samantha comes to visit a friend’s house for Mother’s Day, she soon finds herself the victim of a deranged family.
THE HEADLESS HIPSTER
dir Chris Remerowski
“The Headless Hipster” is a modern re-telling of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”.
I WAS A TEENAGED SPACEMAN FROM SPACE
dir Vincent DiCostanzo
A loving homage to the b-movie genre.
KILLER CONFIDENCE
dir Peter Howie
After being dared to burgle an abandoned house, Jamie meets Mike.
KILLER LOVE
dir Adam Lemmey
Killer Love is a comedy/horror short film about sour breakups. It’s about ill-advised couples counseling, love, trust, lust and revenge. It’s about the masked killer in the woods, ready to take an axe to your head if you can’t sort your shit out.
It’s about two couples, Violet and Henry, and Martin and Sasha, all looking for their own perfect weekend away, not knowing of course that Violet has promised the perfect weekend to her one true, and far less friendly, love. Hearts will be broken.
THE LADY IN RED METAL
dir Hunter McGarry
Los Angeles, 2036: we follow detective Dale Cohle as he searches for a prosthetic arm related to a recent string of crimes in the city. Along the way, he encounters a pianist, a bartender, and a group of goons.
LAST CALL AT THE SCARLET MOON
dir Jerry Keys
While two women celebrate the ten-year reunion of their relationship, a drifter walks into the Scarlet Moon. Soon, it becomes apparent that the preferred drink at the Scarlet Moon may not be Margaritas.
THE MARK OF NEFARIOUS
dir Jason Ledford
Tara Blake is helping her brother Justin hide from an enemy that has stalked him for years. Is the enemy flesh and blood, a demonic presence, or is it Justin’s own terrifying delusions that have him fearing for his life?
MONSTRUS CIRCUS
dir Jordan Inconstant
Leonard, a magician, decides to set up a circus troupe of unusual artists. His intention is not to show their monstrosity but rather to change people’s attitudes through the audience’s acceptance of them. However, not everyone is ready to welcome them and Leonard will stop at nothing when it comes to imposing his convictions …
MURDERCYCLE
dir Tyler Turner
David gets what he believes is a great deal, a free motorcycle. Unbeknownst to him the bike has other plans and gives him the ultimate ultimatum…ride or die.
NIGHT OF THE FLUFFET
dir Raymond Wallace
“Night of the Fluffet” is a cautionary tale about the dangers of bringing a wild Fluffet into your home.
NOM
dir Angel Hernández Suarez
An old cyclist sets off on one last journey with an uncertain end…
OX BAKER: ONE OF THE BOYS
dir Mike Messier
*NORTH CAROLINA PREMIER!!!*
This is an interview documentary with Pro Wrestling Legend Ox Baker conducted a year before his death.
Mike Messier will perform a Q&A session after the premier.
PATIOR
dir Alex James La-Chiusa
An up and coming metal band attempt to record their debut album but dark forces may have other plans for the young headbangers.
PLAYTIME’S OVER
dir Tony Reames
The only thing Dee loves more than classic horror movies is terrorizing the babysitter. It’s New Year’s Eve, Dee’s parents are looking forward to one of the rare nights without their angel. Little does Laurie, the new babysitter know, the fifty bucks an hour won’t cover the years of therapy needed after spending one night with Dee and her stuffed friends.
THE REDHEAD
dir Natalie MacMahon
When meeting a mysterious redhead in a seductive virtual reality game world, it soon becomes impossible for Aven to distinguish between fantasy and reality.
REPENT
dir 歐崇安(Alan, OU)
The story is about a mother repented to her daughter, who had already died, with guilt. When the mother came to the location, she found out the house was full of charms and a dead atmosphere. When the mother repenting, she could feel that her daughter was standing by her side.
SEULS ENSEMBLE (ALONE TOGETHER)
dir Jennifer Scully-Thurston
A girl meets boy story. We sit with two strangers in extreme circumstances and follow them through the emotional journey of getting to know each other professionally falling in LIKE then in LOVE. We leave the audience to pontificate about the great unknown adventure ahead.
SOMNIUM IMAGO MORTIS
dir Luis Lambert
While anesthesia arises its effect paralyzing his body, patient X observes the zombie invasion in his operating room, being at his mercy, to serve as food.
SUCCUBI SCRY
dir Derek Silver
After losing his wife, Brad (Conor Marsh) begins to suspect that the local church group might have played a role in her death. He turns to black magick scrying practices to communicate with his lost lover (Jessica Felice) one last time.
TENNESSEE GOTHIC
dir Jeff Wedding
A beautiful young girl seeking asylum after a brutal attack is invited to stay on a farm with a dim-witted widower and his teenage son. What they don’t know is the girl isn’t who she says she is, and it’s much more than shelter she seeks.
“TRASHZILLA!”
dir John H Shelton
A Giant “MONSTAR!” is Trashing and Stomping on the down-town city! An on-looker or two, look-on in Horror! Will the Military be able to stop… TRASHZILLA!!
THROATS WILL BE CUT
dir Joshua Thomas
Mother is angry.
THROATS WILL BE CUT is an experimental sci-fi short film.
TOUCH OF LOVE
dir Julia Myers Neill
It’s not complicated to conceive of robots that people love. What will truly teach us about human nature is when we build a robot that can love us back. But human nature is a strange and fickle thing, and we might discover that we teach things we never intended.
How does a robot express love? The answer is all too human.
TRANSMUTED
dir Haviv Rosilio
Transmuted is a short art film happening in a post-apocalyptic era. Due to a bio nuclear disaster, we get to meet the result – victims of bizarre DNA change. Turning them into freaky creatures who are a mix of people and animals, ending up as circus freaks living and surviving in a bunker. Gas masks protected against crazy drugs and substance abuse used by other types of DNA victims experiencing constant attacks and survival episodes. Their only chance is lead by a freaky rabbit ..
TUMBILI
dir Brando Benetton
A mischievous eight-year-old discovers a magical wooden box locked inside her house, mistakenly releasing the supernatural danger within it.
UNCLE OTTO’S TRUCK
dir Dan Sellers
Based on the short story by Stephen King, “Uncle Otto’s Truck” tells the tale of a man obsessed by a truck that he’s convinced is out to get him.
THE UNSEEN SAGA OF KID INFINITY VS THE STARDUNT BEAST
dir Peter Kotas
Kid Infinity and his group of rebel fighters overthrow the government and seek to release the Stardunt Beast, a chained higher-dimensional creature whose pain produced the power on which the government had reigned. Freed from his cage, the Stardunt Beast hacks into the global visual grid and forces the world to see things through its eyes.
THE WEREWOLF HUNTERS
dir Jesse H. Knight
The werewolf hunters deal with one of their own.
WHERE EVIL LURKS
dir Stephen Corr
A detective is held captive by a cult who believes him to be their savior.
THE WITCH HUNTERS ARE COMING
dir James Atkins
Spoof reality TV documentary following a day at work for two London council witch hunters.
ZOO
dir Veine
As the spectators in a zoo watch an animal, it wakes up. From the inside of its cage, the animal becomes the spectator of the questions and curious glances.
Thank you
We’re very excited to screen our fil about Joe Lansdale All Hail the Popcorn King in such a great line-up!
Thank you, Hanzi! It’s going to be a great festival. We think the audience is going to love your documentary!