The Lottery

A young woman, Lucy, receives a message of a girl friend of hers, whom invites her for a Webchat. After a while, her friend begins to get undressed on her Webcam. Intrigued, Lucy looks and is caught at the game, in an erotic and quite disturbing atmosphere.

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

An animatronic Santa head has a different kind of present to give.

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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.

A young woman meets the ultimate terror, a supernatural reality-bending maniac with a very large collection of out of print VHS tapes.

Based upon a short story by Stephen King, the Boogeyman is a film about Lester Billings as he struggles to hold on to his sanity as he copes with the mysterious death of his three children. For Stephen King or Darabont fans, this is an official 'Dollar Baby.'

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Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

Martina and Sonja, cross-dress in vampire capes and werewolf claws, re-enacting familiar horror tropes. A corresponding soundtrack of stock screams and "scary" music suggests that the girls' toying with gender roles and power dynamics may have dire consequences.

Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.

Otto Baxter, a filmmaker with Down's Syndrome, directs and stars in this musical horror-comedy short based on his life, set in Victorian London.

1 year after Lester Billings is accused of brutally murdering his 3 infant children,Lester visits renowned psychiatrist, Dr Harper. During the session, Harper is told the truth about the deaths of Lester's 3 children. With the clock ticking, Harper must determine if Lester really did kill his children, or if it was, as Lester puts it, The Boogeyman. But the truth is only the beginning of this nightmare.

Lester Billings is a man tormented by an unseen entity destroying his family one by one, until he is forced to confront the evil taking over his soul. With the help of Dr.Harper, Lester relives his horrific past in a desperate attempt to save his own life.

Lester Billings is a man tormented by an unseen entity destroying his family one by one, until he is forced to confront the evil taking over his soul. With the help of Dr.Harper, Lester relives his horrific past to save his own life.

Mara Malicky's pristine image is threatened when her ASMR channel is hacked and she finds herself forced to do her blackmailer's bidding. It isn't long until she realizes that more than just her reputation is on the line.

Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

A strict elderly teacher suddenly begins to seem (or not to appear?) That the students in her class are no longer children, but terrible monsters, pursuing their mysterious goals.

An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

Alone, driven by hope, a blind painter wanders through the shards and shivers of the past in search of hopeless certainty.