Shutdown

A boy fears that his upcoming first holy communion is actually a flesh-eating zombie initiation rite.

John Hawkins is set to retire from his post as police chief of the small town of Lone Crow, that is tucked away in the deep woods of northern Ontario. But following the discovery of a gruesome body with uncanny injuries, he’s pulled into an investigation to solve the horrifying mystery, which evades explanation.

A vacuum repairman goes insane as he is unable to swat a fly that pesters him.

A sentient typewriter, that brings an unseen author's dreams to life, makes itself known.

After a personal tragedy, a young woman seeks solace in nature. The comfort this first grants her takes a terrible turn as she realises there's something else in the woods.

Duas Luas

A little girl uses a voodoo doll to get rid of her mother's date.

The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.

A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.

Jacques Cowan is what the French call "a runner of the woods." He may be a foreigner in the new world but Jacques quickly learned the ways of the native people, their language, their routes, and their skills. But he didn't leave his life in another land for adventure, freedom, and wealth - he had much more in mind than trading pelts and cheating death. Jacques had listened intently to the stories that had crossed the ocean, extraordinary tales of mystical creatures and unknown forces. Black Goat finds Jacques mid hunt, as he closes in on what others thought was a legend. What he doesn't realize is that the legend is on a hunt of its own.

Visionary Miskatonic University student Crawford Tillinghast follows in his late father's footsteps and becomes obsessed with completing work on the Resonator, an inter-dimensional device that opens doorways to other worlds.

A murderous milkman who exclusively kills his unsuspecting victims with poisoned milk struggles to kill his most challenging target yet; a vegan.

Two related police officers step into a forest region searching for missing people after a mysterious accident. Thereafter realizing they are lost and seemingly walking in circles, astonishing phenomenons and unexpected encounters take place.

Violette lives in an apartment with her boyfriend. A tension has long driven them apart, the dialogue seems worn-out. While she is in the bathroom brushing her teeth, Violette is called out by a strange silhouette which looks right at her through the drain (of the sink): a living finger, which has taken up residence in the pipes. The finger seems to show itself only when Violette is alone. Her boyfriend, who seems now to hold nothing more than contempt for her, is no source of support. Refusing to tolerate the strange creature's intrusion, she is going to make every effort to put an end to this psychosis. But are things more real than we might think?

A psycho infiltrates a drug deal. Those in charge of the deal catch wind of the discrepancy.

Why wouldn't you? Is there any reason not to? We've got so much at our disposal, so, why don't you? Won't you tell me? Won't you please tell me? To have you down is simply unacceptable. Just look at this; or this; at all these hallmarks to guide you and convey to you the prime ways to feel lovely. Just follow them and you'll be set. So, I ask you again... Don't you feel lovely today?

In this gothic neo-giallo: A depraved killer, a deadly cycle, a possessed detective, and a perverse world merge to form the most disreputable piece of horror.

A group of archaeologists uncover a strange structure in Northern Canada, dating over ten thousand years before the present. The team finds themselves isolated when their communication systems fail and it's not long before they begin to feel the effects of the solitude.

In the near future, a revolutionary form of teleportation inspires fear and curiosity in a family using it to relocate from Earth to Mars. Based on the short story by Stephen King.

Trapped in a damaged cryogenic pod, a man is forced to watch a series of horrific science-fiction tales while his life support systems run out. Featuring eight intense stories of the unknown and other-worldly, equally wonderful and terrifying. Visit the GALAXY OF HORRORS, if you dare! Curated from Rue Morgue & Unstable Ground's Little Terrors Festival.