A woman working as a cashier at an illegal gambling parlor pushes her luck by stealing money from gamblers as a way to pay off her own debts. When one gambler realizes he’s been cheated, he returns with murderous intent and the already dismal situation spirals out of control.
Nacho appears on a TV program to undergo hypnosis in order to prove that what he allegedly witnessed on the beach four years ago when his wife drowned was real.
Ten year-old SETH wants to give up his toys, but his work-numbed mother LILY needs the spark of their playtime more than he does. Her insistence that he keep the toys leads to some unexpected places.
Upon receipt of a mysterious envelope, without sender, something inexplicable happens in Karen's apartment.
A young man tries to sleep as a mysterious voice wants to be let in.
8-year old Joshua has never left his home for dangerous creatures live outside their isolated farmhouse - the Gorgers. But when his father Aaron mysteriously disappears Joshua is forced to go outside. A decision that will change his life forever for something is closing in on the little boy. Fast.
A short film by the Czech animator Vaclav Mergl.
Ten year old Ruby's relationship with her beloved antique doll takes on a sinister dimension when she comes to believe she can be reunited with her dead mother.
Longing for a good night's sleep, Keyra would never expect something dark and sinister lurking underneath a place she always thought was safe...her own bed.
A family in mourning, is haunted by their daughter Luna.
At his 60th birthday Harry Doright is visited by a demon who claims his soul and the soul of his loved ones.
A repressed gay teen transforms into a beast after being bitten by a hunky classmate.
Shocking Shorts 2003
The thriller "Damned Memory" tells the story of Yoko (Leticia Takara) who lost her memory recently. Cintia (Mariusa Bregoli) tries to help her remember. Strange events occur in the house during the night, causing horror to friends and to all who enters there. Yoko has strange visions pounding in her mind and it says something inhabits her house beyond Cintia and her. Gradually, Yoko will recover, but what comes up are memories that must never be remembered.
Witches
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.
Dark Mountain is an old New Hampshire tale about the Dreadful Doc Benton, a man who was a grave robber and found the secret to immortality in the early 19th century.
Four middle school kids discover the unimaginable when, on Halloween night, they venture into the old house on Oak Street.
Hansel and Gretel is a Swiss short fairy tale movie by Rudolf Jugert from 1971. It is based on Grimm’s fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
Short trick film