Baghead

Written by Lorcan Reilly; Directed by Alberto Corredor; Produced by Carter Pilcher

After a life-changing event, Kevin is haunted by grief and has questions that only the recently deceased can answer. His search takes him to the most unremarkable of locations, a grotty storage room at the back of a rundown pub. However, what he finds there is anything but unremarkable. He is introduced to Baghead, a shape-shifting witch who can channel the dead in a most unusual manner and maybe provide Kevin with the answers he seeks.

15 minutes

El Cuco is Hungry

Written by Daniel Garcia, Sydney Clara Brafman; Directed by Daniel Garcia; Produced by Kathryn Henderson , Jonathan Federico

When Angela arrives to her latest babysitting gig, no one is there to greet her. She is buzzed into the home and enters with trepidation. The mom calls the house phone reassuring Angela and giving her instructions. After the call, Angela heads upstairs to check on Matteo, the little boy she was hired to look after. She finds Matteo scared and alone and despite her best efforts to calm him down and get him to bed, Matteo won’t go to sleep. He can’t. El Cuco is hungry and he needs to be fed. El Cuco is Hungry is a modern interpretation of the Latin American folktale about a dark, shapeless monster that appears out of nowhere to kidnap and eat children who disobey their parents and don’t fall asleep.

13 minutes

Ghost Image

Written/Directed/Produced by Katie Damien

Alice has been working as a photographer for years and she’s never seen anything like the odd “smudge” that’s showing up in all her photographs. Things quickly escalate when she buys a new camera hoping to solve the problem and discovers there’s something that wants her dead.

7 minutes

Goodnight, Gracie

Written/Directed by Stellan Kendrick; Produced by Stellan Kendrick, Gloria Sandoval

When Christ-loving eight year old Gracie startles awake to a loud BANG, she assumes it’s just mom and step-dad at it again downstairs. But a blood-curdling scream suggests something more sinister, so Gracie grabs a flashlight and heads to the landing to investigate. She gazes in terror at the sight of her mother’s body hacked into a grizzly pile of gore. Her stepfather locks eyes with her, ax in hand. Gracie flees to the sanctuary of her room. Rather than fight back physically, Gracie desperately calls upon Jesus to banish the evil from her house.

4 minutes

Keep the Gaslight Burning

Written by Dave Elsey, based on A story by R. Chetwynd Hayes; Directed by Lou Elsey, Dave Elsey; Produced by Anna Bies, Don Bies

Mrs. Maxwell has a problem. She killed her abusive husband, but he won’t stay dead. Now he comes to her bedroom door every night for her, but cannot enter as long as she keeps the gaslight burning. She is trapped and her bedroom has become a prison, until her new lady’s companion, Maya, proves she is brave enough to help…for a price.

18 minutes

Kiss the Devil in the Dark

Written by Jonathan & Rebecca Martin, Blake Casselman, Josh Andersen; Directed by Jonathan & Rebecca Martin; Produced by Jonathan & Rebecca Martin, Ken Foxx

Desperate to save his dying wife, the sorcerer Marcus makes a dark bargain with the demon Dagon to save her soul. Dagon, however, has more in store for Marcus than a mere exchanging of souls in this Faustian dark fantasy short film that explores the very meaning of betrayal. Featuring Doug Jones.

30 minutes

Midnight Delivery

Written/Directed by Nathan Crooker; Produced by Nathan Crooker, Mayumi Tatsuta, Jake Silbermann

Midnight Delivery begins when a mysterious gift is delivered to an unsuspecting woman’s door at the stroke of midnight. The woman’s morbid fascination entices her to examine the gift, unleashing a sinister evil from within.

10 minutes

Sound From the Deep

Written/Directed by Antti Laakso, Joonas Allonen; Produced by Jupe Louhelainen

An international research group is searching natural resources from the Arctic Ocean. They pick up a strange underwater sound from far north, and start to follow it to the uncharted waters. Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

29 minutes

Suspended

Written/Directed by William Elder Groebe; Produced by Todd Jeffery, William Elder Groebe

It is late when Ana’s bus makes an unscheduled stop. The driver and other commuters fall unconscious. Ana is the only one awake when an otherworldly passenger forces Ana to make a life-or-death decision. Her fellow commuters awake unchanged, but for Ana this may have been her last ride.

8 minutes