Films
This is the list of films showing October 7-9, 2022 at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR! To see what films you can stream from home, click here.
Attending Filmmakers
Find out what it took to bring these indie horrors to the screen in a series of Q&As with these filmmakers!
Feature Films
Short Films
Films at this event
An odd museum’s collection of creatures and artifacts comes to life, showing a small glimpse into their hypnotic, whimsical world. These delightfully unsettling vignettes capture the forgotten, decayed, and beautiful remains of hundreds of natural and man-made found objects gathered over many years.
A woman and her strait-laced fiancee get more than they bargained for when they visit her eccentric younger sister and her unusual boyfriend in the mountains.
Sully is a little slice of Hell who finds himself a private eye on our plane of existence with a quota of souls to corrupt before he can go home. But then SHE walks in, and a simple missing pet investigation goes wildly off the rails. Sully finds himself facing something that threatens the entire planet.
On a rescue mission to the North Pole to retrieve an old friend and his lost expedition crew, Captain Mortimer gets more than he bargained for when his ship is frozen into the ice sheet and set upon by bloodthirsty fish-creatures. Mortimer and his surviving crew flee the ship, beginning a treacherous journey to find safety in a frozen desolate wilderness. Suffering from starvation, frostbite and a slow madness, they find shelter inside a snowy mountain, but are they as safe as they think, or have they entered the heart of the creatures lair.
A late night knock on the door has an unexpected turn...
Mr. Wilde claims to be the architect of a vast conspiracy which uses, amongst other devices, blackmail to influence and command powerful men whose reputations the conspiracy has saved from scandal. Hildred imagines that, with Wilde's help, he will become the heir to the "Last King" of "The Imperial Dynasty of America", which Wilde says is descended from a lost kingdom within distant stars in the Hyades. However, Hildred perceives his cousin Louis standing before him in the line of succession.
A 16mm silent allegory of a man’s aversion to healthcare and the fear he manifests in order to get a good night’s sleep.
In 1990 a paranormal investigator, Martin Rowe delves into a series of terrifying seance recordings in search of the truth behind a mysterious disappearance of a respected professor.
1982, somewhere in Germany: In search of a mysterious jade amulet, two grave robbers encounter a sinister beast that will protect its possessions at all costs.
Inspired by the works of H.P Lovecraft, a suicidal man recounts the day that broke him through a letter, detailing his life as a missing persons investigator and the case he was following to Wales. Expecting to find a missing girl, he soon realizes how far he fell into the rabbit hole; with murders, cults, and a cosmic entity.
After the entire world disappears during their sleep, a young insomniac finds herself stalked by a sinister creature.
After moving into a new apartment a student becomes obsessed with a strange tune his neighbor plays on her viola. Despite her warnings the student learns the melody and his world is changed forever.
Adapted from HP Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann"
A man who finds and collects hidden 'treasures', finds and collects a peculiar 'fish' that has just been freshly retched from a stray dog he chances upon, on his way home.
An amateur content creator unboxes more than he can handle. A darkly comic cosmic horror story about the fear of amounting to nothing.
Why is the apartment downstairs so noisy at three in the morning? One man faces an unusual peril of apartment living.
1900, Cambridge, Easter holidays. A young professor of Ontography, who only believes in science and facts, takes a one-week vacation in a little village by the sea, Burnstow, in a beautiful hotel. A colleague of his, teacher of Archaeology, asks him to take a look at a Templars' ancient site that is near the beach. Here, the young man will find a strange bronze whistle and, seeing no danger in it, he proceeds to take it to his room to study it. But what lies beneath those old Roman ruins...?
Jr, his younger brother Eyo, and dad have been going through a hard time recently. A weekend trip to Grandma’s is just the thing they all need, to ease their minds. Father is extremely secretive about his family, and Grandma never visits. In fact, they haven't met her before.
Two young explorers of the Miskatonic Expedition are tasked with finding their leader who has mysteriously disappeared. In the search they discover an ancient evil that will plunge them into madness. Based on the novel by H.P. Lovecraft.
Leading scholars and experts in Gothic Literature, Religions, Folklore, Environmental Science and Mythology explore both the real and fantastical landscapes coded into H. P. Lovecraft's classic short story - 'The Moon Bog' - set within Ireland's ancient Peatlands.
Turin, 1909. Cesare Lombroso, the world-famous founder of the School of Criminal Anthropology, arrives at the isolated mansion of Lazar, an elderly illusionist. Lombroso, attracted to Spiritualism, challenges Lazar: to prove that the supernatural exists and that it may be the cause of a heinous crime. What could have unleashed the murderous fury in the young seminarian Tommaso and what binds him to the paranormal faculties of Lazar and his son Lorenzo? Is it illusionism or is there something real? The ancient and decadent house of Lazar hides many truths and Lombroso's scientific vision will have to open up to new perspectives.
Maika is a mother who suffers from the unexpected kidnapping of her son Stoyan. It has been taken by a terrifying and ancient man to the Bardo… to the Beyond. Israel is a detective investigating the murder of a young woman with a tree planted in her eye. Both stories are interwoven in a dreamlike, heartbreaking and fantastic atmosphere.
STOYAN TRAILER LAURELS from Goldtower Producciones on Vimeo.
After a devastating freak accident, a mechanic is forced to evacuate to the desolate planet below unaware his ordeal is only just beginning.
When her best friend turns to her for help, a tortured young girl shares her darkest, most powerful secret. This was a mistake.
BOOK | TEASER from Eric Swiz on Vimeo.
Orphanages are filled with devastating sadness, fading glimmers of hope, and weird mysteries… that sometimes turn into deadly traps. After all, childish curiosity can be somewhat treacherous. But is it all so black-and-white? Simply about good and evil? Is there no in-between? No secret deals behind the walls of reality? Does every child beyond this doorstep follow their path towards doom? And for what? Well… the new kid has just arrived! So let’s find out where this mystery will lead him, shall we?
Experience the World is a bizarre journey through our shared human experiences, narrated by a strange man with a beautiful voice. Our first entry, the Train, follows you as you ride the Chicago Red Line train home at rush hour—until it takes an unexpected turn into cosmic horror.
Glass Ship is a narrative music video for IDM/electronic artist Defrag. It navigates a space between two disparate worlds, following a man haunted by the spectre of a strange being in a black void that somehow influences his reality.
Malum Parish Vicar, Arthur, is called to the quaint seaside cottage of local fisherman Henwick, on the bleak winter English coastline. As the two men sit before the hearth on a stormy night, Henwick confides in Arthur's faith as he confesses in failing to save a girl from drowning on the shoreline before his house. As Henwick begins to divulge, Arthur quickly realizes that this is no normal declaration of guilt and self-pity. Arthur's faith becomes tested as Henwick proceeds to divulge the harrowing and ungodly events that followed that awful event. The atmosphere that grows increasingly tense as Arthur relentlessly battles Henwick's haunting convictions.
Henwick - Official Trailer from GMVisuals. on Vimeo.
A storm brews over Victorian Dublin as post-mortem photographer, Mr.Huxley, returns to his hallowed practice within the gloomy townhouse in which he resides. His latest subject is a recently-deceased young woman, whose presence conjures the demons of Huxley's character - compelling him to confront the narcissistic life he has chosen to lead.
Following the sudden disappearance of her father, young Fiamma is visited by a mud monster. As her encounters with the creature become more frequent and intense, Fiamma begins to suffer from a sudden, mysterious illness.
Strange things start to happen after two friends uncover a lost animated film from the 1930s
After discovering her boyfriend’s plan to propose on their weekend vacation, a young girl undergoes a crisis of commitment which attracts the attention of a sinister cult.
A student's fascination with extra dimensions will lead to an obsession with the mysteries of what is beyond our comprehension. Is it math or is it magic?
Sights Unseen Trailer from Strike With Chaos on Vimeo.
An IT technician wakes from a nightmare into his mundane and unexciting life. We follow his daily routine interrupted by a random email appearing on his laptop. Following a trail of obscure documents and files as his only clues, he begins to unravel a mystery that literally bends reality and leads him down a path he couldn’t possibly have imagined.
A creature stalks a boy in New Orleans East.
A stop motion adaptation of the novel by E. A. Poe 'The Black Cat'.
Just wanting to relax, a man takes up a hobby that has sinister side effects.
A faux trailer for a film that does not exist. Three friends travel to a gaming convention, where they uncover a dark secret, and must race against time and eldritch horrors to stop the end of the world.
Anabella decides to spend a weekend with her best friend, Lorena, and her boyfriend, Iván Lobo (Daniel Martinez), in a house on the outskirts of the city. This place belongs to Salvatore, Iván's uncle, who suffers from senile dementia and who is constantly repeating a strange legend about a woman who appears on holy days. Iván and Lorena disdain Salvatore's story, but Anabella is interested in it because since she arrived at the house she has noticed that there is something “strange” that seems to be observing them from afar and that it is getting closer and closer.
Bernie is a teenager working with her cousin Santiago at the local 24 hour diner. While wasting time getting high on the clock, the two encounter a pair of suspiciously creepy customers.
The Graveyard Shift TRAILER (2022 short film) from Téa Lynor on Vimeo.
A food delivery driver struggling to make ends meet accepts an extremely high-paying gig. It's soon clear, however, that this order is anything but ordinary.
Musical short film adaptation of the classic Poe story. A desperate composer imagines himself both the victim and the Inquisition in Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum”. Reality and fantasy converge with frightening consequences.
Mel is the only survivor of a psychedelic death cult from the 70's. Thanks to his friend Alice he's finally ready to follow his old cult members and reunite with THE GODS.
A group of burglars seeking an easy score hear about an old woman outside of town rumored to have a fortune in gold and encounter something far more terrible than themselves.
Walfrido Larduet, a lonely electrical inspector, dreams of the Red Woman, whose image persists and becomes an obsession. Something tells him she is near. Over the course of a day, Walfrido will follow her trail as he travels through the suburbs of an infested city.
Tundra (official trailer) from Gabriel Aleman on Vimeo.
A man and woman have a fleeting, sexually charged encounter that turns deadly.
In a cabin in the middle of the woods, three North American friends will find out if the Mexican urban tale about putting dog crustings in your own eyes could let you see an alternate dimension. In other words... what dogs see...
The latest Cosmic Horror from directors Benson and Moorhead (The Endless, Resolution, Synchronic, Spring)! When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city and each other.
Hoping to find a cure to his sickness, "The Professor" follows Agatha on a strange and risky journey into a forgotten but not entirely deserted urban wasteland.
This film took 10 years to complete, and we are thrilled that the filmmakers are joining us!
LIFELESS is a poetic ghost story about a Woman seeking to connect with the world. While she yearns for nature, for interaction, for connection, she realizes she is no longer part of the world that once was there.
It is called the Time Travelers Paradox. In which a scientist creates a Time Machine and kills their younger self. So now a man who should not- can not- exist, somehow does. That is the Paradox, and Paradoxes are impossible.
A Lovecraft Under The Gun 72 hour film contest entry. To see what it's about, don't miss the Lovecraft Under The Gun 2022 event on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.
Vietnam, 1968. A feared American colonel nicknamed “the Black Dragon” by Vietnamese locals must face his inner shadow when his platoon presents him with a captured Vietcong girl who harbors some very unusual powers. A Jungian psychological thriller/parable examining the capacity for monstrous evil lurking within us all, the film is loosely inspired by the My Lai Massacre, one of America’s most pernicious wartime atrocities. Hailing from the producer of “Cabin Fever”, the film stars Matthew Del Negro (Scandal, The Sopranos, West Wing, City on a Hill, Wind River) and Celia Au (Lodge 49, Nora From Queens, Wu Assassins).
After his wife's suicide, a scientist tries to use new technology to determine if there is life after death. But some things are better off being put to rest.
Rober is convinced that with enough concentration and faith it is possible to move things without touching them. Julie, incredulous, decides to follow the game. They focus their eyes on a cell phone on the table. They breathe deeply...
DeMente | Official Trailer HD | Eye Slice (2020) from Eye Slice Pictures on Vimeo.
A mysterious woman is forced to face herself in this dizzying karaoke nightmare
A Lovecraft Under The Gun 72 hour film contest entry. To see what it's about, don't miss the Lovecraft Under The Gun 2022 event on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.
Dr. Nova Thorpe must warn everyone that something is on the loose. Something, different.
A woman suffers a terrible, cryptic nightmare whose origins may lie beyond the horizons of the known. From this surreally ominous vision, the viewer is invited to draw their own conclusions about the nature of their reality.
"A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus." Well, that's what IMDB says, but we all know what Re-Animator is about, right?
A Lovecraft Under The Gun 72 hour film contest entry. To see what it's about, don't miss the Lovecraft Under The Gun 2022 event on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.
A Lovecraft Under The Gun 72 hour film contest entry. To see what it's about, don't miss the Lovecraft Under The Gun 2022 event on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.
A Lovecraft Under The Gun 72 hour film contest entry. To see what it's about, don't miss the Lovecraft Under The Gun 2022 event on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.
A Lovecraft Under The Gun 72 hour film contest entry. To see what it's about, don't miss the Lovecraft Under The Gun 2022 event on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.
Alice Atwood discovers an old chest hidden in her fireplace. After sifting through the contents, she is exposed to terrifying cosmic revelations that lead to a series of increasingly horrifying nightmares. Can her religious faith bring her out of the darkness, or will she succumb to insanity?
A relaxing day off is turned upside down when a strange man comes to the door talking about "The King In Yellow". As the day moves on, things spiral out of control and reality breaks down leading to the all important question...Have You Seen The Yellow Sign?
A Lovecraft Under The Gun 72 hour film contest entry. To see what it's about, don't miss the Lovecraft Under The Gun 2022 event on Sunday, October 9th, 2022.
Wine can bring people together. Friends, enemies...the dead...
When a cold case novelist’s career implodes, she seeks refuge in her friend’s remote vacation home. Upon arrival, she encounters a strange couple who claim to be the caretakers. As tensions build, a dark secret begins to emerge.