H. P. Lovecraft's tales "Dagon" and "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" inspired this cult classic by Stuart Gordon in which a young man and his companions find themselves trapped in a decrepit Spanish fishing village where things—and people—are not as they seem.
Over 12,000 years in the distant past, an Australian native desperately tries to warn others of the presence of an unknown primal entity only to be devoured for his efforts. Now six friends on a research field trip to study cave paintings set up camp in the same remote wilderness. But when one takes a dip in a nearby water hole, she becomes feverish and agitated, and regresses to a predatory state where her companions become the hunted. When another begins the same beastly transition, terror descends on the others as they realize they are doomed.
A young antiquary discovers the devil in the details of an old book in a medieval town in the French Pyrenees. A Pleasing Terror is based on Robert Llyod Parry's solo stage show. Mr. Parry was a guest at the 2008 HPLFF in Portland were he performed two other M.R. James stories.
Cocky investment analyst Sam Larson has a lot on his mind. After a financial scam goes horribly wrong, he hits the road in a desperate bid to outrun his guilt. A fragment of a radio broadcast, that may or may not be a distress call, lures him to an isolated transmitting station and into a terrifying mystery of murder, madness and the insatiable hunger of a power beyond his comprehension.
AM1200 is a 40 minute horror thriller written, produced and directed by award-winning DVD producer David Prior (Zodiac, Fight Club, Master & Commander).
Set in Spain during World War II. This is the story of a young girl named Ofelia. She is a girl who has a passion for fairy tales, which causes her to see one during her trip on the forest that is not quiet. She goes to her stepfather's home in the country along with her pregnant but sickly mother, he is the sadistic Captain Vidal. Ofelia creates an imaginary world of her own to escape the cruel and harsh realities of the world. When she encounters a faun, she must complete three tasks in order to obtain immortality according to the legend of a princess
Set in Texas in the 1930s, a young school teacher Novalyne Price meets a handsome, eccentric, interesting young man named Robert E Howard. He's a successful writer — creator of the pulp stories that include 'Conan the Barbarian'; she's an aspiring one. A friendship develops into a sort of courtship. Based on a memoir by Novalyne Price.
Having regained the key to the gate of dreams, a lonely Randolph Carter (Conor Timmis) leaves behind the emptiness of his waking world forever and crosses into the realm of dreams. Based on the classic H.P. Lovecraft story 'The Silver Key'. Directed and produced by Conor Timmis and Gary Fierro.
In the annoyingly sparkly future-scape of Neo-Mega-Ultra Tokyo, reporter Holly Malone tracks a murderous urban legend. She discovers that a chain of drug related killings leads down a super natural trail. A trail that ends with no average pill pusher, but FRANK DANCOOLO: PARANORMAL DRUG DEALER! A comedy featuring a goofy blend of computer generated overkill, cartoon physics and stop-motion monsters. From the creators of THE BOOK DEALERS, the Steam-Punk tale inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
A mummified cat is tormented by the skeletons of past meals. Directed and animated by MTV and Sy Fy Channel veteran Aurelio Voltaire and narrated by Danny Elfman.
Three stoner students of Miskatonic University hatch a plan to provide for themselves unlimited weed - they will use the ancient book of evil known as the Necronomicon to conjure it from thin air. A Disciple of the Great Old Ones offers to grant their wish in exchange for a sacrifice. Soon the students find themselves 'laughing and killing in joy' as absurdity and insanity ensue.