The Void

Film

"The Void" is about an adventurous young girl named Frankie and her precarious best friend, Emma. Both girls have an obsession with a courageous female superhero, Danger Dee, and her faithful sidekick Chubs. Our movie starts when Frankie gets news that whomever solves their own 'dangerous' mystery will potentially win a chance to guest star on the Danger Dee show. It just so happens that in Frankie and Emma's sleepy town, children go missing on a regular basis and are never heard from again. Local folklore tells of a monster that lives in a forest that lies on the outskirts of town.

The Raven

Film

December, 1959: Poe, a young writer, has locked himself inside a seedy hotel room with a bottle, an 8mm projector and the haunting memories of his "lost Lenore." His quiet obsession is interrupted when he receives a visit from a dark bird. Poe turns to the bird for answers, inspiration, and the promise of being reunited with his lost love. But the bird's only reply damningly echoes, "'Nevermore."It is the story of Lenore and the light she brought to a tortured soul. Timeless in it's message, the poem has haunted audiences for over a hundred and sixty years.*Winner Best Short 2011

The Skull

Film

The Skull teams up horror legends Peter Cushing and Chrisopher Lee in a chilling, supernatural tale of murder from beyond the grave. Based on a short story by Robert Bloch, The Skull introduces us to Dr. Christopher Maitland (Cushing), a collector of the occult. When he is given the opportunity to purchase the skull of the infamous Marquis de Sade, he leaps at the chance. What he doesn't know is that his friend, Matthew Phillips (Lee) is the the former owner of the skull—and quite happy to be rid of it.

The Tunnel

Film

Engulfed by dark thoughts, she is forced into a tunnel to confront the creature who is waiting for her in the dark.

The Well

Film

The Well is inspired by the HP Lovecraft short story The Rats in the Walls (1923), in which a man discovers an opening in his basement that leads down into the remnants of a hidden slave village below the surface. In The Well, the protagonist (the Scientist), finds an old well in a forest and descends downwards into the well, discovering another deeper well below that, and another below that, until finally uncovering a creature at the bottom and quickly attempting to ascend back out of the well.

The Thing in the Lake

Film

While studying the ecosystem of a lake, an ambitious science student discovers a strange and sinister artifact. Fascinated by it, he shows it to his professor, who immediately recognizes it as something dangerous. When the professor attempts to destroy the artifact, the student takes it and flees, studying it on his own. When it is stolen from him by a mysterious figure, the student must confront the horrifying nature of the artifact.

Threnody

Film

A struggling musician (played by real life musician Aaron Kyle of the Los Angeles band Geronimo Getty) falls for a beautiful stranger. He soon discovers that LA is a city of nightmares when she transforms him into a vampire. FEARnet calls Threnody "a fresh and unique take mixing vampires and singles nightlife in Los Angeles".

To My Mother and Father

Film

When Jimmy is left alone in his house he discovers an old mask and decides to scare his parents upon their arrival home. Hiding in their bedroom closet he could not expect what he would see and the terror that would overtake their lives.

Transcendent

Film

A special encore presentation of last year's Transcendent, with the director Mars Homeworld.

The Thing on the Doorstep

Film

"It is true that I have just sent six bullets through the head of my best friend, and yet I hope to show by this statement that I am not his murderer."Daniel Upton's relationship with his friend Edward Derby is abruptly changed when Edward becomes romantically involved with Asenath Waite, a hypnotist with an odd reputation. As Edward's behavior becomes more erratic and events unexplainable, Daniel investigates.Is it madness...or something far more terrifying?

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