Two women on the run from a masked killer seek refuge in a porta potty rental lot.

Porta Killer

A woman tries to escape a serial killer using DIY videos, but the internet won’t stop trying to sell her things first.

My Severed Arm

Dumped by his girlfriend, Doug's mental health deteriorates and he begins burying his problems, quite literally, in his garden; unpaid bills, dirty dishes, it all goes in, until what started as simple avoidance escalates to a murder spree.

Don't Bury It

"Hell’s Half-Acre" is a true-crime Western inspired by the haunting case of the Bloody Benders—America’s first family of serial killers. Set in the lawless heart of post-Civil War Kansas, it combines the brutal realism of "In Cold Blood" with the macabre intimacy of "Sweeney Todd", as a prairie traveller is enticed into the Bender's power by the attractive and enigmatic Kate (JoHannah James). Based on the acclaimed novel by Nicholas Nicastro, the film delivers a gripping, atmospheric descent into violence, secrecy, and the American hunger for reinvention. "Hell’s Half-Acre" will find a ready audience as it spins a unique, historically rich tale of psychological suspense and frontier justice.

Hell's Half-Acre: Sojourn

Near the end of a long shift, a stressed diner waitress has to serve an especially difficult customer.

Tame

A struggling influencer reluctantly pivots to tradwife content to dig her husband out of a financial hole and soon becomes trapped by the increasingly disturbing demands of her viral persona. 
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Screamfest; FilmQuest; DWF: NY; Wench; Salem Horror; Panic Fest
Nightmares Film Festival Writing Short Award Winner

TRAD

A struggling woman joins a research study hoping for quick money, but buried past trauma drags her into a nightmare she can’t wake up from. The deeper she falls, the more reality starts to bend.

Manifest

Alone in the wilderness, a resilient forest ranger faces a sinister presence stalking her through the night, testing her resolve and sanity in a chilling battle for survival.

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