We juggled around a couple different incarnations of this program, which started out as a potential horror program, but at some point we realized that while none of these are traditional horror films, they do all play out like some fevered nightmare. They might not scare you, but they might leave you somewhat unsettled.

"They salivate" is the story of a kiss. A couple kiss each other for a long time in their deserted living room. The woman spits the kiss in a glass while her husband opens to the guests. They set up a festive and dancing atmosphere. One of the guests drinks the last kiss of the couple in the glass.

They Salivate

"They salivate" is the story of a kiss. A couple kiss each other for a long time in their deserted living room. The woman spits the kiss in a glass while her husband opens to the guests. They set up a festive and dancing atmosphere. One of the guests drinks the last kiss of the couple in the glass.

Inspired by the real-life, totally bonkers "friendship" between acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog and controversial actor Klaus Kinski, MY DINNER WITH WERNER is a wildly bizarre story about a 1987 blind dinner date with a murder plot as the main dish.

My Dinner With Werner

Inspired by the real-life, totally bonkers "friendship" between acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog and controversial actor Klaus Kinski, MY DINNER WITH WERNER is a wildly bizarre story about a 1987 blind dinner date with a murder plot as the main dish.

A man wakes from a nightmare, only to be haunted by the sounds that inhabit his dreams.

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A man wakes from a nightmare, only to be haunted by the sounds that inhabit his dreams.

Welcome To My Nightmare

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