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DARKER THAN YOU THINK
Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts
(Various Countries, 90 min)
AND THEY SHALL HANDLE SERPENTS
(US, 6 min, 2025)
A deranged takeout delivery driver, hoping to lead the wayward home to the Father, makes a terrifying adjustment to their orders.
Director: Stuart Valberg
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/1032732470?fl=pl&fe=vl
BLINDSIDED
(US, 9 min, 2025)
A blind schoolteacher struggles to survive through a nightmarish night when an alien spaceship crashes and unleashes a monstrous predator. This unique horror short film features an all low-vision cast and places the audience in the POV of a blind protagonist who is only able to hear what happens around her.
Director: P Patrick Hogan
CANNED
(Belgium, 6 min, 2025)
Canned presents a symbolic portrayal of anorexia through the story of Sam, a young teenager who seeks solace in a fishbowl as an escape from bullying.
Director: Hasse Van Overbeke
No Dialogue.
IT SUCKS
(US, 7 min, 2025)
After 94 rejections, a desperate founder lands a pitch at a charismatic VC’s mansion--until one proposition unleashes a blood-soaked nightmare that flips the power.
Director: Rocky Jo
THE KING IN YELLOW
(US, 17 min, 2025)
There’s a reason no one has studied the contents of the play - the one notorious for driving readers insane. Three grad students come up with a plan to divide a copy into quarantined thirds, allowing them to safely perform groundbreaking research on the text. But the endeavor takes a sinister turn when it becomes clear that one of them has read more than just his share. Based on the seminal collection of supernatural horror stories by Robert W. Chambers.
Director: Sam Shapson
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
(US, 15 min, 2025)
A young woman visits her grandmother’s house to meet grandma’s new boyfriend—who turns out to be a twenty-six year old man with questionable motives and a cryptic backstory.
Director: Graham Burrell
PAS DE DEUX!
(UK/US, 4 min, 2025)
The chaos of a flashback is transformed into a visceral performance as two bodies struggle for control in this grotesque dance for two.
Director: Nathan Koranda
No Dialogue.
SCULLION
(US, 10 min, 2025)
A playful couple tests their household chore habits and unknowingly summon a vengeful presence.
Director: Trevor Graciano
SPANKED BY A GHOST
(US, 12 min, 2025)
Alone in her home, a woman is spanked by an unseen entity, awakening a force she cannot control.
Director: Katelyn Douglass
ULTRA JUICE
(US, 4 min, 2025)
A lonely man finds friendship in an unexpected place: his new vape.
Director: Carl Conway Maguire
Overall Program Viewer’s Guide: Anorexia and Mental Health.
BLINDSIDED
(US, 9 min, 2025)
A blind schoolteacher struggles to survive through a nightmarish night when an alien spaceship crashes and unleashes a monstrous predator. This unique horror short film features an all low-vision cast and places the audience in the POV of a blind protagonist who is only able to hear what happens around her.
Director: P Patrick Hogan
Director Biography - P. Patrick Hogan
Patrick attended Northwestern University and then earned his MFA from USC film school. His multiple award-winning short films, including the romance-sci-fi “Virtually” and horror-comedy “Quiet! Mom’s Working!” are festival favorites, with his films having appeared at well over 100 festivals around the world and racking up more than 30 awards. “Virtually” and the sci-fi-horror “Killing Time” are currently available to watch on the YouTube shorts channel Omeleto. Along with his award-winning work as a writer/director, Patrick is a highly accomplished supervising sound editor with more than 100 television shows and movies to his credit. He’s earned 10 Emmy Nominations and 3 Golden Reel Awards for his work as a sound editor on such shows as HBO’s “Six Feet Under”, Fox’s “Family Guy” and FX Network’s “Reservation Dogs”. He is currently the supervising sound editor on the CBS hit “Fire Country” and the Netflix global phenoms “Cobra Kai” and “Umbrella Academy”.
- Year2025
- Runtime9 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorP. Patrick Hogan
- ScreenwriterP. Patrick Hogan
- ProducerAna Krista Johnson
- CastCrystal Loverro
DARKER THAN YOU THINK
Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts
(Various Countries, 90 min)
AND THEY SHALL HANDLE SERPENTS
(US, 6 min, 2025)
A deranged takeout delivery driver, hoping to lead the wayward home to the Father, makes a terrifying adjustment to their orders.
Director: Stuart Valberg
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/1032732470?fl=pl&fe=vl
BLINDSIDED
(US, 9 min, 2025)
A blind schoolteacher struggles to survive through a nightmarish night when an alien spaceship crashes and unleashes a monstrous predator. This unique horror short film features an all low-vision cast and places the audience in the POV of a blind protagonist who is only able to hear what happens around her.
Director: P Patrick Hogan
CANNED
(Belgium, 6 min, 2025)
Canned presents a symbolic portrayal of anorexia through the story of Sam, a young teenager who seeks solace in a fishbowl as an escape from bullying.
Director: Hasse Van Overbeke
No Dialogue.
IT SUCKS
(US, 7 min, 2025)
After 94 rejections, a desperate founder lands a pitch at a charismatic VC’s mansion--until one proposition unleashes a blood-soaked nightmare that flips the power.
Director: Rocky Jo
THE KING IN YELLOW
(US, 17 min, 2025)
There’s a reason no one has studied the contents of the play - the one notorious for driving readers insane. Three grad students come up with a plan to divide a copy into quarantined thirds, allowing them to safely perform groundbreaking research on the text. But the endeavor takes a sinister turn when it becomes clear that one of them has read more than just his share. Based on the seminal collection of supernatural horror stories by Robert W. Chambers.
Director: Sam Shapson
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
(US, 15 min, 2025)
A young woman visits her grandmother’s house to meet grandma’s new boyfriend—who turns out to be a twenty-six year old man with questionable motives and a cryptic backstory.
Director: Graham Burrell
PAS DE DEUX!
(UK/US, 4 min, 2025)
The chaos of a flashback is transformed into a visceral performance as two bodies struggle for control in this grotesque dance for two.
Director: Nathan Koranda
No Dialogue.
SCULLION
(US, 10 min, 2025)
A playful couple tests their household chore habits and unknowingly summon a vengeful presence.
Director: Trevor Graciano
SPANKED BY A GHOST
(US, 12 min, 2025)
Alone in her home, a woman is spanked by an unseen entity, awakening a force she cannot control.
Director: Katelyn Douglass
ULTRA JUICE
(US, 4 min, 2025)
A lonely man finds friendship in an unexpected place: his new vape.
Director: Carl Conway Maguire
Overall Program Viewer’s Guide: Anorexia and Mental Health.
BLINDSIDED
(US, 9 min, 2025)
A blind schoolteacher struggles to survive through a nightmarish night when an alien spaceship crashes and unleashes a monstrous predator. This unique horror short film features an all low-vision cast and places the audience in the POV of a blind protagonist who is only able to hear what happens around her.
Director: P Patrick Hogan
Director Biography - P. Patrick Hogan
Patrick attended Northwestern University and then earned his MFA from USC film school. His multiple award-winning short films, including the romance-sci-fi “Virtually” and horror-comedy “Quiet! Mom’s Working!” are festival favorites, with his films having appeared at well over 100 festivals around the world and racking up more than 30 awards. “Virtually” and the sci-fi-horror “Killing Time” are currently available to watch on the YouTube shorts channel Omeleto. Along with his award-winning work as a writer/director, Patrick is a highly accomplished supervising sound editor with more than 100 television shows and movies to his credit. He’s earned 10 Emmy Nominations and 3 Golden Reel Awards for his work as a sound editor on such shows as HBO’s “Six Feet Under”, Fox’s “Family Guy” and FX Network’s “Reservation Dogs”. He is currently the supervising sound editor on the CBS hit “Fire Country” and the Netflix global phenoms “Cobra Kai” and “Umbrella Academy”.
- Year2025
- Runtime9 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorP. Patrick Hogan
- ScreenwriterP. Patrick Hogan
- ProducerAna Krista Johnson
- CastCrystal Loverro