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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.
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
Director Biography - Graham Burrell
Graham Burrell is a Philly-based filmmaker who has had a deep passion for the craft ever since he was old enough to say the word “camera.” Burrell solidified his drive for filmmaking when he was only in the third grade and he won his first film festival at the age of twelve. Burrell works as a Video Producer for a company outside of Philadelphia and devotes every second of his free time to creative passion projects. He has currently garnered over 6 million views online, has films available both on Amazon Prime and DVD/Blu-Ray through Amazon, and has been contacted by educators across the globe for permission to incorporate his films into their curriculum. His daily passion continues to be creating stories that are both entertaining and meaningful.
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorGraham Burrell
- ScreenwriterGraham Burrell
- CastCamille Ladendorf, RJ Pennington, Daphne Dennis
- CinematographerJoe Romano
- EditorGraham Burrell
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.
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
Director Biography - Graham Burrell
Graham Burrell is a Philly-based filmmaker who has had a deep passion for the craft ever since he was old enough to say the word “camera.” Burrell solidified his drive for filmmaking when he was only in the third grade and he won his first film festival at the age of twelve. Burrell works as a Video Producer for a company outside of Philadelphia and devotes every second of his free time to creative passion projects. He has currently garnered over 6 million views online, has films available both on Amazon Prime and DVD/Blu-Ray through Amazon, and has been contacted by educators across the globe for permission to incorporate his films into their curriculum. His daily passion continues to be creating stories that are both entertaining and meaningful.
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorGraham Burrell
- ScreenwriterGraham Burrell
- CastCamille Ladendorf, RJ Pennington, Daphne Dennis
- CinematographerJoe Romano
- EditorGraham Burrell