A circus clown celebrating his birthday alone receives a mysterious gift box harboring an antique zoetrope that spins his world into mayhem.

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Reed is troubled by a vision forcing him to do bad things, but nobody believes him. Maybe this new therapist will understand?

The Chosen

A man-eating alien crashes a suburban cocktail party.

Invasion ‘53

A recluse is forced to confront a dark secret from years past that has kept him from going outside after midnight.

Stay In

When an all-female TTRPG group uncovers a sinister demonic presence hidden within one of their game's miniatures, their fantasy adventure spirals into a terrifying battle for survival-where the stakes are all too real.

Total Party Kill

Months after the disappearance of his father, Leonard, 11 years old, discovers a living entity in the compost at the back of the garden. He secretly forms a bond with this thing, which is soon discovered by his little sister. Both start to believe it’s their father.

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Compost

When she finally lands a homecoming date, a grieving teen must escape her haunted house before the ghost of her best friend becomes murderously jealous.

Beware C*ckblocking Ghosts

Filmed in one continuous take, on a lonely night, Shae, a woman who summons ghosts by burning herself, summons James - an erratic spirit yearning for connection. They bond over grief, dance, and punk music…while simultaneously circling each other in a dangerous game of power and control.

The Necromancer

Four young men quarantined for a unexplainable, unrelenting itch prepare for a live-stream press event to prove they’re not the monsters the world believes them to be. But behind the scenes, a ruthless producer is plotting a more grotesque spectacle.

Four Itchy Boys

Felicia suffers from an incurable disease that slowly makes her blind. She infiltrates the house of Dr. Ito as an optometrist assistance hoping to steal an eye drop. After using the eyedrop without permission, Felicia starts to see eerie hallucinations that drives her into madness...

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