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The Shadow of Dawn

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Olga Stalev

Writer/Director
Synopsis
An incorporeal Shadow takes up a dangerous adventure through a mystical forest, fancy castle and dream world to save her frivolous owner from a cursed Beast.
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Shadow

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Sophia Zolan

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Following the capture of a town's Halloween massacre killer, wisecracking waitress Claire trains a mysterious new server. But when that server begins to stalk her, she fears they might have caught the wrong guy.
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Scared Shitless

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Vivieno Caldinelli

Synopsis
A plumber and his germophobic son are forced to get their hands dirty to save the residents of an apartment building, when a genetically engineered, blood-thirsty creature escapes into the plumbing system.
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Saint Maria's Way

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Chris Turner

Director
Synopsis
There are six million CCTV cameras in the UK. Does this technological omnipresence ensure our safety? Or just indiscriminately observe us, coldly documenting the present and creating flickering ghosts of the past?

Carolyn never intended to walk home alone at night. When police emergency services receive her call reporting a man following her, they try to help. But between the glitching phone signal and her evasive answers, she proves difficult to track down.
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ROOM SERVICE

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James Camargo De Alba

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A hotel waiter feels that all his days are the same. When he brings a service to room 603 he enters a time loop from which he will want to escape.
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The Red Stone

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Jaime Jasso

Director
Synopsis
In Guadalajara, 1909, Carmen, an archaeologist, returns to investigate pre-Hispanic findings sent for the Independence Day anniversary. Amid political turmoil, she is tasked with restoring certain idols and objects, rumored to be cursed. Accompanied by Leonor, the housekeeper, Carmen explores the monumental house in search of answers. A grotesque specter, composed of human limbs, lurks in the shadows as Carmen discovers a special pre-Hispanic idol. The house becomes a terrifying stage where Carmen must decipher the mystery and survive this nightmare.
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Óbito

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Fernando Amador

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Eugenia & Mauricio, a young couple who, due to an economic downturn, see their relationship in jeopardy. Everything changes when Mrs. Lian, owner of the Chinese restaurant where Eugenia works, He offers her €50,000 in exchange for marrying Huang, his late son. Despite the unusual situation, he ends up accepting the macabre proposal, with unexpected consequences.
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Nights

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Laura Jayne Tunbridge

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When a surprise CQC inspection prevents her from taking her scheduled break, an exhausted A&E doctor finds herself pushed to her absolute limit as she races against the clock to bring patient wait times under four hours.
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Night Terror

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Dana Fradkin

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Night Terror is a feminist psychological thriller and a metaphor for the sacrifices made in motherhood. The film tells the story of what happens when a child's night terrors become a mother's living nightmare. Based on the lived experience of our creative team, 'Night Terror' is about a single mother, Beth, who begins to question her reality as she slips deeper into sleep deprivation following her daughter's traumatic sleep disturbances. As she becomes consumed, Beth can no longer tell who is asleep, awake or dreaming.

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My Child

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Deniz Akyurek

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A recent college graduate must confront his fear of adulthood, his childhood nostalgia, and the supernatural entities which pursue him through the halls of his old elementary school.
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Mr. Crocket

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Brandon Espy

Writer/Director/Producer
Synopsis
In 1993, a mysterious children's show host, Mr. Crocket, magically emerges from television sets to kidnap young children, brutally slaying their parents in the process. After Mr. Crocket snatches her son, one determined mother embarks on a perilous quest to track down the demonic entertainer and rescue her boy.
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Mouse

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Ewan J. Fletcher

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Mouse is a suspenseful psychological thriller that follows a young woman's perilous journey home through a city teeming with danger. As she navigates the treacherous night, the film invites audiences to confront their own biases about victimhood and culpability.