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Vadim
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Synopsis
Katja and Andreas, a young couple, have rented a run-down old flat in Vienna. On moving in, they discover a mysterious chest left by the previous tenant – the old circus prop awakens their curiosity and inner fears. During the first night in the flat Katjas fears become true: something inside the flat is wrong – the front door is open. After her boyfriend mysteriously vanishes, Katja is on her own. What mysterious scheme is going on? Soon Katja finds out what is inside that sinister chest – and becomes another victim of Vadim, who still seems to be a part of the flat.
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Suckablood
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The 5th episode from Bloody Cuts is a dark bedtime story, a gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb - lest the monstrous Suckablood should come! Written and directed by Ben Tillett and Jake Cuddihy, Bloody Cuts bring their brand of UK horror to new levels with a new film shot on location in a stately home and featuring the special make-up artistry of Millennium FX.
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SMUSH
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“Smush! – A DeadHeads Short” A little girl is left home alone amid a zombie outbreak and makes unlikely friends with a flesh-starved intruder. “Smush!” is a short film prequel to the zombie comedy hit DeadHeads that screened at ScreamFest last year. It features fan-favorite zombie, Cheese (Markus Taylor), in an early misadventure.
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Skeleton Girl
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Skeleton Girl is the story of Millicent, a small orphan girl who lives in a land of make-believe and her overactive imagination. One day as she goes for a walk in the woods, Millicent discovers an abandoned cemetery where she takes a valuable gem from one of the gravestones. That night, during a spectacular thunderstorm, she begins to hear the tapping of bony fingers, and soon a cacophony of noises and images play out on the walls of her room. As a skeleton pays a visit to retrieve what is rightfully hers, Millicent soon discovers why it isn't a good idea to steal from the dead.
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Shhh
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Shhh is a fantasy/horror tale about an 8 year old boy, Guillermo, who uses his imagination to overcome his monstrous bully at night. Tired of being scared, Guillermo eventually takes matters into his own hands. Inspired by the lucid dreams of director Guillermo del Toro during childhood.
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The Rising
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Anno 2057. Years ago, mankind's hubris has destroyed the earth's atmosphere. Survivors have retreated to bunkers deep underground. In THE RISING we follow the story of clone LE-E-003976 (LE-E). On a research mission in the toxic woods of the destroyed environment, he incidentally gets caught in the middle of an upcoming rebellion and thus learns about the dreadful truth of his destiny.
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Root of the Problem
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Set in the candy-colored world of 1950s suburbia, a reluctant young housewife suspects that the friendly neighborhood dentist is hiding a horrible secret but is it just the anesthesia at work or is there something more sinister hiding below the surface? Open up and say AHHHHHHHH!!!
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Post Human
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Set in an adrenalized future of espionage, assassins, and out of control super science, PostHuman follows a genius hacker and his dog as they help an enigmatic young woman to free the remaining test subject of a black ops ESP test lab.
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The Other Side
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When a fresh-faced nanny arrives at her new job on a creaky farm in the English countryside, caretaker James is struggling to provide for his family and Rachel is unable to cope with the demands of her newborn baby. As night falls on the secluded farmhouse, a sinister intruder invades the property, unraveling a night of gruesome bloodshed and unprecedented terror. Who is behind it? What do they want? Can anybody escape alive?
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Other
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Patrick is a brilliant doctor in an obsessive race to alter his own grim prognosis. During a series of unconventional experiments, he discovers a scientific loophole unlike anything he had ever imagined. In pursuit of this dark prize, Patrick will risk everything to ensure he sees his experiment to the end...even if it means accepting the sinister results.
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Incident on Highway 73
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On Christmas Eve of 2005 Jeff and Kelly took a trip through the desert and mysteriously disappeared. This is the account of their final hours.