A deranged takeout delivery driver, hoping to lead the wayward home to the Father, makes a terrifying adjustment to their orders.

And They Shall Handle Serpents

In the small town of Dunwich, Deputy Jones sets out to check on his estranged friend Sam, a loner with a troubling past connected to the town's dark secrets and supernatural rumors. Upon arriving at Sam's isolated home, tensions escalate when he discovers Sam distraught, wielding a knife. The reunion unearths past traumas from their youth, linked to the night Sam's mother mysteriously disappeared.

Dunwich

After moving into a new apartment, a young woman discovers an old television broadcasting a live feed of her from an impossible angle. As the image begins to behave strangely, she realizes it may be more than just a broadcast—and far more than just her.

The Me in the TV

A playful couple test their household chore habits and unknowingly summon a vengeful presence.

Scullion

Violet Vendetta

When a devoted death doula arrives at the home of her new clients, she immediately begins to suspect that something is very wrong.

A Good Death

Penelope is a darkly comedic short about an undead misfit with “female Beetlejuice” energy who wakes up on her 666th day with one job: build an army of the undead to make her father proud. But after sleeping through most of her mission, she scrambles to recruit anyone she can—an angry neighbor, a pair of stoners, and a morose boy next door she just might have a crush on. When her father arrives, unimpressed with her ragtag recruits, Penelope is forced to face the crushing weight of his expectations. Equal parts creepy and coming of age, Penelope explores the absurd lengths we go to for approval—and the universal struggle of never feeling good enough.

Penelope

When a rebellious teen discovers a magical eyeliner that lets her transform into anyone she sees; a night of thrilling shapeshifting unravels into a haunting reckoning with identity, consent, and the terrifying rush of growing up too fast.

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