Sunday 22nd February
You can buy individual tickets for each session from the 5th February, alternatavely you can purchase a day or full festival pass.
Screen 5
10:30am Short Film Showcase
Screen 5 - 10:30am
When a struggling door-to-door Bible salesman commits murder, he scrambles to dispose of the body while navigating a haunting consequence.
United States
26 Mins
Directed by Josiah Walker
Screen 5 - 10:56am
Jessica is the only Asian girl in her American suburb. While navigating cultural expectations and casual racism, she is stalked by a menacing shadow with a tragic past.
United States
19 mins
Directed by Cameron Sun
Screen 5 - 11:15am
David's world falls apart when his wife Marion is murdered. Consumed by grief, he embarks on a dangerous hunt for her killer. As his obsession deepens, David becomes increasingly isolated, struggling to hold onto his sanity.
As the line between justice and vengeance blurs, he’s forced to confront a chilling truth: is he chasing the killer, or is he becoming the very monster he sought to destroy?
United Kingdom
38 Mins
Directed by Marcello Mantero
Screen 5 - 11:53
Following one bloody night, estranged couple Alice and Tommy venture deep into the woods. There, Alice watches Tommy dig as they bicker over the horrors of their relationship. Harsh truths and heart-breaking revelations lead to a violent conclusion that will change both their lives forever.
United Kingdom
13 mins
Directed by Jonjo Lyons
Screen 5 - 12:06pm
Edwin, a lonely, narcissistic vampire, returns home after a restock to lament about life and his yearning to be normal to his best friend Morris - a decapitated head that loathes his guts.
United Kingdom
12 mins
Directed by Molly Comerford
Screen 5 - 12:18pm
Lost in the Suffolk countryside, a paranoid teenager insists humanity is under siege by climate-mutated mosquitoes. As reality fractures, she must fight to be believed — or face the swarm alone. A claustrophobic blend of sci-fi and psychological horror.
United Kingdom
15 mins
Directed by Daisy Bata
Screen 5 - 12:33pm
Carly returns to the home of her internet date to find that everything is eerily familiar...
United Kingdom
8 Mins
Directed by Steven Lancefield
Screen 5 - 12:41pm
A trio of friends play an extreme game of dare where they each curse themselves to a voodoo doll and then hand over free rein to a friend. What could possibly go wrong?!
United Kingdom
8 mins
Directed by Richard Anthony Dunford
2pm
Screen 5 - 2pm
Two paranormal "YouTubers" attempt to stay on a property that is said to be haunted by a witch.
United Kingdom
1 hour 27 mins
Directed by John Williams
4pm
Screen 5 - 4pm
In the aftermath of a global pandemic, two grieving souls find solace in one another and attempt to recover what was once lost.
Bahrain
18 mins
Directed by Ahmed Zayani
Screen 5 - 4:19pm
For Pete Arrow life is going nowhere until the renovation of a seemingly ordinary house offers him the chance to turn things around. But it's an opportunity that comes at a cost. Because this is Lidderman Street where people talk in hushed tones about that house and what lies within. Something mysterious. Something evil.
United Kingdom
1 hour 20 mins
Directed by Andrew David Barker
7pm
Screen 5 - 7pm
In a genre-bending musical full of teenage rebels, poodle skirts, and betrayal, a young gay man tries to woo his crush with a swinging prom party - but when popular kids start turning up dead, the partygoers discover a slasher killer amongst the student body!
USA
19 minutes
Directed by Jordan Gustafson
Screen 5 - 7:19pm
When outspoken queer screenwriter ALLINA GREEN (Helena Howard) is chosen to pen the final installment of the legendary slasher franchise THE RED MASK, anger, outrage, and online death threats from die-hard fans causes a rift in her relationship with reticent fiancé DEETZ (Inanna Sarkis). Desperate for a creative breakthrough, the pair escape to a secluded Airbnb, where Allina concocts a DANGEROUS GAME for the two to play to unlock her writer’s block. But when two uninvited houseguests crash the scene, (Kelli Garner and Jake Abel) the weekend turns dark and a twisted game devolves into a duel to the death.
USA
1 hour 31 minutes
Directed by Ritesh Gupta
9pm
Screen 7
11am
Screen 7 - 11am
In the XVIII Century there's a music school where it's always dark...
Spain
15 mins
Directed by Javier Yañez Sanz
Screen 7 - 11:15am
In a quiet British seaside town, Santana, a troubled young woman desperate to escape her suffocating family, runs away with her volatile boyfriend Frank. The pair marry in a rundown coastal venue, hoping for a fresh start — but their new life is shattered when a mysterious car rams into them on a rural night road, killing Santana instantly and leaving Frank consumed by grief and obsession.
Refusing to accept her death, Frank traps his former medical professor, Dr. Pret — a man secretly infatuated with Santana — and forces him to help reanimate her using a stolen voodoo ritual. As Frank’s desperation deepens, he manipulates and blackmails Pret into harvesting “perfect” body parts from Santana’s own family, driving both men further into depravity.
UK
1 Hour 27 mins
Directed by Louisa Rose warren
1:20pm
Screen 7 - 1:20pm
A young couple‘s love is sabotaged by the arrival of a divine entity.
On their way home, a young couple encounters a shooting star. A wish is made. They share their first kiss and promise to see each other during the summer break. Then, they part ways.
Somewhere in the woods, electricity begins to surge from the fallen star. It spreads through the darkness, reaching out to the girl and boy. It engulfs them, mind and body, to deliver the dawn of a new age.
Switzerland
16 mins
Directed by Micha Straub
Screen 7 - 1:36pm
Two sisters returning to their family home after their mother's death, only to confront the monsters they accidentally conjured with a Ouija board.
UK
1 Hour 30 Mins
Directed by Sam Mason Bell
4pm
Screen 7 - 4pm
A grumpy Welshman reluctantly visits his grandmother, only to discover she has only gone and got herself cursed! So now he needs to bloody save her (and the world) from a demon duck...before midnight.
UK
10 Mins
Directed by James Button
Screen 7 - 4:10pm
When Madison Neubauer wakes from a coma after a devastating car accident, she expects to find solace in the arms of her family. Instead, she awakens to a nightmare. Her once-loving husband is a stranger, his devotion twisted by The Observance, a mysterious and rapidly growing religious group led by the charismatic but dangerous Jonah. Her teenage daughter, once her closest ally, is distant—watching her with suspicion, as if she is an outsider.
But the greatest shock comes when Madison learns the unthinkable: her husband has surrendered their family farm to the church, and their quiet town has fallen almost entirely under Jonah’s control. Those who resist either disappear or are silenced in ways no one dares to speak of.
As Madison fights to reclaim her life and uncover the truth behind The Observance’s relentless grip, she quickly realizes she’s more than just an outsider—she’s a threat. And Jonah doesn’t tolerate threats. With danger closing in and no one left to trust, Madison must decide just how far she’s willing to go to free her family from Jonah’s grasp—before she becomes the next victim of this dangerous and enigmatic cult.
USA
1 Hour 57 Mins
Directed by Robert Hollocks
7pm
Screen 7 - 7pm
An eclectic group of workers preparing for the re-opening of Forrestal’s Funland, a remote theme park on the brink of bankruptcy, find themselves stalked by a silent killer. Cut off from any form of rescue, the survivors must band together to fight for their lives...
UK
1 Hour 29 Mins
Directed by John Langridge
Screen 8
10:30am
Screen 8 - 10:30am
In 1977 General James Cook under the government branch HEXAGON formed a top secret team, CODE NAME: TRIPLE SIX made up of the worlds best professional killers with one specific goal. To hunt the things that go bump in the night.
United Kingdom
30 mins
Directed by MJ Dixon
11am
Screen 8 - 11am
When four criminals break into a police evidence locker to steal a mysterious package for a buyer, things quickly go wrong.
Now they are trapped in a warehouse waiting to offload their ill gotten gain, but whatever its is, its has plans for them, and they might not see dawn.
United Kingdom
1 hour 16 mins
Directed by MJ Dixon
12:45pm
Screen 8 - 12:45Pm
In 1977 General James Cook under the government branch HEXAGON formed a top secret team, CODE NAME: TRIPLE SIX made up of the worlds best professional killers with one specific goal. To hunt the things that go bump in the night.
United Kingdom
30 mins
Directed by MJ Dixon
1:15pm
Short Film Showcase
Screen 8 - 1pm
During a walk in the mountains, four girls have a lively discussion about ethics following a forest fire that occurred a year earlier and was caused by them. The protagonist Rebecca will have the opportunity to discover how revengeful nature can be.
Italy
10 mins
Directed by Diego Carli
Screen 8 - 1:10pm
Adriana, a twelve-year-old girl, waits while her mother recovers after giving birth, but the night is long and a hospital holds many secrets and countless doors to open.
Spain
10 mins
Directed by Pablo Otero
Screen 8 - 1:20pm
A reluctant cleaner's night is turned upside down when she breaks the rules.
United Kingdom
11 mins
Directed by Gary J Hewitt
Screen 8 - 1:31pm
When a devoted death doula arrives at the home of her new clients, she immediately begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
United States
11 mins
Directed by Kaz PS
Screen 8 - 1:42pm
A sound recordist captures strange sonic phenomena underneath their house and things... escalate from there.
United Kingdom
13 mins
Directed by Shaun Munro
Screen 8 - !:55pm
Haunted by a bloodthirsty beast from her past, a young woman must duel to decide the fate of her heart.
United States
13 mins
Directed by Tristan Seever
Screen 8 - 2:08pm
In a bleak city where a corporate giant promises to "fix" the broken, a young man enters a free therapy program, only to uncover a sinister plot to turn the vulnerable into obedient AI servants, forcing him to confront his darkest memories and fight for his own humanity.
United Kingdom
13 mins
Directed by Kevin McNally
Screen 8 - 2:21pm
For their fourth anniversary, popular vloggers Rob and Carla set out on a romantic trip to a remote wilderness. Although cracks begin to show in their relationship they aim to capture every moment for their devoted followers. But what begins as a carefree escape soon spirals into something far more sinister.
United Kingdom
13 mins
Directed by David Gregory
Screen 8 - 2:35pm
Former Marine Charlie Chambers handed himself in to police after being the main suspect in 5 murders, as the story unfolds there is more than meets the eye.
United Kingdom
15 mins
Directed by Velton J Lishke
Screen 8 - 2:50pm
Johnathan, a young doctor with a terminal illness, accompanies his girlfriend Hannah to her family’s remote estate and private clinic, hoping to make a good impression and perhaps find a cure. He’s instead met with unsettling tensions and secrets that linger just beneath the surface. As the evening unfolds, Johnathan realises Hannah’s family has plans for him that go far beyond hospitality.
United Kingdom
15 mins
Directed by Xavier Grehan
3:30pm
Screen 8 - 3:30PM
In 1977 General James Cook under the government branch HEXAGON formed a top secret team, CODE NAME: TRIPLE SIX made up of the worlds best professional killers with one specific goal. To hunt the things that go bump in the night.
United Kingdom
30 mins
Directed by MJ Dixon
4pm
Screen 8 - 4pm
Alice and Vincent are two young students who couldn’t be more different. She’s vibrant, outgoing, and adventurous while he’s moody, introverted, and closed off. Yet, from their strange meeting, a passionate and intense connection begins to form... Months later, Alice walks away, bringing their story to an end. But for Vincent, letting go isn’t so easy. As he struggles to cope with the loss, something inside him begins to shift… slowly, irreversibly.
France
20 mins
Directed by Léo Bernard
Screen 8 - 4:20pm
In a decaying 1990s industrial town, a derelict Gothic Art Deco cinema looms over decades of rumours about missing children and a faceless figure the locals only dare call Mr Whispers. When goth film student Kathryn Hale leads her classmates there to shoot a documentary about the urban legend, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the cinema’s worst tragedy, their night of guerrilla filmmaking quickly becomes a desperate search for a way out. As strange phenomena escalate and the porcelain-masked spectre at the centre of the stories appears to awaken, the students uncover evidence that the town’s long-buried child disappearances are linked to something still very much alive in the dark.
United Kingdom
1 hour 25 mins
Directed by Dorian Todd, Oliver Revie, Seumas MacNeil
6:30pm
Screen 8 - 6:30pm
Trapped in a house where time has stopped, G lives among shadows and memories that relentlessly haunt him. His mother, numbed by pain, has sought refuge in silence, but he cannot do the same. When eerie presences emerge from the past, G is forced to face an inescapable nightmare—an endless cycle, a ritual doomed to repeat itself. To break free, he must confront his demons… or become one of them.
Italy
19 mins
Directed by Matteo Bocchi
9pm Awards & Goodnight