The theme of the October 2024 was “Inner Demons”.
Best Short Film: SHIVA
Best Micro-Short: BE BAD
Best Story: PAINTINGS ON THE WALL
Best Performances: THE INHABITANCE
Best Twist Film: NIGHT FEED
Best Sound & Music: MONSTR
Best Cinematography: WHAT A CATCH
Best Direction: MY BABY
Best New Media Film: HORNED
Scariest Film: FISHBOWL
Best Horror/Comedy: PRIVILEGE
SEE THE LINEUP OF FILMS:
THE INHABITANCE, 13min., Canada
Directed by Prachi Chopra
Tasha returns home after visiting her parents .
NIGHT FEED, 1min., UK
Directed by William Allum
Late one night a baby is terrorised by a monster in their room. Inspired by many sleepless nights, along with the strange and often stressful experience of becoming a first-time parent. It must be strange being a baby, everything is unknown and scary. Created during the covid-19 lock-down.
MONSTR, 6min., Canada
Directed by Tank Standing Buffalo
How do you go on living when everything is taken from you in the blink of an eye? A young artist confronts his inner demons while apprenticing with a northwest totem carver after the death of his beloved.
https://www.instagram.com/puppet_flogger/
PRIVILEGE, 13min., USA
Directed by Matthew Ellis
An amateur white male actor is finally given a shot at making it in Hollywood by an established Casting Director but in order to get the role he has to fulfill a deal made by his ancestors thousands of years ago with blood.
WHAT A CATCH, 5min., UK
Directed by Thomas Pickering
On a late night trip to the lake, a victorian fisherman’s evening takes a sinister turn.
MY BABY, 18min., France
Directed by John Dada
Laura is pregnant. With her husband Francisco, they move into a new house in the countryside. But the baby’s arrival will be more unsettling than they anticipated and an intriguing neighbour will disturb their uneventful everyday.
https://www.instagram.com/johndada_weathermen/
HORNED, 4min., USA
Directed by Jerrod D. Brito
When a cocky cam boy jokingly live-streams a creepypasta dare, he inadvertently summons an ancient demon who craves more than just his soul.
https://facebook.com/JerrodDBrito
https://twitter.com/JDBrito
FishBowl, 12min., Canada
Directed by Ryan M. Andrews
Fed up with the limelight, a rock legend hides out at the apartment of an overzealous fan. But he will soon learn that he can’t hide from his struggles with addiction and his enabling wife forever.
BE BAD, 4min., USA
Directed by Lauren Hart
A new dad is forced to take action when he realizes that his middle finger has been up in every photo he’s ever taken.
PAINTINGS ON THE WALL, 5min., Canada
Directed by Liam Hoban Thrush
An isolated and deranged artist who’s haunted and consumed by a creation of his own Is faced with horror when trying to stray to a new art form.
https://www.liamhobanthrush.com/portfolio/paintingsonthewall
SHIVA, 13min., Canada
Directed by Josh Saltzman
Shiva is an unnerving tale about a recently widowed woman who breaks with a long-held Jewish mourning ritual in hopes of connecting with her deceased husband.
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