Blank
Shortly after her boyfriend Alek moves in with her, Tova starts to experience "blank-out" moments in which she forgets basic things like who she is, how to speak, and "knife sharp". As these episodes grow more frequent and more alarming, Alek becomes increasingly concerned while Tova retreats into denial. This tension threatens their relationship… and then, much more than that.
Directed by Avishai Weinberger
United States, 30 minutes
East Coast Premiere
Greed
A revolutionary message for women everywhere to break the binds of their patriarchal overlords, dispel the myth of greed and take what is rightfully theirs. Men take heed, a reckoning is coming.
Directed by Amber Danger Johnson
United States, 4 minutes
Massachusetts Premiere
Hen
Gem and Trisha have been friends since childhood, and Gem is going to be at Trisha's side on the big day. But their bond is no match for the Three Bridesmaids of the Apocalypse. Under the influence of bad vodka and worse friends, Trisha turns from girl-boss ally to monstrous beast in the space of a Ginuwine remix.
Directed by Alice Tovey
Australia, 11 minutes
Salem Premiere
Incomplete
Evan is on house arrest in a haunted house. Or so he thinks? Evan’s sister went out of her way to rent him a house off the DOC database, in a boughie-ass suburban neighborhood so he could serve the remainder of his sentence in the Jail Diversion Program on house arrest. When his breathalyzer Machine starts to act strange, the Polaroid pictures it routinely prints suggest that Evan is not alone. A faceless figure is also occupying this suburban home. Evan must make a decision to either stay and face his fears or end up serving his remaining time in Jail.
Directed by Zoey Martinson
United States, 10 minutes
New England Premiere
Knit One, Stab Two
This essay film examines the representation of knitters and knitting, in over sixty horror films made by women, from the 1920s - 2020s.
Directed by Alison Peirse
United Kingdom, 10 minutes
East Coast Premiere
Mud on My Shoes
Narrated by horror legend Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Mud on My Shoes is a stop-motion adaptation of a childhood nightmare based off the poem of the same name from author Count D.’s book, "All My Friends Are Creeps".
Directed by Rosie Geozalian
United States, 2 minutes
East Coast Premiere
O
A woman sees a fist-sized hole in a brick wall. She's hypnotically drawn to it and can't focus on anything else. An increasingly morbid obsession begins, until the hole suddenly disappears...
Directed by Dominik Balkow
Germany, 14 minutes
Northeast Premiere
Picnic
A young couple goes out for a picnic on a big empty field. When another couple shows up with identical clothes and food everything takes a strange turn.
Directed by Jonathan Elfving & Saga Stoltz Sörnäs
Sweden, 14 minutes
Swedish w/ English subtitles
United States Premiere
Pumpkin Boy
This Halloween... he's born.
Directed by Trent Shy
United States, 2 minutes
Massachusetts Premiere
Smiley Face
Three young women experience the nightmare of being devoured by a humanoid creature.
Directed by François Ricard-Sheard
Canada, 9 minutes
Massachusetts Premiere
That Halloween
On October 31, 1955, June & Frank Marsters met their grisly end when an escaped killer known as the Willow Woods Wolfman broke into their home. In the decades since the night has grown to be the stuff of local legend, but what really happened THAT HALLOWEEN?
Directed by Mike Hickey
Canada, 13 minutes
Massachusetts Premiere