2019 FESTIVAL LINE-UP
Abyssus
Finland | 2019 | 9 min | Director: Kim Westerlund
COLORADO PREMIERE
A man regains consciousness as he is being buried alive. Overwhelmed by panic he tries to force his way out of the box he finds himself in, without success. Equipped with nothing but a single lighter he wallows in hopelessness until strange sounds approaches, and with it, true fear.

Bad Hair
Estonia | 2019 | 15 min | Director: Oskar Lehemaa
COLORADO PREMIERE
Insecure and balding Leo has closed himself in his apartment. A mysterious hair growth liquid arrives at his doorstep and Leo uses it to fix up his looks. The liquid causes a series of grotesque metamorphoses as Leo tries desperately to get bodily changes under control as the events of the evening quickly turn into chaos.

Bakemono
USA | 2019 | 10 min | Directors: Sumire Takamatsu, Jorge Lucas
WORLD PREMIERE
Today is February 3rd, known in Japan as Setsubun. Families celebrate by casting out evil spirits from their homes. But this family's young daughter has other plans...

Call For a Good Time
USA | 2019 | 5 min | Directors: Jon Rhoads & Mike Marrero
COLORADO PREMIERE
IN PERSON: Jon Rhoads
A stoner finds out why you never call the numbers scrawled on the bathroom stall.

chromoPHOBIA
USA | 2019 | 13 min | Director: Keith Adams
WORLD PREMIERE
Clinical psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Haver becomes obsessed with her mysterious new patient’s artwork and realizes he possesses a dark gift. After learning of the patient's fear of color, Dr. Haver's fascination turns to obsession, and she is forced to confront her own darkness. Based on a story by renowned dark fiction writer Brian Evenson.

Diversion
France | 2018 | 22 min | Director: Mathieu Mégemont
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Joël, a small town journalist, goes to cover a case in the French countryside. When he stops after running over a dog on the road, he finds himself trapped in the stories he usually writes.

Frost Bite
USA | 2019 | 10 min | Director: Andrew Hunt
COLORADO PREMIERE
A young girl lures a mysterious figure across a frozen wasteland for reasons unexplained.

It Crawled In Through the Window
USA | 2019 | 2 min | Directors: Isaac Ruth & Ali Petre
COLORADO PREMIERE
A couple has horrifying pillow-talk.

Most Steps Ever
USA | 2019 | 4 min | Directors: Nesib (CB) Shamah & James Allen Smith
COLORADO PREMIERE
A hiker, a smart watch and a maniac with a lawnmower blade.

Night Crawl
USA | 2019 | 9 min | Director: Gregory Shultz
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Two inmates tunnel through the walls of a hellish prison, only to find something more terrifying than death row.

Pathosis
USA | 2019 | 13 min | Director: Austin Bonang
WORLD PREMIERE
Sam, a young woman plagued by a mental disorder, struggles between fighting her disease and the troublesome side effects of her medication.

Plainsong
Canada | 2019 | 18 min | Director: Alexis Fortier Gauthier
COLORADO PREMIERE
Three friends on vacation by the sea are spellbound by a supernatural force.

Sailor
Canada | 2019 | 28 min | Director: Jacob Wiebe
COLORADO PREMIERE
A wayward sailor put to trial for a brutal murder in a small 18th century village recounts a tale of vengeance and sorcery that challenges the beliefs of the town’s Magistrate and forces him to face the ghost of his past.

Spasms
USA | 2018 | 5 min | Director: Todd Redenius
In a small town where not much happens a barrel of toxic waste is found leaking into a creek. No one notices that people everywhere are having uncontrollable spasms resulting in people dying in gory and outlandish ways due to the drinking water being contaminated.

The Burden
The Netherlands | 2019 | 17 min | Director: Nico van den Brink
COLORADO PREMIERE
A young woman visits her boyfriend’s family home and learns about a sinister history with his creepy neighbor. Soon, all kinds of skeletons come out of the closet.

The Fortune Teller
USA | 2019 | 4 min | Director: David Ferino
WORLD PREMIERE
IN PERSON: David Ferino
Things get freaky when a little girl finds an origami fortune teller.

The Procedure 2
USA | 2019 | 3 min | Director: Calvin Reeder
COLORADO PREMIERE
A man is forced to endure another strange experiment.

Wither
UK | 2019 | 4 min | Director: Ethan Evans
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
In a town acclaimed for honoring ancient folklore, a young girl finds herself vulnerable to a sinister mythological farmer after failing to contribute to the annual tradition.