The Beast Must Die
A wealthy game hunter invites a group of people to his remote mansion, suspecting one of them to be a werewolf. What follows is part action thriller, part Gothic whodunnit.
Cerebrum
After waking up from a year-long coma, an insecure young man must fight his controlling father in order to discover what really happened to his seemingly absent mother, as the true consequences of his past actions unravel before him.

D

Dark Nature
Members of a therapy group are forced to confront the monsters of their past when an isolated weekend retreat tests their emotional resilience and ability to survive.
The Elderly
An octogenarian, who enters into a state of dementia after the sudden suicide of his wife, sparks a series of paranormal events that will put his family's lives at risk.
Gwaed Ar Y Sêr
A group of celebrities are scheduled to appear at a concert in a village hall. An elderly man and his choir of schoolchildren, fearing that the celebrities will steal their limelight, take drastic measures to stop their appearance…by murdering them.
The Harbinger
A woman leaves her family quarantine to help a friend who's suffering from terrible nightmares - but she learns too late that the bad dreams are contagious, along with the demon behind them.
Hypochondriac
When his bipolar mother walks back into his life, a young gay man is forced to contend with his family history of mental illness.

I

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato On The Road Of Excess
A documentary portrait of the famous film director.
I Walked With A Zombie
A Canadian nurse heads to the Caribbean to care for a woman and tries to find a cure for her even though she is falling for the woman's husband
Jethica
When Jessica's stalker surprises her in New Mexico, she must seek help from beyond the grave to get rid of him for good.

M

The Menu
A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Nosferatu
F W Murnau's silent adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
The Offering
Saul works as the undertaker for the local Hasidic community, and a corpse carries a Jewish demon with plans for his unborn child. His family must dive into Kabbalah lore to ward off the entity and protect their future.

R

Satanic Hispanics
An anthology of short horror films.
Skinamarink
Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find that their father is missing and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.
Slash/Back
A group of teenage girls living in the sleepy hamlet of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, discover an impending alien invasion and set out to defend their homeland.
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
A group of people accidentally stumble upon the graves of 13th Century Templars, who quested for eternal life by drinking human blood and committing sacrifices.

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The Whip And The Body
The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorised, masochistic former lover, who is unwillingly engaged to his brother.
Wolf Manor
Shooting a vampire movie in an old abandoned house should have worked like a dream. However, with the full moon, the nightmare begins. The body count rises as the cast and crew encounter the mansion's resident werewolf.
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