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Daughters Of Darkness and Noseeums
Daughters Of Darkness (Les Lèvres Rouges) (Country: Belgium, France, West Germany; Year: 1971; Director: Harry Kümel; Writer: Pierre Drouot, Jean Ferry, Harry Kümel; Stars: Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Danielle Ouimet, Andrea Rau, Paul Esser, Georges Jamin)
While passing through a vacation resort, a newlywed couple encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess and her aide.
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Dooba Dooba (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Ehrland Hollingsworth; Stars: Betsy Sligh, Amna Vegha, Erin O'Meara, Winston Haynes)
A babysitter is commissioned to look after an emotionally unstable teenage girl in a house full of cameras.
The Haunted Forest (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Keith Boynton; Stars: Grayson Gwaze, Kaitlyn Lunardi, Cedric Gegel, Meghan Reed)
A high-school senior obsessed with all things horror and Halloween lands his first job - as a scare actor at the famous Markoff’s Haunted Forest attraction in Maryland. Then a mysterious series of killings begins.
Full Review See: Interview with Keith Boynton about The Haunted Forest
The Instinct (El Instinto) (Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Juan Albarracín; Writer: Juan Albarracín; Stars: Rocío Bernal, Fernando Cayo, Silvia Conesa)
A home invasion thriller featuring a dog trainer trying to modify a human's brain.
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Kombucha (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Jake Myers; Stars: Terrance Carey, Claire McFadden, Paige Bourne, Charin Alvarez)
A musician trapped in an office job tries the free kombucha, helping his co-workers hit their quotas with a smile. Unfortunately for him, the disgusting mucus drink has nasty side effects that give new meaning to being consumed by your work.
The Instinct The Instinct
The Instinct and The Haunted Forest
Noseeums (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Raven Carter; Stars: Aleigha Burt, Tabitha Getsy, Trisha Arozqueta, Jasmine Nguyen)
When student Ember is invited to a fun weekend at the country home of school Queen Bee Abigail, she finds the place oddly familiar. Drawn to an unkempt grave in the backwoods, Ember begins to be plagued by the black bugs known throughout Florida as Noseeums.
Full Review See: Interview with Raven Carter about Noseeums
Salt Along The Tongue (Country: Australia; Year: 2024; Director: Parish Malfitano; Writer: Parish Malfitano; Stars: Laneikka Denne, Dina Panozzo, Caroline Levien, Mayu Iwasaki, Maria De Marco, Liz Lin)
After her mother dies, Mattia moves in with her estranged aunt, her mother's identical twin. From beyond the grave, Mattia's mother possesses her daughter to protect her from a malevolent spirit, using food as a gateway.
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