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Love, desire and family become the stuff of nightmares in these seven tales of queer fear. From cannibals and immaculate conception to haunted histories and authoritarian futures, nowhere—and no one—is safe.
Confined to their decaying apartment, a queer couple grapples with an immaculate conception. Cannibal Juni lures unsuspecting men and women home for a good time, only to encounter someone who may share her appetite. Clem falls for the charming Kevin before realizing their relationship is something far more sinister than merely imperfect. Seeking peace with his young son after a divorce, Warren retreats to a lake house where a stranger's arrival turns the night into a psychological standoff. As Miles prepares to open his heart to new love, the shadows of a traumatic past begin creeping into the present. While helping her wife clear out a family estate, Venus experiences disturbing visions that draw her into the house's history of generational trauma. And at the height of the AIDS crisis, a teenager desperate for answers turns to a ghost through a homemade Ouija board, unleashing supernatural forces where desire, shame and terror become inseparable.
In the summer of 1992, at the height of the AIDS crisis, 18-year-old Vinny reels after his first hookup with another boy, a goth from the city named Gabe. In the tiny enclave of Callicoon, New York, his only confidant is CHRIS, a ghost he's been secretly communicating with through a handmade Ouija board.
Consumed by fear over his first sexual encounter, Vinny brings Gabe beneath the ruins of a crumbling bridge to summon Chris. Gabe quickly discovers Chris isn't just a figment of Vinny's imagination, he's a jealous ghost with the power to twist reality into nightmares.
- Year2026
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- GenreGay, Horror, HIV/AIDS, Narrative, Queer, Short Film, Thriller
- DirectorBobby Abate
- ScreenwriterBobby Abate
- ProducerTodd Stephens
- CastJordi Bertrán Ramírez, River Knight, Jack Quinn
Love, desire and family become the stuff of nightmares in these seven tales of queer fear. From cannibals and immaculate conception to haunted histories and authoritarian futures, nowhere—and no one—is safe.
Confined to their decaying apartment, a queer couple grapples with an immaculate conception. Cannibal Juni lures unsuspecting men and women home for a good time, only to encounter someone who may share her appetite. Clem falls for the charming Kevin before realizing their relationship is something far more sinister than merely imperfect. Seeking peace with his young son after a divorce, Warren retreats to a lake house where a stranger's arrival turns the night into a psychological standoff. As Miles prepares to open his heart to new love, the shadows of a traumatic past begin creeping into the present. While helping her wife clear out a family estate, Venus experiences disturbing visions that draw her into the house's history of generational trauma. And at the height of the AIDS crisis, a teenager desperate for answers turns to a ghost through a homemade Ouija board, unleashing supernatural forces where desire, shame and terror become inseparable.
In the summer of 1992, at the height of the AIDS crisis, 18-year-old Vinny reels after his first hookup with another boy, a goth from the city named Gabe. In the tiny enclave of Callicoon, New York, his only confidant is CHRIS, a ghost he's been secretly communicating with through a handmade Ouija board.
Consumed by fear over his first sexual encounter, Vinny brings Gabe beneath the ruins of a crumbling bridge to summon Chris. Gabe quickly discovers Chris isn't just a figment of Vinny's imagination, he's a jealous ghost with the power to twist reality into nightmares.
- Year2026
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- GenreGay, Horror, HIV/AIDS, Narrative, Queer, Short Film, Thriller
- DirectorBobby Abate
- ScreenwriterBobby Abate
- ProducerTodd Stephens
- CastJordi Bertrán Ramírez, River Knight, Jack Quinn