DARKER THAN YOU THINK

Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts

(Various Countries, 93 min)

BOY BAND

(US, 2024, 16 min)

A member of a famous K-Pop boy band, whose face has been disfigured by an accident, must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.

Director: Benedict Chiu

DAGON

(Italy, 2024, 6 min)

“Dagon” is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, Dagon.

Director: Paolo Gaudio

THE GHOST IN THE ROAD

(US, 2023, 13 min)

On Halloween night 1984, a troubled man receives a visit from a mysterious trick-or-treater who delivers more tricks than treats.

Director: Andy Matthews & Aaron Tharp

POCKET PRINCESS

(Canada, 2024, 10 min)

A young girl must take part in a dangerous task in order to complete her doll collection in this miniature fairytale.

Director: Olivia Loccisano

SLUSH

(US, 2024, 18 min)

Frankie reunites with her toxic community and must tap into her dark side to survive unscathed.

Director: Ashley George

VIRGIN

(US, 2024, 15 min)

A retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph encountering sinister forces on the night of the Nativity.

Director: Ramone Menon

WILD ANIMALS

(US, 2024, 8 min)

A father and son's hunting trip turns into a nightmare when the boy reluctantly kills a strange animal and activates a curse.

Director: David B Jacobs

WILL HELM

(US, 2024, 7 min)

In a very creepy studio, a sound designer and a legendary director are mixing a horror movie classic when the time comes to record the screams.

Director: Bobby Roe