On the Road Again
by Andio Manguray
The Hobbyist
by George Vatistas
The Chair
by Peter Simeti
Till Sunset
by David Woods
Blackout
by Timothy Collins
Studded Nightmare
by jean-claude leblanc
Demon Hunter
by Zoe Kavanagh
Knit
by Marti Davis
The Dark Hunger
by Anthony Williams
Segments of Jonah - episodes 1 & 2
by Tommy Graef
Balloon
by Brent Garcia
[Caul Unknown]
by Matthew Oquendo
Dee
by Michael Stevens
The Verity
by Lyndon Ives
Similar
by Florent Agostini
Caravan
by Sarah Brims
The Farmer
by Sylvain Guerin
The Hag: Bloodline
by Chris Borgo
Monsters of the Night
by Ruben Navarro
Firework
by David Dawson
Ghost Nets
by Mark Bousfield
Banalities
by Rafael de Andrade
The Rangers: Drustan Chronicles
by Aaron Straus
Leshy
by Alexandre Dostie
The Next Door
by Barrett Burgin
Infinite Error
by Brendan Hiles
Among Others
by Alicia Gonzalez
Burn in Hell
by Jarno Vinsencius
Hada
by Tony Morales
In This Economy
by Ty Huffer
Darts
by Peter Faint
The Pyramid
by Michael Fausti
Unto Death
by Jamie Hooper
One Day Without Gravity
by Julio Secchin
Consurgo
by Luigi Comandatore
Clean
by Mike Gillespie
Knock Knock
by Toby Canto Jr.
The Contractor
by Danger Vision
Impervia
by Patrick Devaney
Carmilla
by Jeff Harder
Nirwana Blossom
by Joerg-Michael Schneider
Mizbrük
by Daniel Duranleau
The Burrow
by Chloé Galibert-Laîné
Snake Eating Its Own Tail
by Tuomas Anttonen
The Coltrane Code
by Monica Mazzitelli
Infirmity
by Kyle Hytonen
Ima
by Freddy Tang
The Boogeys
by Sanjay F. Sharma
The Penny Dropped
by A D Cooper
Third Date
by Avishai Weinberger
Ivy
by Itai Guberman
Looker
by Diana Porter
Open Wound
by Oberst Grubert
Brute Sanity
by Sam Vanivray
Cold
by Sven Niemeyer
Page One
by LeMar McLean
Flow
by Shelagh Rowan-Legg
The Goatman of Kananaskis
by Tristin Deveau
Socket
by Christopher Beaubien
RedRuby
by Jose Holder
María Fernanda in time
by Xavier Pijuan
Time Wall
by Jeff Agosta
Tyger Tyger
by Jasia Kaulbach
Save
by Iván Sáinz-Pardo
Synesthesia
by Tom Loveman
Directed by Grant McPhee, Written by Chris Purnell, Megan P. Gretchen, Starring Patrick O'Brien, Mariel McAllan
Edinburgh’s cobbled backstreets become a dark dreamscape brimming with supernatural menace, where reality fuses with the surreal in a psychedelic haze, as a cynical psychic investigator looks into a spate of murders in the city perpetrated by a pair of vampiric lovers, who feast upon those they kill.
Directed and Written by Nathan Homsup
Surreal fun comes in the form of this black and white, sci-fi / fantasy / comedy movie from Thailand that seems destined to be a late-night cult classic.
Directed by Nick Spooner, Written by Guy Benoit, John Simpson, Nick Spooner, Starring Brooke Smith, Harry Sinclair, Evan Arnold, Roberta Valderrama, Kristin Slaysman (ONTARIO PREMIERE)
In this macabre Lovecraftian comedy of manners, a trendy Los Angeles couple sets up a blind date for two of their friends -- one of whom is an evil deity from beneath the sea…
Directed by Gabriel Galand, Written by Laura Katz, Starring Yoon Chan-Ho
A young man arranges his suicide with an illegitimate euthanasia agency in South Korea and hopes to die peacefully albeit he doesn't get the care he signed up for.
Directed and Written by Charles Broad, Starring Jordan Schutt, Isabel Dickson, Christopher Coleman (CANADIAN PREMIERE)
In the middle of rural Australia, a man is running away from his past. He soon becomes stuck inside an empty petrol station, hoping to escape. But the station is more certain of his chances than he is….
Directed and Written by Andi Osho, Starring Cat Van Dort, Will Finlason, Rekha John Cheriyan
A teen fan fiction writer takes her boyband obsession too far in a twisted confrontation with the object of her desires.
Directed by Eskild Krogh, Written by Mads Zaar Riisberg, Starring Eske Skafsgaard Hjorth, Kim Sønderholm (SHIVER 2016 nominee for Best Male Performance in ‘Lucid’)
Two men go about their business, removing the departed from local mob hits, when business as usual suddenly becomes rather unusual.
Directed and Written by Zak White and Todd Spence, Starring Becca Flinn, Dani Tiernan
After dusting off an old Mystery Date-style board game, a mother and daughter realize the game holds more evil than amusement.
Directed and Written by Stephen M. Hunt, Starring Paul Boyle, Allison O'Flynn (CANADIAN PREMIERE)
A man obsessed with pagan gods and saving the planet prepares for the ultimate sacrifice. (Previously titled “No Choice”, the film’s script was awarded as the Best Short Script winner at SHIVER 2016.)
Directed by Marc Cartwright, Written by Baker Chase Powell, Starring Baker Chase Powell, Nosheen Phoenix (ONTARIO PREMIERE)
A romantic date night goes horribly wrong when a couple questions the validity of horror film plots.
Directed and Written by Coop Cooper, Starring Allen Brown, Lois McMurchy, Nathan Duff (CANADIAN PREMIERE)
An experimental animation or a ‘found’ corporate promotional VHS tape from 1984 that conceals a brain-altering signal which is said to grant increased health, longevity and psychic powers to those who watch it? View at your own risk...
Directed and Written by Svante Sahle, Starring Hanna Westman, Sofia Bergstrand, Peter Gyllenborg
Two people travel along a shore in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Behind them a mysterious figure is constantly approaching.
Directed and Written by Toby Osborne (WORLD PREMIERE)
An underwater adventure takes a deadly turn when a one-man submarine descends into the realm of the Hallucigenia, an ancient terror lurking in the darkest depths of the ocean.
Directed by Adam A. Losurdo, Written by Adam A. Losurdo & Chris Stival, Starring Herman L. Opedal, Tonje Brattås (ONTARIO PREMIERE)
Karl is a senseless wandering ghoul roaming through a world of the hunger-less undead and accepting yet resentful humans, until he discovers a craving that leaves him completely and utterly without hope.
Directed and Written by Joseba Alfaro, Starring Javier Server, Fernando Cayo, Ramón Quesada (ONTARIO PREMIERE)
Madrid, 2030. In a world ravaged by the fight between governments and citizens, one member of the resistance has got a mysterious device that can finally end the war – if he can escape from the drones that guard the city.
Directed and written by Albin Glasell, Starring Lo Kauppi, Christian Hedlund, Emilia Bostedt
A woman trapped inside a strange server room must deal with manifestations of her tattered past until her time is up.
Directed and Written by William Boodell, Starring Bella Anderson, Paula Lindberg, James Henderson, Pat Jankiewicz (ONTARIO PREMIERE)
Eight-year-old Julie is hanging out with her wayward father while her mother has a night out with her friends, but things go awry when Julie is left alone in the car as he heads into a bar for another drink.
Directed and Written by Matan Ben Moreh, Starring Sharon Hacohen-bar (ONTARIO PREMIERE)
A burned flag is found at a school where anarchy rules leading to a no-holds-barred investigation to find out the truth and punish the guilty ones.
Directed and Written by Anthony Z James, Starring Nathan Hamilton, Scarlett Laurent, Jessica Preddy (WORLD PREMIERE)
Three schoolgirls get more than they bargained for when attempting to communicate with the dead in an abandoned basement.
Congratulations to all our 2017 Official Selections / Finalists!