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THE WELL

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Federico Zampaglione

Director
Synopsis
When novice art restorer Lisa Gray goes to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory after fire damage, little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse of myth and brutal pain.
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The Wait

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F. JAVIER GUTIERREZ

Director/ Writer
Synopsis
Eladio (Victor Clavijo), a hunting estate keeper, takes a bribe from a veteran hunter. Weeks later, his whole life falls apart. Death, guilt and revenge will take over. What looked like the opportunity of a lifetime turns into a macabre descent to hell, where Eladio will test his boundaries.
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Teques Chainsaw Massacre

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Rodrigo Hernández Cruz

Director, script
Synopsis
Virginia and her classmates from film school go to Teques to shoot a project, in there, a masked assassin awaits. They discover the filmic origin of the brutal murderer while he hunts them one by one. Virginia will fight for survival and try to tell what happened.
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Somewhere Quiet

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Olivia West Lloyd

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Months after escaping a brutal kidnapping, Meg travels with her husband, Scott, to his family's isolated compound in Cape Cod, hoping the early winter quiet will give her space to recover and for them to reconnect. Shortly after they arrive, however, the couple discovers they are not alone on the property. Scott's charming but overbearing cousin, Madelin, is staying next door. To Meg's surprise, the two are quite close and soon Madelin's presence is inescapable. With each passing day Meg and Scott's already fragile relationship begins to fracture, while Meg is haunted by vivid nightmares, visions of an old woman lurking in the woods, and a growing suspicion that Scott and Madelin are hiding something from her. As the tension in the house grows, Meg begins to act out in increasingly reckless ways, setting into motion a series of disturbing events that shatters the thin barrier of civility between her and the cousins. Subtle manipulation gives way to violent confrontation as Scott and Madelin reveal their troubling history and Meg learns the truth about her abduction.
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The Puppetman

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Brandon Christensen

Director
Synopsis
The Puppetman, a convicted killer on death row always maintained his innocence and that it was an evil force controlling his body as he slaughtered his victims. Now Michal, the killer's daughter, begins to suspect that there may be some truth to her fathers claim when those around her begin to die in brutal ways. She must try and break the curse of The Puppetman before all her loved ones are killed.
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The Piper

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Erlingur Thoroddsen

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened... The Pied Piper.
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Pandemonium

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QUARXX -

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Following a car accident Nathan realizes he is dead. He will discover Hell and encounter the sufferings of the tormented souls that he will meet there. Will he be able to escape?
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Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

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Andrew Bowser

Director
Synopsis
Amateur occultist Marcus J. Trillbury, aka Onyx the Fortuitous, is struggling at home and work, but his dreams seem to be answered when he lands a coveted invitation to the mansion of his idol Bartok the Great for a ritual to raise the spirit of an ancient demon. As Onyx and a fellow group of devotees join Bartok to prepare for the ceremony, the getaway of his dreams soon takes a nightmarish turn and Onyx must decide what he's willing to truly sacrifice in order to meet his destiny.
The film is based on director Andrew Bowser's viral character of the same name, Onyx, who has racked up over 300 million plus views online and has over 1 million TikTok followers.
Director Biography - Andrew Bowser
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MY MOTHER'S EYES

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Takeshi Kushida

Director
Synopsis
Both Hitomi and her daughter Eri are cellists. One day, they are involved in a traffic accident and Hitomi loses her sight. She wears camera-equipped contact lenses and Eri, injured and hospitalized, wears VR goggles, and the two share one vision.
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Monolith

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Matt Vesely

Director
Synopsis
A headstrong journalist whose investigative podcast uncovers a strange artifact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story.
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Mimi The Prince of Darkness

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Brando De Sica

Director
Synopsis
Mimì is an orphaned teenager born with deformed feet who works at a pizzeria in Naples. One fateful day, he meets Carmilla, a young girl convinced she is a descendant of Count Dracula. Together, they decide to escape the cynical and violent world they live in.
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Loop Track

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Tom Sainsbury

Director
Synopsis
Seeking peace and quiet, highly anxious Ian sets off on a multi-day hike through the New Zealand bush. His solitude is interrupted by other exuberant hikers - Nicky, Monica, and Austin - as well as his overactive mind. As the walkers head deeper into the wilderness, Ian becomes convinced that someone, or something, is following them through the trees. This presence reveals itself when the hikers are at their most isolated, plunging the party into a bloody fight for survival.