For films premiering in Screamfest New Orleans.
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Fishmonger
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Synopsis
In this supernatural dark comedy, a pathetic Irish fishmonger must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save his mother's soul from burning in hell.
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Rare Medium
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Synopsis
Rare Medium is a bloodless horror-comedy about a straightforward spiritual possession hijacked by murderous cannibals. When Dave, a grieving everyman, hires Gus, a maybe-too-legit spiritual medium, to contact his recently deceased girlfriend, their session starts off hopeful but soon starts to smell off. Twist after relentless twist propel them on a psychological thrill ride driven by an inter-dimensional Bonnie and Clyde, without ever leaving Gus' office. A simple recipe yielding complex results.
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One Happy Customer
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Synopsis
Set in the red-light district of a heightened world that mischievously blends live action and animation, One Happy Customer follows the daily routine of an older sex worker. Luring clients in, snatching up their cash, and using her special trick to leave them satisfied—and more importantly, to get them out of her hair as quickly as possible. She’s listless, even bored.
It’s business as usual, until one customer—an old, seemingly decrepit man—arrives looking for something more. And he’s got a trick or two of his own to impress the woman who’s seen it all.
It’s business as usual, until one customer—an old, seemingly decrepit man—arrives looking for something more. And he’s got a trick or two of his own to impress the woman who’s seen it all.
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Inked
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Synopsis
After Dylan’s father passes away in prison, her attempts to honor his memory become eerily dark when, with the help of her close friend Bruno, she decides to tattoo her father’s ashes into her skin. However, what was supposed to be a sentimental tribute quickly turns sinister as Dylan learns the truth of her tattoo and the malevolent secret it holds.
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Hell Is A Teenage Girl
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Synopsis
Every Halloween, the small town of Springboro is terrorized by its resident SLASHER – a masked serial killer who targets sinful teenagers that break ‘The Rules of Horror’ – don’t drink, don’t do drugs, and don’t have sex! At the center of it all is Parker Campbell, the Slasher’s estranged biological daughter. In an attempt to make things right with the town and clear her family name, Parker sets out on a life-or-death mission in hopes of ending his reign of terror once and for all…
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Clay
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Synopsis
When a shapeshifter's chance encounter with a long-lost
friend goes awry, the shapeshifter secretly enrolls in the
same art course to rebuild their connection, no matter
the cost.
friend goes awry, the shapeshifter secretly enrolls in the
same art course to rebuild their connection, no matter
the cost.
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Blind Spot
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Synopsis
After a tragic car accident, Jennifer struggles to find absolution and understand the mysterious presence in her house.
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Big Axe
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Synopsis
A small town gas station cashier offers to split a half million dollar lottery prize with her best friend if he helps her dispose of a customer's body.
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Behold: Donna
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Synopsis
Tv show host Donna Gérbage lives with the unfortunate ability to see threatening messages in everything she reads from an unknown entity that wants to harm her. She ignores the issue until it affects the premiere of her sketch comedy show Trash Tv. So, she seeks the help of a mysterious eye doctor, Dr. Visiam, who inadvertently makes things worse.
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Beach Logs Kill
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Synopsis
BEACH LOGS KILL is a surrealist daydream-slash-nightmare set in the heightened reality of a teen girl’s mind – a girl who has a burning crush on the school’s celebrated star quarterback, also a girl. The film is a hallucinogenic exploration of the age-old question that frequently complicates a young queer person’s life – do I want to be them, or be inside of them? The answer is not so cut-and-dry, and neither is life, and neither is this film.
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96% COOKED
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Synopsis
At the tail end of a funeral service, a woman begins to suspect there's something wrong with her father's urn...