The Films of 2025
The Midnite Lights*
Dir. Tyler Jameson Zickafoose
12.04 mins
This Is HER LIFE.
This is Rebecca Marie’s Ballad.
No Trespassing In Transylvania
Dir. Michael Dorfman, Maxwell Dorfman, and Emmett Dorfman
5.09 min.
A group of mummies stumbles onto a vampire’s property.
Set Menu
Dir. Denim Candenza
Spain
8.06
Charlie and Josiño, two good friends, go into a restaurant to enjoy the set menu. The joke of one of them will make the bill cost them dearly.
REFLECTIONS
Dirs. Luke Blackburn, Steven Ramos
United States
4:58 mins.
Reflections explores the terrifying consequences of narcissism, using the character’s obsession with his own image to drive the horror. As a teenager consumed by his self-obsession, the protagonist fills his home with mirrors, unknowingly creating the perfect environment for his own reflection to turn against him. The film dives into psychological horror, gradually escalating the terror as the reflection becomes more aggressive, ultimately leading to an inescapable confrontation.
Latent Image
Dir. Tahir Palali
United Kingdom
3.44 min.
While photographing a quiet cemetery, a man begins to sense something strange in the images he captures. Subtle, unsettling, and growing harder to ignore.
Obeah House
Dir. Miah Payne
Trinidad and Tobago
10.42mins.
A group of young adults enter a house for some footage and get more than they bargained for.
Good Dog
Dir. Richard Reg Macey-Cross
United Kingdom
15.48
An agoraphobic man travels to a remote property to collect a puppy, but on discovering the lonely seller has no dog, he realises there are far worse places to be than outside.
The Summoning
Dir. Thomas Joseph Koehler
United States
5.23mins
Two Friends argue over whether or not one of them has joined a fraternity or a cult.
Voorhees
Underground Pictures Entertainment
1min.
Four childhood friends make their way to the original Camp Crytsal Lake in New Jersey to explore the camp. But what they find there is beyond their wildest imagination…
Lost In Galactic Translation
Dir. Rasmus Lindkvist
Sweden
3mins.
A lonely scientist finally makes contact with extraterrestrial life and eagerly awaits their arrival, dreaming of joining them.
Don’t Be Late – Part II
Dir. Tyler Zickafoose
MICHIGAN MOVIE
What evil awaits when two hoodlums are loitering outside of a hair salon as they’re late getting home for supper.
The Muffler Man
Dir. Lee Ivy
MICHIGAN MOVIE
4.50Mins.
Amidst the unsettling echoes of an enigmatic noise resonating within the dimly lit confines of his garage, a man finds himself confronted by an entity that defies the boundaries of reality, known solely as The Muffler Man.
The Hitchhiker at the Lone Oak Tree
Dir. Austin Saxton
United States
A man who has paranoia over driving is invited to visit a friend up north, and begrudgingly sets out in his car. On the road, he picks up a haggard hitchhiker with a missing thumb, who asks to be taken to a place unmarked by any map.
Hot Tub Horror Story
Dir. Lily Andrews
United States
8.53Mins
Hot Tub Girls Night goes very wrong.
Lotus
Dir. Bryce Mackie, Brennan Collins
MICHIGAN MOVIE
14.54Mins.
Be kind to yourself.
Tangled
Dir. Tangled
Dir.
United States
32 secs
United States
32 secs.
Transitions from life to death.
One Who Watches
Dir. Komeil Soheili
6.18 Mins.
“Who lies doesn’t matter; who tells it better does!”
Logline:
A desperate man turns to an AI chatbot to seek help, but when he mentions a potential murder, their conversation spirals into a chilling game of cat and mouse, revealing a sinister threat lurking nearby.
“A man confesses his fears to an AI chatbot—but it starts talking back with something terrifying.”
synopsis:
In a unique and perplexing situation, a man turns to an AI chatbot for help. While the chatbot attempts to assist him within its limitations and privacy constraints, their conversation takes a dark turn when the man mentions a suspected murder in the neighboring apartment. As the discussion deepens, the chat reveals a more serious and alarming threat, transforming the encounter into a tense and suspenseful ordeal.
How To Survive a Bean Man Attack
Dir. Marceline Keedle
MICHIGAN MOVIE
2 Mins.
Join us for a very important instructional tape, teaching you how to survive the night against those pesky harvest demons with a peculiar fascination for beans.
Return to Elenore
Dir. Peter Renzullo
Australia
7.57 Mins.
The Leader of a sinister cult returns to the site of a terrible incident involving one of his followers, Elenore. She was slain in the event, and now her vengeful presence haunts the town surrounding the house where it all happened. As fear and dark imagination twist the town’s reality, the leader grows desperate to end her wrath. He enlists the help of a renowned exorcist, and together, they must confront the darkness within, battling Elenore’s relentless fury, and the nightmarish imaginings she stirs, in a final, harrowing attempt to banish her soul and undo the terror that grips the town.
The Wasp’s Nest
Dir. Max Helmueller
United States
12.20 Mins.
An intern working at an organization known as Vespa is tasked with covering parts of sensitive documents in black ink; unaware of the conspiracy he is about to unfold, and the danger that comes with it
Io Sono Qui
Dir. Alessandro Zambelli
Italy
12.38 Mins.
A scarecrow hovers in the field bordering Pietro’s family home: a man forced to live in exile among the fields. Every evening, Pietro observes, from the dirty living room window, the atmosphere of tension escalating within the farmhouse where his parents reside. Rosa, Pietro’s sister, is the only one who still acknowledges him. The strong bond between the two reaches its peak on a sorrowful evening when the situation deteriorates, surpassing its limits.
Lavenza
Dir. Lauren Eden
Canada
10.55 Mins.
When Lavenza, a 19th-century noblewoman, overhears her husband complaining about her looks, she turns herself into his ideal wife by thrifting the body parts from all the women he desires.
KILLA MAID!
Dir. Chonnajun Waitayawinyoo
United States
2.07 Mins.
Killa Maid! is a Japanese-style commercial for a murder scene clean-up service with a magical twist. The ad opens with Killa Maid arriving at a luxurious Tokyo penthouse after a brutal Yakuza gang massacre. Armed with her signature cleaning tools—like the Neko Scrub, Neko Incinerator, and her go-to method of pushing bodies out the window—she gets to work tidying up the bloody chaos.
Just as the job seems nearly done, one Yakuza member, still alive, grabs her ankle and begins climbing back up. Killa Maid is startled—but sike!—she instantly powers up through a magical girl transformation. In her new battle maid form, she fights back using her mop, sprays him with Neko Spray, and finally sucks him into her Neko Vacuum. For the finishing move, she performs her ultimate technique: Love Slash!—slicing open the vacuum bag and finishing him off.
She calmly resumes her cleaning, mopping the blood into a heart shape. By morning, the penthouse is spotless and beautiful. Killa Maid smiles and ends the commercial with an info page for the service—only for another Yakuza member to burst in, seeking revenge. Without missing a beat, she heads off to take care of him too… and returns to end the commercial with a wink.
Lollipop Man
Dir. Misery Gutts
United Kingdom
9.25 Mins.
In a gloomy Manchester suburb, 14-year-old Aoife becomes suspicious of the eerie local lollipop man after noticing a disturbing pattern—children he rewards with a red lollipop go missing the next day. When her own little brother receives one, her fears turn to panic. With her skeptical friend Sarah reluctantly by her side, Aoife races to uncover the truth. Their investigation leads them to a terrifying showdown in a school boiler room, where the lollipop man reveals his monstrous true form. In a desperate fight for survival, Aoife strikes the final blow—ending the creature’s reign of terror.
Shot in a single afternoon on just an iPhone, Lollipop Man was created by a first-time father and daughter filmmaking duo, working with virtually no budget. The result is a tense, imaginative short that aims to proves you don’t need big resources to tell a chilling story.
Shift
Dir. Mauro Romano
Switzerland
4.11 Mins.
“What’s on television? Are we watching it… or is it watching us?”
Mathis Favre – A Guts & Blackpowder Short Film
Dir. Nicholas Alkobi
United States
9.12 Mins
Mathis Favre, an expert marksman and a French soldier under the 1er Régiment d’Infanterie de Ligne, travels alone in hopes of surviving the undead and the past that haunts him everywhere he goes.
Ichabod
Dir. Nicholas Alkobi
United States
4.40 Mins.
This short film follows the simple life of Ichabod and his day-to-day life… but not just any life.
antisocial
Dir. Tobias Rothacker
Germany
2.25 Mins
I am the hero, I’ll remain,
See only me, push you away,
Embrace destruction, face the pain,
Transforming swiftly in my own domain!
Blind to my path, antisocial in my reign.
Howl if You Love Me
Dir. John R. Dilworth
United States
7.47 Mins.
Boy has girl. Boy loses girl. Boy wins girl back, but girl is a werewolf.
Paranoia
Dir. Charlie Pelaez
Mexico
7.01 Mins
Have you ever tried to sleep, but you feel that if you open your eyes… someone will be watching?
A one-person short film with an experimental edge inspired by the aesthetic of Skinamarink, portraying the fear people sometimes feel at night after watching something scary or reading about the paranormal.
When Life Gives You A Lawnmower
Dir. Moon Abbott
United States
5 Min.
Things go awry as 1950s couple Dick and Brenda prepare for company.
Enter Dick, a blatant misogynist with a superiority complex who just can’t get his lawnmower started. Next, his wife Brenda, an innocent housewife who only wants her yard looking as best it can for company arriving soon. Then, a terrible accident ensues and Dick gets exactly what’s coming to him.
A Piece of Me
Dir. Karine Gervais
Canada
5 Mins.
A girl who’s making herself a leather jacket but how will she go to finish it? Except for the stop motion at the end, everything have been shot with an oil lamp as the only lighting.
Cooks
Dir. David Lee Hess
United States
10.33 Mins.
A Suite of Cooking Clips
Mierda
Dir. David Fernández Pastor
Spain
16.30 Mins.
A struggling screenwriter locks himself in a cabin in the woods with a mission: to write the best screenplay in the history of cinema. But loneliness and frustration are not good traveling companions, and the night is long and dark…
Pimple
Dir. Fernando Alle
Portugal
4.17 Mins.
A young boy’s pimple bursts, leading to a bloody disaster.
That’s Not Me
Dir. Skyler Loyd
United States
8.24
Looks can deceive. What begins as a routine evening soon unravels into a nightmare when something-or someone-invades the place they call home.
Hitori (Alone)
Dir. Jonas Luciano Huerta
United States
9.58 Mins.
“Hitori, inspired by the Japanese ritual game Hitori Kakurenbo, explores what happens when you break the rules of a spirit-possession game. It’s more than horror—it’s a warning about the cost of disrespecting tradition.”
Dressed for Dinner
Dir. Andrea Verardi
Italy
9.46
On a timeless night, a solitary man finds himself in a desolate alley, drawn by a warm, unreal light emanating from an elegant restaurant hidden in the shadows. The entrance opens as if by magic, and an enigmatic waiter welcomes him.
Inside, the place is filled with silent diners, absorbed in a gastronomic ritual that goes beyond mere nourishment. The dishes served have no names, yet each bite awakens in the protagonist memories that do not belong to him.
As the dinner progresses, the sensory experience transforms into an inner journey. The boundary between reality and hallucination begins to blur, and the man is forced to confront the deepest and most uncomfortable truths of his existence. The meal culminates in a devastating revelation, leading him to a conclusion as surreal as it is inevitable.
Voyeur
Dir. Maryam Hashempour
Islamic Republic of Iran
5.52 Mins.
A girl enters a coffee shop while waiting for her friend. An unknown number sends her a photo of her, taken just before she enters the coffee shop. The unknown person sends the photo several times until…
The Blood Witch
Dir. Austin Torres
United States
9 Mins.
Trying to impress his new girlfriend, Aaron tells Kelly the “legend” of The Blood Witch, not realizing he may be summoning the wrath of a bloodthirsty being.
Trick ‘r Treat: Craft
Dir. Paul Counelis
MICHIGAN MOVIE
9.02 Mins.
Two sisters are divided on how to spend Halloween night, but someone else is watching. A fun and magical Trick ‘r Treat fan film!
My Wife
Dir. Aaron Garcia
United States
6 Mins.
My Wife is a beautiful woman, she keeps my home in order, makes sure I make it to work on time, and is an adequate cook.
Intruder
Dir. Ricky Neuwirth
United States
5.55 Mins.
A woman finds that she’s not alone in her house.
The More The Merrier
Dir. Annie Claire Cramer
United States
10.25
In this special episode of the hit sitcom ‘The More the Merrier,’ Stevie’s birthday celebration for her late sister Brooke takes a dark turn of events, where she’s forced mend her broken relationship with her mother in order to get through the party.
No Such Thing as Werewolves!
Dir. Nina Romain
UK
1 Min.
This 60 Second horror-comedy sees a despairing director looking through his werewolf DVD collection for inspiration one night. Surely he’s not doomed to make terrible schlock movies called “Werewolf Whores From Outta Space” forever?
He reflects sadly on the werewolf classic horrors… but suddenly a terrifying noise forces him to realise that things aren’t what they seem…
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 