"Containment" (UK/14 mins)

Directed by Scott Watson

A viral outbreak occurs. The infection degenerates the public into barbarous and feral animals. The government implements an oppressive containment policy. A doctor, infected, is thrown into a prison cell, the virus slowly eating at him... alone.

"Derailed" (aka "Eric") (France/16 mins)

Directed by Nicolas Simonin Simonin

As he tries to help a woman asking for help, an anonymous man finds himself lost on the no man's land of the railways in a strange train station at night, in Paris.

"Blindsided" (USA/15 mins)

Directed by Mark Cabaroy

The beautiful blind psychic Carly St Johns is on a quest to track down the dangerous career criminal Randy Meyers with the help of her police department liaison Lieutenant Razzinksy. When fate traps Randy and Carly in the same hotel room, they must match wits in a psychological game of cat and mouse to see which one of them will get out alive.

"True Nature" (USA/ 92mins) [East Coast Premiere]

Directed by Patrick Steele

The Pascal family has it all - wealth, power, privilege - but their picture perfect lives change forever when their college-athlete daughter Marianne disappears one night while running. She mysteriously returns a year later with no memory of what happened to her. Despite being haunted by strange visions and nightmares that encroach upon her waking hours, Marianne struggles to resume a normal life. But other forces are at work and the world the Pascals have built starts to unravel the closer Marianne gets to discovering that somewhere between life and death, lies the truth.

"H.P. Lovecraft's The Silver Key" (USA/10 mins)

Directed by Conor Timmis

Having regained the key to the gate of dreams, a lonely Randolph Carter(Conor Timmis) leaves behind the emptiness of his waking world forever and crosses into the realm of dreams. Based on the classic H.P. Lovecraft story 'The Silver Key'. Directed and produced by Conor Timmis and Gary Fierro.

"The Hatter's Apprentice" (USA/16mins)

Directed by Derek Meyer

The Hatter's Apprentice is a Victorian-era thriller about a young apprentice hat maker who, driven by his affection for a local flower peddler, creates an exquisite hat, despite his master's warnings. When passion turns to nightmare, it's a struggle for him to escape the grip of madness.

"Crooked Lane" (USA/19mins)

Directed by Chase Bailey

An eight-year old girl goes missing in rural New Hampshire. 10 years later, the girl's mother obsessed, begins to see her daughter, still 8 years old and desires to join her at any cost. Any cost.

"The Echo Game" (USA/74mins)

Directed by Brian Feeney

A young mother must protect her daughter from a rogue scientist on a murderous rampage to steal the girl's psychic powers for herself.

The Echo Game stars Alisha Seaton as a mother whose daughter is drawn unwittingly into a dark and dangerous world, and is the first independent feature film from Lead Balloon and director Brian Feeney. Shot over 15 days in and around Los Angeles, the film is a dark, supernatural slasher in the tradition of classic horror/fantasy of the '70s and '80s.

"Ghosts a'Fire" (USA/90mins) [World Premiere]

Directed by Robin Marie

This paranormal documentary featuring members from the APG/ECP, Erie's own ghost hunting team, depicts the ghostly activity of the Molly Maguires, the plight of the coal miners and even a run-in with a Native American shape shifter. “Ghosts A'fire” brings to life the haunting history of a curse put on Centralia, Pennsylvania, by a priest who publically announced, "May you all burn in Hell for all eternity." All that remains is one church and four cemeteries. Without relocation, these are the "Ghosts A'fire".

Two of the films stars, James McCann and Don T. McDaniel will be in attendence and taking questions from the audience immediately following the film!

"The Witch and the Woodsman" (New Zealand/15mins)

Directed by Daniel Story

Lost and trying to find their way home through an enchanted forest, a woodsman and his family discover a girl caught in a trap set by an evil witch. Despite his father’s warnings, the woodsman attempts to rescue the girl but the witch returns to claim the girl before she is freed.

"Off Season" (USA/UK 12mins)

Directed by Jonathan Van Tulleken

An alcoholic transient, with only his dog for a companion, steals from summer cottages during the brutal winter of the off season. When he ventures from his usual path in search of a full bottle he makes a terrifying discovery that unravels his solitary existence.

"Morke Sjeler" ("Dark Souls") (France/Norway 97mins)

Directed by Jonathan Van Tulleken

A young girl, Johanna is attacked and seemingly murdered. Her father receives a phone call from the police pronouncing her dead as he sees her walk in the front door of their house. Strange things begin to happen to Johanna, she is disorientated and becomes pale and unresponsive. Similar attacks begin to happen and Johanna's father takes it on himself to find out the truth. He embarks on a dark thrill ride of lost memories, conspiracy and zombie-like symptoms. Finding the mysterious darkness within is the source of the bizarre world he has uncovered. (Subtitled in English) [Pennsylvania Premiere]