Amelia (Essie Davis) is a single mother, who struggles to care for her six year old son Samuel (Noah Wiseman). Suffering from apparent behavioural problems, Samuel is obsessed with finding and killing monsters, which includes developing weapons. One night, when asked by Amelia to choose a bedtime story, Samuel picks a mysterious pop-up book off […]
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Police Constable Rachel Heggie (Pollyanna McIntosh) is starting her first night at a police station in a small Scottish town. On her way to the station, she picks up a delinquent named Caesar (Brian Vernel), who has apparently hit a stranger (Liam Cunningham) standing in the middle of the road. At the station, Rachel becomes
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Why do people like horror? As one of the most misunderstood genres, horror fans often find themselves stigmatized by society, who assume that there must be something wrong with them. As a very hardcore horror fan, Rue Morgue magazine journalist Tal Zimerman sets out to explore why horror is so appealing to people. Featuring interviews
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In 1946, the town of Texarkana was terrorized by a serial killer, known as the Phantom Killer, whose identity has never been confirmed. Thirty years later, the killings were the basis for the 1976 slasher film The Town That Dreaded Sundown, which is screened every year on Halloween. Following one of these screenings, high school
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In a post-apocalyptic Australia, a virus has turned nearly the entire population into bloodthirsty zombies. Barry (Jay Gallagher) is one of a handful of survivors, which also includes Benny (Leon Burchill) and Frank (Keith Agius), who are immune to the virus and struggle for survival. In the meanwhile, Barry’s sister Brooke (Bianca Bradey) has been
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Following a bacterial outbreak, society has crumbled and the survivors have gone into hiding, in constant fear of marauders. Jack (Carter Roy) is hiding out with his wife Nell (Amy Rutberg) and daughter Birdie (Eva Grace Kellner), along with fellow survivor Kyle (Chris Kies). One day, while scavenging for food, Jack takes in a man
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Finn (Matt O’Leary) is the building manager of an apartment complex, who lives with his girlfriend Callie (Danielle Panabaker) and friend Jasper (George Finn). After finding out that the scientist that lives across from their apartment hasn’t been heard from for a while, the three check in on him and find a giant camera pointed
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From The Spierig Brothers (Daybreakers) comes the brain-twisting time travel thriller Predestination. There exists a government agency, headed by Mr. Robertson (Noah Taylor), whose agents travel through time to prevent crimes before they happen, while keeping interference with the overall timeline to a minimum. One of these agents, known only as The Bartender (Ethan Hawke),
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Kumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) is a 29 year old woman living in Tokyo. She unhappily works in an office and is chastised by her mother for not yet getting married. Kumiko’s only source of happiness is an old VHS tape of the Coen Brothers’ film Fargo, which she watches and analyzes with great detail. Believing the
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From director Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes) comes the webcam-based cyber thriller Open Windows. Nick Chambers (Elijah Wood) is the webmaster of a fansite about movie star Jill Goddard (Sasha Grey), who has apparently won a contest to meet her. While waiting in his hotel room, Nick receives a Skype call from a mysterious man named Chord
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