SCREENING FRIDAY AUGUST 8, 2025 AT 6:00 PM
These doors should never be opened. From cursed dollhouses to twisted family roles, this horror block dives into the places we’re told are safe but aren’t. Kidnappers disguise themselves as fathers, spirits pose as grandmothers, and the walls around us turn into traps. Whether it’s a knock at the door or a house that breathes, each film reminds us that once you step inside, getting out isn’t guaranteed.
98 min run time
A Boy Opens the Door
Director Dragan Jovicevic
Horror / Thriller, 1 min, Serbia
One night, someone is knocking at the door of the little boy`s home.
It's Better This Way
Directors Chris Davies, Mary Beth Gray
Narrative Short, Horror / Thriller, 5 min, United States
Two sisters are divided at a crossroads — the line between the end of the world and the beginning of the next.
The Man Upstairs
Director Wendy Wang
Narrative Short, 18 min , United States
After being kidnapped, Julian wakes up in a stranger’s basement, where another child already lives—and where survival means playing along with the man who calls himself “Dad.” As the boys form a fragile bond, they plot an escape from a twisted domestic nightmare.
Housewife
Directors Greta Guthrie, Jacob Lazarow
Horror / Thriller, 5 min, United States
When a woman accidentally cuts herself on her forgotten dollhouse, she’ll unwittingly awaken Housewife, a primordial monster with strange ideas about how to care for her children. Based on the character created by Miranda Parkin.
Grandma, May I
Director Gage Zanghi
Horror / Thriller, 14 min, United States
An ancient, cunning spirit posing as a kindly grandmother offers solace and dark wishes to lonely children on Mischief Night. When a heartbroken boy stumbles into her grasp, she sees the perfect opportunity to fulfill his deepest desires—but at a chilling cost that will bind him to her forever.
Terminal Emulator
Director Benjamin Capps
Horror / Thriller, 15 min, United States
When a sexually abusive tryst in outer space ends by bloodshed, a distraught corporate executive faces demons after her lover provides a psychedelic, designer drug.
Don't Look
Director Sam Levine
Horror / Thriller, 9 min, United States
After Abe is trapped in his apartment by a malevolent creature for 6 days, Cam, a co-worker and friend, shows up on his doorstep and forces him to face his fears.
By Appointment Only
Director Trevor Harden
Horror / Thriller, 18 min, United States
A young couple is on the run after their robbery attempt goes horribly wrong. They need one more score before they can cross the border, and they have one lined up: a stately plantation home for sale. Once they arrive, though, nothing is what it seems.
The One Who Knocks
Director Rishab Mitra
in Made in Georgia - 14 min, United States
After the police call off the search for Miss Summers' missing daughter, she is left without hope - until a mysterious stranger arrives with unexpected information about her child's whereabouts.
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