Blood in the Snow 2014

After a video of Kylie in a compromising situation at a Halloween party goes viral at her high school, she reluctantly agrees to babysit two kids at an isolated country mansion on Halloween Eve. But after a trio of pig-masked strangers disrupt her quiet evening, Kylie must finally fight back to protect herself and the children in her care.

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Serpent's Lullaby

Dir. Patricia Chica · Toronto Premiere

Few people know the name of the eccentric woman in the centuries-old mansion outside of town. Rumors abound of a secret garden where her children are buried — some think she's a grieving widow, others believe she's a monster.

A spiritual sequel to Blood for Irina (BITS 2012). Shauna Henry returns as Irina — unleashed as a devastating force of nature in an otherworldly wild west. Cinematographer David Goodfellow trades neon-lit streets for haunting pastoral beauty, while Nivek Ogre (Skinny Puppy) plays a murderous mad preacher with Kinski-esque intensity.

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The Table

Dir. Izabel Grondin · Toronto Premiere

A man arrives at a potential employer's house for a job interview — only to discover the job started the moment he walked in.

William Cassidy (Julian Richings) was visited by aliens as a young man. Nearly four decades later, in the wake of a major coronal mass ejection, once-hidden alien activity is exposed. When an unearthly ship crashes on his property, William finds himself hunted by his terrifying new visitors — and by militants who will stop at nothing to discover the truth.

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Uncommon Enemies

Dir. Alex Hatz

A WWII vampire story that brings together a Nazi Officer and an American Sergeant to defeat a beautiful French vampire — the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Travis is an underground comic book artist whose politically charged work insults a local Chinatown crime boss — who punishes him by removing his drawing hand. After fading into reclusive despair, the hand miraculously comes back, determined to carry on their work and face their abuser head on.

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O Come All Ye Zombies

Dir. Greg Kovacs · Toronto Premiere

Your favourite zombies gather around the dinner table for a Holiday feast — when mayhem ensues and they learn a little about the meaning of Christmas.

Christian, a sad-sack twenty-something beer delivery boy, accidentally makes off with a stuffed teddy bear — a sentient being that communicates with him, defends itself with extreme gory force, and detonates with the power of a nuclear bomb. Thuggish mercenaries led by a fedora-sporting Peter Kuplowsky are hot on his trail. Combines the shoestring ingenuity of Kevin Smith, the kinetic fury of early Peter Jackson, and the absurd excess of Astron-6.

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No Pets Allowed

Dir. Nadine L'Esperance · Toronto Premiere

Traumatized as a child by her father's cruel treatment of animals, Rebecca grows into an adult with a great love for animals — whose unusual pets carry dark implications.

A small-town police file clerk breaks into the records room late at night to impress the new cleaning girl — and tells her a series of stories behind the most heinous crimes ever investigated in the town's history.

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Trick or Treat

Dir. Ara Sagherian · Toronto Premiere

A man battling loneliness grapples with a potentially life-altering decision.

A group of strangers wake in a boarded-up deserted building with no memory of how they got there. As they become aware of the dangers lurking outside, alliances form and fracture — and as the night progresses, their identities and the true nature of their prison slowly reveal themselves.

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Domestic Blood

Dir. Alexis Korotash · World Premiere

All couples have their secrets. But Sara's is different than most.

A group of archaeologists discover a strange structure in the earth dating back thousands of years. Soon after, their communications system fails and bizarre, seemingly random events begin to occur.

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The Resurrections of Clarence Neveldine

Dir. Mike Pereira · World Premiere

A haunting look at what it could really be like to be the "Final Girl".