Blood in the Snow 2017

The world has ended. With vampires numbering in the millions, humans have become an endangered species. Ray, a loving husband and father, searches through Ontario for his wife and daughter, joined by a group of survivors who offer a chance at life — if they can survive what stalks them at every turn.

Opens With

Paint the Town Red

Dirs. Ariel Hansen & Christopher Graham · 5:15 min · Toronto Premiere

After receiving tickets in the mail, Andie and Josephine visit a mysterious new club — and find things a little unusual.

When David, a troubled high school student who appears to suffer from mental illness, finds himself about to be taken captive for unknown reasons, a dark power takes over his body — opening the door to superhuman abilities and a past kept secret.

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Marauder

Dir. Brendon Rathbone · 13 min · Toronto Premiere

After the Marauder's motorcycle is stolen, the hunt is on for the bandits who took it.

Buckout Road might be known as the most haunted road in New York State — but nobody really believed it. A college class project on modern mythology turns deadly when students discover the road's horrific urban legends may actually be true: witches burning at the stake, backwoods killers, a modern unstoppable stalker.

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Scraps

Dir. Christopher Giroux · 12:33 min · Toronto Premiere

On a successful date, Jessica and Billy run into a threat on the walk home — but who's really the threat when the truth is revealed?

Based on a true story. After a devastating miscarriage, Ashley DiAngelo turns to the South East Asian black magic practice of raising a "ghost child." When she finds herself pregnant again, a series of terrifying events unfolds — the ghost child is not about to play second fiddle to the new addition.

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The Wolf

Dir. Carl Tremblay · 14:56 min · Toronto Premiere

Sarah and Gabriel visit a cabin to give their relationship a second chance — but the cabin's owner and his pack have other plans.

Crux: Black Sol Empire

Dir. Steve Choptiany · 3:19 min · World Premiere

The devil at the crossroads — the proverbial meeting point of good and evil, the bridge between heaven and hell.

Two filmmakers receive a disturbing fan video inspired by one of their horror films, motivating them to investigate their responsibility in portraying violent cinema — introducing them to the real world of violent criminals and their victims.

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Alice, Alone

Dir. Sean Cammack · 10:27 min · World Premiere

Newly engaged Alice has moved to Canada, isolated and despondent. Her art and the sounds from upstairs provide comfort — until violence erupts and she decides to take action.

Jason

Dir. Greg Kovacs · 1:13 min · Toronto Premiere

A little boy gleefully journeys into darkness only to discover his true calling.

An expectant couple's intimate weekend turns to terror when they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where unwanted infants and mothers were murdered. Inspired by the true story of the infamous "Butterbox Babies." Starring Cannes Best Actress winner Suzanne Clément (Mommy), Allan Hawco, and Shelley Thompson.

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Destruction Makes the World Burn Brighter

Dir. Kalen Artinian · 6 min · World Premiere

A young couple in the not-so-distant future find their secret existence threatened when their reserve runs low.

In the twelve days leading up to Christmas, the residents of isolated Woodridge are being murdered in gruesome ways by a psychotic Santa and Mrs. Claus. The killings seem to centre on one young woman who may be the final victim on Santa's list.

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Human Cattle

Dir. Carlos Henriques · 9:25 min · Toronto Premiere

Three teenagers take a fun-filled trip to the Amazon — failing to heed warnings about the evils that lurk in the jungle, they must fight to survive against bounty hunters, cannibals, and flesh-eating monsters.

After losing his family and seeing his latest work bomb, novelist Kennedy Sait becomes a recluse and turns to drugs. His life turns around when he meets his neighbour's wife Patricia — but infatuation becomes dangerous obsession, and he kidnaps her and keeps her prisoner in his attic.

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Talking Heads

Dir. Alyx Melone · 14 min · World Premiere

A frightening surrealist fable about the lengths to which a woman will go to be beautiful.

After a young woman is accosted by a dying warrior, a bizarre incantation propels her into the realm of Darken — a violent prison-like world of labyrinthine rooms with no way out. As she fights for survival she finds allies rebelling against a self-appointed despot who demands allegiance to a god called "Mother Darken."

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Banshee

Dir. Adam O'Brien · 13 min · Toronto Premiere

While under her sister's supervision, Olivia got lost in the woods overnight and came back with something different. She didn't come back alone.