Blood in the Snow 2018

Set in a near future where mining conglomerates have turned Canada into a wasteland. Two brothers must travel the same road that claimed their sister's life in their quest to deliver mysterious cargo. En route they must contend with road pirates, rebel gangs, and each other.

Opens With

The Devil's Due

Dir. Ryan LaPlante · 3:46 min

Toronto Premiere

The Devil made this film. He made it just for you. Don't you want to hear what he has to say?

An American expat in Karachi, Pakistan contracts a devastating virus called MN-2 that causes uncontrollable violent rage. When a dead reporter turns up in a sewer, it sets off a chain of events leading to the mystery behind the virus — and the last chance to save his wife.

Opens With

God's Madmen

Dir. Michael Alexander Uccello · 9:05 min

Canadian Premiere

Two detectives confront a suspicious house after a string of kidnappings — the young Det. Morris discovers something more sinister than he imagined.

A severely injured man and woman awake in an abandoned sanitarium only to discover that a sadistic caretaker holds the keys to their freedom and the horrific answers as to their true identity.

Opens With

To Catch a Mouse

Dir. Alex Coleman · 14:38 min

Canadian Premiere

A horror thriller that puts an intelligent spin on marriage and excess — a cautionary tale sure to thrill Japanese and American horror fans alike.

A falling-from-grace rock group travels deep into the Canadian wilderness on a spirit journey. As psychedelics take hold, they realize the strange sounds around camp are no hallucination — something very real is prowling the night.

Opens With

The Devil You Know

Dir. Nelson Dunk · 11:47 min

Toronto Premiere

When Rachel realizes the depth of her sister's addiction, she must decide how far she'll go to cover for her — and whether family ties can survive the truth.

A supernatural mist seeps through the cracks of Montreal, causing dark enchantments, waking spirits, releasing creatures, and possessing citizens. The key to the paranormal chaos lies within a First Nations legend and a shamanic amulet.

Opens With

The Holy Tank

Dir. Thomas Rodrigue · 6 min

Toronto Premiere

A young couple searching for their friend find themselves in an odd bar playing baby-foot — where the loser loses their head.

A man with partial blindness and a young pregnant policewoman must work together to escape from a deadly virus that has spread across Grey County.

Opens With

Nepenthes

Dir. Ariel Hansen · 5:18 min

Toronto Premiere

Max is desperate for a meaningful connection — but when she invites an online match home, she gets into a painfully sticky situation.

A comedy/horror mockumentary chronicling the unravelling of a production team attempting to produce the ultimate reality TV show pilot "Extremely Haunted Hoarders" — until a legendary hoarder's three condemned mansions unearth a literal house of horrors.

Opens With

A Fistful of Molars

Dir. Ryan Couldrey · 4:37 min

Canadian Premiere

Six-year-old Sarah is an entrepreneur in a lucrative industry — she pulls teeth for The Tooth Fairy.

Amnesic Malcolm struggles to put the pieces of his life back together and begins questioning those closest to him in this puzzle of memory and identity. Won the IndieCan 20k competition in 2017, made for just $20,000.

Opens With

Idée Fixe

Dir. Miguel Quintero · 9:06 min

Toronto Premiere

After a mysterious incident, Sam searches desperately for Laura — where the line between hero and villain blurs and nothing is what it seems.

A young couple's dream of starting a family shatters as they descend into paranoia and must struggle to survive an evil presence that wants nothing more than their very own lives.

Opens With

Penny Whistle

Dir. Robert Cuffley · 9:00 min

Toronto Premiere

A young girl is followed home by a creature after blowing into a penny whistle she finds buried in the dirt.

Trapped in a prison-like school, 16-year-old Vivien keeps to herself — until she is reunited with Sophia, the former friend who betrayed her. Together, the girls embark on a dangerous search to uncover the horrifying truth behind their imprisonment.

Opens With

Fireweed

Dir. Mason Mantla · 9:06 min

Chamae is a young warrior surviving in a post-apocalyptic future — haunted by her past and hunted by raiders, can she survive the nuclear winter?