Blood in the Snow 2020

Dr. Henry Walsh and his wife Audrey are still grief-stricken over the loss of their grandson Jackson in a car accident two years earlier. Their incredible plan to bring him back includes kidnapping one of Henry's pregnant patients and performing a "reverse exorcism" — good people driven to do a horrible thing, and facing the consequences.

Stars Julian Richings, Sheila McCarthy

Opens with

The Purgamentum

Dirs. Bruns, Kammerer, Major · 5:01 min

A marine biologist working alone in a remote coastal float house begins hearing eerie sounds through her underwater microphone. As she investigates with a diver, they discover something unsettling lurking beneath the surface.

Troubled teen Stacy is dealing with peer pressure that develops into full-on bullying. Her dalliance with the sinister app "Shall We Play?" has invited supernatural forces into her life and mind. Ann Forry's debut proves some games should not be tampered with and some doors should be left unopened.

Opens with

Clout

Dir. Ariel Hansen · 15:29 min

Lyra, a social media influencer with a carefully curated online life, watches her popularity collapse as strange forces seem to sabotage her following. What begins as a struggle with internet fame spirals into something far darker.

Best friends Rowan and Emily bond at a wintery cottage weekend — but Rowan believes an unseen figure is taking her blood as she sleeps. As she tries to get to the bottom of it, a battle of wills ensues and Rowan's grip on reality loosens. A taut chamber piece of paranoia and personal ghosts played out within a friendship.

Stars Lee Marshall, Lauren Beatty

Opens with

We Came From the Sea

Dir. Jeremy Lutter · 15:00 min

Val and Brendan are in a troubled marriage, checking into a Montreal hotel with their daughter as a pandemic spreads across the city. The virus renders victims rabid and aggressive. Val must navigate herself and her daughter across a hallway crawling with blistering infected creatures — a taut pressure-cooker horror set entirely in a single corridor.

Stars Caroline Bartczak, Mark Gibson

Opens with

A Dinner Party

Dir. Michèle Kaye · 11:58 min

In 1979, 20-year-old Sam Raimi and friends trudged out to a cabin in Tennessee and created one of the biggest cult films of all time. This love letter to The Evil Dead explores how fans have bonded, formed communities, and made special connections. Featuring fans, film journalists, cast members — and Bruce Campbell himself.

Opens with

Landgraves

Dir. Jean-François Leblanc · 22:30 min

A haunting rural-set horror short about buried secrets and the dead that refuse to stay buried, exploring grief and guilt in a bleak landscape.

Nurse and single mother Romina arrives home on Halloween to find an enraged intruder, Chris, and his hostage, Alan. Chris claims Alan did something unspeakable to his family — before they can determine the truth, the house is beset by an army of helmet-wearing attackers. Intense emotion, jaw-dropping fight sequences, and pulsating violence.

Stars Lora Burke, Nick Smyth, Colin Paradine

Opens with

Attack of the Killer Scarecrow

Dir. Octavian Kaul · 11:13 min

A tongue-in-cheek horror short where a supernatural scarecrow comes to life, unleashing chaos and terror on unsuspecting victims in a rural setting.

A feature-length program of the best Canadian horror and sci-fi digital programming.

The Forest

Dir. Éric Falardeau

5:10 min · music video

A dark horror music video depicting a descent into a disturbing, dreamlike forest where unseen forces seem to watch and manipulate the protagonist.

All the Right Things in the Right Places

Dir. Peter Sacco

3:48 min · music video

A stylized genre music video blending eerie imagery with themes of obsession, identity, and psychological distortion.

Pallidus

Dir. Chelsea Jade McEvoy

15:00 min · web series

A gothic horror web-series episode following a mysterious pale figure whose presence spreads fear and supernatural influence.

Esluna: The First Monolith

Dir. Denver Jackson

9:43 min · web series

In a mysterious sci-fi universe, a group encounters a powerful monolith tied to an ancient alien civilization and dangerous cosmic forces.

Zahara

Dir. Katarzyna Kochany

9:04 min · web series

A fantasy-horror web-series episode about a woman confronting supernatural forces tied to destiny, magic, and survival.

Age of the Living Dead

Dir. Paul Tanter

45:00 min · TV series

In a dystopian future ruled by vampires, human survivors fight back against a brutal blood-drinking empire.

A feature-length program of the darkest, creepiest, and weirdest films at Blood in the Snow.

The Visitor

Dir. Keith Robertson

1:00 min

A chilling micro-short about an unexpected presence arriving at someone's home.

Day Break

Dir. Louisa Phung

1:00 min

A brief horror vignette capturing a terrifying moment at the start of a new day.

Mama's Home

Dir. Robert Cuffley

3:00 min

A child experiences something unsettling when their mother returns home — but something isn't quite right.

Trim

Dir. Mayumi Yoshida

5:02 min

A woman's fixation on perfection and beauty takes a sinister turn.

Weirdo

Dir. Ashlea Wessel

7:30 min

An awkward outsider finds herself confronting strange and disturbing behaviour in a surreal social environment.

Misha

Dir. Andrew Jeffrey

8:15 min

A tense psychological story about obsession and control involving a mysterious figure named Misha.

Morbus

Dir. Kerim Banka

9:38 min

A dark supernatural story where illness becomes something far more sinister than a medical condition.

Unborn

Dir. Keith Robertson

8:00 min

A haunting tale of pregnancy, dread, and the fear of something unnatural growing inside.

Expecting

Dir. Ryan Couldrey

7:30 min

A couple anticipating a child begins experiencing increasingly terrifying events.

From the Dark

Dir. Matthew Van Ginkel

5:40 min

A character struggling with grief or trauma finds something terrifying lurking in the shadows.

Mourn

Dir. Joanna Tsanis

11:03 min

A woman coping with grief encounters a horrifying manifestation of her emotional pain.

Fade

Dirs. Knox, Whelan

9:10 min

Reality blurs when someone begins literally fading from existence.

Sang Jaune (Yellow Blood)

Dir. Julie Roy

6:14 min

A surreal body-horror piece exploring transformation and identity.

Dama Branca

Dir. Panta Mosleh

4:45 min

Inspired by folklore, a mysterious spectral woman appears in the night.

Escape the Night

Dirs. Williams, Drackulic

5:46 min

A group attempts to survive a night filled with deadly supernatural danger.

A feature-length program of horror comedy shorts and generally things on the lighter side of death!

Eat Your Carrots

Dir. Jack Penney

4:26 min

A darkly comedic short about the unexpected horror hidden in a simple piece of dietary advice.

Frostbitten

Kaw Tay Whee School Students

4:50 min

A playful student horror short where winter weather becomes unexpectedly deadly.

The Seance

Dirs. Goodfellow, Wolfe, Floronic

1:41 min

A séance goes hilariously wrong when the supernatural refuses to cooperate.

An Imposter

Dir. Tyler A. Williams

3:15 min

A comedic identity crisis turns into horror when a stranger infiltrates someone's life.

Creat(e)ure

Dir. Zane Rubin

3:00 min

A creator accidentally unleashes something monstrous.

Soul Contact

Dir. Justin McConnell

4:59 min

A comedic attempt to contact the spirit world leads to strange results.

Toto

Dir. Marco Baldonado

13:00 min

A dark comedy involving a beloved dog and a bizarre situation that spirals into horror.

Kitty's Naughty Knickers

Dir. Caitlyn Sponheimer

12:35 min

A strange encounter with an eccentric older woman leads to increasingly absurd horror-comedy moments.

Don't Text Back!

Dirs. Adelaide, Sharp

14:30 min

Ignoring a text message turns into a nightmare in this modern horror comedy.

The Problem With Lady Werewolves

Dir. Chris Ross

13:27 min

A comedic mock-documentary exploring the struggles of being a female werewolf.

The Greatest Horror Movie Ever Made

Dir. Brandon Jordan

13:00 min

A hilariously overconfident filmmaker attempts to create the ultimate horror movie.

The Ballad of Sharkasaurus

Dir. Spencer Estabrooks

12:00 min

A musical-style monster comedy about a ridiculous hybrid creature terrorizing people.

A feature-length program of new or first-time Canadian genre directors.

The Letting Go

Dir. Nick Kewin

9:55 min

A character struggling with grief discovers that letting go may require confronting something supernatural.

Rewind / Rembobine

Dir. Hugo Chételat

7:36 min

A man gains the ability to rewind time — but each attempt to fix things leads to worse consequences.

Innocence

Dir. Olympia Okonmah

7:37 min

A disturbing look at the loss of innocence through a dark supernatural encounter.

Down Deloro River

Dir. Josh Wood

12:39 min

A rural mystery unfolds near a river with a sinister history.

Greenwood

Dir. Benjamin McGregor

4:39 min

A quiet town hides an eerie secret lurking in its woods.

The Door Down the Hall

Dir. Christian Vetrone

6:53 min

A mysterious door appears in a hallway, leading somewhere terrifying.

Too Late

Dir. Roy Stein

5:04 min

A tense thriller where a character realizes they may have acted far too late.

Across the Bridge

Dirs. Steinberger, Wu

5:06 min

A crossing becomes a metaphorical — and possibly supernatural — journey.

Wiidza

Kaw Tay Whee School Students

5:00 min

A supernatural creature from local folklore threatens a group of students.

What the Spell?

Dir. Krsy Fox

14:39 min

A witchcraft experiment spirals into dark supernatural chaos.

On the Water

Dir. Karis Malszecki

15:00 min

A tense story set on open water where isolation turns deadly.

Singer-songwriter Grey chooses to record her next album at the remote studio of the infamous producer Vaughn — brilliant and charismatic, but mysterious. Meanwhile, Grey is haunted by visions of becoming some sort of vicious animal. She must find out if the monster is outside the cabin, in the studio, or inside her own body.

Stars Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk

Opens with

Endgame

Dir. Magalie De Genova · 11:38 min

A disturbing horror short where a seemingly ordinary situation takes a sinister turn, revealing the horrifying "ingredients" behind what people consume.

After the death of his father, Rodger returns to the family home to set affairs in order — with his girlfriend and best friend in tow. He begins to investigate the family tragedy and soon finds a malevolent force that has been haunting his family for decades, and it's coming for him.

Stars Richard Harmon

Opens with

Signal

Dir. Sophie Wang · 9:51 min

In the near future, the company Red Eye uses AI to create a contact lens that records sight and replaces memories. When the lead scientist is murdered, her protege Margo and a hard-boiled detective must find a deadly shapeshifter. Inserts Indigenous themes and tropes into an engaging sci-fi thriller.

Stars Tommie-Amber Pirie, Greg Bryk

Opens with

Freya

Dir. Camille Hollett-French · 17:00 min

A dark fantasy-horror story centered on a mysterious woman whose identity and supernatural nature gradually emerge, blending mythology with psychological horror.

Teen Sarah sleeps in fits and is haunted by vivid nightmares. She takes part in a sleep study at a local university — and instead of a cure, is plunged into a disturbing reality that has her questioning who she is and what is happening to her. Fantastical cinematography and an ethereal pop score make this a powerful examination of the power of dreams.

Stars Julia Sarah Stone

Opens with

Ingredients

Dir. Hannah Michielson · 23:00 min

A disturbing horror short where a seemingly ordinary situation takes a sinister turn, revealing the horrifying "ingredients" behind what people consume.