Blood in the Snow 2021

Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel must blend in with his homicidal surroundings — or risk becoming the next victim.

Opens with

The Call of Cableulhu

Dir. Ryan Couldrey · 5:18 min

Do you really need MORE cables when the ones in the storage box are starting to gain sentience?

The Monster Upstairs

Dir. Ryan Couldrey · 2:07 min

*STOMP STOMP STOMP* goes the "little monster" upstairs at 2 in the morning.

During a pandemic, a pregnant restaurateur tries to rob a priceless truffle from a reclusive veteran.

Opens with

Sleep Without a Dream

Dirs. Irwin, Wangu · 7:45 min

After her campsite is attacked, Mirri finds Vic alone in the woods — only to discover she may have crossed paths with a darker evil.

Self-Actualization of a Werewolf Woman

Dir. Conall Pendergast · 4:00 min

A werewolf thinks she has her life figured out until a late-night chance encounter changes her mind.

Nash Caruthers is on a deadly collision course with the people who tore his world apart — along with something unexpected. Something far more sinister.

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They're Here

Dir. Sid Zanforlin · 12:00 min

Unable to cope with her grandmother's death, Sam becomes convinced her body is harbouring an alien being that must be removed.

🏆 Best Short Film

Behind You

Dir. Graham M. Sheppard · 2:19 min

While walking home alone, Lucy feels that someone or something is behind her.

A mystical horror-thriller where reincarnation, demons, and sorceresses intertwine. A psychology student delves into her sister's psychosis, exposing herself to an ancient predator who hunts souls. Stars Jane Siberry.

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Duppy

Dir. Andrew Hamilton · 29:09 min

Pulled from Jamaican folklore — packing up a shuttered bookstore in Little Jamaica, a young man comes face to face with a terror beyond imagination.

🏆 Best Supporting Acting — Short

A man living alone in deep woods finds Emily, an injured hiker, and helps her recover. After a few tense days, Emily discovers a crudely built shed behind his home — opening it unleashes something truly haunting.

Opens with

In These Parts

Dir. Gavin Michael Booth · 7:34 min

A man struggles to get the woman he loves off his mind.

Pro Re Nata

Dir. Julie Bruns · 4:12 min

A woman struggling with dementia is forced by her daughter to revisit her past — but sometimes memories are better left forgotten.

On an isolated 1800s farm, a family is ruled by a tyrannical father who preaches fire and brimstone and a devout mother who demands obedience. They live in fear of a higher power and an existential threat beyond their land.

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Mummering Legends

Dir. Shane Mills · 13:10 min

An elderly woman recounts the disturbing history of Mummering in 1920s Newfoundland — Eve witnesses a murder, and her only escape is into the woods.

The quiet of a snowy Indigenous community is upended by a mining company's arrival. Before drilling starts, WEC employees begin turning up dead, attacked by a mysterious force. A local peace officer and park ranger investigate — and come face to face with the vengeful spirits that have haunted the land for generations.

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ᓇᓄᕐᓗᒃ Giant Bear

Dirs. Christopher, Gies · 5:01 min

A timeless Inuit legend about a solitary man, a giant bear, and their daunting foes: each other.

Single mom Kate will do anything to protect her daughter Beth from the dark past that haunts them both — in their isolated farmhouse in the woods, Kate begins to suspect something sinister is happening around them.

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The Child With No Name

Dir. Chad Costen · 8:50 min

11,000 BCE — a lonesome child discovers a mysterious wand that lets her create the friend she's always dreamed of, only to release a creature as old as time.

We All Dream

Dir. Daniel Stark · 7:14 min

A melancholy horror short about a sleepwalking girl, a midnight mission for ice cream, and the uneasiness of growing up.

A burdened man feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious stranger.

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Promises

Dir. Jim Morrison IV · 3:34 min

A woman believes she is going on a romantic date — what happens instead comes as a complete surprise.

Eight celebrities are invited to compete in an online reality show — but they soon realize they're playing for their lives, as those voted off suffer horrific consequences broadcast live to the world.

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That Halloween

Dir. Mike Hickey · 13:00 min

On October 31, 1955, June & Frank Marsters met their grisly end when an escaped killer known as the Willow Woods Wolfman broke into their home.

As the world enters quarantine, a front-line parasitologist is imprisoned in a life-suspension chamber. To escape she must destroy the last of her kind.

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Disquietude

Dir. Michael Marino · 10:00 min

A young musician becomes stuck in an anechoic chamber — the quietest place on Earth — and loses her sense of reality from sensory deprivation.