• Thrills & Chills II: Back From the Dead

Like any good horror villain, this program JUST. WON'T. DIE. Volume II of our genre program with more horrific tales of partners turned against each other, mind controlling bugs, and zombies to keep you up at night.

Short Films

Ticks

A drifter, Jenny, encounters a presence in the woods that causes them to turn against their partner and become thirsty for blood.

Red Rabbit

An anthropomorphic rabbit struggles to find peace and relaxation at home. These attempts are thwarted by a gleefully destructive shoulder devil who takes pleasure in ruining any chance of tranquility. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/fgANicUv9Tw

I'm Here

After 10 years, Sujin’s parents have come home to all live together, but Sujin feels like something is awkward among them. Meet the filmmaker: https://youtu.be/GXqBnSs81QA

Prom Car '91

Prom Night, 1991. Carrie and Don plan to have sex for the first time in the back of Don’s dad’s minivan. But when they witness a murder outside the car, their night takes a sharp turn.

Dead Enders

A disaffected, young gas-station clerk on the midnight shift must learn to give a damn about something after malevolent mind-controlling bugs are set loose by irresponsible oil drillers.

Smoking Kills

A casual late-night Tinder date turns macabre when Trey asks Olivia to stop smoking. Fueled by addiction, a desire to dominate, and the dissociative drug GHB, Olivia decides to prove that smoking does, indeed, kill.

Pruning

When a far-right political commentator discovers she has inspired a mass shooting, she must contend with her conscience – by any means necessary.

ShortFest 2023