A showcase of the best HORROR films in the world today!
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Best Feature Film: A MOTHER’S RECALL
Best Short Film: RECLUSE
Best Supernatural Film: UNDER
Best Animation Film: PAIN D’EPICES
Best Visual Design: SENSUS MORI
Best Performances: FAMILIAR
Best Story: TRIPOLAR
Best Cinematography: DON’T TRUST THE DEAD
Best Direction: HAUNTING WITHIN
Scariest Film: FATAL HARMONY
A MOTHER’S RECALL, 86min., Argentina
Directed by Mauro Iván Ojeda
A married couple welcomes young Genaro into their home through adoption. Upon his arrival, he meets his new siblings, Nuria and Samuel. But it doesn’t take long for Genaro to sense that something is deeply wrong within the household. The family seems trapped under a suffocating veil of fear and despair, haunted by an unseen force. As Nuria, a troubled teenager, begins to uncover the terrifying secrets hidden within her family, she forms a powerful bond with Genaro. Together, they must face an evil presence that grows stronger each day, unleashing a chain of sinister and unsettling events.
https://www.instagram.com/blackmandala_films/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-a-mothers-recall
Pain d’épices, 10min., USA
Directed by Reese Elizabeth Whipple
After being thrown to the landfill, a gingerbread man decides to dedicate himself to studying the meaning of life, and how animals exist. Being confused by his own anatomy, he befriends another one of his kind to dissect and take apart convincing them it’s for a greater cause, until this experiment inevitably gets tired of the abuse and snaps on him.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pain-depices
Sensus Mori, 8min., USA
Directed by Sydney Rincón
When an elusive society agrees to be interviewed, a journalist must contend with their ideologies or risk falling prey herself.
https://instagram.com/sensusmori
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-sensus-mori
FAMILIAR, 10min., France
Directed by Julien Homère
Elodie wakes up in the middle of the night, alone in the marital bed. Getting up to look for her husband, she comes face to face with his black silhouette at the end of the bedroom corridor. He has the same voice as her husband, speaks like her husband but… Is this her husband?
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-familiar
Tripolar, 13min., USA
Directed by Rogelio Robles
A broken home, a broken mind. Will love overcome the difficulties Alyssa and Richard face?
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-tripolar
UNDER, 10min., USA
Directed by Nick Benjamin
Young siblings Ben and Mikey’s innocent game of hide-and-seek takes a terrifying turn when they encounter a supernatural entity lurking under the bed. As the creature’s dark presence grows increasingly menacing, the children must rely on their wits and bravery to survive the nightmarish ordeal.
https://www.instagram.com/underfilm2024
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-under
The Recluse, 13min., USA
Directed by Matt Webb
In early 2025 a breach at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory puts residents of Oak Ridge and surrounding counties at risk. During a mandatory curfew imposed by local officials, a man reluctantly allows strangers who show up at his doorstep to spend the night waiting inside, and it quickly becomes evident that things are not as they seem.
https://instagram.com/themattwebb21
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-recluse
Don’t Trust the Dead, 19min., USA
Directed by Peter VanOosting
Consumed with grief over the death of his forbidden love, Frank seeks the help of a medium. As fate envelops him, he reaches deeper into the world of the dead, despite a dire warning.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-dont-trust-the-dead
Haunting Within, 8min., USA
Directed by Megan Wynd
The Haunting Within begins with a woman (Shannon Sullivan) waking in her pajamas on an empty street—no memory, no direction, just the creeping sense that something is wrong.
http://www.apartofthechaos.com/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-haunting-within
Fatal Harmony, 18min., USA
Directed by Nick Noyes
Fatal Harmony is a stylish descent into obsession, ambition, and the deadly cost of a comeback. The film follows once-famous pop star Lena as she retreats to a remote cabin with her manager to write her next big hit. But between the snowy isolation, and a growing sense of paranoia, Lena’s writers block quickly becomes the least of her worries.
http://www.apartofthechaos.com/
https://instagram.com/apartofthechaos
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-fatal-harmony
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