Fright Night Theatre presents a premiere-studded night of horrific and hilarious horror short films from Canada, America, the UK, and beyond. Our ongoing Horror Short Film Showcase programme is a freaky and fun spotlight on local and international filmmakers working in the fields of cinematography, animation, special effects, makeup, and script-writing.
March 07, 2015
Doors @7pm
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Shorts @ 8pmThe Staircase Theatre
(27 Dundurn St. N.)
SPONSORED BY FANGORIA
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
NIGHT OF THE HOST (2014) || WORLD PREMIERE || 5:16 min.
Dir. Jay Winger
CANADA
A familiar figure in a trashbag mask and shiny pants talks the streets of Hamilton.CANADA
THE ROLE THAT RUINED MY CAREER (2014) || WORLD PREMIERE || 3:52 min.
Dir. Melanie Gourlay
UK
A frustrated director auditions hopefuls for his latest project, but their last role in an infamous horror film seems to have affected them a little too much.
COGAS (2014) || NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE || 9:43 min.UK
A frustrated director auditions hopefuls for his latest project, but their last role in an infamous horror film seems to have affected them a little too much.
Dir. Michela Anedda
UK
A dark animated tale about Cogas: vampire witches with long tails, forced to suck blood from newborn babies in order to survive.UK
EYES WIDE OPEN (2013) || NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE || 0:20 min.
Dir. Steven Dorrington
UK
Don't blink! EYES WIDE OPEN is a 20 second short from the point of view of a horror movie victim. Short but definitely not sweet.UK
HAPPY MEMORIES (2014) || CANADIAN PREMIERE || 5:53 min.
Dir. Jack Fields
USA
A cupcake is born to a mustachioed mother. As it embarks on its journey, it is menaced by terrifying beings. Will the cupcake be destroyed by torment, or metamorphose into something greater?USA
HEELS (2014) || CANADIAN PREMIERE || 13:10 min.
Dir. Jeremy Jantz
USA
Theo, a downtrodden, unassuming shoe repairman with a fetish for shoes, becomes obsessed with his latest customer: a bisexual stripper with luxurious footwear.USA
SCUM (2014) || CANADIAN PREMIERE || 12 min.
Dir. Zach Shildwachter
USA
Exploring the horrifying capabilities of a man pushed too far and comprised of dialogue solely from interview quotes from actual serial killers, SCUM brutally exposes how close we all are from becoming monsters in the blink of an eye.
USA
Exploring the horrifying capabilities of a man pushed too far and comprised of dialogue solely from interview quotes from actual serial killers, SCUM brutally exposes how close we all are from becoming monsters in the blink of an eye.
THRILL KILL (2014) || CANADIAN PREMIERE|| 7:07 min.
Dir. Zach Shildwachter
USA
All is not as it seems when a man, pushed too far, frantically zooms around the city in a '77 Mustang with a beautiful woman on the verge of death in his passenger seat.
USA
All is not as it seems when a man, pushed too far, frantically zooms around the city in a '77 Mustang with a beautiful woman on the verge of death in his passenger seat.
THE STOMACH (2014) || ONTARIO PREMIERE|| 15 min.
Dir. Ben Steiner
UK
Frank's had enough. As a spirit medium whose unique and grotesque method of channeling the dead is putting his own life at risk, he wants out. But others, living and dead, have plans of their own.
UK
Frank's had enough. As a spirit medium whose unique and grotesque method of channeling the dead is putting his own life at risk, he wants out. But others, living and dead, have plans of their own.
BROKEN (2014) 10:40 min.
Dir. Adam Ciolfi
CANADA
CANADA
A damaged robot attempts to keep his companion alive after a catastrophic accident.
