Penelope

Were is a dark, tense and atmospheric horror short, about three girls camping in the woods who are approached by a sinister stranger. With a killer ending.

An artist who purges her fears through painting is terrified to discover that her nightmarish creations have taken on a life of their own.

A man walks through a seemingly mundane tunnel

When a charming stranger invites her to a party, a shy woman's fear of socializing turns into real terror.

Beth, a thirteen-year-old white girl, is seemingly lost. She wanders around east London, seeking out help from strangers. But over the course of an evening, her interactions with the city's dwellers take darker turns. Terror appears to lie around every corner.

Lost on the back roads of rural America, Charlie stumbles upon a child abduction and must fight his lack of courage in order to save her life. Charlie soon realizes that not only is he being watched, but time is running out.

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

An aspiring voice-over actress gets the chance to work with a famous horror director and will stop at nothing to give a good performance, much to the chagrin of her neighbors.

A young man unknowingly acquires a demon slave to grant his every wish. But every wish granted comes at a hefty price, a bit of his sanity and a bit of his soul. His only way to escape this curse is to give his final confession to a "conflicted confessor" who chooses their role.

Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.