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Darker
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When her father goes missing, young Rhena (Adriana Bakker) enters the woods to seek out a mythological creature believed to collect the stories of dying beings.
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Fake Plastic Blood
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Atop a parking garage in downtown Detroit, Clara asks her drug dealer for the forbidden blue pills - to help her deal with the "fake bitches" at her roommate's party tonight. The drug comes with a warning: she might hallucinate some very disturbing things. On her way to the party, the visions start - and they are exactly what she had been hoping to escape.
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The Rotting of Casey Culpepper
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A girl battling leukemia and her single father fall into a well of paranoia when the girl experiences visions of a tumor-covered creature.
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Washed Up
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Mike, an expectant father, has decided to leave behind his life of thievery. He is convinced by his best friend and partner in crime, Aaron, to join him on one last job, a simple robbery of a local car wash. When everything starts to go wrong, Mike is forced to make a choice between his old friend and his new life.
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The Baby
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A pregnant woman’s obsession with motherhood spirals as she becomes fixated on another mother and her young son.
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Fishmonger
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In this supernatural dark comedy, a pathetic Irish fishmonger must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save his mother's soul from burning in hell.
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Clay
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When a shapeshifter's chance encounter with a long-lost
friend goes awry, the shapeshifter secretly enrolls in the
same art course to rebuild their connection, no matter
the cost.
friend goes awry, the shapeshifter secretly enrolls in the
same art course to rebuild their connection, no matter
the cost.
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Big Axe
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A small town gas station cashier offers to split a half million dollar lottery prize with her best friend if he helps her dispose of a customer's body.
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Behold: Donna
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Tv show host Donna Gérbage lives with the unfortunate ability to see threatening messages in everything she reads from an unknown entity that wants to harm her. She ignores the issue until it affects the premiere of her sketch comedy show Trash Tv. So, she seeks the help of a mysterious eye doctor, Dr. Visiam, who inadvertently makes things worse.
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Else
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A strange disease is spreading out there ; but Betty and Todd love each other stronger than anything else. Betty gets sick. She begins to merge with everything around : the bed, and eventually the whole room. Unable to give up on her, Todd tries to run away into his memories. But then he decides he will learn how to love her new body. Till he also becomes something else, something completely new.
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Grub
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Grub follows the journey of Leah, an ambitious 8-year-old, and the mysterious and unsettling Alien whose appearances sparked controversy. Rumors swirl about the Alien's involvement in crimes such as murder and kidnapping. After its talk show appearance, the Alien visits Leah, offering to change her life forever. But at what cost? Their clash of ideals leads to a night that blurs reality. Grub explores themes of youth careerism and the toxic dance between life and death, posing the question: "Would you grub for it?"
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Picturesque
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Ruby's self-obsession triggers chaos when she alters her portrait, setting off a chain of events that threatens her very existence.