Three women share their experiences corresponding with Richard Ramirez — the murderer and rapist known as The Night Stalker.
2020, Germany, 15 minutes
Directed by Shoko Hara
Winner: Weirdest Boner Award
Category: Winners
A. I. Mama
A programmer in a dead-tech future feeds their memories into a program designed to conjure their lost mother.
2020, USA, 5 minutes
Directed by Asuka Lin
Winner: Dumpster Diver Award
Brain Death
When her girlfriend mysteriously disappears, a “very online” trans woman travels to an eerie small town and finds herself stalked by a malevolent presence.
2021, USA, 87 minutes
Directed by WL Freeman and John Harrison
Winner: Audience Favorite Feature Award
Optic Nerve
Alone on a stormy night, a man sends himself into a spiraling psychedelic nightmare in an attempt to exorcise his demons.
2019, USA, 15 minutes
Directed by Peter Hartsock
Winner: Rumpshaker Award
Catatonic
Inconsolable after the loss of his beloved companion, a cat lover pens a letter to explain his impending suicide.
2019, USA, 10 minutes
Directed by Brian Zahm
Winner: Cringetastic Award
Pride
Mesmerized by a fundamentalist broadcast, a devout woman unleashes her repressed urges on her neighbor.
2018, USA, 10 minutes
Directed by Michael J. Epstein
Winner: Weirdest Boner Award
Blackface
A boorish oaf suffers unforeseen consequences for his tasteless party costume.
2019, Belgium, 7 minutes
Directed by Quentin Moll-Van Roye
Winner: Sickest Award
Terror Fervor
Dive headlong into a wordless psychedelic nightmare through the depths of vice.
2019, Canada, 6 minutes
Directed by Phoebe Parsons
Winner: Brown Acid Award
Almost There
A shy passenger observes the kaleidoscopic array of humanity flowing around her on a train.
2019, United Kingdom, 9 minutes
Directed by Nelly Michenaud
Winner: Audience Favorite Short Award
MUSHI 虫
A young woman goes to ghastly lengths to rid herself of a monstrous parasite.
2019, Australia, 12 minutes
Directed by Odin Jurray
Winner: Splash Zone Award