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The Drowning River

by Amber Clement

DANTE’S INFERNO x BABADOOK

When her brother disappears, Isabel Ortega faces her fear of drowning as she plunges into the spirit world to get him back.

Bad Bones

by Diana Sousa

MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD x BONES

A chronically ill young woman spends her days on Bone Reddit, only to learn she’s found a human jawbone on a hiking trail.

Femme

by Carlyn Greenwald

MAXXXINE X HOUSE OF WAX

A tour guide known for entertaining herself by making up salacious rumors about the renowned, recently-deceased actress who previously owned the estate finds herself taken on the tour of a lifetime when the audio tour takes her off script alone one night.

How to Eat An Elephant

by Elisse Hill

GET OUT X ROSWELL

A remedial class for students with behavioral problems within an inner-city high school gets a new white “Miss-Honey-esque” teacher and soon, the students all begin to experience strange phenomena when they realize that they aren’t in control of their actions or their bodies at home. 

Live Round

by Dhonielle Clayton

AMERICAN TRAGEDY x BLACK MIRROR

In a world where children are taught how to use guns as part of school curriculum, different members of a school prepare for the day a group of schoolchildren take their test to accurately shoot a live person for the first time.

Here for a Good Time

by Kade Dishmon

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT x high beams urban legend

Three queer people—all from different backgrounds—are all stalked by the same serial killer mimicking the high beams urban legend along Interstate 80 and must use their wits and a bit of luck to survive.

Estimated Time of Arrival

by Amy Lukavics

THE OTHERS x SNOWPIERCER

In this chilling paranormal story, a newlywed couple on an overnight train ride turns strange when they realize it never pulls into a station and none of the other passengers seem to mind—leaving them wondering just who and what inhabits the engine car.

The Vanisher

by Nick Perez

ODDITY x THE BABADOOK

In this supernatural story, when a man who has struggled with mental illness hears a voice in his head telling him to harm himself, he must find a way to defeat it. But its origin is not what he thinks.

One Hop at a Time

by Sami Genevieve

COCAINE BEAR x PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

In this chilling and darkly comedic supernatural story, when a woman is killed by her abusive partner, her soul is transformed into her pet bunny—and she’s now out for revenge against her killer.

She’s Such a Good Kid

by Samantha Campas

LA LLORONA x HALLOWEEN

In this supernatural horror, when a Mexican-American college student’s routine babysitting of two neighbor kids results in her losing the older of the two in the LA River, she must track down the entity that took him—and keep it from taking any more kids in the neighborhood.

Midnight Sleep

by Tanesha Walker

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI x HOSPITAL

In this psychological horror, a hospital volunteer is pretty sure that the head doctor has committed the perfect crime by using an experimental procedure on coma patients which ambulates them temporarily.

Barb v the Monster

by Shannon Murphy

THE SUBSTANCE x THE WOLFMAN

In this supernatural horror, as a middle-aged Karen-like woman approaches menopause, only to find that the change she’s going through is not the one that she thinks.

Study Days

by Jessica Greene Camara

EXAM x SINGLE WHITE FEMALE

In this psychological horror, when two first generation college roommates are snowed in on the last day before a make-or-break organic chemistry final, one discovers that their roommate has grown shockingly unstable and has to calm her down—or else.

Demonstration Not For Sale

by Tashi Saheb-Ettaba

THE RING x SMILE 2

In this paranormal horror, a couple listen to an old record they found off eBay depicting a “Silver Springs” -like song, only for the woman to kill the man as the twin souls of the musicians find each other, as happens in every lifetime.500

Ex-Voto

by Gretchen McNeil

SAW x IT FOLLOWS

A spine-tingling body horror where ex-voto effigies left at a shrine are stolen and begin to take their toll on a group of young people who find themselves unwittingly sacrificing to the effigy, one body part at a time.

Dearly Beloved

by Katherine Ley

THE BRIDE x US

On the day of his wedding, a wildly wealthy businessman is murdered by his long lost twin, who assumes his identity. He must kill the businessman’s hot new influencer wife to claim all his assets and influence. But he is not the only one with secrets–and the bride may reveal something the doppelganger never anticipated.

We Did It

by Lauren Emily Whalen

JENNIFER’S BODY x MULHOLLAND DRIVE

In this dark erotic horror, two women make sensual love, slowly revealing that they’re doing so next to the cooling body of their brutally murdered abusive ex.

Delectable

by Meg Cannistra

HANNIBAL x Martha Stewart

A twisted psychological tale about a woman who decides to try her hand at cooking via a popular web series, only to discover that the dishes on the show are not what they seem.

Sleepwaker

by Mina Elwell

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET x INSOMNIA

A supernatural horror about a person pushed to their physical and mental limits when hunted down by a creature that kills when you sleep.

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