2025 PROGRAM
We have two amazing blocks this year, with 19 local New England films and THREE short films from right here in Maynard!
BLOCK 1
12:00 - 2:15
All the strangeness without the blood and gore
A Rough Start
by Manny Serrano
New Jersey​
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One dark night, a masked assailant with a very large knife stalks and attacks a young couple. Only once they come face to face, both predator and prey discover that the massacre won't proceed as planned.
The Streetlight
by Sophia Parella
Massachusetts
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A man gains a deeper understanding of purpose after helping a talking streetlight through its existential crisis.
Trophy
by William Peters
Florida
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An oblivious tourist quickly learns that when it comes to vacation, timing is everything.
The Laundry Room
by Esme Auster
Northampton MA
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Doing the laundry is always an adventure.
Robot
by Matilda Morales
Natick MA
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A being arrives on earth with a list of three tasks to complete: new clothes, get drunk, and have sex.
Anecoica
by Marcos Callejo
Spain
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Ana, a poor and widowed woman, decides to volunteer in an illegal experiment to earn money. After several tests and interviews, she finds out she will be locked in an anechoic chamber, a dangerous room that absorbs the echo and disorients the brain. However, she will have to remain all the time inside it if he wants to take the reward.
Dick Pic: An unsolicited microshort
by Patrick Rahall
Grafton MA
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A variety of reactions from folks receiving unwanted Dick Pics
The Rewind
by Mikel Wisler and Diana Porter
Framingham MA
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Josh is desperate to get back his wife, Nina. He turns to a new technology that allows users to re-live a difficult moment in hope of learning important lessons, but soon discovers that Rewind therapy is not the magic fix he hoped for.
The Pixiestick Incident
by Michael Henry
Framingham MA
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A tip from an old friend sends ex-cop Eldridge Haas and his "best good boy" Tanner to investigate a bizarre death that may lead to the trail of his brother's killer.
Only Me On TV
by Jaina Cipriano
Bedford MA
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You’ve traveled to an alternate dimension. It’s been a stressful journey and you want to relax. So you turn on the TV. But as you flip through the channels you realize something strange. Every channel…is me.
Turkey Lover
by Ted Omo
North Attleboro MA
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When a fringe friend with a history of devious food-based behavior shows up to Friendsgiving, the rest of the guests try to diffuse the situation before the entire day goes horribly wrong.
The Living Daylight
by Neva Parker
Maynard MA
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A gentle vampire learns how to love in a world where it’s easier to let herself burn.
You're an Angel
by Zachary Eglinton
Los Angeles
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A horrifying discovery threatens a budding new romance.
Les Bêtes
by Michael Granberry
Oregon
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A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.
Multilevel Massacre
by Ashes Homon-Rahall
Grafton MA
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It's a pyramid scream!
BLOCK 2
2:45 - 5:00
A more intense block for the hardcore horror lovers
Mr. Ankles
by Mike Canale
Boston MA
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He's all ankles.
Don't Tell Your Mom
by Topher Graham
British Columbia
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When Kyle goes to work for his dodgy older cousin Jax, he's shocked to discover Jax’s clientele don’t thirst for drugs.
One for the Road
by Daniel Carsenty
Los Angeles
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When a stranger ambles into a roadside diner in the dead of night, two innocent Samaritans prove no good deed goes unpunished. Based on a story by Stephen King.
There's a Ghost in the Bathroom
by Tom Ribeiro
Worcestor MA
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Mike's evening of relaxation is disrupted when an unexpected visitor from beyond drops in for a scare.
11
by James Lamond
Somerset MA
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A woman is thrown into a surreal nightmare where the line between reality and dream is dangerously blurred
Indicator
by Vinnie Pagano
Boston MA
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A driver's seat belt warning light malfunctions.
A Lilith Movie
by Rich Chandler
Fall River MA
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Twenty years after the release of an infamous horror trilogy, things start getting weird. The metaphysical creeps into reality as madness becomes the norm. The trilogy's original cast must face their anxieties, including the return of a very familiar entity.
The Chexorcist
by Erica Stockwell-Alpert
Maynard MA
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When Jacob starts acting odd -- speaking in tongues, levitating, not calling his mother -- a local rabbi comes to perform an exorcism.
The Guest on Topsfield Road
by Luke St. Germaine
Salem MA
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A guest at a remote AirBnB has a ghostly encounter.
Caleb
by Bill Koning
California
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Caleb is a young man who may have some violent tendencies, but he's mostly harmless... Mostly.
The Lumberjack
by Colin Stryker
Oregon
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A young couple, struggling to keep their relationship alive, embark on an overnight to the woods, but are stalked by an axe-wielding lumberjack.
Ursid
by Rob Lee
East Walpole MA
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A bloody ritual makes a man face his worst nightmares.
Mourning Night
by Kyle Lindfors
Maynard MA
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A grieving woman moves back in with her fanatically religious and solitary father. Old tensions resurface between the two, leading again to family tragedy; the elegance of its nightmarish grip lost upon those suffering in it.​​
GTFO
by Mike Snyder
Los Angeles
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A food truck cashier wants to get out of work to be with his girlfriend, but a few awful customers get in his way.