Toronto After Dark 2012
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- DirectorJon WrightStarsKillian CoyleStuart GrahamMichael HoughWhen an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive.
- DirectorJen SoskaSylvia SoskaStarsKatharine IsabelleAntonio CupoTristan RiskThe allure of easy money sends Mary Mason, a medical student, into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so-called "freakish" clients.
- DirectorBruce William HarperStarsNamir AhmedAsh CatherwoodLinda HarperA forgotten teenager is home alone and on hallucinatory drugs. She's trying to figure out if there is a man inside her house. Her bad trip turns deadly as the paranoia consumes her.
- DirectorCharles de LauzirikaStarsJosh LawsonEmma LungRon PerlmanA downtrodden photographer, haunted by the urban violence and decay around him, retreats into an inner world of dark fantasies.
- DirectorJovanka VuckovicStarsSkyler WexlerDarren BeatonRuby BeatonA darkly poetic fable that begins with a little girl drawing figures of people with chalk on the cement of a playground. She takes notice of an unusual crack in the pavement that is seeping a mysterious black fluid, which she follows to an ominous building. Inside, she encounters several bizarre phenomena, including walls that bleed black and tentacles that emerge from the ceiling to touch her. She then witnesses the birth of five terrifying supernatural beings that threaten the existence of her world.
- DirectorAlex ChandonStarsJo HartleyJames DohertySeamus O'NeillFour young offenders and their care workers visit the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare.
- DirectorRobert MorganBobby Yeah is a subhuman creature who experiences a series of increasingly bizarre, nightmarish encounters after stealing a malevolent baby's prized pet.
- DirectorIan SamuelsStarsGeorge MurdockRobert RoseJoe FitzbackAn aging fisherman pursues an intimate relationship with a lobster as he struggles to find closure with his lost wife.
- DirectorJavier ChillonStarsFederico MartínJaroslaw BielskiBenito SagredoAn astronaut returns to Earth after a fatal accident on a distant planet.
- DirectorDustin Guy DefaA dizzy trip through the mid-1990s with a dysfunctional American family. Reliving a distracted child's birthday party, an emotionless wedding, a Halloween in a garage and a Christmas marked with alcohol, drugs and perversion, the film is a crumpled letter from a filmmaker to his family: a shattered kaleidoscope of the destructive patterns that have trapped and wounded its members.
- DirectorEli SasichStarsKeir DulleaZoë GuessMargot KidderA derelict spaceship becomes self-aware and builds itself a mechanical body in order to feel alive.
- DirectorRobert HlozStarsHeejin JungWoogun ParkStrolling the street looking for help, Nick meets a girl with the same problem. They know nothing about each other and seem to know everything about everyone else. But sometimes the less you know, the better.
- DirectorAurelio VoltaireStarsGary NumanThe skeleton of a rat-monkey comes to life in a room full of cursed objects in this Gothic tale with a sci-fi twist. This is the 5th film in the award winning 'Chimerascope' series by MTV and SY FY channel station ID veteran, Aurelio Voltaire. Narrated by electro-Goth, New Wave icon, Gary Numan.
- DirectorBill PalmerStarsScott BirdWill ColemanAdam Conger"She runs hot. She moves fast. She's one hell of a ride". VICKI is a loving, comedic homage to John Carpenter's truly underrated 'Christine,' adapted from the novel by Stephen King. It's also a stand-alone tribute to American 80s horror in general.
- DirectorPaco PlazaStarsLeticia DoleraDiego MartínIsmael MartínezA couple's wedding day turns horrific as some of the guests start showing signs of a strange illness.
- DirectorAndrew CividinoGeoff SmartStarsKeith BerryDavid DisherFrank LongoResearchers discover a radical cure for digestive tract illnesses by transplanting pig organs into the human body. Medical miracle morphs into pop phenomenon as eating garbage explodes in popularity, but society may not be prepared for consequences more chilling and irreversible than a fleeting fad.
- DirectorMatthias HoeneStarsRasmus HardikerHarry TreadawayMichelle RyanA gang of bank robbers fight their way out of a zombie-infested London.
- DirectorMatthew CampagnaStarsRichard HatchMichele BoydBrian F. OttingWhen Brian's graduate thesis on Time Travel costs him the love of his life, he forces himself to choose the best way to live out the rest of his days.
- DirectorJee-woon KimPil-sung YimStarsLee Bong-gyuChoi Deok-moonMa Dong-seokThe First Chapter of The Anthology Film- In A Brave New World, a mysterious virus brings the city to ruins and zombies flood the streets of Seoul. The Chapter 2, The Heavenly Creature, a robot reaches enlightenment on its own while working at a temple. Its creators regard this phenomenon as a threat to mankind and decide to terminate the robot. The Last Chapter- Happy Birthday, a little girl logs into a strange website and puts in an order for a new pool ball for her billiards-obsessed father. Soon an unidentified meteor heads toward Earth and all human beings flee to underground bomb shelters.
- DirectorJeremy BallStarsEmily PiggfordOscar HsuLara DaansFROST tells the story of Naya, a young arctic hunter who longs for her father's recognition as a capable disciple. When a season of scarcity threatens their family, she embarks on a perilous search for food beyond the perimeter of their ancestral hunting grounds. Out there at the edge of the ice floes, Naya makes an astonishing discovery: a strange world beyond her ability to comprehend... and a dangerous predator that may be beyond her ability to survive.
- DirectorMichael PetersonStarsBrian PosehnMike SmithEvan WilliamsThree male college students, must do battle against Derek the Unholy, a dark wizard who is determined to hold onto his title as champion of the Larpers.
- DirectorJohn HyamsStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDolph LundgrenScott AdkinsJohn looks to take down Luc Deveraux after a home invasion claims his wife and daughter. The fight pits John against Andrew Scott and an army of genetically enhanced warriors; meanwhile, he must contend with a UniSol in relentless pursuit.
- DirectorRyan WhitakerStarsSteven StraitKarolina WydraMadison LintzWhen two bus crash survivors awake to discover that they are the only people left in their town, they work together to unravel the truth behind the strange events.
- DirectorPhillip BarkerStarsAlex Paxton-BeesleyAshleigh WarrenThomas HauffSet inside a roadside diner, a sick woman meets herself as a little girl in the reflection of a mirror. The diner 'set' is built within a large wooden wheel and is literally rolled through a studio. As the world turns upside down, the changing gravitational pull creates chaos and sets off a fateful chain of events.
- DirectorJohn PoliquinStarsRichard HarmonShawn C. PhillipsJennica FultonA film student who is obsessed with the movie Grave Encounters sets out with his friends to visit the psychiatric hospital depicted in the original film.
- DirectorBrian Allan StewartStarsFarhang GhajarJon LindopGary MillerIn the spirit of Evil Dead, Officer Alex Akbari and Father Gabrielle are sent to an abandoned barn in the middle of the woods to diagnose and possibly perform an exorcism on the willfully restrained Annie.
- DirectorCiarán FoyStarsAneurin BarnardJames CosmoWunmi MosakuAn agoraphobic father teams up with a renegade priest to save his daughter from the clutches of a gang of twisted feral children who committed an act of violence against his family years earlier.
- DirectorScott BelyeaStarsSkylar TyjZarton TyjBen LuriaTwo young boys search for their past and struggle to survive in a world gone straight to hell.
- DirectorEric WalterStarsDaniel LutzSusan BartellLaura DiDioFor the first time in 35 years, Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975.
- DirectorJustin McConnellStarsRobert NolanA priest attempts to drive the evil from himself.
- DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsPeter CilellaVinny CurranEmily MontagueA man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
- DirectorMatt O'MahoneyStarsSkylar TyjMichael Davies Jr.Scott BelyeaThe tables are turned on a miserable drunk after he rudely shuts off his stepson's gory horror video, in this grisly homage to 80's anthology horror.
- DirectorKern SaxtonStarsNeal FischerCortney PalmTony ToddUpon his release from prison, Fish is brought to an abandoned restaurant by his old associate, Duke, to celebrate his newfound freedom. However, there's unfinished business that Duke is determined to solve.
- DirectorPatrick BouchardAn allegory of mankind heading for disaster, this animated short is a tragic vision inspired by the 4th movement of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Drawing on the composer's brilliant ability to evoke work and labour in his music, animator Patrick Bouchard brings earth to life through animated clay sculptures, creating a tactile nightmare in which man is his own slave driver.
- DirectorNoboru IguchiStarsRina TakedaKentarô ShimazuTakamasa SugaKeiko, the daughter of a legendary sushi chef, runs away from home when his Karate-style regimen becomes too severe. Finding work at a rural hot springs inn, she is ridiculed by the eccentric staff and guests.
- DirectorMike DoucetteStarsMatthew CarswellPasha EbrahimiKim ParkhillWhen the lazy owner of a failing sandwich shop is on the verge of a closure, he trades his soul for an eerie microwave that makes his shop spring to life.
- DirectorJeremy Power RegimbalStarsSelma BlairJoshua CloseJames D'ArcyThe Hughes' cottage vacation is violently interrupted by a family on a murderous and identity-stealing journey, in search of the "perfect" life.
- DirectorZachary RothmanStarsHeather DoerksenBilly MarchenskiPeter HallA man and a woman have completely lost touch with the outside world - that is until the woman takes one last desperate measure to erase the pesky memory that ruined their lives.
- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsJack PlotnickTodd GiebenhainEric JudorDolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. During his quest to get Paul (and his life) back, Dolph radically changes the lives of others -- risking his sanity all the while.
- DirectorEvan MorganStarsJustin Skye ConleyErin HicockEzra ShermanRick, a bored family man, finally has something that will make him a hit amongst his co-workers: He and his wife Brenda witness their neighbor in an intensely embarrassing moment. The night before he can share the hilarious story, however, the neighbor takes drastic actions to keep him silent.
- DirectorCrispian MillsChris HopewellStarsSimon PeggPaul FreemanAmara KaranA crime novelist whose research on Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck must confront his worst fears when a film executive takes a sudden interest in his movie script.
- DirectorJeffrey HanleyStarsBrandon CoffeyJenny Mac McLauchlinTom & Sheila are on their first date. Unfortunately, it won't be their last.
- DirectorJuan Martínez MorenoStarsGorka OtxoaCarlos ArecesSecun de la RosaAfter 15 years, Tomas, a not very successful writer, comes back to the village in Galicia where his family comes from, Arga, apparently to get an award. But he doesn't know the real reason why he is there, to end with an old curse that is been haunting the village for the last hundred years.
- DirectorJosh MacDonaldStarsAndrea Lee NorwoodPasha EbrahimiGlen MatthewsGAME... "Hunting Season is Now Open". GAME is an eight-minute horror entertainment from Nova Scotia, Canada. A terrified woman flees through the woods, trying to evade three monstrous pursuers... but maybe the game is about to change. Inspired by 1950s EC Comics and 1970s Canadian Hinterland public service announcements. GAME is a dark, tongue-in-cheek directorial debut from Josh MacDonald, writer of THE CORRIDOR, edited by Jason Eisener (HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN) and produced by Angus Swantee (TORTUROUS). GAME premiered at Fantastic Fest 2012 (Alamo Drafthouse-- Austin, TX) and has since played in 60+ film festivals worldwide. GAME is the winner of multiple prizes for Best Short, as well as prizes for Best Actress, Best Creature & Best VFX. Nominated for Best Short at SITGES, Spain; sold to FEARnet; cover story for Go Social Film Magazine; and selected by "Short of the Week" and "Vimeo Staff Picks" during Halloween 2013.
- DirectorDarryl ShawStarsJoel Van VlietKano WilkinsonRita Visser