International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival 2008

This Horror Shorts Program B includes: Prombies! Detour LOOK AT ME The Room Kirksdale

After history Professor John Oldman unexpectedly resigns from the University, his startled colleagues impulsively invite themselves to his home, pressing him for an explanation. But they're shocked to hear his reason for premature retirement: John claims he must move on because he is immortal, and cannot stay in one place for more than ten years without his secret being discovered. Tempers rise and emotions flow as John's fellow professors attempt to poke holes in his story, but it soon becomes clear that his tale is as impossible to disprove as it is to verify. What starts out as a friendly gathering soon builds to an unexpected and shattering climax.

In the deep south of 1960's Florida, down canopy roads, amongst blooming live oaks, rests a quiet place of healing. Kirksdale Hospital, a plantation turned mental asylum, provides patients with a calm environment to ease their inner turmoil. At least on the surface.Darryl Pearl is a young and inexperienced sheriff's deputy who is charged with a simple task. Deliver a teenage girl, to the remote hospital, for treatment. Molly Walker is that teenage girl, and is anything but excited, about her escort or the destination. Dr. Charles Eckert is the head physician at the institution, who despite his professional appearance, is tormented by inner demons of his own. On a warm summer day in 1961, the idyllic tranquility of Kirksdale Hospital will come crashing down, when the facility's most dangerous patient, escapes! The once peaceful retreat becomes a dark and twisted nightmare, with danger around every corner. Now each must face their worst fears, in a fight for their sanity, and their lives.

Five years down the line, something is missing from Shaun and Amy's marriage.Shaun has started to look elsewhere. Obsessed by internet porn, he dreams of visiting strip clubs. His voyeuristic urges are heightened by an exhibitionist couple across the street.Amy? She just wants to be looked at. To be wanted. To feel like a woman again.One night, their frustrations boil over. Shaun hits the London streets, heading for the strip club Room 69, which promises the ultimate erotic experience.Amy is left alone in their apartment. Hurt and angry, she lays into the wine. Strutting around in a sexy dress, she is startled to find herself being watched by eyes embedded in a nearby wall. Initially afraid, Amy begins to enjoy the attention by putting on her own strip show for them.Shaun hurtles out of Room 69, having encountered something dark, sinister and very scary. As he runs home, he realizes he should never have strayed.As Amy's dress hits the floor and the wall-eyes go crazy with delight, the door bursts open. Shaun runs in - his remorseful outburst replaced by confusion upon finding his wife completely naked.Amy, aroused and fully in control, grabs Shaun and throws him onto their bed. They make wild, passionate love like never before.As Amy holds her husband in her arms, she looks up and smiles at the eyes in the wall.Things will never be the same again...

Angela is an angst-ridden, disillusioned twenty-two year old woman. When Angela's aunt Esther dies suddenly, leaving a vacant apartment in The City, Angela seizes the opportunity to escape a confusing and abusive home life and start over on her own. Placed next to a dismal hospital complex, the apartment is a house without a neighbourhood, filled with the signs of an unexpected and sudden death: an unmade bed, half eaten food, and the grisly reminder of her aunt's fatal fall down the front stairs. Angela takes up easy employment at a telemarketing firm, whose cutthroat commercial tactics and socially undesirable employees quickly overwhelm her fragile sense of self. Increasingly, the young woman becomes aware of the presence of Others in her aunt's apartment. As the hauntings take on mounting urgency and escalating violence., Angela begins to unravel. But that is only the beginning....what do a hospital, an answering machine, a tv antenna and an army of the undead have in common? Watch and find out.

Max suffocates in a cage of technology, cut off from the warmth of others. Surrounded by walls of monitors, he's literally anchored to a system that uses him as the mind of a distant floating service robot. Through it he performs menial tasks in the domain of the bourgeoisie.Max has no idea what happens in the neighboring cells, though. The constantly updating screens shift to obscure his view as he turns about. It's a dire life, but given the complete isolation, acceptance is the only option.When Max discovers a way to communicate with a neighboring prisoner the bleak reality begins to peel away. Together, they will discover just how much a simple human connection is worth.

Is there something out there?Carter Fox thinks so, and he plans on proving it even if it means failing his senior year of high school.

Strange things are happening at the Senior Prom. The boys have gone crazy, and the girls have gone wild. Amy and Darryl flee from the horror, but will they also become victims of the supernatural forces from below? Can Darryl save Amy from the madness? Can Amy save Darryl from himself? What will become of the hapless student body? PROMBIES! is a thrilling journey of fear and discovery and a heartwarming tale of young teenage lovers coming together to deal with the issues of sex and zombies on one of the most memorable nights of their lives.

Enter the world of Rapturious, an up and coming music artist (Robert Oppel) who has a self-destructive drug habit. When his dealer (Hoya Guerra, bassist for "Madball") presents the rapper with a new drug, dark and murderous hallucinations begin. But are they really tricks of the mind or are these crimes really happening? While his manager (horror movie maven Debbie Rochon) becomes increasingly concerned about her client's unpredictable behavior, Rapturious begins to see demons, leading to the revelation of an evil entity hell-bent on claiming the musician's soul. The film also features a demented performance by Joe Bob Briggs, Cinqué Lee (Coffee and Cigarettes) and Amin Joseph (Stephen King's The Mist) Rapturious was directed by Kamal Ahmed (The Jerky Boys) and was executively produced by Artie Lange of The Howard Stern Show. As a special bonus before the feature we will be showing a short also directed by Kamal Ahmed called Uncle Freddy. The short film stars Robert Oppel and Al Burgo of Rapturious as well as features cameos from John Noonan and Tommy Houlihan of God Has a Rap Sheet. Fans in attendance will receive an exclusive letter from director Kamal Ahmed about the making of the film.