Nightmare Fuel: Horror Shorts Block

Red Door Yellow Door

Directed by Delaney Hoffman

When an innocent sleepover game leads to death, how long will you play until the game is truly over?

Katrina’s past haunts her ten years after losing a childhood friend to game that took her life. But was it the game that was deadly? Or are people the true monsters.

It’s Just Business

Directed by Alex Bindschadler

Marcus, the son of a powerful and feared man, is sent on a mission that will define his destiny. But what he believes is a test of honor from his ill father… is a betrayal written in shadows. Unaware of the darkness awaiting him, Marcus steps into a world built on secrets—secrets his own father has buried deep.

What he uncovers will shatter everything he knows… about his family, his purpose, and himself. As loyalty turns to doubt and truth twists into something far more dangerous, Marcus must face a choice made long ago that will consume him forever.

This is not a journey of glory.

It’s a descent into the unknown.

COULROPHOBIA

Directed by Christopher White

Nick’s world unravels when his wife Grace vanishes, leaving behind only fragments of memory and a recurring nightmare that blurs the boundaries between sleep and waking. Each night, he finds her standing beneath a streetlight, her face hidden behind a grotesque clown mask that seems to shift and breathe with malevolent life. Desperate for answers and drowning in gambling debts, Nick turns to a late-night podcast, hoping to monetize his terror. But the hosts of “San Diego After Dark” know more than they should—about Grace’s disappearance, about Nick’s debts, and about the terrible truth lurking behind the painted smile. As reality fractures and reforms with each awakening, Nick must confront the possibility that some nightmares aren’t meant to end, and some masks can never be removed. In this suffocating psychological thriller, guilt takes shape, memory becomes predator, and the line between victim and perpetrator dissolves into shadow.

Beneath The Balcony

Directed by Hayden Goldman

A seemingly normal afternoon is interrupted by a strange disturbance.

The History of the La Paloma Theater

Directed by Donovan Zachery Henning-Di Bella

Welcome to the La Paloma Theater. Please enjoy this presentation, in which the theater’s owner takes you through its luscious history-and nothing else.

ECHOES OF VENGEANCE

Directed by Christopher White

Echoes of Vengeance follows Mandy as she infiltrates the studio of Colby, a charismatic photographer she believes is responsible for her sister Julia’s death. Posing as a client for an evening photoshoot, Mandy engages Colby in a dangerous psychological game where every smile masks deadly intent and every gesture carries hidden meaning. Through tense exchanges and haunting flashbacks revealing Julia’s final hours, Mandy navigates the treacherous line between seeking truth and exacting revenge. As the night unfolds in the confined space of Colby’s loft, the power dynamic shifts, secrets surface, and both protagonist and antagonist must confront what they’re truly capable of when justice and vengeance collide.

Amber

Directed by Elisha Christopher Cecil, Jaren Hemphill

A merciless killer stalks a woman and ensures a ruthless game of cat and mouse.

HOA

Directed by David Christopher Nelson

A Water-wasting resident ignores the HOA’s warnings, and they’re plunged into a chilling showdown with a headless specter enforcing its own deadly conservation policy.

Sugar Rush

Directed by Hayden Goldman

An innocent sweet tooth craving leads to unforeseen mayhem.

Bobby Should Leave

Directed by Ross Tokosch

A therapist is troubled when her neurotic patient shows up unexpected on her resort vacation.