Shorts 2007
Last updated September 20, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Shorts Block 1—Friday 7:20pm to 9:00pm, Sunday 10:20pm to 12:00am
Qwertyuiop
(4 min),
The Pit and the Pendulum
(7 min),
Experiment 18
(10 min),
Tell-Tale
(13 min),
The Hermetic Abyss
(18 min),
Call
(43 min),
Total: 95 mins.
Shorts Block 2—Friday 10:15pm to 12:05am, Saturday 7:45pm to 9:25pm
Shadow of Time
(3 min),
H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Terrible Old Man'
(5 min),
Azathoth
(8 min),
Perpetuum Mobile
(11 min),
The Statement
(17 min),
Of Darkness
(21 min),
A Short Film About John Bolton
(30 min),
Total: 95 mins.
Shorts Block 3—Saturday 10:15pm to 12:00am, Sunday 7:30pm to 9:10am
Nyarlathotep
(4 min),
Fantasy Beyond
(8 min),
Baltimore
(10 min),
The Crimson Robe
(13 min),
The Frolic
(22 min),
A Legend Told
(39 min),
Total: 96 mins.
35mm Shorts + Feature—Friday 10:00pm to 12:00am, Saturday 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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Annabel Lee
Director George Higham was unable to be here for the original NW premiere of his film due to 9/11 (he works at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in NYC, providing forensic radiography to the city morgue). We welcome George and are proud to do a special screening of his film. Inspired by Edgar A. Poe's poem Annabel Lee, Poe himself comes to life through the magic of stop-motion animation. Annabel Lee is quintessential Poe- a haunted soul, a lost love and the nocturnal grave-quest. The epic quality of this Orphic adventure includes expressionist visions of a lone figure on a journey through a nightmarish landscape in order to be re-united with his lost love...but first he must overcome the wrath of the "Envious Angels" that ruined his world! This thrilling tale will make you believe...even a puppet can love. http://www.poepuppet.com |
World Premiere |
Azathoth
When age fell upon the world, and wonder went out of the minds of men; when grey cities reared to smoky skies tall towers grim and ugly, in whose shadow none might dream of the sun or of Spring's flowering meads; when learning stripped the Earth of her mantle of beauty and poets sang no more of twisted phantoms seen with bleared and inward looking eyes; when these things had come to pass, and childish hopes had gone forever, there was a man who traveled out of life on a quest into spaces whither the world's dreams had fled.' |
World Premiere |
Baltimore
In December of 1847, Edgar Allan Poe's child wife, Virginia, dies. Poe is left despondent and he turns to alcohol. Two years later, when Richmond socialite, Prudence Rights, tries to court the eligible author, the spirit of Virginia appears to Poe. The spirit leads Poe to discover a note she wrote while alive addressed to a man named 'Reynolds.' Poe assumes this to be a lover and shocked, he travels to Virginia's childhood home in Baltimore where he encounters Virginia's mother, Maria Clemm. Once very fond of the gentleman who married her daughter, Maria now blames Poe for for Virginia's death. Maria reveals that 'Reynolds' was a pseudonym for a man Virginia loved but came to loathe. In Virginia's old room, Poe finds his wife's journal and discovers how his obsessive work habits and frequent absences caused Virginia to hate him. He loved her childlike beauty but never considered her an equal and though Virginia was taken by Poe's eloquence she could not live with his neglect. So torn is the young woman that she commits suicide using Reynolds Rat Poison. Virginia's spirit reveals that Reynolds was a pseudonym for Poe and she has achieved her revenge. Poe is broken and stumbles out into the streets of Baltimore, mumbling 'Reynolds'. |
North America Premiere |
Call
Arden Masson is a student living in St Andrews, Scotland. At the beginning of midwinter, he he called upon to identify the body of his best friend, who appears to have recently drowned. What seems like a simple accidental tagedy soon begins to take on darker roots, as Arden obtains a box of his friend's affects, all of which seem to lead to a much more sinister conclusion. Arden's investigations quickly draw him into a nightmare of cults, parrallel worlds and uncomfortable personal secrets, all of which seem to have taken hold of the entire town... |
World Premiere |
Calls For Cthulhu
'Calls for Cthulhu' is a comedy show that has been producing an episode every two months for almost a year. In this show, a hand puppet of the Great Old One, Cthulhu, wakes up, gets a glass of water, and can't really get back to sleep. So before he goes back to his eternal deathlike slumber, he decides to look into the minds of men and answer their questions. 'Thanks for calling, and I'll swallow your soul. Next caller!' |
World Premiere |
The Crimson Robe
Keith Weller, a young author, has been discovered alone and screaming in an isolated cove on a remote island. Now back at home, Detective Phillips is given the duty to question Keith about what happened to him, as some new evidence has begun to raise more suspicion about what really happened. Keith nervously recounts the terrifying events of his capture by a mysterious cult of amphibious creatures. As Keith divulges his story, Phillips' skepticism continues to grow, unable to determine if Keith is a potential murderer or has simply lost his mind. |
World Premiere |
Experiment 18
Experiment 18 is the story of Gefreiter Hollenkamp, the man responsible for finding the Necronomicon after the German invasion of France. As the Third Reich crumbled around them, Hollenkamp was ordered by the Fuhrer to perform one last, desperate task. The recently discovered tape of his final report, recorded at the site of the experiment, forms the basis of the film. |
U S A Premiere |
Fantasy Beyond
A young girl's visit to an art gallery has her pitted against the supernatural forces from beyond. Only a duo of rock-n-roll warriors can save her, but not before paying the ultimate price... |
Regional Premiere |
The Frolic
A prison psychologist uncovers a deadly supernatural force in once of his inmate patients leading him to his breaking point. Based on the short story by Thomas Ligotti. |
World Premiere |
H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Terrible Old Man'
Many towns have their own legends and this small New England town is certainly no different. On water street, in a small house lives a very old and feeble man. The children love to mock the terrible old man about his long hair and beard, but many of the older folks fear him. They also say this old man is very wealthy, a rumor which attracts the attention of three theives, Angelo Ricci and Joe Czanek and Manuel Silva. They don't believe the tales that the locals tell of the Terrible Old Man, but little do they realize that fact is often times stranger and more terrifying than fiction. |
North America Premiere |
The Hermetic Abyss
A widow of a famous archeologist comes into possession of a house her late husband had owned. The estate lawyer, against the explicit wishes of the deceased, gives her the keys... that could open the doors for the doom of all mankind. http://www.abyss.laniwa.com/eng/index.html |
World Premiere |
A Legend Told
In March 13th, 1941, Tore Forsman and his Investigator friend did research on an old well. During this Investigator adventure Tore lost his friend to something beyond.He made a promise that night to protect the world from the evil lurking under the ground.As the years went by, he became an alone old man, most people would call strange or even mad. All his life he has kept that 'something' locked and sealed under his house. When he suddenly dies, a relative, Adam, makes a trip to late Tores cabin. Adam has two friends with him, Bjorn and Jens. The spirit of Tore is somewhere to be found and that's a good thing, 'cause something is still waiting. http://www.bigbellyfilm.se |
Regional Premiere |
The Masque of Ollock
This animated horror-fantasy film uses delicately rendered black-and-white images and dark atmospheric music to evoke a mood of impending doom that hangs upon the unsuspecting inhabitants of a medeival castle who do not realize that sometimes, the dead are but lightly sleeping. Related in this short but spellbinding film is the tale of the disembodied head of a fallen mage which haunts a king and his household in their own castle. http://www.arxpub.com/literary/Ollock.html |
World Premiere |
Nyarlathotep
This collection of chaos began as an experiment between two artists; one visual, and one audio. In this collaboration, the traditional process of filmmaking has been reversed; as the original score was composed first, and the images have been matched to suit the atmosphere of the music. http://www.darksidefilms.com |
Regional Premiere |
Of Darkness
Siblings Brian & Jeff Chaisson stumble upon a collection of unique though disturbing artifacts buried in an old navy footlocker belonging to their recently deceased grandfather. Strangest among these is an unusual and disturbing book, with origins dating back centuries. Against the foreboding taunts of the other boys, Charlie opens the book and unwittingly unleashes an unseen force in the form 'of Darkness.' http://www.eventideproductions.net |
Regional Premiere |
Perpetuum Mobile
Florence, XVth Century. An Alchemist obsessed with discovering the secrets of the Perpetual Motionwill change the life of Leo, a sensitive and curious young Italian boy, forever. |
Regional Premiere |
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum reflects Edgar Allen Poe's obsession with the shadowy side of our imaginations. A tale of judgment, condemnation, despair, hope, and eventual redemption. http://thepitandthependulumshortfilm.com/ |
World Premiere |
Qwertyuiop
"Imagination called up the shocking form of fabulous Yog-Sothoth - only a congeries of iridescent globes, yet stupendous in its malign suggestiveness." |
World Premiere |
Shadow of Time
Exploring the human fascination with life, death, and visions of mortality; Shadow Of Time is a enchanting visual journey thru the human mind... and beyond. Inspired by Lovecraft's "Dreamlands" tales. http://www.shadowoftime.com |
Regional Premiere |
A Short Film About John Bolton
In a posh London gallery, Carolyn Dalgleish (Carolyn Backhouse) prepares a showing of the latest works by John Bolton; disturbing portraits of beautiful, vicious vampiric women. The Interviewer (Marcus Brigstocke) collects information on Bolton, who seems to perplex those who work with him and collect his art as he quietly states that he simply "paints what he sees." |
World Premiere |
The Statement
Randolph Carter is to be questioned by two police officers; both believe foul play is involved with the strange disappearance of Randolph's close friend Harley Warren.Randolph must recount the events leading up to Harley's disappearance, taking them on a journey from Randolph's first encounter with Harley's strange indecipherable book, to the creepy graveyard ruins hidden within Cypress woods.But will Randolph's statement be believed or will it condemn him to a fate worse than death!The statement of Randolph Carter will reveal a horrific truth of cosmic horror that is too utterly beyond thought! |
Regional Premiere |
Tell-Tale
Tell-Tale enters the tortured mind of Zoe Stevens (Jennifer O'Kain, I Know Who Killed Me). Zoe is a prisoner that confesses her savage crime to a Priest in hopes of ending her nightmare of terror, but soon learns a clear conscience has no memory. Jack Donner ( Star Trek: Of Gods and men), Brian J. Singer (Revenge of The Falcon), Mark Irvingsen (Money to Burn), Scott Kradolfer (Flames of Passion), and Tim Coyne (Crossing Over), star in this intense film that is a riveting adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic, 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. |
World Premiere |
The Vault
Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, 'The Vault' is a journey into the unexplainable. |
Total Running Time: 337 minutes