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Monsters galore at this month’s “LITTLE TERRORS” Short Film Showcase

Our monthly short film festival returns on April 26th, 9pm, Eyesore Cinema, with a line-up including 10 great genre shorts (including 7 Toronto premieres). From the unsettling forest-set horror of Chris Cronin’s ‘Oscar’s Bell’ to Kate Dolan’s creepy Fantastic Fest-selected ‘Catcalls’. The full line-up is listed below. Tickets can be acquired here.

Oscar’s Bell (12 minutes, premiere)
DIR: Chris Cronin
A man and his dog go on a weekly camping trip. This time, while looking into the woods, something else looks back. Previous selection of Terror Molins and more. Trailer

Timebox (8 minutes, premiere)
DIR: Daelan Wood
After discovering a time machine in the woods, a group of friends create a twisted game. Creative, ultra-violent sci-fi! Trailer

The Front Door (7 minutes, UK, premiere)
DIR: Andrew Rutter
When he’s reminded to lock the front door of his house before bed, a man comes downstairs to a deadly surprise.

Catcalls (9 minutes, Ireland, premiere)
DIR: Kate Dolan
A flasher gets more than he bargained for. Previous selection of Fantastic Fest. Trailer

Suspended (8 minutes, premiere)
DIR: William Elder Groebe
On her bus ride home, a woman is forced to confront terror at a deadly unscheduled stop.

Bitten (11 minutes, premiere)
DIR: Sarah K. Reimers
A mysterious and violent encounter sends a dog on a night of adventure and possibility. Trailer

Condamned (12 minutes, Spain, premiere)
DIR: Octavi Espuga
Living in seclusion, a terrible secret returns to haunt a weak old man. From LT-alumnus Espuga (Silent Agony). Trailer

Who’s That At The Back of the Bus (5 minutes, UK)
DIR: Philip Hardy
Alone on the top deck of the night bus, an old lady is haunted by an unlikely apparition.

Deja Vu (9 minutes)
DIR: Olivier Labonté LeMoyne
A young woman meets her best friend at a local diner and begins to notice things may not be what they seem. Trailer

Tater (8 minutes)
DIR: Spencer Lenzie
A boy must stop a carnivorous space potato before it kills his entire family. Gory, goofy fun! Trailer

As always, you can check out the ‘home edition’ of Little Terrors with our anthology trilogy, MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT, GALAXY OF HORRORS and BLOOD SWEAT AND TERRORS. Available now on VOD or on disc right here in the Rue Morgue Shoppe.

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