The Happy Children

El medallón de La Llorona

September 2021 •Spanish

The lives of two young families who lived in the same house, starts turning upside down when they find the amulet that La Llorona uses to try to pull her children from the waters and bring them to life. While the authorities investigate what appears to be abused children, the spirit of La Llorona intensifies her attacks on those families.

The Scary Movie

January 1993 •English

Martina and Sonja, cross-dress in vampire capes and werewolf claws, re-enacting familiar horror tropes. A corresponding soundtrack of stock screams and "scary" music suggests that the girls' toying with gender roles and power dynamics may have dire consequences.

In The Trap

Invalid date •English

In the midst of a war, two kids hide in their home from an approaching looter.

Ditched

August 2022 •English

An impulsive middle schooler playing a game of hide-and-seek soon realizes something sinister is hunting him and his friends.

Not Alone: Admissions

October 2023 •English

In the third and final installment of Not Alone, a persistent mother tries to convince the principal of a prestigious middle school to admit her daughter, but his elitism and reluctance to engage with her goes beyond what might be expected. As the conversation grows increasingly uncomfortable, the mother is forced to confront a horrifying truth. Desperation becomes grief, and her "daughter" has become something else entirely.

Heavysaurs: The Movie

November 2015 •Finnish

Heavysaurs is a partly-animated, live-action family adventure about two kids who find five funny dinosaur creatures that love to eat and play rock music. When the creatures are taken into captivity, their rescue takes the kids on an exciting adventure full of challenges and surprises.

Al sur de la Navidad

December 2016 •Spanish

Nyctophile

May 2022 •English

A psycho infiltrates a drug deal. Those in charge of the deal catch wind of the discrepancy.

The Snow Queen

December 1986 •Finnish

A Finnish live action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Snow Queen. The tale centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Kerttu.

Good Night, Mr. Monster

December 1982 •Spanish

Four kids get lost in the forest in the middle of a storm and go take refuge in an abandoned castle. There they will meet and face Dracula, the Werewolf, Quasimodo and Doctor Frankenstein. Despite the attempts of the monsters to scare them and, in passing, recover their lost prestige, the children, with the help of Count Dracula's son, will face the evil creatures.

Cursed

October 2023 •Spanish

The lives of six girls belong to different worlds although connected to each other through a doll called Molly, whose existence dates back to 1976, when she appeared among the rubble of the great fire of the San Carlos orphanage, in northern Spain

Mary Worth

February 2007 •English

When they were children, Claire and Andrea would play Mary Worth (An old game where you say her name into a mirror three times). However, they could never muster the courage to say Mary's name the third time. Now curious and bored teenagers, they decide to play once more for fun. What they don't know is that the legend of Mary Worth is actually true, and if her name is recited at the right time of night, they will soon discover the terror that follows speaking the name... MARY WORTH.

The Penitent

May 1988 •English

Tension between a jealous husband, his wife who's attracted to his friend and the friend is rising as their small, deeply catholic, Mexican village is deciding who will be Christ during the possibly dangerous reenactment of the Crucifixion.

The Blue Bird

January 1970 •Russian

Two peasant children are taken by a fairy one night to a different world where they can see what lies behind ordinary household things, animals, and feelings. 1970's animation feature "The Blue Bird" is the only film, directed by cult Soviet actor Vasiliy Livanov. Based on a piece by Maurice Maeterlinck, this movie combines different techniques - from classic drawn animation, to cut-outs and stop-motion, creating a unique cinematic experience.

Barkley Dubis' Danse Macabre

September 2023 •English

A boy is thrown into the middle of an increasingly bizarre local disturbance.

The Wishing Jar

November 2016 •English

One starry night, a little girl chases a star streaking across the sky in the hopes of capturing it in her jar so that she may make one more wish.

Ten Minutes to Midnight

August 2020 •English

A late night radio host is trapped inside the station by a violent storm after being bitten by a rabid bat.

What Lies Watching

May 2023 •English

Late at night, a young man on the verge of a major life decision finds himself contacted by a mysterious supernatural entity claiming to be watching his every move. With the exact nature of this creature shrouded in mystery, a deadly countdown begins as he attempts to escape the entity and rationalise the increasing appearances of similar messages written throughout his house claiming to be watching...

Monster

November 2023 •

After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.

The Wild Swans

July 1962 •Russian

When a witch transforms her brothers into swans, a young princess must find a way to change them back.