"First Blood" Shorts Block | HorrorFest 2025

This ticket will grant you admittance into First Blood Shorts Block only. Wednesday, September 17th at 4 PM. The 8 short films in this block are as follows:

Amira (15 min.)

In the XIX Century there's a music school where it's always dark and at this particular school, things may not be what they seem.

The Nest (7 min.)

When a man brings a woman home for the first time, there's a reason they must be quiet.

Archaic (12 min.)

As Sam struggles with recent trauma, she is unexpectedly contacted by her old friend Emily, a self-proclaimed neo-shaman. Where things go from there are best left unspoiled.

Dormant (9 min.)

A man cares for his comatose wife at home. After a transgression, he fears something sinister has awakened in her.

Restraining Order (8 min.)

Dori issues a restraining order against her violent husband but she's shocked by the fashion in which he invades her home.

The Haunted (10 min.)

After holding his mother's hand as she passes, James finds himself haunted by the ghastly memories of death and guilt.

The Smell of Sin (7min.)

Two Vietnam vets are reunited when a priest is called to perform last rites.

You Have Arrived (19 min.)

When a GPS leads a depressed mother of a missing child to an ordinary man, she becomes convinced he’s the kidnapper.