Killer Shorts | HorrorFest International 2026

HORRORFEST INTERNATIONAL PROUDLY PRESENTS THE "KILLER" SHORTS BLOCK

This block features 7 killer short films packed with twisted relationships, sinister games, revenge, temptation, and situations that spiral completely out of control. From darkly playful to genuinely disturbing, these films deliver sharp twists, tense confrontations, and plenty of blood along the way.

Some of these films may contain mature content (Language, Adult Themes, Blood, Gore, and Violence) The films in the "Killer" Shorts Block are as follows;

No Volveré

15 Min | Mexico | Utah Premiere

Directed by Jan Bross

Written by Jan Bross

Produced by Enrique Ramirez

Cast: Danae Reynaud, Alan Morán, Joanna Wilson

Synopsis: After a lonely ventriloquist is served divorce papers at the showroom where he’s employed, things take a strange turn when his puppet tries to remedy an already tough situation.

Artichoke

14 Min | USA | Utah Premiere

Directed by Amir Moini

Written by Adam Van Dyke

Produced by Bria O'Brien, Adam Van Dyke

Cast: Alyson Gorske, Thomas Dekker, Anna Lou Castoldi

Synopsis: A woman must decide what she’s willing to do in order to survive when coming face to face with her oppressor in this creative ode to Giallo films.

Night Ticket Seller

18 Min | Cambodia | Utah Premiere

Directed by Peter Chan

Written by Peter Chan, Sotharath Chheng

Produced by Sotharath Chheng

Cast: Sopheanith Thong, Leon Taing, Ratana Chheng, Lyer Von, Channorak Yann, Keomora Lim, Sokha Choung, Pichsreyneang Mom, Sotharath Chheng, Monika Mey

Synopsis: On her first night shift, a new movie ticket seller is oddly instructed by her manager to figure out which one among her mysterious customers is not human and to give him or her a free ticket. As expected, each encounter becomes stranger than the previous one.

Dopamine-Box

11 Min | USA | Utah Premiere

Directed by Karson Knudsen

Written by Karson Knudsen

Produced by Karson Knudsen

Cast: Javin Tilley, Jachin Liké

Synopsis: After brutal combat, a wounded man finds a mysterious box of light deep within the Earth, a machine that offers endless pleasure, comfort, and love, without pain or consequence. Or does it? 

Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done

18 Min | USA | Utah Premiere

Directed by PJ Germain

Written by Autumn Palen

Produced by Sabrina Cooper, Jonathan James

Cast: Brady Gentry, Benjamin Nowak, Bix Krieger, Charlie N. Townsend, Cailyn Rice, Ethan Ahn, Emma Smith Watts, Erin Rae Kuykendall

Synopsis: When a pair of unpopular high school students set out to crash the last graduation party of the summer, emotions fly high and eventually, the culture clash of teenagers find themselves playing a simple game with dire consequences.

Trial 670

6 Min | USA | Utah Premiere

Directed by Hailey Jackson Boucher

Written by Hailey Jackson Boucher

Produced by Hailey Jackson Boucher, Mason Dodson

Cast: Joshua Malloy, Brooke Burton

Synopsis: A medical trial for a revolutionary depression medication turns sinister when patient 670 begins experiencing unordinary symptoms.

A Breach Within

28 Min | Canada | Utah Premiere

Directed by Jean-François Leblanc

Written by Jean-François Leblanc

Produced by Charlotte Beaudoin-Poisson, Sophie Ricard-Harvey, 

Cast: Christine Beaulieu, Sacha Charles, Eric Robidoux

Synopsis: A detective and her partner interview a witness on a blistering hot day in this tense, real time crime thriller.